I have re-upped my paid subscription to Court Watch. And, if you have the means, you should too.

Today, we make the case why you should support Court Watch. Here’s our deeply transparent look at what it takes to make news. www.courtwatch.news/p/help-us-tu...

I've re-upped my paid subscription to Court Watch, and I think everybody who cares at all about the many legal cases of consequence afoot these days should too. I get subscription fatigue -- I only pay for a handful of outlets, and I'm a journalism dork -- but at $9/mo this is supremely worthwhile.

I worked for the CIA. Counterterrorism. I disobeyed illegal orders. Anyone else?

I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution. Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.

Your Tuesday reminder that it’s criminal that @courtwatch.bsky.social doesn’t have at least 2,000 followers

Dan Geer has a new essay on the shift toward indeterminism in computing and implications for security. “The limiting factor in offensive capability is not finding vulnerabilities, it is having the talent to turn them into dependable tools”. @daveaitel.bsky.social www.computer.org/csdl/magazin...

It is my long held belief that Top Secret! is the better ZAZ movie than Airplane! even as so many people I know disagree.

Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:

ICYMI: Lt. Col. Robert Stirm, the Air Force officer whose return home after 5½ years as a POW in Vietnam was captured in the iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph "Burst of Joy," reportedly died this week at the age of 92. Read more about Stirm here: bit.ly/4peSiBk

In case I’m wrong, go buy my book so you know what they were like the first time around. bit.ly/2DOUuh7

Campanile or Bell Tower Duomo di Siena - 1264 The square #Romanesque tower has an octagonal steeple surrounded by four little Pyramid-shaped pinnacles. On each side there are 6 windows which increase in size from the single lancet at the bottom to a sextuple lancet at the top. #SteepleSaturday

My step-grandfather was one of the lead financial forensic investigators who gathered documentary evidence used in those trials. I wish he'd lived to participate in that conversation. But he did leave us a book.

Let's have some fun today and announce the 6th Annual Layer 8 Conference! It will be TWO days!! June 5-6, 2026 in Boston Social engineering, OSINT, CTF, training, fun!

There is a really interesting section in Jonathan Haslam's book "Near and Distant Neighbors" where he talks about a KGB officer who put together the methodology, which Haslam lays out, by which the KGB figured out who at the US embassy was CIA.

Wrote a piece this week on the late David Rapoport's impact on me as a terrorism researcher and teacher. Will push out when released.

For a 70s/80s latchkey kid it was always on in reruns on the teevee after school. Radicalizing, in a good way. Also: Barbara Feldon. bsky.app/profile/carl...

If you are looking for informed voices on far-right (violence) in the U.S., here are some great follows: @milleridriss.bsky.social @davidneiwert.bsky.social @sjacks26.bsky.social @kathleenbelew.bsky.social @jmberger.com

Thanks for your fine contribution to this edited volume on covert action and how it is conceived and practiced (or not) around the world.

This is infuriating and immoral.

In this case, environmental activists in Okinawa have used the Japanese government's UNESCO bid in Okinawa as leverage to gain some concessions (previously undisclosed information) related to the US military's presence in Yambaru Forest. 3/3

In this article, I discuss how activists can use state-initiated processes (like UNESCO recognition) as leverage, a transnational activism pathway that has not yet been discussed in the literature. 2/3

I am incredibly excited to share that my article about UNESCO recognition in Okinawa and environmental activism has been published. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 1/3

SOMEONE HIRE JM. I will never understand why JM isn't the most securely-employed extremism professional in the world.

Years ago, I wrote Tom Lehrer a letter asking if he would be open to an interview, knowing full well that he would likely reject me. I assumed I would never hear from him, but to my surprise, he responded and rejected me. I am honored to have been rejected by such a legend. RIP Tom Lehrer.

Tom Lehrer, the popular and erudite song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other universities, has died. He was 97. cnn.it/4mcSD5N

RIP Tom Lehrer, the Harvard-trained-mathematician-turned-satirist whose silly songs used to poke fun at our sensibilities and brighten our days when we were younger. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...

