June 2020
The real looting: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-companies-tax-excl/exclusive-u-s-taxpayers-virus-relief-went-to-firms-that-avoided-u-s-tax-idUSKBN2341ZE
@michaelsherrill I 100% agree with you Michael. Thank you for adding more to that.
More great details about #9, choosing the time and place for action. Thanks for making this better. 💗 https://twitter.com/michaelsherrill/status/1267284272169148416
@vaisfourlovers Thanks. That's an honor. Wish you well, safety, calmness, compassion, strength and love.
RT @AP: .@AP photographers are capturing the scene as protesters start fires near the White House and tensions with police mount during a t…
I'm not saying don't believe the pictures and videos, Trust, but Verify. We live in a world of disinformation and deep fakes and the media will be manipulated (if it hasn't been already).
This warms my heart. Canters is at the heart of "my LA." https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2020-05-31/canters-stays-open-george-floyd-protests
One Year Ago: The FBI released an unclassified brief about fringe conspiracy theory groups likely to motivate domestic extremists to violence --> https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/420379775-fbi-conspiracy-theories-domestic-extremism.pdf
@Superplex Awe thanks. I'm good. My life is blessed. Trying to find a positive way forward without minimizing our challenges.
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but it’s ok if you miss your deadline as long as you’re doing the best you can right now. ❤️
@octopushat Yeah, I've been sweating a series of deadlines for 3 months now... I'm over them.
@octopushat Well, to be clear, I'm not *done* yet. I'm just done with deadlines and semi-hitting them.
@prepaid_africa Yeah, but we're not fully there... yet.
RT @infinite_scream: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
I finally got focused enough to work today for a couple hours and just checked in for a break and WATF?
ICYM my post from the weekend. I'm concerned this is occurring as we tweet. https://twitter.com/heathervescent/status/1266737896259596297
Another ICYMI https://twitter.com/heathervescent/status/1267333344947298305
@FuselJeremiad Actually I'm researching the past right now.
@FuselJeremiad No, in order to write sexy spy and espionage stories. I can't even think about the future right now. I can barely think about next month.
@FuselJeremiad I forgive you. It's difficult times for all.
@FuselJeremiad It's fine. Don't beat yourself up.
A classic Cacophony Society prank was to have two protests: a protest and a protest protesting the protest. In the 90s, that was a prank (mainly challenging capitalism). That's why I can see through this technique so well - I know it. But today, it's much more serious. https://twitter.com/ImposeCost/status/1267640649882439681
@iglazer Hugs Ian.
@mmurray Yeah. Me too. 😢
Yesterday I noticed a similarity between the psychological manipulation of East German Romeo's on their Bonn secretary targets, and psychologically manipulative QAnon. Both were/are shamelessly used, fed something they deeply desired, only to be betrayed for larger aims.
ICYMI: Important to be aware of this report from 1 year ago. https://twitter.com/heathervescent/status/1267333344947298305
ICYMI: This is an important historical quote to consider in the context of today's "riots" & "looting." Look up Operation Himmler, it was the false flag operation Hitler used to start WWII. https://twitter.com/heathervescent/status/1266737896259596297
I had one of these dates last night. He read me poetry by Charles Bukowski. I read him T.S. Eliot. There was a sweetness I hadn't felt for decades. https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2020-05-30/dating-in-isolation-during-the-coronavirus-shutdown
RT @ytashawomack: Now that you're informed on all sides of time, think on how you feel. Note any newfound insights and think on how these n…
It's 100 degrees in the Mojave. I've forgotten about the covid-19 pandemic, because violent extremists co-opting peaceful, legitimate protests. Lots of people weighing in. I keep quiet & listen. I'm still on deadline. I don't feel overwhelmed, just doing the best I can. ❤️ to u!
The Moscow Rules 2020, a guide to interacting on the Internet, an update from the classic. (Based on some tweets last week.) https://medium.com/@heathervescent/the-internet-2020-rules-cda65d3b1098
Anyone have an idea what it feels like to have all the living Presidents of the United States make a statement against you? Unprecedented.
ICY are just tuning in. There is a lot to unpack in this movement that blends on & offline, memes & extremism. https://twitter.com/heathervescent/status/1267137994890203136
@rtgarden Ah, yes, point taken.
@danpape It's even more true today with our world of surveillance and data footprints.
@danpape Yeah, it's unusual but it makes at lot of sense to me, if you take it in context & like analogies and Cristopher Walken. https://youtu.be/wCDIYvFmgW8
Hi @loststock_ just found out about you from @pinkyracr. Do you deliver to California? If so, I'm down and will happily promote and share. <3
@sun_cel @michaelsherrill @soniagupta504 @NerdNomadMom @20thgrader @jfreewright That is absolutely ok. The links will be there when you're ready. Until then, be kind to yourself, drink water, get enough sleep and take care of yourself. 💗
@kimdhamilton @fatemehx2 @sarahcpr Oh wow - she wrote that book?! Thanks Sarah! I don’t have words for my appreciation of your work. Thank you!
RT @kimdhamilton: @heathervescent @fatemehx2 @sarahcpr this book is canon. For those who haven't read it yet, it's "How to be Successful w…
Attn @_srl_ https://twitter.com/mochi_tteok/status/1268397143141707777
@michaelsherrill Wow, thanks for this!!!
