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I've been around. You've probably seen me around. I've never been cool. I know cool people and might know a few cool things.

Opinions ≠ my employer.


#security #physicalsecurity #lawenforcement #natsec #osint #physicalsecurity #securityculture
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Every now and then, I may say some cool things.

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I believe we underestimate the danger posed to us by people motivated to kill us all for the flimsiest of reasons and with little any motivation to value the surety of their demise in the execution of their plans to commit murder.

It's our greatest vulnerability as an ironically, predatory species.
Investigators believe there may be additional victims of Sunday's shooting and fire at a Latter-day Saint church in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan. So far, at least four people have been confirmed as dead and either others were wounded.
Michigan Church Shooting and Fire: What We Know
At least four people were killed after an attacker opened fire at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint building and intentionally set fire to the structure.
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Border patrol is patrolling the dangerous border between the Loop and... the other part of the Loop
UPDATE — Witness videos captured Border Patrol agents boating down the Chicago River today.

Also, there are multiple anti-ICE protests planned for the Chicagoland area this weekend.

More details ⬇️

thetriibe.com/2025/09/bord...
Border Patrol seen boating down Chicago River, raids at Cicero home and Northwest Side Home Depot, and more ICE protests planned • The TRiiBE
Here’s a roundup of federal agent sightings today, Sept. 25.
thetriibe.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Good news: STIs are down.

Bad news: People are still pretty fucking stupid.
CDC released provisional 2024 data on sexually transmitted infections (STIs). For the first time in years, overall reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, & syphilis are down ~9%. In 2024, over 2.2 million STIs were reported. That’s still 13% higher than 10 years ago.
www.cdc.gov/sti-statisti...
Sexually Transmitted Infections Surveillance, 2024 (Provisional)
The most recent national data for reportable STIs: chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea.
www.cdc.gov
September 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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You can say a lot about how much Bluesky sucks but they tried to cancel Dril here and are accusing Darth of suppressing free speech so you know we are COOKING WITH GAS
September 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I will say while expertise in a subject is in abundance here.

The echo chamber and lack of inconsequential conversations can make this place a bit stuffy.

That said, I've hung out over there long enough to know there's ZERO chance to have anything constructive over there.
September 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Dallas ICE shooter was targeting agents, not detainees, officials say

abcnews.go.com/US/ice-facil...
Dallas ICE shooter was targeting agents, not detainees: Officials
Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons said he would put all ICE facilities on a higher alert following a shooting at a Dallas field office.
abcnews.go.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Investigators identified the suspected shooter who killed a detainee at a Dallas ICE field office as Joshua Jahn.
Texas Officials Identify Joshua Jahn as Suspect in Dallas ICE Shooting
A person detained by ICE was killed Wednesday and two others critically injured when a gunman fired at a Dallas field office.
on.wsj.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Can't stress enough that this is why you use burners for EVERYTHING.
So... who gets to keep the phone numbers and use them "for promotional and marketing messages"? Trump? The RNC? The US government?

This all seems very, very sketchy and bad.
So a DC-based colleague sent me this -- but apparently to get alerts from the White House you have to agree to *promotional and marketing messages notifications and customer service communications*

Are other people seeing this? This seems like an obviously illegal use of public data.

1/n
September 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The thing about here and X is the level of expertise is well-endowed here on such a huge death of topics.
September 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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We used machine-learning tools in an attempt to recreate the method for cutting funding, and then applied it to past US NIH grants to reveal the broad-reaching consequences

go.nature.com/4pBArFH
What research might be lost after the NIH’s cuts? Nature trained a bot to find out
We used machine-learning tools in an attempt to recreate the method for cutting funding, and then applied it to past US National Institutes of Health grants to reveal the broad-reaching consequences of such action.
go.nature.com
September 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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A look at a very troubling development, even in the context of a hundred fires burning every day, with some comments by me
I looked into the group and the guy pushing the FBI to create a new designation of “transgender ideology–inspired violence and extremism”—itself a political project, meant to conflate the fact of trans people’s existence with extremism.
The Right​’s Baseless​ Project to ​Link Trans People​ With Extremism
A campaign for the FBI to adopt a new designation of “transgender ideology–inspired violence and extremism” is less about law enforcement than politics.
newrepublic.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Maybe it's not the generals who show up we need to be concerned about.

Perhaps, it would be worth noting who was allowed to fly with them that shall.
September 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
My daughter is 7 years old and told me the other day that we were besties.

She also wants to be a security pro like her old man.

And I've been on Cloud 9 ever since.

Time to initiate Project Athena - Phase 2.
August 9, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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struggling with an analogy here but imagine NASA posting a meme about how excited they are to return aviation to the pre-jet age
July 31, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Alan escapes entirely not near enough attention for getting rubbed down by minors...who also worked for Epstein.
“epstein’s lawyer” should be the de facto headline description for this guy forever
After a Martha’s Vineyard pierogi vendor refused to sell to him, Epstein’s lawyer plans to sue a farmer’s market so that they must sell to him.
August 1, 2025 at 1:03 AM
THIS.

OMFG - everything she said.

Why?

Because AI is a TOOL that is basing knowledge and even its analysis on human knowledge and insight.

It trains off us.

It doesn't develop new facts.

You still have to use your brain when using it.

At the end of the day, it's a chatbot - not God.
Don't just tell AI what you want.

Show it.
Context.
Examples.

<<Here's the analytical tone I need:

'The data suggests three primary factors, each requiring careful consideration.'

Now analyze my survey results in this style.>>

Monkey see, monkey do.

Even for robo monkeys.
July 31, 2025 at 7:06 PM
My brain is a little fuzzy but drafts of classified material are still considered classified and thus, have the same destruction requirements as what the finished product would have, if destruction were authorized, right?

It's weird how Patel was able to find a room that no other director did.
July 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
How do you properly dispose of highly classified documents?
July 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
What if the Cincy victims who were white were off-duty feds?

I have a small hunch about something.
July 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
It does them no harm to follow the procedure they know they'd be asked.

The court wants to be sure victims are fully protected and if not, it'll need to weigh how to do that if they play release.

IF they release the records, I'd imagine they would appoint a special master to decide on mitigation.
1/ DOJ submits brief court required for unsealing grand jury transcripts

First: As expected, DOJ appears to have run roughshod over victims.

Judges asked if DOJ had notified victims BEFORE coming to the court. DOJ tries to dodge in a way that's dumb and patent by saying "has now" notified victims.
July 30, 2025 at 5:06 AM
He's getting super impatient with Putin who has been punking the fuck out of him.

Trump figured the help he received from the Russians likely meant they respected him.

They didn't and that's beginning to become really apparent to him.

He feels disrespected.
Donald Trump announced off the cuff that his deadline for Vladimir Putin to reach a ceasefire deal with Ukraine or face consequences is ten days from Tuesday.
Trump Axes Putin’s 50-Day Deadline With Definitive New Date
The president has locked in a date for the Russian president to agree to a peace deal.
trib.al
July 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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We are discussing age verification to access the internet. If you don't want your child to access specific content on the internet, the solution is to parent your child, not to have the state forcibly remove the security, civil liberties, anonymity, and privacy of every adult using the internet.
July 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Yup.
U.S. Emergency Alert (ENS): "911 system in Honolulu overwhelmed with non-emergency calls, particularly traffic. Please use 911 for emergencies only."
July 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Oprah dipped out.

The right is going to be ALL over this.

Jesus Christ.
Oprah's G700 Took off from Kahului, Hawaii, United States.
July 30, 2025 at 3:51 AM