Sean Gallagher
@thepacketrat.net
Birb stalker. Cat tree. Cyber Threat Researcher. Recovering cyber and natsec reporter. Meme war and US Navy veteran.
@thepacketrat everywhere since 1994. These posts are not my employers’. https://falling-anvil.com
@thepacketrat everywhere since 1994. These posts are not my employers’. https://falling-anvil.com
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Mockingbird wish me luck
February 15, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Mockingbird wish me luck
Red tailed hawk has places to be and small animals to eat
February 15, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Red tailed hawk has places to be and small animals to eat
Bluebird is so. Tired.
February 15, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Bluebird is so. Tired.
There is something about a fair winter sky .
February 15, 2026 at 2:50 AM
There is something about a fair winter sky .
Reposted by Sean Gallagher
Apparently, the FBI agents investigating the Epstein case had to look up where Wisconsin is.
February 14, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Apparently, the FBI agents investigating the Epstein case had to look up where Wisconsin is.
Ms Common Goldeneye is suspicious of your attention.
February 14, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Ms Common Goldeneye is suspicious of your attention.
Cedar Waxwing feeding frenzy in the cherry trees at Ft McHenry. They’re getting a little drunk.
February 14, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Cedar Waxwing feeding frenzy in the cherry trees at Ft McHenry. They’re getting a little drunk.
The Canada goose force is being led by General Ulysses S Brant.
February 14, 2026 at 11:48 AM
The Canada goose force is being led by General Ulysses S Brant.
Canada[s] now in control of Ft McHenry, led by General Ulysses S Brant. Shipping now at risk from geese with cannons.
February 14, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Canada[s] now in control of Ft McHenry, led by General Ulysses S Brant. Shipping now at risk from geese with cannons.
Squirrel gets lunch room bullied.
February 13, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Squirrel gets lunch room bullied.
Lunch with the steady customers
February 11, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Lunch with the steady customers
Fuuuuuuuuck , poor timberdoodles. Like I needed any more bad news.
Over 170 American Woodcock Killed by Week-long Freeze
Weather conditions conspired to prevent them from being able to feed.
www.capemaycountyherald.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Fuuuuuuuuck , poor timberdoodles. Like I needed any more bad news.
Reposted by Sean Gallagher
Epstein may be dead but what he represents is very much alive
February 8, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Epstein may be dead but what he represents is very much alive
The Newskies feed is a reliable source of scammer accounts. 🧐
February 8, 2026 at 12:37 PM
The Newskies feed is a reliable source of scammer accounts. 🧐
Reposted by Sean Gallagher
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work:
“Oh, {redacted} got phished again?”
“Oh, {redacted} got phished again?”
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"If you can provide me with that document lawfully and in a way that won't jeopardize you, it would help my reporting on this issue."
"If you can provide me with that document lawfully and in a way that won't jeopardize you, it would help my reporting on this issue."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Yes, there is a solution. Fairly straightforward, in fact. I think you'll like it a lot better than what you just suggested."
"Yes, there is a solution. Fairly straightforward, in fact. I think you'll like it a lot better than what you just suggested."
February 8, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work:
“Oh, {redacted} got phished again?”
“Oh, {redacted} got phished again?”
Reposted by Sean Gallagher
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"If you can provide me with that document lawfully and in a way that won't jeopardize you, it would help my reporting on this issue."
"If you can provide me with that document lawfully and in a way that won't jeopardize you, it would help my reporting on this issue."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Yes, there is a solution. Fairly straightforward, in fact. I think you'll like it a lot better than what you just suggested."
"Yes, there is a solution. Fairly straightforward, in fact. I think you'll like it a lot better than what you just suggested."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Yes, I will write you a letter of recommendation."
"Yes, I will write you a letter of recommendation."
February 8, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"If you can provide me with that document lawfully and in a way that won't jeopardize you, it would help my reporting on this issue."
"If you can provide me with that document lawfully and in a way that won't jeopardize you, it would help my reporting on this issue."
Reposted by Sean Gallagher
"From outside the newsroom, it looks more like Bezos’s plan is to hold the paper’s head underwater until it grows gills."
A newspaper writing its own death notice
My city no longer has a functioning newspaper. It’s true that the Washington Post still exists as offices in a building on K Street with its name out front, a site and an app, and an increasi…
robpegoraro.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
"From outside the newsroom, it looks more like Bezos’s plan is to hold the paper’s head underwater until it grows gills."
Reposted by Sean Gallagher
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
February 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
The other night after a particularly rough day, I made a White Russian variant using Kentucky Bourbon instead of vodka. It was good, but it left me with the question: what do I call this thing made with bourbon, a Mexican coffee/rum liqueur, and milk?
February 7, 2026 at 5:43 PM
The other night after a particularly rough day, I made a White Russian variant using Kentucky Bourbon instead of vodka. It was good, but it left me with the question: what do I call this thing made with bourbon, a Mexican coffee/rum liqueur, and milk?
Flat out lying. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/w...
February 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Flat out lying. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/w...