Looks like a real good cybersecurity crime story with all the drama. Mexico. ATM Skimmers. Money Laundering. #globalcrime (I just started reading it.). ht @michaelsherrill & @briankrebs --> https://www.occrp.org/en/how-a-crew-of-romanian-criminals-conquered-the-world-of-atm-skimming/
@runcrypto Oh wow, that’s cool. How can I help make these more accessible to kids their age?
@loststock_ @pinkyracr Thank you. Can I help facilitate this? I live near LA, own/run my own business (supply chain research) and can make things happen. If we can get it imported to port of Long Beach, I can make distribution happen in the US. I'm here to help. DM me.
"Always remember to put others needs above your fears." ❤️ https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1268522892519596034
Global infowar operation was just successfully executed. Will Trump realize he is being played? https://twitter.com/TravisMayfield/status/1268577699137613824
Good article to review 4 media manipulation strategies in the current context of Covid-19, protest & 2020 election information operations. https://theconversation.com/four-things-you-need-to-know-about-russian-media-manipulation-strategies-94307 #informationwar #mediamanipulation #propaganda
Ooo I always love an excuse to post this video. https://youtu.be/j7_lSP8Vc3o #Qaṇöṇ #̷̧̢̼̤͈̼̫̋̾Q̸̼͔͕̗͚̟̉̄̄͝a̷̞̗̺̐̔̚ṇ̶̨̢̦͚͚̜͇̯̉̓̑̉̏͋̕͝ö̴̡̟̥͔̟̞̯̠̳́ͅṇ̵̫̭͔̈́̓͆̄̈́̋̈́̓͘͠
Another Friday morning my head exploding watching videos about Russian geo-politics & active measures. I think back to a team I was on at SWIFT, almost a decade ago, who took our methods to Russia. It's too crazy to think they possibly influenced todays geo-political landscape.
But I see a thread. I remember my thoughts/feeling of a certain partnership post-my involvement. It wasn't just typical sexism, but an anti-americanism, while borrowing/learning our entrepreneurial methods. I knew I wanted to watch the results of that partnership then.
A spy story relevant to #blacklivesmatter. The time the KGB tried to start a race war post MLK assassination. The story comes from the Mitrokhin Archive, a treasure trove of KGB cold war operations. Rebooted for 2016 & 2020. https://medium.com/war-is-boring/russia-tried-to-use-martin-luther-king-jr-s-assassination-to-start-a-race-war-9eeab04f1b82 #disinformation #activemeasures
Breakfast meditation in avocado. https://www.instagram.com/p/CBDvnJiBZ0r/?igshid=1dsu45u0x7qqn
@MarkGaleotti Really appreciated your thoughts on everything. I missed it live, but glad it was recorded. You mentioned a potential environmental black swan event challenging crisis management, WDYT about the Arctic Circle fuel spill situation? Thanks very much.
A++ thread of how US protests are seen in Russia. Important to see a view of ourselves from the other side of the world. Ht/ @MarkGaleotti https://twitter.com/scrawnya/status/1267548255073820675
The Startup Challenge of Active Measures.™
Today is a rather cool, blustery 95 degrees in the Mojave.
WHEW! This is a good Friday. For the first time since pre-Covid, I feel a moment of relief cause most the writing is done and this week has been espionage of the future! Just a few loose ends left.
Sitting here with my two dogs in a downright cool Mojave desert (82!) with an Aperol Spritz after finishing most of this spy book today. (Just 3 more pages mostly researched.) Listening to Moontribe streaming’s and… https://www.instagram.com/p/CBE2JSOBKPo/?igshid=1p2a67myum1k1
As a desert dweller I am streaming the desert dwellers. Waiting for the moon to rise. 🌝
RT @cascio: I believe that the size of the protests has been made possible by the COVID-driven combo of unemployment and large-scale remote…
Listening and learning. #blacklivesmatter
The final bit of research for the spy book is about ... TERRORISM. Terrorism is the random targeting (killing) of innocent people to invoke fear in a population. By this definition it seems clear some police are acting as state terrorists.
I've been reflecting on myself, working to become aware of my unconscious biases/racism. I think I'm pretty good with the conscious stuff, but no matter how conscious we are, we still have societally programmed unconscious biases. So I'm reflecting and pausing.
I was going to tweet some things earlier, but I deleted the thread. I'm not always skilled at communicating the nuances in short tweets, and there is so much misunderstanding and taking ones words out of context. (Honest misunderstanding & malicious).
I keep thinking back to a story when I was maybe 12 living in Missouri. It was the middle of the cabbage patch kid craze & I was the age that I wanted one. My mom put me on a waitlist. We called on the day but the person before me got the last one. I was resigned to wait.
But then we got a call. The person decided they didn't want it after all. I could have it if I wanted. But, my mom said in a serious voice, the cabbage patch kid was black. Did I still want it? HELL YES I DID! IMO, a black cabbage was BETTER. Emmylou came into my life.
But I realized then, that someone didn't want her - the doll - because of the color of her skin. That really confused me. I was maybe 11 & I clearly missed the racism training. (& the sexism training too. I was always confused why boys were supposedly better than girls.)
