Annie Searle
@riskdetective.bsky.social
Operational risk consultant on critical infrastructure, risk, cyber, ethics, and leadership | Author of “Advice From a Risk Detective” & “Risk Reconsidered” | Public speaker, UW emeritus associate teaching professor | www.anniesearle.com
2025 Holiday Card watercolor. "Look for the Light."
December 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
2025 Holiday Card watercolor. "Look for the Light."
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My December column for ASA News & Notes looks at how Project 2025 has managed to hollow out the Departments of Justice and State.
My December column for ASA News & Notes looks at how Project 2025 has managed to hollow out the Departments of Justice and State.
Trouble's Brewing — ASA
No surprises in that headline because we’ve had trouble leap out at us at the federal level for nearly a year. There are so many examples to choose from, not only in the executive branch, but in Con...
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December 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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My December column for ASA News & Notes looks at how Project 2025 has managed to hollow out the Departments of Justice and State.
My December column for ASA News & Notes looks at how Project 2025 has managed to hollow out the Departments of Justice and State.
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Here's our September newsletter, 24 years after 9/ll, looking at some of the 9/11 Commission recommendations and intentions against today's backdrop. "Chaos is not policy."
Here's our September newsletter, 24 years after 9/ll, looking at some of the 9/11 Commission recommendations and intentions against today's backdrop. "Chaos is not policy."
ASA News & Notes — ASA
ASA News & Notes includes a monthly column from Annie Searle, a well as new research notes from ASA's Institute for Risk and Innovation, as well as links to other risk-related news, events and researc...
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September 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Here's our September newsletter, 24 years after 9/ll, looking at some of the 9/11 Commission recommendations and intentions against today's backdrop. "Chaos is not policy."
Here's our September newsletter, 24 years after 9/ll, looking at some of the 9/11 Commission recommendations and intentions against today's backdrop. "Chaos is not policy."
www.anniesearle.com/newsletter
Here’s our August newsletter with my column titled “Everything is For Sale.”
Here’s our August newsletter with my column titled “Everything is For Sale.”
ASA News & Notes — ASA
ASA News & Notes includes a monthly column from Annie Searle, a well as new research notes from ASA's Institute for Risk and Innovation, as well as links to other risk-related news, events and researc...
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August 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Here’s our August newsletter with my column titled “Everything is For Sale.”
Here’s our August newsletter with my column titled “Everything is For Sale.”
Autumn is coming.
August 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Autumn is coming.
The Supreme Court Owes the Country Explanations for Its Big Decisions www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/o.... Good job, Editorial Board!
Opinion | The Supreme Court Owes the Country Explanations for Its Big Decisions
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August 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The Supreme Court Owes the Country Explanations for Its Big Decisions www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/o.... Good job, Editorial Board!
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Brave employees at our Department of State. May they be protected.
If you tap and zoom in, you’ll see it:
WOMEN’S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN
RIGHTS
Spelled from the windows of the U.S. State Department, July 11th. A quiet defiance. Because only solidarity, strength, and resistance can hold the line against rising fascism.
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WOMEN’S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN
RIGHTS
Spelled from the windows of the U.S. State Department, July 11th. A quiet defiance. Because only solidarity, strength, and resistance can hold the line against rising fascism.
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July 13, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Brave employees at our Department of State. May they be protected.
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Here's our July issue of ASA News & Notes, including a column in which I look at the consequences of ignorant cuts to personnel and budget at FEMA and at the National Weather Service.
Here's our July issue of ASA News & Notes, including a column in which I look at the consequences of ignorant cuts to personnel and budget at FEMA and at the National Weather Service.
ASA News & Notes — ASA
ASA News & Notes includes a monthly column from Annie Searle, a well as new research notes from ASA's Institute for Risk and Innovation, as well as links to other risk-related news, events and researc...
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July 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Here's our July issue of ASA News & Notes, including a column in which I look at the consequences of ignorant cuts to personnel and budget at FEMA and at the National Weather Service.
Here's our July issue of ASA News & Notes, including a column in which I look at the consequences of ignorant cuts to personnel and budget at FEMA and at the National Weather Service.
