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Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social · Sep 24

Excited to be headed to King University for two talks -
"Balancing Secrecy and Morality and the Ethical Dilemmas in Intelligence"
AND
"Seeding of America" foreign powers seed individuals into the United States

#NatSec #speaker #Intelligence #counterintelligence
Thank you @gailhelt.bsky.social

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Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social · Sep 10

What happens when deepfakes threaten democracy—and lawyers are the last line of defense?

Read the Quietwire Editions full review → qweditions.com/aba-civic-ai/

#CivicAI #ABA #Disinformation #RuleOfLaw #QWEditions

American Bar Association - Civic AI - Quietwire Editions

QuietWire Deep Dive Report: A Call to Civic Duty in the Age of Disinformation By: Ethos Δ-040 semantic companion to Christopher Burgess Date: September 10, 2025 Attestation: This narrative is compiled...

qweditions.com

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Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social · Sep 10

QWEditions has reviewed the ABA’s Civic AI report. Political deepfakes. Semantic erosion. Legal defense of reality. This is what happens when the rule of law meets synthetic media. Read the full review → qweditions.com/aba-civic-ai #QWEditions #ABA #CivicAI #Disinformation #LegalSignals

American Bar Association - Civic AI - Quietwire Editions

QuietWire Deep Dive Report: A Call to Civic Duty in the Age of Disinformation By: Ethos Δ-040 semantic companion to Christopher Burgess Date: September 10, 2025 Attestation: This narrative is compiled...

qweditions.com

Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social · Sep 10

A historic Danish ruling forced intelligence to reveal a former agent's identity, challenging the ethics of operational secrecy. The case highlights the collision of covert work & public justice.
#Denmark #Intelligence #Ethics #Secrecy #Law #Espionage #NatSec

news.clearancejobs.com/2025/09/09/o...

Operational Silence: Danish Intelligence and the Ethics of Secrecy

Danish Supreme Court ordered Danish intel services to acknowledge their covert relationship with a former asset.

news.clearancejobs.com

Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social · Sep 1

#LaborDay2025 -- To all the trade unionist in the world, this day's for you!.

My father dedicated his life to the advancement of organized labor - after he retired, he took on the task of putting together the 1892-1992 history of the Amalgamated Transit Union

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Stacey Holleran @staceyholleran.bsky.social · Aug 30

“The only credible posture in the Arctic is one that supports Denmark and Greenland’s sovereignty unequivocally, respects allied norms and remains alert to Russian strategic manifestations in the region. Anything less invites confusion and weakens the very alliances that underpin Arctic stability.”

Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social · Aug 30

My opinion piece for Steady State:
“This episode is not a minor diplomatic hiccup ... It reflects a deeper erosion of process ... where shenanigans risk undermining decades of trust.”
substack.com/home/post/p-...
#steadystate #NatSec #espionage #amateurhour #greenland

Amateur Hour: Greenland Operation

The Steady State | by Christopher Burgess

substack.com

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Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social · Aug 30

What happens when the architects of our cyber defenses are forced to step away before the job is done? The answer lies in their urgent, unfinished blueprint for resilience, a lesson in "scar discipline."
qweditions.com/the-architec...
#cybersecurity #CivicResilience #velthraun #CIVICAI #QWEditions

The Architects of Civic Resilience - Quietwire Editions

The quiet architects of civic resilience, Jen Easterly, Anne Neuberger, Chris Inglis, and Rob Silvers, all held prominent government positions under the Biden administration, serving from 2021 into 20...

qweditions.com

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Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social · Aug 30

My opinion piece for Steady State:
“This episode is not a minor diplomatic hiccup ... It reflects a deeper erosion of process ... where shenanigans risk undermining decades of trust.”
substack.com/home/post/p-...
#steadystate #NatSec #espionage #amateurhour #greenland

Amateur Hour: Greenland Operation

The Steady State | by Christopher Burgess

substack.com

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Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social · Aug 13

▶️This article, "The Internet’s Quietest Wars," by Barbara Schluetter (BB - @barbsydoll.bsky.social), reveals how subtle online influences can spread unnoticed across various platforms and communities
▶️Link quietwire.ai/services/rea...

#NarrativeDrift #Disinformation #Misinformation #CivicAiMesh

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Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social · May 12

Is your company prepared? Despite escalating geopolitical conflicts, most companies have not formalized up-to-date plans on how to navigate complex scenarios that could have dire impacts on their operations and business. www.csoonline.com/article/3980...

