Dean Baratta بطبطبط on twshiloh.bsky.social

Intel nerd, veteran, Gen X. ‘I didn't spend all those years playing Dungeons and Dragons and not learn a little something about courage

[Dean Baratta بطبطبط on twshiloh.bsky.social @TwShiloh]

A thread (without typos🤞 but lots of gifs!)of things related to #intelligence analysis that may be of interest (accidentally deleted an earlier version)

First up, using John Carpenter's 1982 horror movie The Thing to teach structured analytic techniques

https://t.co/qYFu5kUr61

[Dean Baratta بطبطبط on twshiloh.bsky.social @TwShiloh]

@ArlingtonNatl This belongs in Arlington as much as a monument to the 9/11 hijackers does, which is to say not at all.

No country or entity that took up arms against the U.S. should be honored at Arlington or DoD property. We wouldn’t have a Ft Bin Laden or USS Tojo.

[Dean Baratta بطبطبط on twshiloh.bsky.social @TwShiloh]

@MarshaBlackburn Are these the same IRS agents that are supposedly going to bust into the homes of god-fearing Americans with AK-47s, shoot their dogs and do audits? I thought the IRS folks were supposed to be the bad guys? Now she trusts them on decisions that aren't part of their jobs?

[Dean Baratta بطبطبط on twshiloh.bsky.social @TwShiloh]

Experimenting with BlueSky…you can find me at:
https://t.co/UPeLY80NTB

[Dean Baratta بطبطبط on twshiloh.bsky.social @TwShiloh]

@KevinMKruse Note the cultural touchstones they try to associate with DeSantis (they see these as compliments!)

1) A serial killer
2) an organized crime boss

Also, a lot of oiled up naked guys 🤷‍♂️??

[Dean Baratta بطبطبط on twshiloh.bsky.social @TwShiloh]

@DrSarteschi So…I guess no mother of the year award for her mom?

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@AlexC_EMHS @realJaredGoff But…they do offer free assistance in applying for food stamps!!

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@AlexC_EMHS

[Dean Baratta بطبطبط on twshiloh.bsky.social @TwShiloh]

@HeerJeet Just because it wasn't a MTLB shouldn't make it a big deal. An escalation *could* be if they used western supplied munitions to attack targets in Russia that Ukrainian forces couldn't hit in 2022.

[Dean Baratta بطبطبط on twshiloh.bsky.social @TwShiloh]

@AkiPeritz Another example why it’s bad to be a mercenary and even worse to be a Russian one.

[Dean Baratta بطبطبط on twshiloh.bsky.social @TwShiloh]

Just a reminder that states have laws on the books *right now* that could be used to designate groups like the #ProudBoys as #streetgangs and make things like recruitment a crime. #domesticterrorism #extremism #jan6 #insurrection

[Dean Baratta بطبطبط on twshiloh.bsky.social @TwShiloh]

@AlexC_EMHS Love these...So much better than those dumb, overused Punisher, Grim Reaper images.

I'd be really interested to know what the designers were trying to convey when they selected them and see how the public interprets them.

Can't go wrong with Wily E. Coyote.

[Dean Baratta بطبطبط on twshiloh.bsky.social @TwShiloh]

My concerns about this just in terms of providing decent analysis (ignore ethical/legal issues for the moment) are nearly infinite.

[Alex Banks @thealexbanks]

Things get even crazier.

AIP:

• Suggests optimal route based on terrain analysis
• Identifies and disrupts enemy communication nodes

You can then use AIP to summarise and submit the operation plan.

AIP has successfully helped you determine the course of action.

[Dean Baratta بطبطبط on twshiloh.bsky.social @TwShiloh]

@brianklaas The other lawsuits are still looming on the Fox horizon...

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@AkiPeritz Do they need to do that given they have supermajorities?

[Dean Baratta بطبطبط on twshiloh.bsky.social @TwShiloh]

When I worked street gangs and terrorism, pictures of both giving kids guns was a sign of their depravity, disregard for human life and just how different they were from normal people. Just saying...

[Dean Baratta بطبطبط on twshiloh.bsky.social @TwShiloh]

@AlexC_EMHS A good check to see just how consistent folks are on extremism is to ask if this is terrorism & then ask if throwing a molotov at an SUV dealership is too (assuming both motivations were ideological). I think you can argue yes or no to both but not a different answer to each.

[Dean Baratta بطبطبط on twshiloh.bsky.social @TwShiloh]

@AkiPeritz “…but…” = ignore everything I just said.

[Dean Baratta بطبطبط on twshiloh.bsky.social @TwShiloh]

@awinston As usual...there's a Yes Minister clip that applies...

https://t.co/cwQ0EHkZke

[Dean Baratta بطبطبط on twshiloh.bsky.social @TwShiloh]

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@jdickerson You should ask General Sherman!