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"Nobody is coming to save us. We have to save ourselves."—Me. ♨️🐸 🐦‍⬛ @ravenwoodintel.com 🎙️ @forkingoff.com 📮 tips.hushline.app/to/ravenwood

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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 3h
Friends, I don't think I'll be invited to the White House holiday party this year. I talked with @monicatorrr.bsky.social at @huffpost.com about privacy concerns surrounding the White House's newest dumpster fire of a website. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Security Researchers Warned About Trump’s New America.Gov Site. The White House Responded By Calling Them ‘Idiots’
“Honestly, I think you’d be an idiot to not question it,” one security expert said in response.
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 29/09/2026
Did Tom Tillis really just start his statement with "I was just asking AI..."? This is how AI destroys the world.
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Forking Off @forkingoff.com · 29/09/2026
Crisis management is 'ride the horses until they die.' That's sort of how the culture works. It's not any individual leader. It's the entire leadership culture. So everybody has this idea that once in crisis, you must simply work until you drop. forkingoff.com/jeremy-boss/
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Jeremy Boss Delivers the Ground Truth
A complex environment can't be solved by process; it has to be solved through collective expertise.
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Ravenwood Intelligence Cooperative @ravenwoodintel.com · 29/09/2026
ICYMI. The Washington Sun cited our analysis of an early version of the White House's browser extension. That early version included a planned feature to refer users to the Secret Service for investigation. Some features were removed following our report, but it continues to track user behavior.
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 22/09/2026
Excellent writing! Love the foreshadowing in the closing hinting at a new investigation opened circa late 2025: 🍿 "It centered on South Carolina, one of the states Navatek eyed for a rapid expansion. The FBI had questions about a steak dinner Kao shared with Sen. Lindsey Graham."
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Justice Connection @justiceconnection.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
One thing that often gets lost in the coverage of DOJ is that there are still good people there doing good work. But they are working under unthinkably difficult situations, as Stacey Young said on Forking Off. That’s why Justice Connection was started.
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Stacey Young Connects Us All
America used to value its public servants; it used to follow through on promises made to them, and it's not doing that.
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 25/08/2026
Justice Connection provides courage to current and former DOJ employees. For those who could end up in the cross hairs of the administration's retribution campaign, knowing they can rely on support from @justiceconnection.bsky.social can be the deciding factor in whether they choose to fight on.
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 18/08/2026
"Handala asserted that its objective was not to disrupt water service but framed the intrusion as a warning to the White House to stop U.S. military strikes on Iranian water reservoirs, which had already cut drinking water access during a heat wave for 20,000 residents."
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 18/08/2026
I thought it tacky when USAA, a private bank, announced their billboard/memorial on the National Mall, but for-profit patriotism is the rage in DC now. So, I ignored it. Now, USAA is informing it's customers, who chose not to opt-in, that it's adding their name to its billboard anyways. What the 🤬?
Email opting USAA customers who are veterans into having their name displayed on its memorial at the National Mall.Close up photo of the memorial with the USAA logo on it and the Lincoln memorial visible in the background.
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 13/08/2026
The White House just brought back letters of marque. This raises questions: "An action will be considered to generate a Critical Outcome if it is likely that it will result in the loss of life or serious injury; or, rise to the level of use of force or armed attack under international law."
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 12/08/2026
In case you're wondering, yes that's me pretending to be cool in a hoodie while it's almost 80 degrees outside, and no I do not recommend allowing a raven in your house and bribing it with shiny objects for a photo op. Follow me for more useless photography tips!
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 11/08/2026
WTF is OPSEC? How much does a COMSEC cost? Doesn't using Signal keep me safe? Join me Thursday for the answers to all of these questions and more. RSVP for the invite link. DMs, email, or find us on @hushline.app (link in bio) and tell us where to send the invite.
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 28/07/2026
Remember when DOGE claimed USAID sent $50 million to HAMAS in Gaza for condoms? That wasn't trillions of condoms for the Gaza Strip. It was PEPFAR funding for 350k HIV patients in Mozambique's Gaza province, but why let facts get in the way of a good story? @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com
Composite rendering of Karen Fitzgerald's 'Across the Arch of Shadows,' which was exhibited at the US Embassy in Conakry, New Guinea. The image has been transformed into an art deco film cover featuring Danielle's episode in marquee style.
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 27/07/2026
My advice to Kash Patel, like any other new FBI employee, is simple: Delete your social media accounts. Follow me for more operational security advice and tips to avoid embarrassing yourself in public. 😏
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 22/07/2026
Remember that time 22,000 people agreed to clean Porta-Potties in exchange for free WiFi? How about the recent Scattered Spider member who Microsoft found through of an obscure tracking identifier? If you do high-risk research, read the Terms of Service, then read this, then send me your questions.
