Dr. Jim Ellsworth

@EINS_Institute@infosec.exchange
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I'm a retired, General Officer level U.S. Army Intelligence leader who's been in INFOSEC since the 1980s, when it was mostly mainframes & Novell. Certifications came after, when I was off leading in the PSYOP / counternarrative side of IO, so I don't have any & cannot claim to be any sort of technical expert--but I can still (in sha' Allah) talk intelligently with folks who ARE technical experts & help connect such discourse to strategic outcomes.

I'm also coming onboard as Associate Director of an academic Global & National Security Policy Institute, a Twitter refugee sold on the fediverse as the most resilient architecture to avoid getting co-opted by billionaires or governments, an observant Muslim & aspiring alim, and a senior EDUCATIONAL Technology scholar.

As I said in my old Twitter bio, "Yep--weird." :-D

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Dr. Jim Ellsworth8h ago
your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦1d ago

i keep forgetting to bring attention to this issue: the #fediverse needs an online payment processor that is NOT #Paypal.

https://mstdn.social/@juliewebgirl/114716564406122100

i do not use them as a bank. they have no reason to ask me for a photocopy of my passport and a mug shot (frontal and sideways). and this isn’t the only fuckery theyve pulled with me.

Stripe does NOT present itself as an alternative for individuals; only for corporate entities.

why are y’all using Thiel & Musk’s Paypal mafia bank?

Julie Webgirl (@juliewebgirl@mstdn.social)

Attached: 1 image So I decided to get my PayPal functional again. They want a business document to prove I am who I am. Fine. @elfin you're gonna love this one. There are 2 things they required. 1) personal id which had already been done ages ago, maybe proof of address (env.) and 2) business document So I send what's handy, a redacted excise tax doc from WA State. They approved that. But NOW... 3 more requirements appear INCLUDING PASSPORT Nope. I'm ripping all my data out & DELETE ACCT 1/ #infosec

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Dr. Jim Ellsworth8h ago
Steve Herman9h ago
"I am gravely alarmed by the use of force by the United States against Iran today. This is a dangerous escalation in a region already on the edge – and a direct threat to international peace and security," says UN Secretary General António Guterres. "There is a growing risk that this conflict could rapidly get out of control – with catastrophic consequences for civilians, the region, and the world."
Dr. Jim Ellsworth8h ago
Show threadPaul Cantrell9h ago
@erl @Tarnport
It’s only Doomscrolling if it’s from the Mt. Doom region of Mordor, otherwise it’s just sparkling anxiety
Dr. Jim Ellsworth12h ago
#GenocidesBodyguards
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Lauren Weinstein17h ago
Dodgers block ICE Gestapo, donate $1 million to families affected by Gestapo kidnappings -- WHERE IS BIG TECH?
Dr. Jim Ellsworth14h ago
In Two Weeks Hat14h ago
Turn Gestapo: The cleric can use their Channel Divinity ability to emit an aura of shame and righteous judgment. Any Gestapo, fascists, lickspittles, or thugs in the area of effect must use the waddle action to move at full speed away for three rounds timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...

ICE agents scatter as SD Bisho...
ICE agents scatter as SD Bishop Pham, other clergy visit immigration court

"Our presence made a difference," one priest said, quoting an immigration lawyer saying their client was given more time to prepare for another hearing.

Times of San Diego
Show threadDr. Jim Ellsworth14h ago
* Imagine calling yourself a believer, but thinking the all-powerful Lord of the Worlds only loves SOME of His creations, and needs OUR help to punish the rest for existing!
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emptywheel21h ago
As you read CATO's report on how 65% of the people ICE has detained committed no crime, remember that @padilla.senate.gov was asking why Kristi Noem always invoked the same 6 cases when Noem's goons assaulted him. That's why. www.cato.org/blog/65-peop...
Dr. Jim Ellsworth14h ago
Dan Gillmor1d ago

Must-read from Garrett Graff -- a topic that Big Journalism should be shouting from the rooftops.

Our top news organizations are merely covering it as just one side of a normal dispute, not the precursor to America's emerging police state.

https://www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-believes-it-will-never-face-accountability-again?utm_campaign=ice-believes-it-will-never-face-accountability-again&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=www.doomsdayscenario.co

ICE believes it will never face accountability again

The Trump administration is letting an unaccountable secret police form at the heart of our democracy.

Doomsday Scenario