Andrew Jaquith
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Andrew Jaquith
@arjaq.bsky.social
Descendant of immigrants. U.S. CISO for Scotiabank.
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JaquithCon. It's me, @traceypooh.bsky.social (Tracey Jaquith, from the Internet Archive), @markjaquith.com (WordPress), and @arjaq.bsky.social (Andrew Jaquith, co-founder of @stake, noted security expert). It'd be a great tech conference.
what could your bluesky-con be about that could draw 200 people

“darthcon” would have dogs to pet and fried potato dishes to sample
i think that if i organized a “Bouiecon” where people got together and, i don’t know, talked breakfast cereals and the constitution, i could get more than 200 people to show up
April 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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DOGE demanded root access.
Not auditor access. Not admin.

They were given “tenant owner” privileges in Azure — full control over the NLRB’s cloud, above the CIO himself.
This is never supposed to happen.
April 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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FUNDSTRAT tonight:

“.. in the last few days, we have had many conversations with macro fund managers. .. A few have quietly wondered if the President might be insane.”
April 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
“Assume that what you write will be read by malign foreign actors and tailor your response accordingly.”

www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
HHS warns employees that responses to Elon Musk's request may 'be read by malign foreign actors'
The Department of Health and Human Services message comes after emails from the Office of Personnel Management and a tweet by Musk caused widespread confusion.
www.nbcnews.com
February 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.

Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
www.wired.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Calling victims “pigs” is distasteful and should stop. If The NY Times called Trump voters “Kool-Aid drinkers,” there would be an outcry. This is no different.

www.wired.com/story/interp...
Stop Calling Online Scams ‘Pig Butchering,’ Interpol Warns
Experts say the catchall term for online fraud furthers harm against victims and could dissuade people from reporting attempts to bilk them out of their money.
www.wired.com
December 17, 2024 at 3:48 PM