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Ravenwood Intelligence Cooperative @ravenwoodintel.com · 18/07/2026
Analysts face many stumbling blocks on the road to effective analysis. Learn how to develop questions that are meant to explore ideas and problems more thoroughly before moving to solutions or assessments. Subscribe on the website for a free facilitation guide. ravenwoodintel.com/starbursting/
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Structured Analytic Techniques: Starbursting
Questions are meant to explore ideas and problems more thoroughly before moving to solutions or assessments.
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 12/07/2026
You know what pisses people off at the FBI? When it's dumbass spokesperson constantly refers to it as "this FBI." When you have to distinguish the present organization from the one that existed for 117 years prior, it's not the FBI anymore. It's just the secret police. www.ms.now/news/fbi-kas...
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FBI analysts fired after refusing to join Georgia 2020 election probe
The analysts, a husband and wife, told colleagues they did not believe the Trump administration’s investigation was justified, sources told MS NOW.
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Lauren C Anderson @lcandersonintl.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
This week's murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was horrifying. Pursuit in unmarked vehicles w/o use of lights/sirens would frighten anyone, including me, in any setting—urban, suburban, or rural. And I'm a former #FBI agent. @thesteadystate.org www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Migrants who saw man killed by ICE in Houston say he did not ram officers
Three men who were in the vehicle alongside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo are contesting the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the fatal shooting.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11/07/2026
"Death squads rarely have body cams. Death squads rarely go unmasked." @stuartpstevens.bsky.social chats with @timmiller.bsky.social about the accountability needed following ICE's killing of Lorenzo Araujo.
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 11/07/2026
YES!!! It's like we've literally given up. Was there a viral video of an old man's feet? No? Keep swiping. Imagine the defeatist attitudes that will take hold after the midterms when people realize Congress isn't going to fix anything regardless of who wins. Wake up and demand accountability!
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 10/07/2026
Here's an alternative: McConnell is alive and conscious, but incapable of the job in plainly observable ways. Pontine stroke symptoms include pseudobulbar affect, aphasia, and hemiparesis. Permanent loss of ability to speak in complex sentences, control emotions, and move one side of the body.
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 09/07/2026
I don't fully understand why Film Noir is trending, but I'm glad it is. 🕵️ bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 08/07/2026
Reach out if you're interested. We're fun AND educational!
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 08/07/2026
I joined more than 1,200 former DOJ and FBI employees in signing a letter opposing Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve as Attorney General. Read the letter: www.thejusticeconnection.org/wp-content/u...
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 06/07/2026
It's a great day to watch Indiana Jones.
Indiana Jones punching Nazis
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 04/07/2026
If you're looking at a patriotic image today wondering if it was posted by a bot, look at the stars on the flag. AI f🤬cks this up every time. This patriotic delight, on the other hand, was created by hand in the ways of the old country. 'Merica.
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 04/07/2026
There are Nazis marching through DC, and our government is more worried about the people who oppose fascism. Happy birthday, America.
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Inglourious Basterds
Alt: Inglourious Basterds GIF
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 04/07/2026
Welcome to late stage democracy! Enjoy an annotated throwback 250! We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. (Starting easy...)
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 02/07/2026
I'm going to spell this out for anyone who doesn't understand why Kash Patel pushed out the head of the Chicago field office. A short while ago, Patel made a fool of himself by botching an ongoing investigation—in Chicago! This ain't rocket surgery people...
Screenshot of an official FBI Twitter account (I said what I said) rebuking a Kyle Seraphin who chronically wonders why the leopards ate his face. The tweet is about the Chicago SAC being removed, and the FBI account says it's because the SAC wasn't onboard with Donald Trump's FBI.
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 02/07/2026
Hey look! Yet another reason to not use Substack.
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 02/07/2026
Yesterday, our Instagram account for @forkingoff.com got suspended after posting a reel about our new episode. Today, Instagram suspended @ravenwoodintel.com after sharing our threat assessment for the holiday weekend. Did we end up on Meta's enemies list? Is that a thing now? To be continued...
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 02/07/2026
Law enforcement should maintain operational security by ceasing the practice of calling active plotters on the phone and asking if they're about to carry out a terrorist attack. Also, Kash Patel should stop tweeting.
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Forking Off @forkingoff.com · 30/06/2026
Instagram temporarily suspended our account after posting this. Please help us convey to Lady Streisand the importance of diplomacy. Also, Jeff talks about resigning from the State Department after being told to weaponize sanctions against judges and the ICC. #FFF forkingoff.com/jeffrey-size...
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 22/06/2026
The same developer who built the White House mobile app is working on a browser extension (also for the White House website) with features labeled internally as "TRUMP SEARCH (right-leaning search)", a "Proof of Human" score, and deanonymized polls with exportable results. Read more in my latest.
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Ravenwood Intelligence Cooperative @ravenwoodintel.com · 21/06/2026
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation... ravenwoodintel.com/judicial-and...
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Judicial and Administrative Arrest Warrants
This analysis examines Fourth Amendment protections and arrest warrants to assist readers in evaluating current events.
