Before The Rain aka Jerwayne Cook
@jerwaynebtr.bsky.social
Former CIA Officer and GCC and CT SME. Looking at the intersection of technology and security. Oak Cliff born and AZ based.
Moscow sentences Russian diplomat to 12 years for passing secrets to U.S. intelligence - www.reuters.com/world/russia...
Moscow sentences Russian diplomat to 12 years for passing secrets to U.S. intelligence
A Moscow court sentenced a former Russian diplomat to 12 years in a maximum-security penal colony for selling secrets to U.S. intelligence while on a posting to the United States, the Federal Security...
www.reuters.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Moscow sentences Russian diplomat to 12 years for passing secrets to U.S. intelligence - www.reuters.com/world/russia...
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What people don't want are doormats. The people are furious and they want the people representing them to be furious. They don't want open letters. They want consequences.
December 10, 2025 at 5:03 AM
What people don't want are doormats. The people are furious and they want the people representing them to be furious. They don't want open letters. They want consequences.
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China executes former official of Huarong offshore finance unit for graft reut.rs/4pkSFdO
China executes former official of Huarong offshore finance unit for graft
China executed on Tuesday a former general manager of China Huarong International Holdings, Bai Tianhui, for taking bribes totalling 1.1 billion yuan ($156 million), state broadcaster CCTV said.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:35 AM
China executes former official of Huarong offshore finance unit for graft reut.rs/4pkSFdO
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Writers and journalists with a support structure do better. (This doesn't mean they do not have talent!) If your parent works for the company, it is easier for you to get an internship. A trust fund allows you to live in the city where you work. A partner with health insurance allows you to LIVE.
December 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Writers and journalists with a support structure do better. (This doesn't mean they do not have talent!) If your parent works for the company, it is easier for you to get an internship. A trust fund allows you to live in the city where you work. A partner with health insurance allows you to LIVE.
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Everybody is going to be mad at me today. Let me apologize in advance. But the industry is set up for a particular person to be successful. And I'm not dragging comics here, because this is true for journalism and prose publishing as well.
December 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Everybody is going to be mad at me today. Let me apologize in advance. But the industry is set up for a particular person to be successful. And I'm not dragging comics here, because this is true for journalism and prose publishing as well.
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The only reason why comic book writers seem to be able to afford to live is because they married exceptionally well.
The only reason why comic book writers seem to be able to afford to live is that it’s physically faster to write a script than it is to draw that script
December 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The only reason why comic book writers seem to be able to afford to live is because they married exceptionally well.
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lauren boebert gave a handy to a consenting appropriately aged adult, thus making her a better person than apparently 70 percent or so of the most important and powerful men in the united states
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 AM
lauren boebert gave a handy to a consenting appropriately aged adult, thus making her a better person than apparently 70 percent or so of the most important and powerful men in the united states
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mr smith goes to washington except it's lauren boebert.
The attorney general and the FBI director, a manosphere podcaster bro, pulled into the situation room a member of Congress best known for getting kicked out of a Beetlejuice musical for drunkenly giving her date a handy, in order to pressure her about the president's child sex trafficking scandal.
November 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM
mr smith goes to washington except it's lauren boebert.
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“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
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@reuters.com #Chicago
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November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
@reuters.com #Chicago
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
Legit strike and you rescue survivors.
Exclusive: U.S. military holding rescued strike survivors on Navy ship, sources say reut.rs/4ouqatA
Exclusive: U.S. military holding rescued strike survivors on Navy ship, sources say
The U.S. military is holding two survivors aboard a Navy ship after rescuing them in the aftermath of a U.S. strike on Thursday on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean that killed two others, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Legit strike and you rescue survivors.
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Remember self-care. Sprinkle some joy in with the doom scrollin' and whatnot. I love you and there's absolutely nothin' you can do about it.
October 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Remember self-care. Sprinkle some joy in with the doom scrollin' and whatnot. I love you and there's absolutely nothin' you can do about it.
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Can we stop and talk for a minute about how ridiculous the idea that an adversary would launch just one missile is? ‘Cause it’s kinda really important. It’s like “vampires and zombies exist” level of belief suspension but nobody calls Twilight an important movie to watch.
A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch. n.pr/48przga
Every moment pops in the nuclear thriller 'A House of Dynamite'
A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch.
n.pr
October 12, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Can we stop and talk for a minute about how ridiculous the idea that an adversary would launch just one missile is? ‘Cause it’s kinda really important. It’s like “vampires and zombies exist” level of belief suspension but nobody calls Twilight an important movie to watch.
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Jason always scores big.
This is what journalism SHOULD look like.
This is what journalism SHOULD look like.
🚨 EXPLOSIVE NEW report based on the 18K emails @business obtained from Jeffrey Epstein's personal Yahoo account: new details about the academics, attorneys and media specialists who helped him—in different ways and to varying degrees
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www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
September 26, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Jason always scores big.
