Your Uncle’s Frozen Mac Says It’s Infected After He Viewed Google Ad. Now What?
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Your Uncle’s ‘Frozen’ Mac Says It’s Infected After He Viewed Google Ad. Now What? (Maria)
The author writes, “Researchers say they recently found Google ads delivering a sophisticated tech support scam that ‘freezes’ Windows and Mac devices and displays a message instructing them to phone a bogus call center. … Callers were urged to pay hefty fees, grant remote access to devices or share personal information. Their devices, however, aren’t actually locked — here’s the simple fix.”
‘New Obama’ Dem Sounding More and More Like 2028 White House Candidate (Reader Jim)
The author writes, “Democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez last week said she’s looking at making a run for president in 2028. ‘There’s an argument that some make that this is a very unique political window and, oftentimes in politics, you do only get one shot,’ Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) told the New York Times. AOC continued, ‘And you don’t — and just in life in general — life doesn’t wait for you to be ready for things. Sometimes life just makes things ready for you.’ Ocasio-Cortez could also run for the US Senate from New York.”
Inside RFK Jr.’s ‘Backdoor’ Approach to Stop Vaccines (Russ)
From Rolling Stone: “How a Reagan-era program to promote vaccine production could play a role in Kennedy’s crusade against the medications.”
One of America’s Largest Reservoirs Just Hit a Record Low (Mili)
The author writes, “Lake Powell has fallen to its lowest level on record after an exceptionally dry and warm winter left the Colorado River Basin with little mountain snow to melt. Lake Mead also reached record lows, raising concerns for a river system that supplies water and power to more than 40 million people. Federal officials have taken emergency steps to stabilize Lake Powell, including sending in water from another reservoir and reducing releases downstream.”
Trump Targets Big Bad Wolves, but Ranchers Say Other Administration Actions Drive Their Woes (Laura)
From Inside Climate News: “While ranchers support eliminating federal protections for wolves, data shows the predators kill few cattle. Trump’s lifting of tariffs on foreign beef, however, is hitting cattlemen’s wallets.”
Found on Newcastle Ranch, ‘Rex Jr.’ Could Be Most Important T. Rex Ever Discovered (Dana)
From Cowboy State Daily: “A partial but perfect Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton from eastern Wyoming is poised to upend everything the world thought it knew about the Tyrant Lizard King. ‘Rex Junior’ is one of the many spectacular fossils currently being studied at the University of Chicago’s Fossil Lab. It’s the partial skeleton of a sub-adult T. rex found on the legendary Zerbst Ranch near Newcastle. Outwardly, Rex Jr. isn’t that exciting. There’s no skull, most of the tail is missing, and its skeleton is encased in some of the hardest rock imaginable. Now that the fossils have been exposed after 67 million years, it could be the most important T. rex that has or will ever be found.”
