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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

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    1. the grugq‏ @thegrugq 9 Aug 2017

      I wrote about ISIS OPSEC and real world security.https://medium.com/@thegrugq/isis-remote-control-agent-opsec-3d0e02b35fbf?source=linkShare-8c278323b47c-1502292594 …

      10 replies 98 retweets 184 likes
    2. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 9 Aug 2017
      Replying to @thegrugq

      Is this the thing you were wondering whether you already wrote up on Medium?

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    3. the grugq‏ @thegrugq 9 Aug 2017
      Replying to @emptywheel

      Yes

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    4. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 9 Aug 2017
      Replying to @thegrugq

      It was a different take the last time you wrote it, when you were talking the opsec of ISIS guys recruited from criminals.

      2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
    5. the grugq‏ @thegrugq 9 Aug 2017
      Replying to @emptywheel

      There’s another one more recent that looks at a dangle operation. It’s clear they haven’t formalized and standardized their security.

      1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
    6. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 9 Aug 2017
      Replying to @thegrugq

      Yup. Interesting their TrueCrypt dead drops (may have) been abandoned.

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    7. the grugq‏ @thegrugq 9 Aug 2017
      Replying to @emptywheel

      Yeah, never been mentioned again. Only mobile messengers. Too bad for them, the dead drop was probably worth pursuing.

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    8. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 9 Aug 2017
      Replying to @thegrugq

      But as you note, not clear they've got that kind of recruit anymore.

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    9. the grugq‏ @thegrugq 9 Aug 2017
      Replying to @emptywheel

      They have quality issues. But just when it looks really bad, the Australia plot with smuggled bomb parts shows up. So, wtf is going on?!

      3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
    10. the grugq‏ @thegrugq 9 Aug 2017
      Replying to @thegrugq @emptywheel

      They can still be surprisingly innovative, although the attacker never even made it past checkin, so quality issues (again)?

      2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 9 Aug 2017
      Replying to @thegrugq

      Right--precisely my point. Never made it past check in in what I newly suspect is a big weak point in intl airline security.

      5:16 PM - 9 Aug 2017
      2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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        2. the grugq‏ @thegrugq 9 Aug 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel

          Yeah, and this I think is the lack of training showing through. You can get suicidal murderers to volunteer, but you can’t make them think

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        3. ? poi{0x0F.CKS}‏ @_upsec_ 9 Aug 2017
          Replying to @thegrugq @emptywheel

          Isn't that consistent with Darwin's theory though?

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        4. the grugq‏ @thegrugq 9 Aug 2017
          Replying to @_upsec_ @emptywheel

          the grugq Retweeted the grugq

          I think it’s a variant on JB Bell.https://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/895159090577637376 …

          the grugq added,

          the grugq @thegrugq
          Since there are no professional rebels, the litany of blunder is long and the active life of many in the underground short. —JB Bell
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        2. Lemon Slayer‏ @LemonSlayerUS 9 Aug 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel @thegrugq

          But military grade explosives successfully transshipped from Turkey to Australia via commercial cargo flight, so BFD in & of itself.

          3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. the grugq‏ @thegrugq 9 Aug 2017
          Replying to @LemonSlayerUS @emptywheel

          Out of Turkey, and I’m gonna go out on a limb and say “corruption was involved”…

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        4. Lemon Slayer‏ @LemonSlayerUS 9 Aug 2017
          Replying to @thegrugq @emptywheel

          Real possibility! Could also be that commercial cargo flights have far less stringent security checks than passenger flights.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        5. the grugq‏ @thegrugq 9 Aug 2017
          Replying to @LemonSlayerUS @emptywheel

          They certainly due, but I’m still leaning towards what I know about how the world works in developing nations — corruption

          2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        6. the grugq‏ @thegrugq 9 Aug 2017
          Replying to @thegrugq @LemonSlayerUS @emptywheel

          I reckon the use of the meat mincer as cover during deployment was to evade X-raying luggage. Still weird though.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        7. Lemon Slayer‏ @LemonSlayerUS 9 Aug 2017
          Replying to @thegrugq @emptywheel

          Australia claimed test after fact proved wouldn't get past security, but...

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        8. the grugq‏ @thegrugq 9 Aug 2017
          Replying to @LemonSlayerUS @emptywheel

          They have absolutely no reason to lie or juke the tests, so I reckon that’s the truth. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

          2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        9. Lemon Slayer‏ @LemonSlayerUS 9 Aug 2017
          Replying to @thegrugq @emptywheel

          I'm a bit more skeptical with claim. Don't know details of "simulation" in Australia's claim & details count. Not dismissing, but skeptical.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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