I would take my black cabbage patch kid with me to play with my friends & at family gatherings. I remember a picture of my family at some holiday gathering, maybe it was Easter, & it's our Sunday best, all white family & me, w/ my black cabbage patch kid. In Missouri. In the 80s.
Reflecting on this story, maybe I was wrong to take the black cabbage patch kid, maybe she would have been better in a black family. Did I take away that from someone. I hope not. That wasn't my intention.
Reflecting more, I always appreciated diversity and uniqueness, but not to exploit it. Emmylou was as much a cabbage patch kid as any other. I always felt weird in my white skin & around white people.
When my mom died, my brother and I found the box of our old cabbage patch kids, including Emmylou. I let my brother keep them all (he had kids), but I kind of regret not keeping Emmylou. I loved her no different from my other dolls and stuffed animals.
@PrivacyCDN Yes, politics is very much behind it. It's an asymmetric tactic. I did purposefully leave out the political aspect in my tweet because I wasn't sure I could clearly communicate that nuance in a non-series of tweets. Thanks for adding that aspect to the conversation!
@apperceptions Please explain how you apply your definition to 9/11.
RT @gregcohn: The contrast between the operations, technology, and legal muscle the administration is willing to deploy against legal prote…
@apperceptions Do some research on Mossad and then come back to me.
This is so good. I think it was @pinkyracr who first alerted me to this. https://twitter.com/PaigeChristieUK/status/1269262535351558144
Hi friends. Might I suggest popping off Twitter for 20 minutes for an anxiety meditation. Get grounded before continuing our fight. ❤️
Ps I’m loving insight timer’s guided meditations. Search for anxiety and stress. Xxx
It’s a perfect Sunday - blustery 82 degrees. All the windows open while I finally find some motivation. Wishing you all the freshness of a Mojave wind.
The new first turning has begun. #fourthturning https://twitter.com/ACLUMN/status/1269738051498106880
@leegonzales Just house cleaning and yard prep for a dog fence. Just nice to not have to do anything other than putter around (& of course monitor the state of the union.)
@chrisrockhacker @_srl_
Thinking about all those non-futurists' hot takes on the post-Covid future made weeks/months ago. 😂😂😂 Lots of compassion for people just trying to find ground in a groundless world. Now is not the time for forecasting, but for watching for #weaksignals strengthening.
Sunday afternoon, just going through a second set of proofs & making them add a picture of Fiona Hill to my favorite spread.
@justanotherb4 I haven't actually had the brainspace to think deeply about this (b/c I've been writing this book on spies/espionage) but hope to write about my thoughts on foresight/futures &ct in a few weeks. Sometimes I tweet w/ #weaksignals.
The Shoog. As I call her. https://www.instagram.com/p/CBKRq2RhYD0/?igshid=oosnypczji2y
@fernandogaldino Yeah, that's a good exercise. We are smack in the middle of the "changing present."
Powerful. This is a must watch. https://twitter.com/MatthewACherry/status/1269044021969600513
Breakfast include 7 fresh picked apricots from my tree.
This was a really well done piece about the Maya Riviera Gang, Global ATM Skimmers. It will make a great movie, but the story isn't finished. Investigation is ongoing. https://youtu.be/O9jf-RtpPXM
@opeksoy Likely not. Technologists tend to focus on the technology & see the world through technology colored glasses.
@pruijter OO, will take a look. Thank you Paul!
@opeksoy Well it's all an oasis (over 100 degrees) compared to the city. LOL. Really depends on the vibe you are looking for & how rugged you like your experiences. What are you interested in?
You may already be a member. https://twitter.com/summer_burkes/status/1270038408346263552
Now might be a good time to re-read this article about how your work diversity programs fail due to unconscious bias masked as corporate culture. This is a negative reinforcing feedback loop that fails everyone & confirms unconscious biases. https://coco-net.org/problem-woman-colour-nonprofit-organizations/
imageWelcome to the new cold war. China does the majority of IP theft from US companies & research funded by US tax dollars. But because these are hacking/economic espionage situations, it doesn't warrant a military response. China is also our partner. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-07/trump-move-to-bar-entry-of-some-chinese-graduate-students-stirs-campus-anxiety-anger
One spy tradecraft of recruitment is blackmail. It's as old as espionage. If someone won't work with you, you create a situation where they have to work with you, to protect themself. Shame and humiliation are great emotions to manipulate.
Spy tradecraft: this is called sabotage. https://twitter.com/MotherJones/status/1270059322806923264
@anthomsec You are absolutely correct! There are other/better ways to recruit & blackmail is not always the best one. (But I've heard it's also used as an excuse as an "out" in case they are caught. Vassall maybe?)
@anthomsec Also my tweet was a subtweet. 😎
My assistant is seriously sawing some logs this afternoon!
@opeksoy There are lush Oasis - I live in one. I'm constantly upgrading/planting/watering. But I also enjoy offroading in even more remote locations. Winter is cooler than summer, but there's a sense of ... accomplishment?? one gets from learning to thrive in an otherwise hostile climate.
@opeksoy Plus, I generally don't like people so it's perfect for a hermit. But it's a tourist location, so I can always have visitors if I want them (pre-Covid era).
@opeksoy Yup!
