Alison Mason
@knowerofsecrets.bsky.social
Multidisciplinary Security and Investigations Professional. Queer. MSc. Security Studies @LJMU.
One of things that I’ve always said about security leaders that have no original ideas is that when they take over an organization they change the name or the uniforms just to “shake things up” or “make them great again” if you will. Make of that what you might. #departmentofwar
September 6, 2025 at 1:27 AM
One of things that I’ve always said about security leaders that have no original ideas is that when they take over an organization they change the name or the uniforms just to “shake things up” or “make them great again” if you will. Make of that what you might. #departmentofwar
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So Trump gets $16 mil while Paramount admits mo wrongdoing and they release interview transcripts which they already did anyway
So it’s a bribe. It’s literally just a bribe.
So it’s a bribe. It’s literally just a bribe.
Details of the Paramount settlement with Trump over 60 Minutes lawsuit:
- $16 million for Trump presidential library
- Release of transcripts in the future
- No apology
- $16 million for Trump presidential library
- Release of transcripts in the future
- No apology
July 2, 2025 at 4:36 AM
So Trump gets $16 mil while Paramount admits mo wrongdoing and they release interview transcripts which they already did anyway
So it’s a bribe. It’s literally just a bribe.
So it’s a bribe. It’s literally just a bribe.
Hear me out, a high level deck but for the DOGE Boys.’
March 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Hear me out, a high level deck but for the DOGE Boys.’
Wake up (wake up)…..
Grab a brush and put a little make-up……
Grab a brush and put a little make-up……
March 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Wake up (wake up)…..
Grab a brush and put a little make-up……
Grab a brush and put a little make-up……
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DOGE Staffer Known as 'Big Balls' Reportedly the Grandkid of a KGB Spy
Sure, why not?
gizmodo.com
February 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I can’t wait until the Fat Lenard boys get pardoned to run the Navy.
A female admiral.
A Black general.
A Black general.
February 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I can’t wait until the Fat Lenard boys get pardoned to run the Navy.
Trump is gonna bailout Hooters isn’t he ?
February 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Trump is gonna bailout Hooters isn’t he ?
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Hi !! I've decided to share my master's dissertation "To See, or Not to See: The Ethical and Legal Issues of Using Social Media for Investigative and Intelligence Purposes” again here. It’s sort of ever green in the world of OSINT investigations.
#osint #socmint
drive.google.com/file/d/1Urgv...
To See, or Not to See- The Ethical and Legal Issues of Using Social Media for Investigative and Intelligence Purposes 2023 v.2.pdf
drive.google.com
December 6, 2024 at 1:06 AM
Hi !! I've decided to share my master's dissertation "To See, or Not to See: The Ethical and Legal Issues of Using Social Media for Investigative and Intelligence Purposes” again here. It’s sort of ever green in the world of OSINT investigations.
#osint #socmint
drive.google.com/file/d/1Urgv...
Erie is a badass. I first met her 16 years ago in Columbus, Ohio. Truly one of the most principled public servant you can imagine.
CFPB's former chief technologist issues an urgent warning to the court that several years' worth of sensitive data is about to be destroyed, with damaging consequences
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Erie is a badass. I first met her 16 years ago in Columbus, Ohio. Truly one of the most principled public servant you can imagine.
We were looking for Skynet but it was the dog 🐕 all along.
The domino that kicked off our current fascist dystopia.
On this day 15 years ago, Atsuko Sato posted several photos of her rescue-adopted Shiba Inu dog Kabosu to her personal blog.
February 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We were looking for Skynet but it was the dog 🐕 all along.
Telling a kid curiosity killed the cat as he was jumping off the top level of playground equipment.
February 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Telling a kid curiosity killed the cat as he was jumping off the top level of playground equipment.
This is the sort of thing that you see in Chinese social media censorship.
Comedy is now legal in government
Government agency removes spoon emoji from work platform amid protests
February 7, 2025 at 5:53 AM
This is the sort of thing that you see in Chinese social media censorship.
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For DOD employees who have or will likely soon receive a directive to remove personal pronouns from an email signature, 10 USC Sec. 986 prohibits the Secretary of Defense from either requiring OR FORBIDDING the use of personal pronouns in an official email signature
uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?r...
uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?r...
uscode.house.gov
February 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
For DOD employees who have or will likely soon receive a directive to remove personal pronouns from an email signature, 10 USC Sec. 986 prohibits the Secretary of Defense from either requiring OR FORBIDDING the use of personal pronouns in an official email signature
uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?r...
uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?r...
All jokes aside we are like 10 days away from the Tiger King being pardoned and put in charge of animal welfare at the USDA.
February 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
All jokes aside we are like 10 days away from the Tiger King being pardoned and put in charge of animal welfare at the USDA.
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There will be more. It’s horrifying.
“Rupnow's account may have been following Henderson's account at the time of the Wisconsin shooting in December, according to law enforcement sources.”
Saw things about this when researching but wasn’t 100% sure. Interesting to see police are wondering about it too.
abcnews.go.com/US/nashville...
Saw things about this when researching but wasn’t 100% sure. Interesting to see police are wondering about it too.
abcnews.go.com/US/nashville...
Nashville school shooting suspect's social media linked to Madison school shooter's social media: Sources
A social media account connected to the Nashville high school shooting suspect may have been in contact with the suspected Wisconsin school shooter's account.
abcnews.go.com
January 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
There will be more. It’s horrifying.
