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Veteran - Sun Devil alumni - Kinda young/Kinda old - Surfing the interwebs for info and memes - Amateur hunter of disinfo - Seeker of good peeps

[Sarah Adams @sarahadams]

The biggest lesson I learned in intelligence had nothing to do with secrets. People often assume intelligence is about having access to classified information. It isn't.

The best intel officers I worked with weren't successful because they knew more than everyone else. They were successful because they noticed the little things that others overlooked.

Before the attacks on September 11th, there were clues. Before COVID became a global pandemic, there were clues. Before Russia invaded Ukraine, there were clues. Before the Taliban rapidly retook Afghanistan, there were clues.

The problem wasn't that there was no information. The problem was that the information wasn't connected, prioritized, or ACTED upon.

Good intelligence starts by asking different questions.

What changed?

What's missing?

Why now?

Who benefits?

Those same questions matter just as much outside the intelligence world.

Whether you're evaluating a news story, making a business decision, preparing for hurricane season, or simply trying to understand what's happening around you, the goal isn't to know everything. It's to recognize patterns before everyone else does.

One unusual event rarely tells you much. But when several small indicators all begin pointing in the same direction, that's when you should pay attention. Your goal is not to predict the future, it's to reduce a surprise.

The next time a major story breaks, don't immediately ask whether it's true or false.

Ask:

(1) What do we actually know?
(2) What information is still missing?
(3) Who benefits from this narrative?
(4) Has something like this happened before?
(5) What would change my mind?

Most people consume information.

Think like an analyst instead.

The world doesn't need more opinions. It needs more people willing to slow down, ask better questions, and pay attention.

[R O N N I E @_goldensphinx]

@sentdefender Aside from the title and first sentence being incorrect (for now), it's a decent article. Here's the archived original article: https://t.co/rJwfSyYDIm

[R O N N I E @_goldensphinx]

I didn't know I could have received a refund! Tricky Photobucket...you knew what you were doing when you sent the email.
https://t.co/oZBCmkANIg

[R O N N I E @_goldensphinx]

@sentdefender They just stopped a brigade from going to their Poland rotation because of budget cuts...this isn't an addition of troops, it's a return to the status quo

[R O N N I E @_goldensphinx]

@sentdefender Are the videos about the teaching robot FLOTUS had in the White House earlier today?

[R O N N I E @_goldensphinx]

It all started as a school assignment! #MyXAnniversary

[R O N N I E @_goldensphinx]

@wavespeed_ai This looks great, if you need any help testing it out, I volunteer as tribute!

[R O N N I E @_goldensphinx]

I'm very excited to test this when it comes out of beta testing!

[R O N N I E @_goldensphinx]

@D1Wheeler I bet you're a blast at parties

[R O N N I E @_goldensphinx]

A chilling authoritarian Freudian slip: "the people are our greatest shield"

Maduro's rambling response when asked how he continues on, despite the US threat at his front door.

It's a statement that seems out of place with the rest of his rambling...was something lost in translation? Governments shield the people, not the other way around.

https://t.co/sqsEg8GmIL @ConflictsW @SA_Defensa @sentdefender

[R O N N I E @_goldensphinx]

@x0rn1L @sentdefender How much do clothes cost in the matrix?

[Intelschizo @Schizointel]

Update @GorillaOSINT is gone not 3 hours after Director of National Intelligence followed this meme account.

[R O N N I E @_goldensphinx]

@Asst_to_the_RM True patriots

[R O N N I E @_goldensphinx]

@NikkiNikkiTembo @sentdefender The machine itself is just a tool made of a bunch of sensors. National security polygraphs are very structured-the questions and answers are reviewed before the machine is even turned on. When the vitals go crazy, it takes a skilled polygrapher to dig in and see what's up

[R O N N I E @_goldensphinx]

@kirawontmiss In the Army we called them a geardo https://t.co/Ag9crbxgFU

[R O N N I E @_goldensphinx]

@toys_retro I was hooked!

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@edee817 @Trek3871D @RapidResponse47 @SecWar Put a bell on reporters so you know when they're walking your halls or are in your classified Signal messages on an unclassified medium.

[R O N N I E @_goldensphinx]

@zanbuilds CODE

[R O N N I E @_goldensphinx]

@FLNative63va @MAGAVoice I agree but they get paid on the 1st and the 15th of every month, they were paid already