@justin__richer Wait, seriously? Explain?
@evanwolf No! I included this story in the Cyber Attack Survival Manual chapter on Trolls & Internet Bullying. https://medium.com/war-is-boring/the-cia-and-kgb-tried-to-blackmail-this-world-leader-with-sex-tapes-927fc7ddbd48
@justin__richer OK, I think I get it. Took a moment for me to get out of my own espionage head.
Another must watch. https://youtu.be/Wf4cea5oObY
@ekingsbury Like with outright military conflict, cause we're in the middle of an infowar right now, complete with private sector, citizen and government targets.
"The activities of a semi-clandestine organization like the Ku Klux Klan are also based on terror through the practice of lynching. Organizations of the far right, to a certain degree following in the KKK’s footsteps, continue to deploy terrorist tactics." - The History of Terror
Oh just some light Monday reading on the history of terrorism.
@evanwolf Research
RT @atthar_mirza: My colleagues and I built a comprehensive picture of the law enforcement crackdown on protesters before Trump's June 1 ph…
@PJManney 🤯
We are living in the time of #hashtagwars. Did not see that infowar tactic coming.
IDK if I should admit this, but I'm wearing my Diamond Dave oversized concert t from the 80s. https://youtu.be/ui-zBq-f5XA
Please read. ht @emalone https://twitter.com/DiverseNett/status/1270310445837099014
Sometimes I binge watch these videos. https://twitter.com/CznBurak/status/1267852222139940865
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@NguyenMitchell Thank you. Hope you join if it makes sense for your work/interests!
@LTetreault Thanks Lucas!
@cycryptr @kimdhamilton 😁
@darrello Darrell - wow, just wow. Thank you for your support.
Woke up to this totally unsolicited endorsement. Thank you Darrell. I'll do everything you mention and more. 🙏 https://twitter.com/darrello/status/1270691317383905283
Doing a final bit of research on terrorism, & I keep thinking about something. My mom used to always say, when my brother teased/provoked me to ignore him. This doesn't work for that situation, neither trolls or terrorists. I wish I had just punched him in the face instead.
I don't think of myself as into violence, but maybe Mossad has the right idea for some situations. Trolls and terrorists are not to be reasoned with. In fact, like some hacker-scammers, they specifically want an emotional response to handicap your intelligence.
Just some light morning research, ya know. 🖤
Please read. https://twitter.com/jdesmondharris/status/1270748538998157313
@DrDave Yeah, but testosterone only respects testosterone.
Heya @TranceFury - just heard your shout out on my Pandora station! I just love the undulating bass and melody, building and releasing and building again! It's so good! 🙏
Analogy time: 4 chan, 2020; The Anarchist Cookbook, 1970s (dates on both sides can be expanded)
So, is it accurate to call Osama bin Laden a Trust Fund Terrorist?
After today, I'll stop subtweeting my upcoming book. Maybe.
Don't wanna jinx things, but I think I just sent the final text spreads. OMG, I know so much about spies, espionage, tradecraft, training, terrorism, cold war, China, Russia & I can't wait to apply it to all my other work. 💖 *mwah*
@michaelsherrill Me too. But I have to admit, it's some of the most fascinating, truth is stranger than fiction stories I've ever come across.
CONFIRMED: Finished the book writing. 🕵️♀️💥🌪️ I have no idea what I am doing with my life now. 😎✍️👂🧠 Available for research/projects/consulting in #digitalidentity #supplychainidentity #cybersecurity #foresight #strategy #espionage https://thepurpletornado.com/services/ I 💖🌈 collaborating.
These are the best dried apricots I’ve ever had. I grew them and dried them myself. The dried apples is also delish. And I’m making djmegalizriot and @peter_celli ‘s famous kale chips right now. Ahhh domestic bliss. https://www.instagram.com/p/CBTe515hHpy/?igshid=2vda2u1t7ag7
These are good. I would only disagree with No Meals Alone - it’s amazing to be alone and eat exactly what you want, where and without having to talk to anyone. Being satisfied and alone is true luxury. #blissandemptiness https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1271137719125790721
@AlishaBhagat Me too actually, it’s been so long I had to find my own motivation. Lol
@SpeedSportLife Lmk if you need another test driver! 😁
@swagitda_ I do security/foresight mashup writing/research plus digital identity, supply chain amp nag others. Just finished writing a book on spies and espionage yesterday.
@TheEmilyDare Ooo bathtub pizza!
@michaelsherrill @Rewkang I didn’t read more than a couple paragraphs but I have to say doh about war gaming that scenario. Doesn’t mean anything. It’s an obvious, wildcard scenario cause how many women hold bitcoin? It’s a very niche community.
@michaelsherrill @Rewkang Exactly. But you always gotta practice.
@roxannedarling @shalinikantayya @leapingwoman @jovialjoy @safiyanoble @rajiinio @deblebrown @berkitron Thanks Roxanne.
Powerful. I hope you will read it. https://twitter.com/marcusnelson/status/1271498529182187521
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@GlenHiemstra Wow. I’m sorry for that guy - and all guys who get negatively programmed.
@twshelton I wish I could give one to you! Thank you!