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 14/06/2026
I signed up for Pinpoint in Google's Journalist Studio thinking it might be an interesting way to triage public records. I fed it every FBI and DOJ press release, procurement record, OIG report, and budget request since January 2025. Now it just gaslights me with MAGA propaganda. This was a mistake.
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 07/06/2026
@nithyaforthecity.bsky.social could surpass Spencer Pratt by as many as 35k votes by the time all votes are counted. Bill Essayli wants voters to believe there's fraud in local elections because Spencer Pratt's hopes of seeing a runoff are dwindling fast. Patience is a virtue.
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Ravenwood Intelligence Cooperative @ravenwoodintel.com · 04/06/2026
Search warrants don't just apply to the physical world. Unlike a physical search of a residence that is observable, a search of a digital account may not be known to a user because of a nondisclosure order served in conjunction with the search warrant. ravenwoodintel.com/warrants-sea...
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Warrants: Searches and the Digital World
This analysis discusses Fourth Amendment protections, search warrant components, and implications in a digital world.
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Justice Connection @justiceconnection.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Across the Bureau, FBI personnel are being asked to choose between their oath and their careers. Justice Connection’s new FBI Support Network makes sure they don’t have to face this pressure alone: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijl9...
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Justice Connection Launches FBI Support Network to Back Those Upholding their Oath
YouTube video by Justice Connection
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Justice Connection @justiceconnection.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The network provides customized legal support, mental health counseling, and employment assistance from Bureau alumni to FBI personnel facing retaliation or uncertainty. It is led by a respected group of FBI veterans who understand the Bureau’s mission, culture, and workforce.
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Ex-F.B.I. Officials Form New Group for Embattled Employees
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 30/05/2026
ICYMI: In this episode we talk with Michael Duffin about why he's running for congress and why the US is dangerously unprepared for the threats it faces going into the summer.
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Ravenwood Intelligence Cooperative @ravenwoodintel.com · 29/05/2026
As legendary guitar instructor Phoebe Buffay once said, “If you want to learn to play guitar, don’t touch the guitar.” Phoebe’s methods were unconventional, but her logic was sound: Refine technique before handing out delicate instruments. ravenwoodintel.com/managed-attr...
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Don't Burn the Cake: A Managed Attribution Strategy
Think of managing attribution like baking a cake rather than peeling an onion.
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Ravenwood Intelligence Cooperative @ravenwoodintel.com · 28/05/2026
In a democracy, is the answer to government overreach increased power to tech companies that collect, store, and track enormous amounts of customer data? If that’s not the answer, then is anyone doing anything about this? ravenwoodintel.com/subpoenas-ev...
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Subpoenas Everywhere
This analysis examines administrative subpoenas, how they are being used by agencies, and the resulting privacy implications.
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Ravenwood Intelligence Cooperative @ravenwoodintel.com · 28/05/2026
“Would it matter to you if I told you I’m Pope Leo?” A bank's customer service representative hung up on the Pope, and they were absolutely in the right. ravenwoodintel.com/the-human-vu...
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The Human Vulnerability
Social engineering impacts everyone from giant mega-corporations to lonely grandmothers. These types of attacks are effective because humans can be compelled or motivated to act in certain ways, posit...
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 26/05/2026
"They cut out the heart of the civil service," Duffin said. "With the World Cup coming up, with America 250 coming up, we're dangerously unprepared for these."
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Ravenwood Intelligence Cooperative @ravenwoodintel.com · 21/05/2026
We made the decision to reject platforms like Substack, which actively monetize hate. Instead we chose @ghost.org—a nonprofit building an open-source platform that doesn't cross-promote violent extremism or take a cut of our revenue to fund domestic terrorism. ravenwoodintel.com/why-we-chose...
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Why We Chose Ghost
A platform that reflects our ethos.
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 21/05/2026
In other news, the National Security Council shrank from 63 at the beginning of 2025 to 27 at the end. They onboarded 70 people and lost 95 during roughly the same timeframe. I wonder why our national security policy feels like the morning after a college frat party?
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 20/05/2026
Hot-take: Disneyland is just a giant food court with a gift shop. Follow me for hard-hitting life lessons.
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Philip Fields @hax4libre.com · 13/05/2026
The executive branch is using lawfare to silence the fourth estate, and everyday citizens are caught in the crossfire. This civics-meets-privacy discussion explains what information is at stake and sets the stage for a deeper look into how authoritarian policies lead to abuse of power.
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Ravenwood Intelligence Cooperative @ravenwoodintel.com · 12/05/2026
On May 8, Instagram discontinued end-to-end encrypted chats following a series of court losses earlier this year that found the social media company (among others) failed to protect children on its platforms. Meta claimed the decision was due to low use rates. ravenwoodintel.com/instagram-di...
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Instagram Discontinuing Encrypted Chats
On May 8, 2026, Instagram’s end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) chat feature will be discontinued. For years, child safety advocates and law enforcement agencies worldwide have argued against Meta’s use of E2...
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