Barbara Schluetter
@barbsydoll.bsky.social
Curious thinker exploring the intersections of technology, politics, and history. Passionate about democracy, uncovering hidden truths, and the stories silence hides. Lifelong learner with boundless curiosity, and a commitment to growth.
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▶️This article, "The Internet’s Quietest Wars," by Barbara Schluetter (BB - @barbsydoll.bsky.social), reveals how subtle online influences can spread unnoticed across various platforms and communities
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#NarrativeDrift #Disinformation #Misinformation #CivicAiMesh
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#NarrativeDrift #Disinformation #Misinformation #CivicAiMesh
August 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
▶️This article, "The Internet’s Quietest Wars," by Barbara Schluetter (BB - @barbsydoll.bsky.social), reveals how subtle online influences can spread unnoticed across various platforms and communities
▶️Link quietwire.ai/services/rea...
#NarrativeDrift #Disinformation #Misinformation #CivicAiMesh
▶️Link quietwire.ai/services/rea...
#NarrativeDrift #Disinformation #Misinformation #CivicAiMesh
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💙💛 I recently visited #KYIV for the Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum 2025—here are some thoughts on the brief visit.
#SlavaUkraini #KICRF #Kyiv #Ukraine
@barbsydoll.bsky.social
#SlavaUkraini #KICRF #Kyiv #Ukraine
@barbsydoll.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
💙💛 I recently visited #KYIV for the Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum 2025—here are some thoughts on the brief visit.
#SlavaUkraini #KICRF #Kyiv #Ukraine
@barbsydoll.bsky.social
#SlavaUkraini #KICRF #Kyiv #Ukraine
@barbsydoll.bsky.social
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We are heading to Kyiv to attend the Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum 2025
(we being Barbara @barbsydoll.bsky.social Schluetter and me)
Shoot us a comment if there is a message you'd like us to carry to Ukraine.
(we being Barbara @barbsydoll.bsky.social Schluetter and me)
Shoot us a comment if there is a message you'd like us to carry to Ukraine.
March 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
We are heading to Kyiv to attend the Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum 2025
(we being Barbara @barbsydoll.bsky.social Schluetter and me)
Shoot us a comment if there is a message you'd like us to carry to Ukraine.
(we being Barbara @barbsydoll.bsky.social Schluetter and me)
Shoot us a comment if there is a message you'd like us to carry to Ukraine.
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Democracy erodes when truth is replaced with fear and chaos replaces accountability. National security isn’t just defense, it’s resilience. And resilience starts with candor. 🔥 Read why truth is our strongest weapon against authoritarianism. #DefendDemocracy
March 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Democracy erodes when truth is replaced with fear and chaos replaces accountability. National security isn’t just defense, it’s resilience. And resilience starts with candor. 🔥 Read why truth is our strongest weapon against authoritarianism. #DefendDemocracy
Address #MAGA
The Gateway, the Disease, and the Plague:
#Populism is the gateway.
#Fascism is the disease.
#Nazism is the plague.
#MAGAism is the mask.
The Gateway, the Disease, and the Plague:
#Populism is the gateway.
#Fascism is the disease.
#Nazism is the plague.
#MAGAism is the mask.
The Fire That Must Rise: Confronting Authoritarianism Without Becoming What We Fight - National Security Candor @natseccandor.bsky.social
natseccandor.com/the-fire-tha...
#authoritarinsim #fascism #democrary #naziism #MAGAism #BeNotSilent
natseccandor.com/the-fire-tha...
#authoritarinsim #fascism #democrary #naziism #MAGAism #BeNotSilent
February 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Democracy erodes when truth is replaced with fear and chaos replaces accountability. National security isn’t just defense, it’s resilience. And resilience starts with candor. 🔥 Read why truth is our strongest weapon against authoritarianism. #DefendDemocracy
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Powerful piece --
"What happens when we refuse to call out the destruction of democracy because we fear uncomfortable conversation?" via @natseccandor.bsky.social
#NatSec #natseccandor #democracy #DemocracyMatters #YourVoiceMatters #silence
natseccandor.com/the-silence-...
"What happens when we refuse to call out the destruction of democracy because we fear uncomfortable conversation?" via @natseccandor.bsky.social
#NatSec #natseccandor #democracy #DemocracyMatters #YourVoiceMatters #silence
natseccandor.com/the-silence-...
The Silence of Good People is the Death of Democracy
My friends, my family, my fellow citizens—there comes a time in history when silence is not an option. A time when looking away, staying comfortable, and pretending all is well...
natseccandor.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Powerful piece --
"What happens when we refuse to call out the destruction of democracy because we fear uncomfortable conversation?" via @natseccandor.bsky.social
#NatSec #natseccandor #democracy #DemocracyMatters #YourVoiceMatters #silence
natseccandor.com/the-silence-...