This week, I returned to two circus school classes. I had not done circus training in 20 years. Yes, I used to cut out from my day job in SF in 1999 to go train. Still hard, some strength & flexibility remains despite the years & that feels good. I'll be back!
Sunset on his whisker cheeks. I love him. https://www.instagram.com/p/CBW5QdWhzR7/?igshid=18tdb7alt77v7
@pacoid 😂😂😂 those were “real” circuii (plural of circus?) I trained at the circus school over in one of the old school gyms before it got cleaned up.
Deception mass media style. Take a kernel of truth, roll it in a thick coating of deception and post it on your news site. This is not reporting, this is domestic #infowar - against Americans by an American corporation. Treachery. Betrayal. ht @GlenHiemstra & @davidmryder https://twitter.com/Jim_Brunner/status/1271644997272535042
@GlenHiemstra @Jim_Brunner @davidmryder Thanks for the tip. What a lack of reporting integrity, but not surprising.
I hope you will watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tR6mKcBbT4
@RuntimeErrorExe Very much so.
"If we all reacted the same way, we'd be predictable, and there's always more than one way to view a situation. What's true for the group is also true for the individual. It's simple: overspecialize, and you breed in weakness. It's slow death." - Major Kusanagi
Look at this cute one!!! https://twitter.com/geminica/status/1271949498512584704
Now I really want some pasta! A++ wholesome thread. https://twitter.com/acroll/status/1271997152940752903
This happened in my county. https://twitter.com/ChrisBubser/status/1272025481483743232
Just got my ticket to the burn. Yeah baby! See you at Black Rock City. Time travelers only. #burningman #cacophonistforever #cacophonysociety #haileris @ Black Rock City https://www.instagram.com/p/CBbUwWPh_Py/?igshid=xnivruqm9v6h
@rosiepongracz Yes it is. However I don’t know who is responsible for this or the circumstances so I’m watching the outcome.
@TheEmilyDare Me yesterday. Run away, run away, run away!
@busynessgirl It's important to rest. When you rest, you might think that you're not doing anything, but you're enabling yourself to get work done when you sit down to work. The only thing you might need to improve today's productivity is maybe a petit four or glass of bubbly. ❤️
RT @BethanCantrell: Folks right around Seattle / Redmond, I’m taking limited orders for #bakersagainstracism. Here’s pics of the baked go…
Lack of transparency & oversight = Looting. https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1272255105497268231
Rice, sesame, splash vinegar, garlic powder, avocado. Simple dinner. (Yeah could use more veggies, but I didn’t go out this weekend).
There is certainly more to this story. There are a lot of long and short term strategic and retaliatory reasons Russia would do this. Russia's memory is long & she is a proud nation. My guess is there'll be a swap. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-06-15/american-sentenced-to-16-years-in-russia-on-spying-charges #espionage
This comes after 4 months of broad/deep espionage/spy research.
One of the best skills I learned on my way to be a futurist, is the ability to see between the lines, through the fog of possibilities, to navigate the unknown & to pull on the strings of mine & others biases. It's how I see through & around time.
@evanwolf Well, IDK about that, but I def know the nuances of deception and espionage. Enough to know what I don't know & see what isn't there. ;-)
@wendyinfutures @NikolasFuturist Kinda looks like my bee suit.
This piece reads like Active Measure propaganda, ego-centric paranoia. If this freaks you out, wait till you learn the data that private sector companies collect & sell about you. Authoritarian governments & corporations give two shits about transparency. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/06/edward-snowden-operation-firstfruits/610573/
RT @RBReich: Trump has defunded the police that stop corporations from looting -- the EPA, SEC, Labor Department, Federal Trade Commission,…
@WomeninID Is it possible to put more times on the invite?
Ps reading (and remembering) about Facebooks tracking mechanisms and LOL everyone screaming about govt surveillance. FB doesn’t believe in democracy, doesn’t do transparency, has shadow profiles on you even if you never used the site and sells you out.
@WomeninID Pacific time isn’t on either slot and there’s a big gap not easily convertible (in terms of zone and 24 clock).
@EmLindley @WomeninID Yes, it would make the events more accessible to put multiple timezones. I know design-wise it's a hassle, but I would otherwise know at a glance when it is and whether I could join. So far, I haven't joined due to it not being easy to know when it is.
@EmLindley @WomeninID For timezones, I would suggest including CET, UK (BST), ET, PT, Australia, Singapore + if there is another timezone where people attend. Thanks for your consideration. Maybe one day I'll actually be able to join a call. (So far, only made it once or twice.)
@WomeninID I've done that and apparently failed many times. It's also hard to confirm the info because you password protect the details. I understand why, but I haven't joined because I don't know when they are or how to join (& I'm distracted w/ pandemic, race protests & my own deadlines)
I'm still reviewing these results, but at first glance, what a treasure trove of new info op tradecraft + data. Getting ready to dig into the 120 page report. #informationoperation #disinformation https://twitter.com/benimmo/status/1272909293239615488
Announce: The results are in. I won. I will fill seat B and Co-Chair for 2 years. Thank you for your support! https://twitter.com/heathervescent/status/1265688467616354305
@battledancer Thanks Matti!
@darrello Thanks for your support Darrell!
@jmlw1 Thank you Jonathan!
@roxannedarling Thanks Rox! <3
@nickris Thanks Nick! I appreciate your support!
