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Summary

Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old DOGE staffer nicknamed "Big Balls," reportedly provided tech support to the cybercrime group EGodly through his company DiamondCDN.

EGodly, known for online of hacking government emails and cyberstalking FBI agent, publicly thanked DiamondCDN for DDoS protection in 2023.

Coristine, now a senior adviser at the State Department and CISA, did not respond to requests for comment.

Critics, including former CISA deputy director Nitin Natarajan, expressed concern over Coristine’s recent ties to cybercriminals while holding government network access.

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[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago (4 children)

I’m sorry, what personal risk have you taken to stop Trump? You’re demanding that ordinary people put their lives and careers on the line but have you done so yourself? Did I miss an article where you chained yourself to the Whitehouse fence or something?

You're criticizing ordinary people for not putting their lives on the line. Something you wouldn't do either. There's your critique - take it or leave it (my guess would be "leave it").

[–] whodrankarnoldpalmer@startrek.website 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

Correct. I’m criticizing ordinary people who claim to be patriots and public servants for putting their own interests first while the foundations of their democracy are under attack. Every authoritarian takeover has been made possible by bystanders. Also, “Something you wouldn’t do either” is a very weird presumption to make given that you don’t know anything about me or what I’d do.

Now here’s where you double down, get dismissive, call me a keyboard warrior, whatever. Pick your tired line.

Edit: yeah, your whole thing is very strange. Going to end this here. Defending cowards while shouting NO U isn’t the rhetorical win you think it is

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Also, “Something you wouldn’t do either” is a very weird presumption to make given that you don’t know anything about me or what I’d do.

And what have you done?