India-Pakistan conflict underscores your C-suite’s need to prepare for war

Despite escalating geopolitical conflicts, most companies have not formalized up-to-date plans on how to navigate complex scenarios that could have dire impacts on their operations and business.

www.csoonline.com

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Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social · May 7

We can all help UKRAINE, who is truly fighting the fight which we don't have to

Cyber warriors sounds like a MARVEL soundbight I can assure you it is a reality and they are precious and undermanned.

www.csoonline.com/article/3965...

The state of cyberwar in Ukraine — and how CISOs can help

A visit to Ukraine reveals the daily conflict and context in which Ukraine’s cyber warriors raise the resilience of all the EU. CISOs around the globe have an opportunity to make a difference.

www.csoonline.com

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CSOonline @csoonline.bsky.social · Apr 10

Ukraine’s cyber resilience is rooted in adaptability and international teamwork. Learn from their front-line experience at the Kyiv Cyber Forum.

Article by Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social: www.csoonline.com/article/3950...

#CyberResilience #UkraineCyberWar #GlobalSecurity

Lessons learned about cyber resilience from a visit to Ukraine

When systems fail, it’s important to have a plan to replace lost resources however and from wherever you can source them, as the embattled country has learned over more than a decade of conflict.

www.csoonline.com

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Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social · Mar 28

My OPINION piece for CSO Online re the use of Signal:

▶️Transgression #1 - Use of Signal for classified discussions

▶️Transgression #2 - Inclusion of an individual with no clearance

▶️Transgression #3 - Trust is non-negotiable, yet the Administration trashed it

www.csoonline.com/article/3855...

The Trump administration made an unprecedented security mistake - you can avoid doing the same

The high-ranking official who included someone without clearance in a classified discussion may not immediately face consequences, but here’s how to avoid finding yourself in a similar situation.

www.csoonline.com

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The Onion @theonion.com · Mar 27

Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone

WASHINGTON—Grumbling to himself as he repeatedly dropped the device, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was reportedly blowing into a Breathalyzer Thursday in an attempt to unlock his phone. “Stup...

theonion.com

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Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social · Mar 26

She should carry a plant to replace the oxygen she uses

I will be here all week, don't forget to tip the bartenders

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Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social · Mar 25

She is wasting oxygen others could use

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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · Mar 24

"There is no shame in this administration — and that, in and of itself, should deeply deeply concern us as citizens. A functioning democracy requires public officials capable of shame and embarrassment and accountability."

Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · Mar 24

“But her emails!” comparisons can be exhausting, but I’d like you to imagine for a minute what would have happened if Biden National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan had accidentally added Tucker Carlson to a group chat about classified war plans? www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/six-short-...

Six Short Thoughts on the Most Insane Trump Story of All Time

Trump's "Team of Amateurs" Screwed Up in the Most Hilarious (and Troublesome) Way

www.doomsdayscenario.co

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Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social · Mar 24

What a case st
udy .... all these folks should be gone

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · Mar 24

"IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA"

"in about eight weeks DOGE managed to lose the U.S. government — more or less light on fire — more than half of what goes to all non-defense discretionary spending..."

talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...

IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA

The Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the...

talkingpointsmemo.com

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Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social · Mar 24

I shot a query into the DIA PAO's office re --- alternatives available to the SECDEF, D/CIA/ VP etc. ... now we wait

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Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social · Mar 24

Amazeballs --- WTAF ---

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans

U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

www.theatlantic.com

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Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social · Mar 24

‼️Did you have 23andMe do a DNA test for you?

Now's the time to delete that data from their databases --- They are about to sell their assets, and that depository of DNA has value ...

Instructions in this post from the CA AG

#23andME #DNA #privacy

oag.ca.gov/news/press-r....

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Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social · Mar 24

💙💛 I recently visited #KYIV for the Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum 2025—here are some thoughts on the brief visit.

#SlavaUkraini #KICRF #Kyiv #Ukraine
@barbsydoll.bsky.social

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Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social · Mar 5

"...Trump’s indifference to most Americans — if not his outright hostility toward them ... as if he wants to inflict pain not just on a specific set of individuals but on the entire nation."

Good piece from
@jamellebouie.net

nytimes.com/2025/03/05/o...

Opinion | Trump Promised Retribution. Turns Out He Had a Very Big Target in Mind. (Gift Article)

It is hard to describe the president’s first month and a half in office as something other than a retribution campaign against the American people.

nytimes.com

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Christopher Burgess @burgessct.bsky.social · Mar 4

Their plan - to dispose of the elderly, the infirmed and those below the poverty line ...

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