@KarlieChronicle Thanks Karlie!
@SSI_Ambassador Thanks Adrian!
@dadabit Thank you!
@pinkyracr Thanks Pinky!
@EmLindley @WomeninID Thanks Em!
@Sbryen Thanks Shelley!
@debgamble1 Thank you Debbie.
@opeksoy Oh wow! That's great to hear! I'm here if you ever need to chat/vent/celebrate!
Just got back from my first time volunteering at the local food back. Whew, lots of food for though. Will do it again!
Whew, what a day, food bank volunteering, exhausted, dealing w my bees and garden in between working on my latest talk/presentation.
@LTetreault What makes it so different?
@by_caballero Have you over committed again?! 😊
@by_caballero Shouldn’t you be getting your beauty rest?!
Shhh, don’t tell them I see them almost snuggling. Archibald (left) was a foster failure last January 2019. Sugar (right) was a covid rescue adoption in March 2020. They are really starting to gel and navigate/accept… https://www.instagram.com/p/CBjPEo0hfWO/?igshid=pr88d07d6w3o
@by_caballero Go to sleep - let your brain figure out the spot in your unconscious wanderings. That’s what I do!!
@jonibrennan Thanks Joni! Me too, I'm excited at the possibilities.
@PJManney Thank you PJ!!
@darrello *blush*
@kimdhamilton @wycdd 🌪️🦾💥😎
@Silona Thanks Silona!
@trbouma Thanks Tim! LMK if I can ever be of service!
@cycryptr Thank you & thank you for your support!
@danpape Thanks Dan. We'll have to celebrate with cocktails w/ Kim someday in the future.
@MetaBiometrics Thank you Teresa!
@BrettKing Thanks Brett!
@AdamMGunther @windley Thanks Adam, and also very special thanks to @windley for your wise advice and guidance. I wouldn't have run w/out our conversation.
@rosiepongracz Thanks Ro! We'll have to celebrate with some bubbly!
@pacoid Thanks Paco.
@brianbehlendorf Thanks Brian
@aalfraarauscher Thanks Johannes.
@jamiedsmith Thanks Jamie!
@fernandogaldino Totally!!!! 😎
@twshelton Thank you Thomas!
@CraigEwert Good question, I'll probably send some updates via twitter cause that's how I roll, but if you want to get involved - please join. I'll send those details via here as well.
@gffletch Thanks George!
@ryonck Thank you Richard!
@ajayjadhav Thank you Ajay!
@lanreigh Thank you!
@windley @AdamMGunther Me too! (PS. I installed my internal hive bee feeder today.)
@windley @AdamMGunther Well, it was recommended to help the bees get the honey super going. So far, they are doing well in the main box, just exploring the honey super. Just wanna make sure they have enough food so I can get *some* honey this season. :-)
@iglazer @andrewhindle @andredurand @pamelarosiedee hahaha, I can't wait to watch your session (hope it was recorded!)
TIL deadlines mean nothing to me anymore. I mean, I want them to mean something, but I'm obviously burned out on them right now. 😢
Didn't we do the audio twitter thing in like 2006? It was from a Santa Cruz tech collective if I remember correctly. Was it called something like 13 or 30 seconds?
I wrote half a book on spies and espionage (I am/was a co-author). March-June 2020. It was hard as all hell & I mostly hit my deadlines, despite all the distractions. It will be out before Christmas. https://twitter.com/Keidi_Keating/status/1273455626111184896
@gregcohn @beach Yeah. That was it.
@ashigupta I'm super paranoid now.
@ashigupta I’ve unlocked a whole new level of paranoia.
RT @byrnesong: The thing to take away? On the internet, search behind what you see. Don't take things at face value. Don't let your "aww" g…
@BlackFish775 I'll send you a complimentary copy when I get my author copies. Remind me if I forget/get distracted by whatever of the moment. :-) Likely Oct/November this year.
@rtgarden hahahha. So great. At 1am last night I was like, hmm, 1pm? No, go to sleep.
Clearly, there is a lot of things going on in this story. We don't have a clue right now, so let's not jump to conclusions. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-17/la-me-rosamond-shooting-sheriff
Here ya go income inequality: https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2020-06-16/rich-people-buying-coronavirus-not-toilet-paper
Listening the audio of the new book on Active Measures and boy am I jealous I didn't write it. I know a lot about disinformation from a non-military perspective, which seems like it could be a valuable perspective.
I mean, so far the intro touches on pretty much everything I've spent the last years researching, including my recent 4 month sprint on espionage.
RT @chadloder: hey guess what, you could make a gun with a fucking camera in it so there’s never an excuse not to have footage
@chrisrockhacker @chadloder Can always count on you Kustodian!
Who fucking writes about Foucault in a book on Active Measures, pretentious as all fuck.
@ninavizz If you're already a member, you know more than he wrote about.
Disinformation is Anti-Fragile.
Also, my gut says Q of QAnon is an entrepreneurial active measure. And the Moscow Rules say, never go against your gut.
Well, if anything, the few chapters I've listened to, have stirred some interesting connections in my head.
But nothing has blown my mind, and TBH I think Bagge's book (Unmasking Maskirovka) is way more technical. Which maybe the point of this one was to be more accessible to a broader audience. However I do love Bagge's military analysis.
