We’re a week out from DEFCON 29.

Clark County, Nevada just decided to re-implement the 100% mask mandate.

All of the DEFCON talks are pre-recorded.

While DEFCON was “Vaccinated-Only” this year (and required proof of vaccination), I made the decision a few months ago to forgo the trip to Vegas and do my Blackhat/DEFCON week completely remote. I’m glad that I did.

Welcome back to the mask club, kids.

The biggest question that I want to know is:

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I have the utmost respect for the Armed Forces. I’ve worked on many a government contract that involved the military, and while I’ve never had a bad experience, I’ve had plenty of experiences with white supremacists in the armed forces – both personally and professionally.

Unfortunately for Mr. Pentland, the entire Army is in the middle of a “stand-down” – a suspension of normal business to ensure that every single soldier, leader, and civilian employee gets into a mandatory, in-person training session to make sure that everybody knows the Army leadership’s position on this super-important topic: extremists and white supremacists.

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