Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM)

All opinions my own. Asst Prof @RidgeCollegeMU~ Intelligence analysis, & security risk. ZA diasporan.

[Women's Intelligence Network @womenknowintel]

🥳🎉Congratulations Dalene Duvenage (@foreknowledge1) on the publication of her recent chapter on "The Professionalisation of Intelligence in Africa" in the new volume Contemporary Intelligence in Africa! 🎉🥳https://t.co/HLR9Ov9B12

[Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) @foreknowledge1]

No idea abt the veracity of info…SSA hacked? South Africa's 'top secret security breach' https://t.co/ZpXIwPd556

[Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) @foreknowledge1]

I'm just so over the #musk shenanigans and the weird results of his new algorithms. So, after many years enjoying Twitter and making great connections here, I say bye!
I already follow a lot of you on LinkedIn, so see you there! Follow me on https://t.co/oBm5O0VM2F

[Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) @foreknowledge1]

The plot thickens: ZA Special Forces allegedly involved in Lady R mystery, assassination and abduction of ISIS-affiliated businessman: Russian Doll — an assassination, abductions and the mystery of the Lady R https://t.co/1PoWBVpTa6

[Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) @foreknowledge1]

Interesting development in ZA. More rules, while vetting process has been non-functional for many years! I was still waiting for my TS clearance when I left my previous employer after 9 years!
State Security vetting of NGOs an onslaught on democracy! https://t.co/SHQHGFL71J

[Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) @foreknowledge1]

@OkkiPepernoot Heartbreaking. Add this to illegal gold, diamond, nickel etc mining... It happens wherever the local population feels neglected and where high poverty leads to desperation. This happens all over the world. Hungry & desperate people don't worry about the environment.

[Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) @foreknowledge1]

Wow! Another South African diasporan making an impact!

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Phyllis Latour was born in April 1921 in South Africa. Her father was a French doctor married to Louise, a British citizen living in South Africa.

In 1941, she moved from South Africa to England and later became a Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent. The SOE was established to gather secret information and disrupt enemy operations in countries controlled by the Axis powers, especially Nazi Germany.

On May 1, 1944, she parachuted into Normandy to operate as part of the Scientist circuit. Fluent in French, Phyllis posed as a teenage girl whose family had moved to the region to escape Allied bombing. She cleverly rode bicycles around the area, selling soap and engaging in conversations with German soldiers.

Phyllis had a remarkable method for encoding military intelligence she obtained. She used one-time codes printed on a piece of silk, which she concealed by wrapping it around a knitting needle inserted into a flat shoelace she used to tie up her hair. She would then translate the encoded messages using Morse code equipment.

Despite being searched on several occasions and even brought in for questioning, the German authorities never suspected her hair tie's hidden purpose, leading to her release. Latour's efforts were crucial, and her 135 coded messages played a significant role in guiding bombing missions to enemy targets.

Remarkably, Phyllis Latour is the sole surviving female Special Operations Executive agent from World War II, and at the time of writing, she is 102 years old.

[Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) @foreknowledge1]

I'm torn between going to the rally to experience the madness first-hand OR do a prayer walk OR ignore OR stay at home and pray for more fruits of the Spirit.
@ghelt

[Erie News Now @ErieNewsNow]

City of Erie Plans to Bill Trump Campaign in Advance for July 29 Rally https://t.co/M9QA6gqgxI

[Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) @foreknowledge1]

@SilenceInPolish Livingstone

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Cool! Some of my best students are sports stars as well!

[Mercyhurst Lakers @HurstAthletics]

Mercyhurst Named ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award Recipient

📝: https://t.co/GbpDsTAlOs

#HurstAthletics

[Mercyhurst University @MercyhurstU]

Mercyhurst Cyber Security senior Jay D., a recent intern at the Erie County Office of Children & Youth and now part of the Secondary Action Intelligence Network Team, assisted in finding a missing person recently. Read more about this inspiring story: https://t.co/zVWXxFmA0O

[Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) @foreknowledge1]

@kwheaton Well done! I love the "like a staff officer"!

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@DrColinAtkinson @UofGlasgow @uofglibrary You should see the sunset from @MercyhurstU library over Lake Erie! I will try a photo and post as soon as I can!

[Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) @foreknowledge1]

@jmauslein @womenknowintel @IAFIE1 I listened to that one! 😟

[Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) @foreknowledge1]

I want to share some “spy” or intelligence related music with my students this semester. Any suggestions? @womenknowintel @IAFIE1

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@Intelcrim @womenknowintel @IAFIE1 Cool! Thanks!

[Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) @foreknowledge1]

@MuniraMustaffa @womenknowintel @IAFIE1 Sounds interesting! Anything that makes you think abt intel collection, analysis, biases, thinking skills, catching criminals, reflective thinking, SAT’s etc…

[Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) @foreknowledge1]

@MuniraMustaffa @womenknowintel @IAFIE1 Something reflecting tradecraft, not the sexy stuff. Unless “for you eyes only” has some lessons abt classification levels! 😜

[Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) @foreknowledge1]

A great summary of the insidious impact of corruption on the wildlife sector in South Africa. This happens when the moral fibre of my beautiful country disintegrates in favour of greed. Hats off to those who still fights against evil, despite all the odds. https://t.co/H8DgkFOcg5

[Dalene Duvenage (DSyRM) @foreknowledge1]

Romantic revolutionary - the unsettling sight of Julius Malema in a louche suit and power tie https://t.co/y4WBTt6dt7