Tom Lehrer made all of his music 100% public domain so if seeing people sad about his death makes you want to check them out… it’s free. he wanted you to share them. https://tomlehrersongs.com

Oh no. Tom Lehrer gone. At his great age, it’s not a tragedy, I know, but it just does feel bad not having his genius in the world.

My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.

Dan Geer and I write on lawfare about AI and code security : www.lawfaremedia.org/article/ai-a...

"[A]utonomy means losing the plot. Humans are about to find themselves on the outside looking in, facing security decisions made by AIs whose reasoning isn’t just complicated—it’s fundamentally inaccessible." @daveaitel.bsky.social and Dan Geer on how AI is reshaping code security.

For the last few days, online content farms on X, Facebook and Instagram have taken our original fact-based reporting and turned it into viral content without attribution. A thread on why that sucks and why it matters for small independent media organizations.

"2025 is on track to see more federal charges for threats against officials than any year they've tracked, dating back to 2013. Both 2023 and 2024 set new highs." @ginaligon.bsky.social @ncite.bsky.social www.ketv.com/article/omah...

… 2026 edition. #cybersecuritybooks #socialengineering #layer8con cybercanon.org/spies-lies-a... cybercanon.org/tracers-in-t... (5/5)

This vibe was lead by organizer, @Patrick Laverty, and clearly evident through the great group of presenters including @alethe.bsky.social, Ritu Gill, Micah Hoffman, Griffin Glynn, Josh Hoff, Becky Gaylord, Rebecca Markwick, and many more. Great day and strongly recommend joining the… (4/5)

…experts and authors @raebaker.net and Cynthia Hetherington. Rae even had a book signing for "Deep Dive", which is an upcoming addition to the Canon library. The main take-away of the day is the OSINT/SE community is incredibly strong with a heightened focus on ethics and helping others. (3/5)

…books from the Canon library like "Spies, Lies, and Algorithms" and "Tracers in the Dark". We learned that the University at Albany professor is a big fan of ours and provides #CyberCanon as a resource for his students. 🙌 There were also sessions by well respected #OSINT industry… (2/5)

📚 Books: The Original OSINT 🔍 Over the weekend, a member of our team attended the @layer8conference.com, an OSINT and Social Engineering focused event. Dr. Brian Nussbaum’s (@ilnuttree.bsky.social) interesting talk was right up our alley regarding OSINT National History referencing… (1/5)

Still one of the best books I've read in years #booksky

An organization providing cybersecurity assistance to emergency services has shut down at the end of May. The Emergency Management and Response - Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC) ceased operations after CISA cut funding earlier this year. www.darkreading.com/threat-intel...

I despise screens in cars, and I love buttons, and lately I've been driving a 2005 Lexus with about 90k miles on it that was almost perfectly maintained. This is what they took from you. This is what interiors used to be. Tape decks, six CD changers, and buttons that sound like thunder.

Like unhappy families, each microblogging site is batshit insane in its own way.

The overwhelming feeling I had from all of this was just one of awe. What an amazing incredible time to be alive in human history. A time in which heart surgery on an infant is not just _possible_ but incredibly safe and utterly routine. 8/

Join us for the Layer 8 Conference on June 14 in Boston! With special keynote speakers @alethe.bsky.social and @raebaker.net! layer8conference.com #OSINT #SocialEngineering

@rorycormac.bsky.social @dvanp.bsky.social @markstout.bsky.social Gen Lester and I are super grateful to our amazing group of contributors working with us on this project - 20 substantive chapters!! We learned so much about #covertaction outside of the anglosphere! Coming out in December 🎄🎉

Ever wonder what "signal problems" means when your train is delayed? It likely has something to do with a machine the size of a grand piano, built during the Great Depression. We take a close look at the tired equipment running the subway, and what could replace it www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

This looks fabulous! Congratulations @avramovok.bsky.social @markstout.bsky.social @rorycormac.bsky.social Genevieve Lester, @magslong.bsky.social and @dvanp.bsky.social.