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Foreign malign influence investigator and AI specialist. Prior work tracking domestic extremism. STEM background.
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Musk and his thugs installing hard drives at the Treasury, OPM, and GSA.
My god.
This is going to be the most egregious data breach in this country's history.
Treasury alone maintains data on every taxpayer, their dependents, every business, partnership, trust etc.
My god.
This is going to be the most egregious data breach in this country's history.
Treasury alone maintains data on every taxpayer, their dependents, every business, partnership, trust etc.
February 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Musk and his thugs installing hard drives at the Treasury, OPM, and GSA.
My god.
This is going to be the most egregious data breach in this country's history.
Treasury alone maintains data on every taxpayer, their dependents, every business, partnership, trust etc.
My god.
This is going to be the most egregious data breach in this country's history.
Treasury alone maintains data on every taxpayer, their dependents, every business, partnership, trust etc.
By far the best book I’ve read on this topic. Really good way to understand why this feels and is so different than what we have experienced historically. It’s Autocracy Inc.
I wrote much of what I think about this election before it happened, so I am going to put it all together here. My book, Autocracy Inc, described the network of autocrats who seek to undermine democracy, inside their countries and ours
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725302...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725302...
Autocracy, Inc. by Anne Applebaum: 9780385549936 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the Pulitzer-prize winning author, an alarming account of how autocracies work together to undermine the democratic world, and how we should organize to defeat...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
February 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
By far the best book I’ve read on this topic. Really good way to understand why this feels and is so different than what we have experienced historically. It’s Autocracy Inc.
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"A private citizen with zero Constitutional authority is effectively seizing control of critical government functions. The Constitution explicitly requires Senate confirmation for anyone wielding significant federal power"
www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/e...
www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/e...
Elon’s Twitter Destruction Playbook Hits The US Government, And It’s Even More Dangerous
Remember how Elon Musk destroyed Twitter by ripping apart its infrastructure without understanding it? Now imagine that same playbook applied to the federal government. It’s happening, and th…
www.techdirt.com
February 1, 2025 at 7:51 AM
"A private citizen with zero Constitutional authority is effectively seizing control of critical government functions. The Constitution explicitly requires Senate confirmation for anyone wielding significant federal power"
www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/e...
www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/e...
Thread on the situation at the FBI below:
At least 8 senior FBI executives were ordered to resign or face termination. These officials oversaw critical areas such as national security, cybersecurity, and counter-terrorism. (1/3)
At least 8 senior FBI executives were ordered to resign or face termination. These officials oversaw critical areas such as national security, cybersecurity, and counter-terrorism. (1/3)
Trump's Justice Department launches sweeping cuts targeting Jan. 6 prosecutors, FBI agents
President Donald Trump's administration launched a sweeping round of cuts at the Justice Department on Friday that appeared to focus on FBI agents and others who worked on cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by his supporters on the U.S. Capitol.
www.reuters.com
February 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Thread on the situation at the FBI below:
At least 8 senior FBI executives were ordered to resign or face termination. These officials oversaw critical areas such as national security, cybersecurity, and counter-terrorism. (1/3)
At least 8 senior FBI executives were ordered to resign or face termination. These officials oversaw critical areas such as national security, cybersecurity, and counter-terrorism. (1/3)