This isn't just A website, it's the person who registers and hosts websites for a large number of right wing nutjobs on the 'net.
"Epik, the web host and domain registrar for a variety of right-wing sites. Epik’s client list has reportedly ranged from more mainstream conservative groups like the Texas Republican Party to Gab and other far-right sites"
"Anonymous says that it has captured “a decade’s worth of data” from Epik. They say the data includes domain registrations, domain transfers, passwords, account credentials ... logins, more than a half-million private keys, payment history ... because we could,”
"Of the private keys, they wrote, “What are they for? Who knows!”
Ah, Anonymous. I remember the glory days fondly.
“This dataset is all that’s needed to trace actual ownership and management of the fascist side of the Internet that has eluded researchers, activists, and, well, just about everybody,” they said.
“And maybe have a little extra fun. For the lulz.”
Digging for my vintage memes here, seems only appropriate.
"The release also asks people to support both hackers themselves and Operation Jane, an initiative the collective recently launched in protest of Texas’ abortion ban. As part of the latter effort, over the weekend, Anonymous hacked and defaced the Texas Republican Party website."
"Rob Monster, the CEO of Epik, downplayed the significance and authenticity of the alleged hack of his company. On Twitter, Monster referred to it as a “non-story” and “nothingburger.”
Nothingburger.
"On Tues, Anonymous updated the press release ... working on providing the data in a more accessible format.
“Almost there, trust me I want to take a nap,” they wrote.
“We want the file list viewable at a glance, so Rob can sweat that much more. We just roll that way.”
Ah, #Anonymous thanks for the data, the hole blown into the side of ultra-conservative websites, and the trip down memory lane. Many lulz to you.
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Today we're going to do a #JewelWatch thread that's kind of also a #RoyalWatch. It's one of those "I thought you knew that" kinds of things.
Look out, there's history.
The Delhi Durbar parure.
It is so named because after Queen Mary took the throne with... whoever she married... George V, right. (I know the queens because they wore the jewelry. No joke.) Anyway, when they took the throne, they decided to also be crowned in India, in Delhi.
There had been durbars, the Indian ceremony I think the British Empire cooked up on the spot, to officially take the "throne" of India which had definitely not existed before the Empire. (It had been a group of independent nations, not one.)
This is all speculation, I'm not saying otherwise. But it smells.
Right, so Christmas Day, Kate Windsor did the walk from Church that's traditional.
It's the last time anyone "public" has seen her.
There are rumors that an ambulance was seen leaving where she was staying, sometime in the next few days. Rumor. Entirely rumor.
January 17, so already not seen for twentyish days, the Palace announces Kate has gone into the hospital the day before, for "planned abdominal surgery". At that time everyone was told not to expect to see Kate until Easterish. (That's March 31.)
There were some questions about the liquid organdy dress - the dark blue, very shiny, full skirt, corset waist. And I mentioned that the next time I was on my computer (where the fashion images live) I'd post some more photos. #FashionWatch
Armani, 2021:
As I said before, it's made of some kind of high tech fiber, and silk. It's very short on details so I assume proprietary tech is involved.
Guo Pei, 2016.
I haven't done much digging, to see if it all tracks back to a single manufacturer, or a couple who've licensed from a tech company. But that's my first guess.
Today's #DesignerSeries choice is Suzanne Syz, a woman of beauty and humor who apparently doesn't want much data out on line about her, so we'll respect that. #JewelWatch
She's based in Switzerland.
She works with an art business model, mostly. Meaning she produces individual pieces that are one of a kind, and sold at those prices.
In some cases artists also have a manufactured line that they design for, we'll be seeing both.
This is the piece that got my attention.
She's famous? Notorious? For her rings. They are fabulous, and extremely varied.