I may be getting a new obsession and I may also mash this up with my dream of the Internet of Dogs. https://twitter.com/nwilliams030/status/1273568923733065729
RT @PicardTips: Picard management tip: Share the credit. Take the blame.
@ninavizz "You may already be a member."
I will not give up pointing out institutional sexism while simultaneously kicking in the door for equality. I don't expect them to get it, or win, but I will sure as hell fight. #vaguetweeting
@PJManney As a friend said, "I have to google like 5 things to understand one of your tweets." 🙃
@roxannedarling I see pain, fear and sadness in their eyes.
@roxannedarling Unfortunately (for them and us all) the systems they were trained in, live in, and are in today, does not allow for that kind of humility and responsibility. Their humanity is choked by fear.
I always forget Ghost in the Shell has an espionage angle.
@roxannedarling You are correct. That is also part of the system.
Circus stretch class is a dream. I'm taking it slow, but my split is 5 inches from the ground. I haven't attempted a split in 20 years, and I was only successful once back before the turn of the century!
For the first time this year, I have no deadlines. Ahhhhhhh. Course, I have no (paid) work either, so there's that... so, universe give me a couple weeks and then throw me that phat project, ok? Mwah.
RT @BriannaWu: 6/ Metaphorically, Gamergate was our moment to kill baby Hitler. Only, no one needed to die - you just needed law enforcemen…
Ok, continuing to listen to the new book, Active Measures. Realizing I *did* write a very similar book the past 4 months. But mine has more pictures.
I don't mean to poo-poo another author's work. I know first hand how challenging it is to write a book, it's no small feat. But I am going to be more critical about a book in one of my area of expertise/obsessions. Not all deception is Maskirovka/disinformation IMHO.
I guess I should take this as validation for my own knowledge/expertise. I remember listening to @schneierblog 's latest book & being surprised I knew the material he was covering *and* the same conclusions. That's when I knew I wasn't an infosec poseur.
Anyway, if you are interested in disinformation and Soviet intelligence history to present day, you may enjoy Active Measures.
@anthomsec Yes, agreed. I skipped ahead to the conclusion (a technique I use). And as a researcher I do like to get into the weeds, but I also acknowledge it's more accessible than say, Sword and Shield. I'd be happy to send you an author copy of mine as a humble thank you for your work.
@nicoleradziwill Yes totally. That happens to me sometimes, I'm able to push off getting sick until after I finish whatever I'm pushing to finish. Or when I have a moment to chill, something sneaks up. Get a covid test to be sure, drink lots of water, eat healthy and rest sufficiently.
A day of domesticity, part 2. In the third pic you can see the difference between my hyper local organic apricots and regular phat ones. First pic has the same variety, organic from Bakersfield. I need to plant more… https://www.instagram.com/p/CBqzuNMhXox/?igshid=bl5gcyfb9hpi
@SuchiPahi You can have one anytime! 😊 No limit to the numbers. 😂❤️
@acedrew I’m sorry. Sounds like your friend is going through some pain.
@IntegralTerry Thanks Terry! ❤️ Hope you are well.
@acedrew Sounds like they are pushed to the limit. Again, I'm so sorry. Maybe check in from time to time, and be there when they come through the other side (if ever).
RT @Mikel_Jollett: I've spent a lot of my life studying cults. I was born in one, we escaped when I was very young. We witnessed mass denia…
Making plum jam today with plums from my tree. Not feeling satisfied with the plum + sugar recipe, seems like some kind of spice would work well, but what??? Is cardamon too crazy?
@lindapedia @EmLindley Oooo! Thank you!
@RichDecibels Potential? Emptiness? Other variations from a Buddhist perspective.
@by_caballero Oooo good idea. & @EmLindley sent me a recipe with wine! (She might kinda know me) LOL.
@trbouma Waiting for dad to come back!
They watch. https://www.instagram.com/p/CBrf2bTBYVO/?igshid=hgm3wp9pd2pn
Omg I am so tired. Plum jam is canned, but the dehydrator is still going. I guess there’s a reason no one dehydrates raspberries.
@helenyung Fucking Ceausescu. I wish the world would learn from his evils.
RT @osazuwa: An image of @BarackObama getting upsampled into a white guy is floating around because it illustrates racial bias in #MachineL…
This is infowar, and I love it. ht @susankitchens https://twitter.com/mrjoshz/status/1274651405874270208
@helenyung Very manipulative, doubled down on authoritarian, outlawed abortions, made raped women give birth, all those unwanted children went into orphanages, women disempowered, mis-interpreted soviet communism that resulted in untold pain and suffering.
@helenyung You don't advance your society/country/worldview by forcing people into it or death. It will backfire on you, although it may take time.
OMG those red glasses. Where can I get some of those? https://twitter.com/WhoBuiltTheArk_/status/1274583674286223363
@by_caballero Wait like for real? That's just down the hill!
Doing a lot of thinking about reparations.
Wait, so Magnum P.I. is a pentester?!
@pinkyracr Well it starts with corporations paying taxes.
This weekend we officially hit Mojave summer. That means turning the swamp on high and not using the oven till October. I installed black our curtains in the guest room. 2-6pm daily is siesta!
