Megan Stifel
@megans.bsky.social
Mom. Cyber & NatSec policy and law. Not what you might think. 🇺🇸
New: cops are using Flock to track people, not cars. We reviewed Flock search data and found many, many cases of cops searching for people based on their appearance, race, tattoos, etc. Some searches are so vague like "tall man" that innocent people likely swept up www.404media.co/how-cops-use...
How Cops Use Flock to Track People, Not Cars
Cops have used Flock's FreeForm search feature to look for people with tattoos and wearing specific sport shirts, and searches sometimes include the target's race, according to data reviewed by 404 Me...
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Just in: It's the first known instance of officials investigating suspected insider trading on a prediction market from inside the White House.
Federal officials probe whether White House teleprompter profited off Trump's words
It's the first known instance of officials investigating suspected insider trading on a prediction market from inside the White House.
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Tom Homan: "It all go backs to the Dems ... there's still gonna be more bloodshed unless they shut their mouth and let ICE enforce the laws that they enacted."
How To Steal The 2026 Election Tonight Isn't About 2020… open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
Tonight's Speech Is Not About 2020
It's A Warmup for 2026 Election Destruction
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OSSOFF: Who won the 2020 election? CLAYTON: Uhm, you know, I'm not going to do this with you O: This is a job interview. You have an obligation to be honest with the committee. Who won the 2020 election? C: I'm not gonna get into that with you O: You're not being honest or forthright C: ...
Please explain to me how the same senators who voted for the Epstein Transparency Acf would now vote to confirm the man who’s leading the continuing coverup of the Epstein files.
Fantastic work by @thorinklosowski.com at @eff.org looking at the state of fitness tracker privacy. Most wearable makers don't end-to-end encrypt your data, so police/feds (and hackers!) can get your health data — and almost none publish a transparency report, so we may never know if they do.
Most Smart Watches, Rings, and Bands Lack Basic Transparency Reports and Key Privacy Features
Oura Rings, Garmin GPS fitness watches, Apple Watches, Whoop bands—every year, more and more tech devices are promising to monitor our health and fitness, guide us toward healthier living, and provide...
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Your regular reminder that facts are stubborn things. Don’t take the bait, esp tonight
Mayor Pete not taking the bait
ALT: Mayor Pete not taking the bait
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A 3-year-old girl watched ICE murder her father yesterday. We all watched Sebastian Guerrero’s final moments through our phones. We can scroll away — but Sebastian’s 3-year-old daughter cannot.
JUST IN: 13th straight rejection of DOJ's legal effort to compel states to turn over their voter rolls. George W. Bush-appointed Judge Thomas Johnston wonders what DOJ is really driving at. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
As AI models become more advanced, concerns over national security, cyber threats, and loss of control continue to rise. In her latest analysis for #Claroty, IST’s @megans.bsky.social argues that we don't need to panic—we need to prepare. 🛡️ Read more:
Securing the Frontier: Moving Past AI Fear and Toward Systemic Incentives
Megan Stifel, Chief Strategy Officer for the Institute for Security and Technology, urges the cybersecurity community to use its collective intelligence to ensure the risks posed by the vulnerability ...
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JUST IN: A federal judge in California has issued a nationwide block on ICE's policy of conducting arrests at immigration courthouses. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Order on Motion for Partial Summary Judgment AND Order on Motion for Partial Summary Judgment AND Order on Motion to Certify Class – #205 in Pablo Sequen v. Albarran (N.D. Cal., 5:25-cv-06487) – Court...
ORDER RE: 172 MOTIONS FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION AND 175 176 SUMMARY JUDGMENT. Signed by Judge P. Casey Pitts on 6/23/2026. (crr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/23/2026) (Entered: 06/23/2026)
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Egypt and Iran have requested that Pride events in Seattle during their World Cup match be canceled and… no. Welcome to Seattle. This might be the most patriotic I’ve felt in my life. Pride isn’t happening during your game; you’re here during Pride. Suck a rainbow. apnews.com/article/worl...
