James Chrisa

Prepare for more Black Swans. medium.com/@jameschris/...

Ozymandias

DOGE axes CISA ‘red team’ amid ongoing federal cuts

bluesky's very first IRL ads ever!! spotted in @boston.gov @mbta.com

BREAKING: Five respected former U.S. Defense Secretaries incinerate Donald Trump for his "reckless" mass firings at the Pentagon — destroying the MAGA myth that this president will "keep us safe." The wheels are really coming off now...

BREAKING: We beat MSNBC. Independent media is the future.

Protecting yourself against social engineering scams doesn't always require technology to foil attempts. The solution is within us and altering our psychology. #cybersecurity #scams jameschris.medium.com/analog-trick...

Second round of layoffs at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency definitely happening now. I've heard from at least two laid-off employees tonight.

This energy.

Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.

As of now, there are 115,369 Community Notes on X flagged as misleading or manipulated. Of these, only 19,613 (17%) have met the required threshold, been rated as helpful and accurate by the community, and are visible to users on X. cn.deepfakestracker.org

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We need to build our immunity while also develop new communication vaccines for demagogues and agents of disinformation. #trump #musk #rogan medium.com/@jameschris/...

Instagram and YouTube are jockeying to benefit from the influx of users once the TikTok ban goes into effect: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/t...

The French underground during the Trump II era.

If you want to be part of the privy circle and trust group, you need to be a member. This is the cyber equivalent to ethnographic field research, and gold for researchers. medium.com/illumination...

Hey Dems, plan better for the midterms in 2026. No gloss. No complex organizational apparatus. No fancy tools and technologies. open.substack.com/pub/jchrisa/...

"Virtue signaling"? Really Mark? That's rich. We deserve better than platforms known for their data exploitation, algorithmic manipulation and constant waves of psyop attacks. Reminder: Lights Out Meta January 19th-26th! www.entrepreneur.com/business-new...

If TikTok goes down, Meta goes down with it. Delete all Meta apps.

As we come close to Trump's second-run its good to be mentally prepared to take on deliberate psychological attacks from internal and external threats. Here's a guide: #Trump #psyops #psychology medium.com/change-your-...

The reality is that Salesmanship is the differentiation between the two parties. The Dems couldn't sell dollar bills for 50c Trump has found his audience and can sell them dollar bills for $5 When everything is a story the algorithm flashes at you as you scroll, you better be selling fast

This is a great explainer of how Medicare and Medicare Advantage works. www.linkedin.com/posts/ericbr...

🚨 TikTok confirms it will shut down in the United States on January 19th unless the Supreme Court strikes down or postpones law requiring it to be sold.

The Retro-Revival movement is continuing to gain momentum starting with physical books. It's not just revitalizing a brand or overhauling the customer experience, it's finding alignment to the consumer's perceptions and preferences. youtu.be/Z9kOIcNUMnQ... #BookStores #RetroRevival #Amazon #Analog

Here’s the truth about the water supply in Palisades. substack.com/@krassenstei...

Google and Microsoft donate $1 million apiece to Trump’s inauguration

Pacific Palisades, one of LA's most exclusive neighborhoods, has the wealth & resources to easily rebuild & recover. Residents here have the means to restore their hood. If the fire travels further South or East? Different story. #ClimateChange #Disaster #Wildfire www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...

Now that Meta has abruptly shifted their policies to the vulnerability sphere of disinformation and misinformation, the public needs champions of accuracy, trust and substance. Will these champions and news leaders arise from Bluesky? #journalism #meta #news #media medium.com/@jameschris/...

Meta says its fact-checking was "over-enforcing" and "limiting legitimate political debate". Guess "free speech" means letting politicians lie unchecked? Even more reason to move to Bluesky. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01... #Meta #FactCheckFail #Accountability #Trump #TruthSocialFail

Longevity doesn't just come in a pill, procedure or a new health technology. Sometimes having a close, trusted group of friends can extend your life and boost your overall wellbeing. #longevity #wellness #livelong #BlueZone medium.com/illumination...

Our seniors are the most vulnerable targets and victims of social engineering attacks. Younger generations, who are typically being technological fluent class, should volunteer time to help mitigate these online risks. #CyberSecurity #OnlineRisk #PersonalProtection medium.com/@jameschris/...

The world feels like it's reaching an inflection point of instability. Here are some practical safety and security tips without going full prepper-mode. #CrisisManagement #EmergencyResponse #DisasterRelief #FuturePredictions medium.com/predict/dont...

Tech companies often market #cybersecurity products by playing on fear. Take control of your online safety instead of just panicking with practical tips from a trusted computer science professor: https://buff.ly/4gCTcDx (Doug Jacobson, Iowa State University) #computerscience #technology #fear

As we start the new year, let's take some lessons from the centenarians living in the Blue Zones of the world. Factor-in things that are not so apparent to living a healthy and long life. #wellbeing #health #longevity #bluezones medium.com/change-your-...

Sharing another post before the clock ticks towards the new year, I think we all need a risk mitigation strategy moving forward. This is just a quick playbook to help navigate our wild and precarious environment. medium.com/predict/dont... Follow me here 🦋 or on Medium: medium.com/@jameschris

As we start a new year, I wanted to share a post that I wrote last year to help people reset, stay present and enhance their mind. With 2025 upon us, I think we all need it. Happy New Years everyone! medium.com/educreation/...