"What happens when we refuse to call out the destruction of democracy because we fear uncomfortable conversation?" via @natseccandor.bsky.social
#NatSec #natseccandor #democracy #DemocracyMatters #YourVoiceMatters #silence
natseccandor.com/the-silence-...
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MUSK - Sing for Your Supper - via
@natseccandor.bsky.social National Security Candor natseccandor.com/musk-sing-fo...
#natsec #doge #Emails2DOGE
@natseccandor.bsky.social National Security Candor natseccandor.com/musk-sing-fo...
#natsec #doge #Emails2DOGE
MUSK - Sing for Your Supper
Musk, using his X account to hype his email to all federal employees via their respective HR departments, demanding five bullets on what they accomplished in the last week, is...
natseccandor.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
MUSK - Sing for Your Supper - via
@natseccandor.bsky.social National Security Candor natseccandor.com/musk-sing-fo...
#natsec #doge #Emails2DOGE
@natseccandor.bsky.social National Security Candor natseccandor.com/musk-sing-fo...
#natsec #doge #Emails2DOGE
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My OPINION piece for CSO Online concerns #DOGE's wholesale efforts to terminate employees within the federal government. I note, "In times of personal crisis, the norms by which we measure trust sometimes go out the window." #InsiderRisk
www.csoonline.com/article/3831...
www.csoonline.com/article/3831...
DOGE’s US worker purge has created a spike in insider risk
Summarily firing workers who have access to national secrets is creating a nearly unprecedented environment for classified data exposure, writes CIA Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal awardee Chr...
www.csoonline.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
My OPINION piece for CSO Online concerns #DOGE's wholesale efforts to terminate employees within the federal government. I note, "In times of personal crisis, the norms by which we measure trust sometimes go out the window." #InsiderRisk
www.csoonline.com/article/3831...
www.csoonline.com/article/3831...
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Please stop shaming federal workers for their decisions to stay and fight or resign in protest. You don't know their lives or what they have the privilege of doing. It's like yelling at a rape survivor for not reporting.
February 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Please stop shaming federal workers for their decisions to stay and fight or resign in protest. You don't know their lives or what they have the privilege of doing. It's like yelling at a rape survivor for not reporting.
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A friend from the VA just sent this and asked me to share. PMDB is Prevention and Management of Disruptive Behavior in the workplace. THIS is the real war against women: being forced to say there are only 2 genders but not being allowed to mention 96% of violence is perpetrated by men.
February 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A friend from the VA just sent this and asked me to share. PMDB is Prevention and Management of Disruptive Behavior in the workplace. THIS is the real war against women: being forced to say there are only 2 genders but not being allowed to mention 96% of violence is perpetrated by men.
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This is a *remarkable* message. Although phrased politely and with no hint of disobedience, Acting FBI Director Driscoll is making clear to all that he's not onboard with Trump's purge.
I would expect him to be removed from his position if they can find someone more willing to do Trump's bidding.
I would expect him to be removed from his position if they can find someone more willing to do Trump's bidding.
Message to the whole #FBI workforce from Acting Director Brian Driscoll:
February 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This is a *remarkable* message. Although phrased politely and with no hint of disobedience, Acting FBI Director Driscoll is making clear to all that he's not onboard with Trump's purge.
I would expect him to be removed from his position if they can find someone more willing to do Trump's bidding.
I would expect him to be removed from his position if they can find someone more willing to do Trump's bidding.
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I just started listening to Bishop Budde’s book. She reads the audiobook. I’m not religious at all, but am finding it comforting and helpful in these tumultuous times.
#bishopbudde
#resist
#brave
#booksky
#bishopbudde
#resist
#brave
#booksky
January 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I just started listening to Bishop Budde’s book. She reads the audiobook. I’m not religious at all, but am finding it comforting and helpful in these tumultuous times.
#bishopbudde
#resist
#brave
#booksky
#bishopbudde
#resist
#brave
#booksky
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In this week’s roundup: An update on past reporting, including an until now unreported sentencing of a militia man who allegedly planned an attack at the border and a Defense Department employee on the take from a military contractor.
www.courtwatch.news/p/court-watc...
www.courtwatch.news/p/court-watc...
Court Watch 110: TikTok’s Burning Man
A Wisconsin man has no chill. Plus: Would Be Border Sniper sentenced, Proud Boys need a new lawyer, Russian Philly bombmaker, an explosive license plate, and unsealing a document 25 years later. Be st...
www.courtwatch.news
January 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
In this week’s roundup: An update on past reporting, including an until now unreported sentencing of a militia man who allegedly planned an attack at the border and a Defense Department employee on the take from a military contractor.
www.courtwatch.news/p/court-watc...
www.courtwatch.news/p/court-watc...
