I have a whole section of my threat modeling talk about this, yes. The most effective method I have for helping people to asses threats is by dragging them though the discussion of potential consequences.

Is this the sort of thing you have in mind? freedom.press/digisec/blog...

I would put you on all of the AI advisory boards.

Many years ago, there was some troll who used to refer to me as a "foul-mouthed midget" and honestly, I felt seen and understood.

The political situation is not that different from Super Sad True Love Story either.

Having a second phone to bring with you in situations where your phone might be broken, stolen, or confiscated is a good idea. My worry is that for people in Minneapolis right now, that situation is "just about all the time anywhere for any reason."

I felt like I had a handle on what was within the realm of possibility right up until I got to that, yes.

I would expect that ICE would try to get full data dumps from as many phones as they can and I am keeping an eye out for malware that might be installed on the phone before they return it, but the used phone vending machine was not on my bingo card.

I hate this all so much.

Everybody on the ground enduring this bullshit is a goddamn hero.

Truly, we live in a golden age of grift.

I recall that "now is the time of monsters" was a mistranslation. Now we know what Gramsci was really talking about.

I do a lot of stress baking.