Blake Hall (@Blake

Blake Hall

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Blake Hall

@Blake_Hall

Founder & CEO of ID.me Army Veteran. American. Live free or die.

Washington DC

Joined June 2010

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Blake Hall
@Blake_Hall
May 26, 2025
Yesterday, I took my family to Arlington National Cemetery to visit my friends, Garrett Slaughter and Captain John Ryan Dennison Memorial. They are buried in Section 60, also known as "The Saddest Acre in America," because many who are buried there died young after 9/11. One
Blake Hall
@Blake_Hall
Jul 14, 2024
I was the Sniper Employment Officer for my battalion and led hundreds of combat missions. There were major security lapses in the security plan that allowed a shooter to engage President Trump from ~130 meters - an easy shot. A 🧵
Blake Hall
@Blake_Hall
Jul 14, 2024
Replying to @Blake_Hall
How can the dude at a cookout spot the shooter before the detail?!? The far rooftop is an obvious firing position. Local police should have been deployed to secure it. Additionally, drones should have been monitoring.
Warren Sharp
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Blake Hall
@Blake_Hall
Jul 14, 2024
Replying to @Blake_Hall
They neutralized the target. But not before he wounded President Trump, killed an innocent civilian, and seriously wounded two more. Good shooting. But gross failures in the plan meant they were too slow to detect the threat. Mission failure.
OSINTdefender
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Blake Hall
@Blake_Hall
Jul 14, 2024
Replying to @Blake_Hall
There is a sniper team scanning the rooftop for threats. But, the team only has long guns. You generally want a security element co-located with assault rifles that can engage much faster - especially within 300 meters. They couldn’t engage fast enough.
Ian Miles Cheong
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Blake Hall
@Blake_Hall
Sep 4, 2024
The Government Accountability Office estimates the federal government loses between $233 billion to $521 billion annually to fraud based on data from 2018 - 2022. That’s ~2% of America’s GDP stolen every year & a trillion dollars lost for those years🫠.
Blake Hall
@Blake_Hall
Jul 14, 2024
Replying to @Chillielizabeth
Adrenaline. About to change history. Breathing speeds up. Hands get shaky. Trigger pull left.
Blake Hall
@Blake_Hall
Nov 17, 2024
Duke University's @DukeSanford found that data brokers sell data on military personnel for as little as $.12 to unknown buyers. But, the story gets worse. A 🧵
Blake Hall
@Blake_Hall
Jul 14, 2024
Replying to @SeanMaguire907
Thanks brother. You always want to approach security with first principles thinking and plan for contingencies. There are more variables in combat, so it’s harder. End of the day - bullets fly straight. Once you assess likely shooter locations to the stage, you need to have a
Blake Hall
@Blake_Hall
Nov 3, 2025
Replying to @weareangelcity
Shame on you and these players. Elizabeth’s article is beautifully written and based on science. Women’s sports are for women. Men have a physical advantage over women. This is common knowledge and a basic biological reality. Stop this nonsense.
Blake Hall
@Blake_Hall
Nov 17, 2024
Replying to @Blake_Hall
Enabling data brokers that sell our military personnel data to overseas entities is anti-American. The federal standards set by NIST, based on science and math, and a meritocratic evaluation process are needed to replace the corrupt way the government is operating in this space.
Blake Hall
@Blake_Hall
Nov 17, 2024
Replying to @Blake_Hall
The federal government pays millions to the same data brokers listed in the Duke University report who profit from the sale of data on America's military families.
Blake Hall
@Blake_Hall
Nov 17, 2024
Replying to @Blake_Hall
Adding insult to injury, a 2021 Executive Order mandates that Veterans Affairs specifically must use the government powered solution for login that uses a listed in the Duke University report.
Blake Hall
@Blake_Hall
Nov 17, 2024
Replying to @Blake_Hall
The Government Accountability Office accused the government's login system of misleading customers about its capabilities and compliance with federal standards. Earlier this year, fraud at an HHS program led HHS to remove the government's login solution.