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Dec 8, 2025

https://leakbase.la/

LeakBase (leakbase.la and related domains/forums) is repeatedly cited by researchers and outlets as a cybercrime forum and leak distributor that has posted large datasets — including a 16 million–reco...

Jan 11, 2026

Are there public examples of DuckDuckGo rejecting law enforcement requests?

DuckDuckGo publicly positions itself as a company that has little or no user-search data to hand over and therefore does not receive ordinary search-related law enforcement requests, a stance repeated...

Dec 13, 2025

Is life getting worse

Public sentiment and expert judgment are split on whether “life is getting worse.” A 2025 survey of U.S. voters found 60% saying life in the U.S. is getting worse , while a Pew panel of experts report...

Dec 12, 2025

Daniel Micay of Graphene OS, CopperHead OS. Are there any connections to Israel or ethnic Jewish people or organizations?

Available reporting and primary project pages show Daniel Micay as the founder and lead developer of GrapheneOS (formerly Android Hardening / CopperheadOS origins) and a security researcher; those pag...

Jan 7, 2026

Who took over leadership of GrapheneOS after Daniel Micay stepped down?

Daniel Micay publicly announced in late May 2023 that he was stepping down as lead developer of GrapheneOS and would also step down as a GrapheneOS Foundation director, citing harassment and safety co...

Dec 8, 2025

Have there been documented cases where DuckDuckGo complied with law enforcement requests for user information?

DuckDuckGo says it does not log personally identifiable search data and therefore has little or nothing to turn over to law enforcement; reporting and company statements across sources say the company...

Jan 29, 2026

What technical limits do RAM-only servers and WireGuard impose on forensic data recovery?

servers reduce the persistence of system-level logs and on-disk artefacts, making traditional disk-based forensic recovery far more limited . ’s design minimizes data leakage at the transport layer bu...

Jan 9, 2026

How will GrapheneOS governance and development be managed post-Micay resignation?

Daniel Micay announced he stepped down as GrapheneOS lead developer and said he would be replaced as a GrapheneOS Foundation director, a move publicly posted in May 2023 . Available reporting shows a ...

Dec 3, 2025

life sucks

Many commentators say “life sucks” in 2025 because economic pressure, rapid technology change, climate anxiety and social-media fatigue have intensified daily stress (analysis pieces list inflation, j...

Feb 6, 2026

What evidence have journalists published about the identity of the Reddit account u/MaxwellHill?

Journalists who covered the online uproar around the account have published no verifiable evidence tying that username to ; instead reporting has focused on how a far‑fetched spread, the that followed...

Feb 5, 2026

Was Ghlistine maxwell a reddit mod

The public claim that was a moderator centers on a long‑standing account, u/MaxwellHill, and a wave of speculation that surfaced in 2024; available reporting finds the theory unproven and labels it a ...

Jan 17, 2026

Did palatir own site where charlie kirk gun found

There is no reporting in the provided sources that Palantir — the data‑analytics company — owned or controlled the site where the rifle used to kill Charlie Kirk was recovered; available accounts unif...