Swear fealty to the crown and the crown will bestow its favor. This is yet another step is tamping down dissent by essentially requiring those in higher ed to censor the speech of their communities. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Is it too cynical to think that the federal government has accepted enhanced national security risk to flood the white collar talent market to manipulate supply-and-demand, force longer unpaid hours, reduce compensation baselines, and rehire at reduced expense? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

<cough> Bullshit <cough> Just continuing down the pathway towards a fully state-sponsored media environment. Nothing to see here. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Another lost season for DCU. What a waste. #SelltheTeam

Disheartening to see people vilifying warfighters for following lawful orders of their Commander-in-Chief in DC. It is wholly inappropriate, and exceedingly dangerous, to ask them to interpret the law themselves before the judiciary acts. Focus angst on politicians and empathize with the soldiers.

Yes, this.

Reinforcing exclusionary narratives, @washingtonpost.com continues to be way too casual about statements like “make its closest approach to the United States” when referring to the mainland while PR and USVI were closer and are certainly part of the USA. www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

Folks across the US unhappy about the Federal intervention in DC can help by pushing for statehood. The vulnerability that is being exploited is the lack of representative control. The mitigation is handing the power to the citizens and their elected officials as the proper check on Federal action.

I have infinite respect for all of those who have served our nation. Tubman is one of those exceptional warriors who serves as an example of what it means to serve with the courage, intelligence, and sacrifice to defend the values that our nation. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

I can’t remember ever receiving a press release through one of my government email accounts.

Congress seems poised to run a basic misdirection/extortion scam. House and Senate Republicans are going to bitch about how bad each other’s bill is to increase the public appetite baseline, then approve something more publicly appealing that is still the worst outcome constituents could imagine.

I’ve been on a plane for 5 hours. WTF happened in that time? Oh, that’s right, it’s the modern USA. Vamos!

My executive spouse produced a complex machine learning script to perform a cluster analysis of a bunch of unstructured data, complete with a ranked list of differentiating features and visualizations, including a word cloud of distinct categories. In 20 minutes. Never looking at code. Amazing.

People who pull through angled parking spots should have their licenses revoked.

I'm curious how many GOP leaders will encourage their kids (or grandkids, as is more likely the case) to trade schools over Ivy Leagues. I'll wait with bated breath.

There is only one truth. Our truth. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

According to the TJ Maxx men’s section, dads play golf, drink whiskey, and charge devices. At least golf includes disc golf - unexpected to see PGA-branded disc kits, though.

According to the TJ Maxx men’s section, dads play golf, drink whiskey, and charge devices. At least golf includes disc golf - unexpected to see PGA-branded disc kits, though.

“Let’s pause this conversation so I can find the right meme to respond with.” Modern marriage.

May the odds be ever in your favor. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Security fundamentals treated as optional. Classic Silicon Valley behavior. venturebeat.com/ai/elon-musk...

"And this was how they settled it in the end, for the city was doomed when it took in that horse, within which were all the bravest of the Argives waiting to bring death and destruction on the Trojans."

Loved the Thunderbolts*, but I couldn’t help but see Bob/Sentry as simply a recast Hulk to pair with the recast Black Widow. In the post-credits scene, it even sounded like Bob was worried about releasing “the other guy.” I look forward to the “sun getting real low” in Doomsday.

National security run by halo effect. What could go wrong?

One of my Google Domains, now Squarespace, domains is expiring. I decided it's time to transfer them all. That's the kind of shitty decision that tech people make impulsively with a shrug inner voice statement that "it won't take that long" only to get buried in "I should've seen it coming" issues.

He keeps saying "my lawyers." Think about that for a moment.

"Do your own research" has become the go-to conservative directive for ignoring science and seeking out misinformation that best aligns with individual beliefs. Usually, when someone says they "did their research," it means they found evidence online supporting their preconceived arguments.

Obviously, pretending to be an imbecile is all part of a brilliantly premeditated strategy to confuse the liberals and fake news media. Otherwise, why would it happen so often?

Seeing all the posts from security pros “heading to RSA,” I’m struck by how much I do not miss the rat race and witnessing the inevitable bad behavior. It’s been 15 years since my last trip and I have felt relief every year since.

Credit the US for making foreign elections major local news. I wonder how many Americans are casting ballots.

Waiting at the front of the line for the special US pre-customs check in Aruba to open, a woman behind me tapped my shoulder to explain to me how to enter the area to beat the wheelchairs. Her family must live in a Progressive commercial.

Seeing someone carrying a Dunkin’ box on the beach in Aruba is f’n weird. The food is so good and that’s what you go for? Must be from MA.

I’m vibing. Are you? But, the bigger question playing in mind is whether I’m an expert who knows what they’re doing or a noob who needs to be defended against. Jury’s out.

Game it out. Scenario: Flood the job market with tens-if-thousands of new talent. How do you prevent jobs reports from showing the impact? Answer: Claim that they were let go for performance reasons. Then, they won’t weigh down the jobs numbers by successfully claiming unemployment. Genius.

This will go down into the cybersecurity history books. I don't say many kind things about security vendors, but this is an epic job by the content marketing team at Wiz. www.cisomusical.com

Hey @altmadison.bsky.social, treat yourself to a nice homemade mocktail. Try this for your Cosmo fix: Lime seltzer (I like Trader Joes Lime Sparkling Water), a splash of cranberry juice, & a dash or two of bitters (like grapefruit for some zing). That has helped seen me off alcohol & lose weight!

Imagine if an "administrative error" by this president would result in someone you love being imprisoned / deported.

How to eliminate dissent in the US, according to this administration: - Revoke residency, student visas, or protected status. - Apprehend without cause. - Disregard judiciary review. - Deport without due process to a slave prison. - Refuse to return victims of proven improper actions. About right?

The biggest news in the Avengers: Doomsday cast is...Channing Tatum!

The 5 Is are now 4. There’s no way in hell our allies are going to share time-sensitive operational intel with the US now. Our OPSEC is most definitely not clean.

So much love for this article. It would only be better if titled, “Did Keira Knightly in ‘Bend it Like Beckham’ turn our kids gay?” That’s a question that deserves thorough examination.

If the Dems were in control of Congress and the Presidency, they would be calling for an investigation and heads would be rolling. Just sayin’

From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.

I'm thinking about writing a dummy's guide to using burner devices when traveling. Sadly, as a security and privacy expert, I recommend adding the US to the small list of countries where that kind of security control is prudent, especially when traveling on visas or permanent residency.

Though it's (sadly) very easy to assume something nefarious these days, given that the check-in agents accept a standard driver's license, this is most likely caused by a bad update to the airline kiosk software. If it were a policy change, that would also be reflected at the counter.

Some app kept stealing the window focus on my Mac MBPro. It was driving me crazy. I ultimately had to run a python script I found online to determine what it was...typing the commands one-to-two characters at a time. Try using a terminal window when focus keeps getting stolen. Excruciating.

I heard that the White House is now a Tesla dealership. Looking forward to the Spirit Halloween signage in Sept.

Eliminating federal funding for EI-ISAC and MS-ISAC fundamentally undermines an already tenuous national security infrastructure. It almost seems like the US is inviting state-sponsored attacks against municipalities and local officials - those on the front-lines of defending our democracy.

This is going swell.

Vacationing in London, it took my kid (and me) several days and wasted orders before we realized that "Lemonade" is Sprite. I had previously worked in the city for months, but I recently went on a family holiday for the first time there. Not one of those "charming" differences—just flat out wrong.