@ekingsbury Uh, hate to break it to you, but the election system is already actively being sabotaged using multiple domestic and international tactics....
@taoeffect @LPNational @GreenPartyUS Toxic capitalism.
@ekingsbury Copy
Good morning Monday, so glad I get to start this week with an emergency vet trip! Archibald ate gravel and shared his findings with me at 2am! Send good vibes please.
@busynessgirl Thank you. He is finally sleeping.
Tonight I read him The Circular Ruins over FaceTime. #datinginthetimeofcovid
@kimdhamilton Are you into signal processing ? Lots of good books there.
Good morning! The Credentials Community Group meeting is today at 9am PDT/Noon EDT/5pm BST/6pm CET. @by_caballero will do a @DecentralizedID F2F recap & your chairs (@kimdhamilton, @wycdd & I) will soapbox. Anyone is welcome to join. Agenda + Details: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-credentials/2020Jun/0143.html
OMG, my dream has come true. I am watching over a dozen baby Gambel quail chicks and three adults scratch and peck the seeds I put out for them. For 7 years this has been my dream & I have modified my desert landscape to support it. Success and quail chicks!
Woo-hoo, took less than a week to get mansplained!!!
Did my second Covid test today. Walk up facility, appointment made. Super fast and easy, all I touched was a sterile q-tip. Get your Covid test today. Test often for knowledge! ❤️
@pacoid One can only lol.
@briandusablon I get tested. I wear a mask. I set an example of doing the right thing for the benefit of society (not only myself). I use positive reinforcement on the activities I like, & respond variously on the things that need improvement. You can choose to trust, even if not 100%.
@gregcohn @burner Congrats!
Bliss and emptiness and the open road. https://www.instagram.com/p/CB1ZddLB8Td/?igshid=1na37j7kxdplq
@darrello 😂😂😂
Wherever I go, it’s still over 100 degrees. Desert creature etc etc.
Sunset, I cross the Bay Bridge, misty Alcatraz in the bay, Moonbuilding 2703 AD.
Looks like a lenticular. https://twitter.com/dollun_/status/1274286563799810050
Identity tweeps: What's the best stuff you've read on identity wallets?
Shades of grey. @ Pacific Ocean https://www.instagram.com/p/CB4aMofB8ZJ/?igshid=vpcpf7hzv7n8
@LALeVasseur @trbouma Lisa I love this. Would you be willing to present /talk about this for 5 minutes at an upcoming meeting?
@sneakin @voretaq7 What are the key points we should remember from history?
RT @SwiftOnSecurity: We suffer an internalization of inevitable total defeat. Premised on an idea of these impossibly skilled attackers of…
I’m in San Francisco, listening to jazz, and someone just handed me this manhattan with excessive ice balls. Living my best pandemic life and yes I’m wearing a mask in public. 💋 @ San Francisco, California https://www.instagram.com/p/CB4i_k9h2mF/?igshid=1b122ys4wobmj
RT @PJManney: This is a death sentence. It brings back "pre-existing conditions" as a reason for non-payment. All those who recovered from…
Unbelievable --> "Throwing the healthcare system into anarchy at the moment millions of Americans face sickness and death from an implacable pathogen? Welcome to Trump’s vision of America." https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-06-26/trump-obamacare-pandemic
Been offline for almost 48 hours, what have I missed?!
RT @hacks4pancakes: Every couple years, someone reverse engineers a popular free social app, discovers it collects all the metadata it poss…
Read that reverse engineered thread on reddit, and deleted TikTok. Not that it matter with the dumpster fire of 2020. But yeah, digital finger prints.
RT @hugostacos: Both our Hugo’s Tacos locations are now closed temporarily. We look forward to reopening again soon when it’s safe! https:/…
RT @EmLindley: This is an interesting thread about privacy and Tick Tok. 💯 agree about the Facebook comment... https://twitter.com/wbm312/status/1277646613054320640
RT @CAwkward: The people in the cult aren't coming out of it until the cult loses its hold on meaningful power. (& some of them are never…
In the past couple days, I’ve had a major breakthrough about the medium of the future and how time works. I’ll be writing about it soon.
RT @hacks4pancakes: Hey listen. I don’t have a patreon. I don’t need your money. You don’t have to give me speaking gigs or read my blog or…
RT @hacks4pancakes: You cannot hide from the world. 2020 should have taught you that. Decisions have consequences on your rights, your co…
I have some really left field theories which start with more gender based medical research and less medical gaslighting of women. It’s systemic, so look at the system. https://twitter.com/VABVOX/status/1277675825555476481
@summer_burkes Those, plus misdiagnosis and efficacy/side effects. Because hormones do things in our bodies and men come from a raised baseline of T - which has its own broader negative impacts.
Well, I'm in the Bay Area till the end of the weekend & then I'm planning to stay in desert lair for the rest of 2020. I may need to acquire a yurt for 14 day quarantine for desired guests.
@zander Nice! Just be careful if you don't own the land you are prowling, there are lots of paranoid desert dwellers & what a city person thinks is rural, is another's neighborhood. Random camping off is not appreciated (I'm sure you don't do that.) I highly recommend BLM land!
@zander HMU if you want advice on locations, etc.