16 years later…
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July 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
16 years later…
Diane Arbus, Everything Everywhere All at Once www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/a...
An unforgettable photographer’s work at the Armory this summer.
An unforgettable photographer’s work at the Armory this summer.
Diane Arbus, Everything Everywhere All at Once
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June 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Diane Arbus, Everything Everywhere All at Once www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/a...
An unforgettable photographer’s work at the Armory this summer.
An unforgettable photographer’s work at the Armory this summer.
Here's the unadorned column, so relevant as we watch or participate in events this week.
Now is the Time. — ASA
No matter how many column inches are written about the Trump administration to analyze its behavior, the facts do not change and they lead to an inescapable conclusion, best summarized by Bruce Spri...
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June 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Here's the unadorned column, so relevant as we watch or participate in events this week.
Here's our June newsletter, with a column from me titled "Now is the Time."
ASA News & Notes — ASA
ASA News & Notes includes a monthly column from Annie Searle, a well as new research notes from ASA's Institute for Risk and Innovation, as well as links to other risk-related news, events and researc...
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June 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Here's our June newsletter, with a column from me titled "Now is the Time."
Here's this month's ASA column, "Beyond the Pale." At the bottom of the column, you'll find a link to my April column, which I neglected to post earlier. It's called "The Consequences of Chaos."
Thank you to all those who have written me with your comments and encouragement.
Thank you to all those who have written me with your comments and encouragement.
Beyond the Pale — ASA
Most of what I’m writing about this month is beyond the pale, which means actions that are “bizarre, outside the bounds of civilized behavior.” The behavior of the Trump administration is corrupt an...
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May 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Here's this month's ASA column, "Beyond the Pale." At the bottom of the column, you'll find a link to my April column, which I neglected to post earlier. It's called "The Consequences of Chaos."
Thank you to all those who have written me with your comments and encouragement.
Thank you to all those who have written me with your comments and encouragement.
Reposted by Annie Searle
Library Journal has recognized the iSchool's Sandy Littletree and MLIS alum Nicola Andrews as 2025 Movers and Shakers in the “Change Agents” category!🎉🥳
Read more about their recognition here: bit.ly/437jWX8
Read more about their recognition here: bit.ly/437jWX8
May 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Library Journal has recognized the iSchool's Sandy Littletree and MLIS alum Nicola Andrews as 2025 Movers and Shakers in the “Change Agents” category!🎉🥳
Read more about their recognition here: bit.ly/437jWX8
Read more about their recognition here: bit.ly/437jWX8
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It all makes more sense when you realize DOGE was never about saving Americans money. It was about gaining access to your data and building a weaponized political machine to use against the public.
April 25, 2025 at 1:54 AM
It all makes more sense when you realize DOGE was never about saving Americans money. It was about gaining access to your data and building a weaponized political machine to use against the public.
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Our April ASA newsletter, with my column titled "The Consequences of Chaos."
Our April ASA newsletter, with my column titled "The Consequences of Chaos."
ASA News & Notes — ASA
ASA News & Notes includes a monthly column from Annie Searle, a well as new research notes from ASA's Institute for Risk and Innovation, as well as links to other risk-related news, events and researc...
www.anniesearle.com
April 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Our April ASA newsletter, with my column titled "The Consequences of Chaos."
Our April ASA newsletter, with my column titled "The Consequences of Chaos."
First passport photo.
April 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
First passport photo.
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-.... One of two significant pieces. in today’s WSJ.
Opinion | The Constitutionalists: John Roberts and Donald Trump
Many of the president’s actions align with the chief justice’s efforts to restore the U.S. government’s structural integrity.
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March 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-.... One of two significant pieces. in today’s WSJ.
Hurtling through space and time. Watercolor 2024.
March 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Hurtling through space and time. Watercolor 2024.
Congratulations Sean!
🎉 Red Sift has been named a Top 50 company in the 2025 Emerging Stars Awards for Best Performing Company – Security & Infrastructure by Megabuyte!
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Read the announcement: blog.redsift.com/awards/red-s...
March 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Congratulations Sean!
Welcome Spring! Show us your stuff.
March 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Welcome Spring! Show us your stuff.