“It doesn't matter what I say
So long as I sing with inflection
That makes you feel that I'll convey
Some inner truth of vast reflection
But I've said nothing so far
And I can keep it up for as long as it takes
And it don't matter who you are
If I'm doing my job then it's your resolve that breaks”
So long as I sing with inflection
That makes you feel that I'll convey
Some inner truth of vast reflection
But I've said nothing so far
And I can keep it up for as long as it takes
And it don't matter who you are
If I'm doing my job then it's your resolve that breaks”
One thing I've noticed in chatter around the Silicon Valley guys - the idea that they should just take over - is that they "talk fast." DOGE guy telling NYT he signed up bc he got calls from people who "talked fast." Vance boosters saying "he talks fast and he thinks fast."
Occurs to me that there’s a similarity between these politics grifters & fundamentalist apologetics: Their job isn’t REALLY to make an argument that holds up to reflection or scrutiny. It’s to deliver a performance of “erudite person who agrees with me” so you have permission not to think too hard.
January 17, 2025 at 5:25 AM
“It doesn't matter what I say
So long as I sing with inflection
That makes you feel that I'll convey
Some inner truth of vast reflection
But I've said nothing so far
And I can keep it up for as long as it takes
And it don't matter who you are
If I'm doing my job then it's your resolve that breaks”
So long as I sing with inflection
That makes you feel that I'll convey
Some inner truth of vast reflection
But I've said nothing so far
And I can keep it up for as long as it takes
And it don't matter who you are
If I'm doing my job then it's your resolve that breaks”
Monroe: So why'd you quit the CIA?
Dr. Karen Ross: I never worked for the CIA.
Monroe: Of course you didn't. But if you HAD worked for the CIA, why would you quit?
Dr. Karen Ross: I never worked for the CIA.
Monroe: Of course you didn't. But if you HAD worked for the CIA, why would you quit?
January 16, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Monroe: So why'd you quit the CIA?
Dr. Karen Ross: I never worked for the CIA.
Monroe: Of course you didn't. But if you HAD worked for the CIA, why would you quit?
Dr. Karen Ross: I never worked for the CIA.
Monroe: Of course you didn't. But if you HAD worked for the CIA, why would you quit?
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This is my periodic rant that Apple Intelligence is so bad that today it got every fact wrong its AI a summary of @washingtonpost.com news alerts.
It's wildly irresponsible that Apple doesn't turn off summaries for news apps until it gets a bit better at this AI thing.
It's wildly irresponsible that Apple doesn't turn off summaries for news apps until it gets a bit better at this AI thing.
January 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This is my periodic rant that Apple Intelligence is so bad that today it got every fact wrong its AI a summary of @washingtonpost.com news alerts.
It's wildly irresponsible that Apple doesn't turn off summaries for news apps until it gets a bit better at this AI thing.
It's wildly irresponsible that Apple doesn't turn off summaries for news apps until it gets a bit better at this AI thing.
@linkedin.com Is there a membership tier where you can buy the right not to be blocked ? I have two former connections that follow me that I wish to block and it’s not an option.
January 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
@linkedin.com Is there a membership tier where you can buy the right not to be blocked ? I have two former connections that follow me that I wish to block and it’s not an option.
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RIP TikTok maybe? You got a lot of 20 year olds to do cheque kiting and I respect that, keep the old ways alive and all.
January 13, 2025 at 4:59 AM
RIP TikTok maybe? You got a lot of 20 year olds to do cheque kiting and I respect that, keep the old ways alive and all.
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We tell the history of Bannon’s media manipulation career in our book MEME WARS.
You’ll learn a lot about MAGA as we follow Bannon from occupy to the insurrection.
www.bloomsbury.com/us/meme-wars...
You’ll learn a lot about MAGA as we follow Bannon from occupy to the insurrection.
www.bloomsbury.com/us/meme-wars...
January 12, 2025 at 3:22 AM
We tell the history of Bannon’s media manipulation career in our book MEME WARS.
You’ll learn a lot about MAGA as we follow Bannon from occupy to the insurrection.
www.bloomsbury.com/us/meme-wars...
You’ll learn a lot about MAGA as we follow Bannon from occupy to the insurrection.
www.bloomsbury.com/us/meme-wars...
When I describe my international relations scholarship, I use the term “Post Westphalian” for a reason.
Sovereignty, what even is it.
Oh Lord, save us from these ignorant rich men.
Oh Lord, save us from these ignorant rich men.
🚨 BREAKING: The U.S. government under incoming President Donald Trump should intervene to stop the EU from fining American tech companies for breaching antitrust rules and other violations, Meta chief exec Mark Zuckerberg said late Friday.
Full story: trib.al/IWW9g57
January 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
When I describe my international relations scholarship, I use the term “Post Westphalian” for a reason.
Investigations > Intelligence.
January 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Investigations > Intelligence.
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As everyone should know by now, the anti-trans rhetoric isn’t about “protecting women” in bathrooms or sports … but about removing trans people from public life. And it’s working. This is a big company, making a big change that isn’t about protecting anyone (except men from having to see tampons).
"at Meta’s offices in Silicon Valley, Texas and New York, facilities managers were instructed to remove tampons from men’s bathrooms, which the company had provided for nonbinary and transgender employees who use the men’s room and who may have required sanitary pads" www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/t...
Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Sprint to Remake Meta for the Trump Era
After visiting President-elect Donald J. Trump in November, Mr. Zuckerberg decided to relax Meta’s speech policies. He asked a small team to carry out his goals within weeks. The repercussions are jus...
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
As everyone should know by now, the anti-trans rhetoric isn’t about “protecting women” in bathrooms or sports … but about removing trans people from public life. And it’s working. This is a big company, making a big change that isn’t about protecting anyone (except men from having to see tampons).