Laura Thomas

@CIA case officer turned defense tech exec, writing about an America that can still win | @FuseEnergyTech | @Infleqtion | deeptech & natsec

[Laura Thomas @Lauraet]

When Kabul fell in August 2021, I worked the phones from an Airbnb bathroom in France to get Afghan mothers and their children through the airport gates and out from Taliban rule.

I have not stopped thinking about three of them.

A Mother's Day thread on what their stories should make us reckon with in the United States. 1/12

[Defense Innovation Unit @DIU_x]

A New Vision for DIU

[Laura Thomas @Lauraet]

What I’ve been up to lately @FuseEnergyTech 👇

[Colin Demarest @demarest_colin]

☢️ The war game was both a novel marketing tactic and a means to surface national-security concerns.

"When people think 'nuclear weapon' they think Hiroshima or Nagasaki and they say, 'Oh, that's never going to happen in this world again.'"

@axios https://t.co/P8wOVOdOf2

[Fuse Energy @FuseEnergyTech]

"We are building the future we want and preventing the future we don't want." - @JCBtaiche10 in the interview for @axios

[Infleqtion @infleqtion]

Two weeks after the signing of President Trump's quantum executive orders, Infleqtion's Matt Kinsella and Pranav Gokhale (@_pgokhale) were back in Washington for the @WhiteHouse Summit on American Quantum Innovation.

The conversation has shifted from policy to execution, with government and industry working together to strengthen supply chains, grow the workforce, and accelerate American quantum leadership.

The work of building America's quantum future is underway, and we're committed to helping make it happen.

[Laura Thomas @Lauraet]

Pretty cool to watch Air Force 1 and a stealth bomber at 2k feet from my window

[Laura Thomas @Lauraet]

Washington could have been king, but he chose to be a citizen. Measure every politician against that choice. Off to light the charcoal and eyes on the sky for flyovers.

Happy 4th! 🇺🇸

[Laura Thomas @Lauraet]

@MatznerJon Yes

[Laura Thomas @Lauraet]

Two thumbs up. Highly recommend if you’re looking for more than a “career” but a calling.

[CIA @CIA]

Are you ready to serve your country as a CIA Case Officer? In this challenging and rewarding role, you will gather human intelligence from assets around the world and work with foreign partners to conduct operations in order to safeguard our Nation. Learn more at https://t.co/ocBOBt8JaL.

[Laura Thomas @Lauraet]

@Chad_Nelson_ Happy Father’s Day!

[Laura Thomas @Lauraet]

@MatznerJon Nothing like some midnight Ravi

[Laura Thomas @Lauraet]

@whurley @CapitalFactory @JoshuaBaer So sorry to hear this news

[Laura Thomas @Lauraet]

@Robert4787 Great episode on Mark Kelton and this incident in the docuseries Inside CIA on the Hulu/NatGeo/Disney streaming platforms.

[Laura Thomas @Lauraet]

@wstrobel @axios 👀

[Laura Thomas @Lauraet]

@heinenbros Not their decision

[Richard Moore @XChiefMI6]

Magnificent tribute @mikepompeo and so true to the spirit of our partnership with @CIA . Thank you Mike.

[Laura Thomas @Lauraet]

@sarahadams @carolmswain @PstrAThomas I was randomly selected all the time and had even more scrutiny it seemed on a dip passport. It just availability bias fooling us into thinking there are hidden motives. Or choosing not to go thru the normal procedure 😄

[Laura Thomas @Lauraet]

@LarryPfeifferDC @Mpolymer Considering how hard it was to get the most basic accounting approved, this is mind boggling to me.

I certainly get how someone could scam the system for a while but to this degree…?

[Laura Thomas @Lauraet]

@realdeville1963 Great book

[Laura Thomas @Lauraet]

@2998x10tothe8 😂

[Laura Thomas @Lauraet]

@LarryPfeifferDC ❤️ Sue