Iran and Egypt will meet, uncomfortably, in Seattle's World Cup 'Pride Match'
Egypt and Iran are two of the most repressive countries for gays and lesbians. But by sheer coincidence they will square off in a World Cup “Pride Match” in Seattle coinciding with the city’s annual c...
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Stephen Miller was reportedly the driving force behind the DOJ's recent memo authorizing states to institutionalize people with disabilities rather than fund community-based care
Stephen Miller Said to Drive DOJ Memo Eroding Disability Rights
White House adviser Stephen Miller was the driving force behind the Justice Department’s recent memo authorizing states to institutionalize people with disabilities rather than fund community-based ca...
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Tulsi Gabbard dumped a pile of docs & claimed they were evidence of a vast plot by Fauci to manipulate intelligence, cover up the lab leak, & conceal his role in creating Covid. They weren’t. In reality, Gabbard’s documents undermine her. Here’s what they say… www.lawfaremedia.org/article/tuls...
Tulsi Gabbard’s Fauci Files Don’t Prove What She Says They Prove
Gabbard’s declassification theater is a case study in politicizing intelligence.
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Every time he floats a third, fourth, or “200 more” terms, many treat it as a joke. But each time he says it, he’s normalizing the idea.
EXCLUSIVE: Pete Hegseth continues his purge of the military’s senior ranks, as General Chris “C. D.” Donahue, widely seen as one of the Army’s rising stars, will step down, Nancy A. Youssef and Missy Ryan report.
Another Top General Is Out at the Pentagon
C. D. Donahue, the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan, is the latest in a long line of military departures.
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I’m old enough to remember that Obama didn’t have to give Iran $330bn in unfrozen assets, lifted sanctions, and a wealth fund in order to get them to agree to nuclear inspectors.
BREAKING: Judge Patrick Schiltz has quashed several DOJ grand jury subpoenas aimed Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey, saying they were part of a retaliatory effort over their refusal to aid Trumpa dmin immigration enforcement efforts. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
@nslforamerica.bsky.social “Democracies, like nations, require vigilance. They depend upon citizens and institutions that are capable of recognizing danger before the damage becomes irreversible." substack.com/home/post/p-...
When Alarm Bells Must Ring: Why Democracy Needs an Indications and Warning System
The challenge is recognition before being overtaken by events
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>President claims the Iranians somehow called him while he was in the WHSR and asked him to stop >said he ordered the bombing to stop >Iranians claim he’s lying >hour later and there’s more strikes This might genuinely be one of the most bizarre sequences of events I’ve ever seen.
Measles outbreaks in Texas and Utah sit at the center of an unusually technical — and politically fraught — question: whether the U.S. is still officially considered “measles free.” By @natlash.bsky.social and @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
What ProPublica Found in the Genetic Code of America’s Measles Outbreaks — ProPublica
The U.S. eliminated measles a quarter century ago, but to keep its “measles-free” designation, officials will have to make a strong case that measles is not continuously spreading within its borders. ...
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Meta launches America's Workforce Academy with $115 million investment, offering free skilled trades training with guaranteed jobs for all graduates.
Meta launches $115M skilled trades academy with guaranteed jobs for graduates in 4 states
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Nancy Mace is in a distant 5th in the #SCGov GOP primary, even though a large chunk of her House district has now reported. Not looking great for fellow Rep. Ralph Norman, either. Last week, two GOP reps crashed and burned in gov primaries as well (Randy Feenstra & Dusty Johnson).
If you credulously do a segment about the vote in California in which you don’t say the president is lying, you’re spreading disinformation to your listeners.
BLANCHE: Who the president chooses to pardon is not a problem, period IVEY: What's the legal basis for that statement? BLANCHE: The Constitution IVEY: The Constitution does not give him the authority to pardon in exchange for payments. It does not permit bribery