Dr. Jim EllsworthI'm a retired, General Officer level U.S. Army Intelligence leader who's been in INFOSEC since the 1980s, when it was mostly mainframes & Novell. Certifications came after, when I was off leading in the PSYOP / counternarrative side of IO, so I don't have any & cannot claim to be any sort of technical expert--but I can still (in sha' Allah) talk intelligently with folks who ARE technical experts & help connect such discourse to strategic outcomes.
I'm also coming onboard as Associate Director of an academic Global & National Security Policy Institute, a Twitter refugee sold on the fediverse as the most resilient architecture to avoid getting co-opted by billionaires or governments, an observant Muslim & aspiring alim, and a senior EDUCATIONAL Technology scholar.
As I said in my old Twitter bio, "Yep--weird." :-D
Dr. Jim EllsworthAs a retired senior U.S. military leader, I believe America is a force for good in the world. As a historically literate scholar, I also know we've done a lot of evil, through ignorance, greed, or hubris. As a Muslim, I believe study of God's revelation can guide us to do better.
Dr. Jim EllsworthGee, I wonder how THAT might have happened, as we sit here in the second #BenedictDonald administration.... 🤔
#TRE45ON
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/us/politics/russia-hack-federal-court-system.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dk8.qjQL.BwB7OUw3ewJ8&smid=url-share
Dr. Jim EllsworthAnd what's the common term for "state capitalism," my dudes...? #fascism
https://www.wsj.com/economy/the-u-s-marches-toward-state-capitalism-with-american-characteristics-f75cafa8
Dr. Jim EllsworthThere's A LOT that I disagree with in this analysis. But it DOES underscore the critical importance of #narrative #warfare in Trump's strategy, the institutional Democratic Party's incompetence in the form, and the #MAGAts' relative mastery of it to combat their almost compete lack OF FACTS (or humanity!) to support their positions.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/13/politics/trump-dc-police-crime-democrats-2028-analysis
Dr. Jim EllsworthBetter answer? DON'T USE INSTAGRAM. Because #MetaZucks, and is #UnethicalByDesign.
https://lifehacker.com/tech/how-to-disable-instagrams-map-feature
Dr. Jim EllsworthIn short, he's removing all the stuff criticizing EXISTING authoritarian regimes for things HE ASPIRES TO DO as an authoritarian leader in America--several of which are already under way. #TurdReich
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/12/nx-s1-5495621/state-department-human-rights-reports-slashed
Dr. Jim EllsworthAt least A COUPLE of these Supreme Court "justices" need to be remanded to the Hague at the end of this along with #AgolfShitler and the rest of his minions. #CrimesAgainstHumanity
https://share.google/5srxYjAUSVifVJKX4
Dr. Jim EllsworthBefore there was #AlligatorAuschwitz for Latin Americans, there was this, for JAPANESE Americans. #Racism #CrimesAgainstHumanity
https://universeodon.com/@georgetakei/115018043201283982
Dr. Jim EllsworthThey're certainly as deserving of them as #SaddamInsane and his henchmen....
https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot/115011952207638089
Dr. Jim EllsworthFor those not old enough to remember:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLDN23HlYc0
Dr. Jim EllsworthThey're certainly as deserving of them as #SaddamInsane and his henchmen....
https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot/115011952207638089
Dr. Jim EllsworthDonald J. Trump, #PredatorInChief.
Scripture warns us about a man who, in the End Times, will spout the word of God, claim to be a prophet (or even God Himself), even raise the dead (didn't the #Donjjal just proclaim that he was about to end "crime, murder, AND DEATH" in our nation's capital?)...all while epitomizing LITERALLY EVERY ONE of the seven deadly sins.
Are we looking at this man today? I don't pretend to know: scripture also admonishes us that NO man knows the Hour.
But he sure as hell (pun intended) fits the job description....
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wqPi0o1T1mg