This is what journalism SHOULD look like.
This is what journalism SHOULD look like.
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Hundreds of Moldovan Orthodox priests received an offer that seemed too good to be true: a paid pilgrimage to visit the most significant religious sites in Moscow. The catch: they were told to set up social media channels to influence Moldova's elections reut.rs/4gLOAfk
September 26, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Hundreds of Moldovan Orthodox priests received an offer that seemed too good to be true: a paid pilgrimage to visit the most significant religious sites in Moscow. The catch: they were told to set up social media channels to influence Moldova's elections reut.rs/4gLOAfk
Never forget
September 24, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Never forget
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will it be like thrift shopping here
September 23, 2025 at 4:24 AM
will it be like thrift shopping here
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do clothes get left behind
September 23, 2025 at 4:22 AM
do clothes get left behind
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NEW: EU cybersecurity agency ENISA says the airport disruptions across Europe this weekend were caused by a ransomware attack.
The attack targeted Collins Aerospace and its check-in system called Muse.
techcrunch.com/2025/09/22/e...
The attack targeted Collins Aerospace and its check-in system called Muse.
techcrunch.com/2025/09/22/e...
EU cyber agency confirms ransomware attack causing airport disruptions | TechCrunch
A cyberattack targeting Collins Aerospace, a provider of airport check-in systems, sparked delays and disrupted flights across Europe over the weekend.
techcrunch.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: EU cybersecurity agency ENISA says the airport disruptions across Europe this weekend were caused by a ransomware attack.
The attack targeted Collins Aerospace and its check-in system called Muse.
techcrunch.com/2025/09/22/e...
The attack targeted Collins Aerospace and its check-in system called Muse.
techcrunch.com/2025/09/22/e...
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Unnerving point from @bcfinucane.bsky.social: The White House appears to be quietly trying to get Republicans to formally turn over a large swath of Congress's warmaking powers to Trump. That's what this new draft bill would do.
From our pod discussion:
newrepublic.com/article/2007...
From our pod discussion:
newrepublic.com/article/2007...
September 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Unnerving point from @bcfinucane.bsky.social: The White House appears to be quietly trying to get Republicans to formally turn over a large swath of Congress's warmaking powers to Trump. That's what this new draft bill would do.
From our pod discussion:
newrepublic.com/article/2007...
From our pod discussion:
newrepublic.com/article/2007...
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1.) Going forward, journalists must sign a pledge not to gather any information, including unclassified reports, that hasn't been authorized for release.
2.) If you don't obey you lose your press credentials, and they are your ticket to— actually those credentials are kinda worthless now so...
2.) If you don't obey you lose your press credentials, and they are your ticket to— actually those credentials are kinda worthless now so...
The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.
Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon
The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.
www.npr.org
September 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
1.) Going forward, journalists must sign a pledge not to gather any information, including unclassified reports, that hasn't been authorized for release.
2.) If you don't obey you lose your press credentials, and they are your ticket to— actually those credentials are kinda worthless now so...
2.) If you don't obey you lose your press credentials, and they are your ticket to— actually those credentials are kinda worthless now so...
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Tom Homan to join Harvard’s Institute of Politics
September 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Tom Homan to join Harvard’s Institute of Politics
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No, it doesn’t “teeter.”
September 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
No, it doesn’t “teeter.”
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John Roberts's "there's no such thing as corruption" and "the president has the right to use the DOJ as his personal law firm" jurisprudence is really working out well for us.
September 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
John Roberts's "there's no such thing as corruption" and "the president has the right to use the DOJ as his personal law firm" jurisprudence is really working out well for us.
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Angela Paxton filed for divorce from Texas AG Ken Paxton in July, accusing her husband of adultery.
The records were placed under seal, but a group of 8 news organizations—including ProPublica, @kutnews.bsky.social and @texastribune.org—are arguing in court that the records are of public interest.
The records were placed under seal, but a group of 8 news organizations—including ProPublica, @kutnews.bsky.social and @texastribune.org—are arguing in court that the records are of public interest.
ProPublica and Other News Organizations Fight to Unseal Texas AG Ken Paxton’s Divorce Records
A group of eight state and national media organizations are arguing that the records are of public interest, especially in light of Paxton’s bid for a U.S. Senate seat.
www.propublica.org
September 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Angela Paxton filed for divorce from Texas AG Ken Paxton in July, accusing her husband of adultery.
The records were placed under seal, but a group of 8 news organizations—including ProPublica, @kutnews.bsky.social and @texastribune.org—are arguing in court that the records are of public interest.
The records were placed under seal, but a group of 8 news organizations—including ProPublica, @kutnews.bsky.social and @texastribune.org—are arguing in court that the records are of public interest.