Mikael Thalen
Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.
Elon Musk’s X blocked natural disaster warning, information account for posting too much during Japan earthquake
‘An account tweeting earthquake information gets rate limited for giving too much information.’
On Jan 2, 2024 by Mikael Thalen
‘Steamboat Willie, no!’: Memes of Disney’s original version of Mickey Mouse committing atrocities flood web after copyright expires
Memes, horror movies, and video games are already being created.
‘Guilty conscience’: Israel mocked online for replying to UN post about rules of war
‘That fact that you automatically assume they are talking about you says a lot.’
On Dec 27, 2023 by Mikael Thalen
The 10 dumbest conspiracy theories of 2023
There were a lot of dumb conspiracy theories in 2023.
On Dec 26, 2023 by Mikael Thalen
Where does the Obama giving Obama a medal meme come from?
Obama may be gone, but the meme remains.
On Dec 25, 2023 by Mikael Thalen
Real estate database left sensitive data on celebrity homes unprotected—including addresses for Kylie Jenner and Britney Spears
More than 1.5 billion records were sitting on an unsecured server.
On Dec 21, 2023 by Mikael Thalen
Here’s why Trump supporters dubbed Dan Crenshaw ‘Eyepatch McCain’
The term began trending after Crenshaw took a jab at Vivek Ramaswamy.
On Dec 20, 2023 by Mikael Thalen
Trump’s insisting he never read ‘Mein Kampf’ has people asking a lot of questions already answered by him insisting he never read ‘Mein Kampf’
‘They’re destroying the blood of our country … and I never read Mein Kampf.’
‘Delta Needs to be Bud Light’d’: Video of migrants lined up cross-country Delta flight spurs calls for boycott
‘We are literally funding our invaders. SHUT IT DOWN!’
On Dec 19, 2023 by Mikael Thalen
Video shows Gropyers descending on Black conservative at TPUSA event, hurling vitriolic slurs
‘I was confronted and surrounded by some White Supremacists that don’t like gays or blacks in the Republican Party…’
After trolling feds with complaint, authorities seize notorious ransomware gang Blackcat’s dark web home
Maybe it should have kept quiet.
You’ll never guess why the QAnon crowd is going after Etsy
The claim is total nonsense.
‘They hate me because I support Trump’: UFC fighter claims judges scored his fight wrong over political beliefs
‘Y’know everyone hates Trump in this building so y’know it is what it is.
On Dec 18, 2023 by Mikael Thalen
‘Where I did my BA:’ Palestinian goes viral with picture of bombed-out university in response to Yale-Israeli couscous drama
‘This conflict is really not complicated.’
On Dec 13, 2023 by Mikael Thalen
‘What a pathetic excuse of a Christian’: State representative—who is also a pastor—roasted for defending Satanic display at Iowa Capitol
‘The display is an inanimate object that has no real power.’
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