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Just watched a PBS video about the rise of right wing extremism, and saw at least one neo-Nazi give Hitler salute exactly as Elon did…hand to chest, then thrust into the air.
It’s chilling, especially when so many deny what it is.
It’s chilling, especially when so many deny what it is.
January 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Just watched a PBS video about the rise of right wing extremism, and saw at least one neo-Nazi give Hitler salute exactly as Elon did…hand to chest, then thrust into the air.
It’s chilling, especially when so many deny what it is.
It’s chilling, especially when so many deny what it is.
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Reclassifying career #StateDepartment roles as “Schedule Policy/Career” risks losing experienced #diplomats critical for advancing U.S. foreign policy aims, writes Ambassador (ret.) Dennis Jett.
www.justsecurity.org/106733/depro...
www.justsecurity.org/106733/depro...
Deprofessionalizing the State Department Is a Threat to National Security
Reclassification of career civil servants raises concerns about effective diplomacy in service of US foreign policy goals.
www.justsecurity.org
January 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Reclassifying career #StateDepartment roles as “Schedule Policy/Career” risks losing experienced #diplomats critical for advancing U.S. foreign policy aims, writes Ambassador (ret.) Dennis Jett.
www.justsecurity.org/106733/depro...
www.justsecurity.org/106733/depro...
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Their faith lets them worship power while they’re offended by mercy. It’s not Christianity they’re practicing.
January 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Their faith lets them worship power while they’re offended by mercy. It’s not Christianity they’re practicing.
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Disturbing move that may fly under the radar - Trump removes members of PCLOB, the board the oversees privacy in the intelligence community, leaving it inoperable, at least for now.
What Just Happened: What Trump's Hobbling of the Privacy Oversight Board Portends for Exercise of Surveillance Powers
A “small” story about the removal of the three Democrats on the Private and Civil Liberties Board (PCLOB) is ominous.
buff.ly
January 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Disturbing move that may fly under the radar - Trump removes members of PCLOB, the board the oversees privacy in the intelligence community, leaving it inoperable, at least for now.
Today, I’m reflecting on gratitude. No matter where we’re from or what we celebrate, taking a moment to appreciate life’s blessings, family, friends, and shared connections is universal. Wishing everyone love, kindness, and peace today and always.
November 28, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Today, I’m reflecting on gratitude. No matter where we’re from or what we celebrate, taking a moment to appreciate life’s blessings, family, friends, and shared connections is universal. Wishing everyone love, kindness, and peace today and always.
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I hate to repost this highly misogynist meme but I want to highlight what @ianbassin.bsky.social is saying. This is not business as usual.
In Hungary, a key Orbán tactic in dismantling their democracy was that his allies bought media outlets that were critical of the regime and turned them into loyal cheerleaders for the regime.
November 25, 2024 at 11:43 AM
I hate to repost this highly misogynist meme but I want to highlight what @ianbassin.bsky.social is saying. This is not business as usual.
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Yes, there are tough days ahead. But now is a time to identify the people and the organizations that are your natural allies and who you want to support (and who will support you and your concerns) as the danger and damage unfolds.
November 25, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Yes, there are tough days ahead. But now is a time to identify the people and the organizations that are your natural allies and who you want to support (and who will support you and your concerns) as the danger and damage unfolds.
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My one constructive criticism on BlueSky, as a community: we need to “like” less and “retweet” more. In the absence of an algorithm, that’s the way we find each other and reward good content.
November 24, 2024 at 2:08 PM
My one constructive criticism on BlueSky, as a community: we need to “like” less and “retweet” more. In the absence of an algorithm, that’s the way we find each other and reward good content.
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If we’re going to do this thing where America is a reality show, can we vote florida off the island first? I’m pretty over florida.
The top health official of the nation’s third-largest state called Friday for a halt to adding fluoride to Florida’s water, citing controversial studies that suggest the widely hailed public health practice poses a risk to developing brains.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...
Florida surgeon general calls for halting fluoride in water, echoing RFK Jr.
The state’s top health official cited controversial studies that suggest the widely hailed public health practice poses a risk to developing brains.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:32 PM
If we’re going to do this thing where America is a reality show, can we vote florida off the island first? I’m pretty over florida.
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I’m finding the community here far more engaging and respectful, while still wickedly funny. Happy to be migrating to these friendlier skies.
November 22, 2024 at 4:27 AM
I’m finding the community here far more engaging and respectful, while still wickedly funny. Happy to be migrating to these friendlier skies.
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🇸🇪 🙌
Sweden has decided to invest in Ukrainian production of long distance missiles and drones.
November 22, 2024 at 10:22 AM
🇸🇪 🙌