0:00 - Intro and content warning 9:18 - Part One: Lawyer 18:53 - Part Two: Passport 35:15 - Part Three: Locksmith 39:39 - Part Four: Gun 52:18 - Part Five: You and the Law (including additional content warning) 1:05:41 - Part Six: The "Secret" Lawyer 1:10:26 - Preparedness Checklist and outro
i appreciate that for someone who does security for a living your personal security paradigm involves building close relationships with friends and neighbors and entrusting them to keep you safe. this is an incredible talk.
One of the scariest things is having family who think that the justice system are their friends and are there to protect them. No amount of cited examples can change that kind of belief. We're left thinking about what we do if they get screwed because of it and need our help. They're even a danger to us because they would happily volunteer information about us to anyone in a uniform, because we surely have nothing to hide (this has already occurred, thankfully things worked out). I'm sure plenty of people could use thoughts on this.
Perhaps trite, but I think it's important to call the system what it is - a "legal" system, *not* a "justice" system. As Dev said multiple times, it's cruel, indifferent, and callous. That's not justice. And people need to know that the myth we've all been conditioned to believe in this country - that the police are here to protect and serve, that the system doles out justice, that fairness will win out - is all a lie. And if the country continues down this path, it'll only get worse.
the supreme court has ruled multiple times that police and the criminal justice system has no duty to protect the people, only to investigate and enforce law
That does indeed sound scary, Jessica. Condolences! I think one thing to know is that for changing minds, emotional experiences seem (at least in my experience; I _think_ this is backed up by science, but I don't know the science well enough to quote it) to have more impact than "facts" (including "cited examples")! So if you can tell a compelling story about that cited example, and get them into the emotion of it, that's going to be a thing where it actually _is_ possible (one hopes!) to change belief. It still won't be instant, and one has to find the emotional hooks that work for the particular listener, and each listener is different, but... yeah. I hope you can do it!
@PseudeaEpimetheus what's a military project since 1943? Last I checked, cryptocurrencies (which is what I meant by "crypto", because I thought that's what you meant) got their start with a white paper that was only published in late 2008, so...... ?!?
I hardly ever comment. On anything. But as someone who thought he was prepared for all the various foibles life can throw at you, I had most everything on this list covered in some way shape or form. Two things really jumped out at me, and they're honestly some of the simplest solutions presented. I literally got them in process within 5 minutes of the video ending. This really opened my eyes, and I'm both grateful and embarrassed by the fact. I needed a push, and this was it. Thank you Dev. I've followed you in silence for years, but this absolutely required my voice in gratitude.
This is my third rewatching of this. As a trans woman this is a talk that I've returned to to prepare myself for the worst situations... I feel like that's more important now than ever. Stay safe out there Americans. It's time to prepare.
@@crabs4sale825 Protect for sure, but I also want to emphasize the importance of being a community as well. We don't have to be alone. Reach out to your trans peeps in your life and tell them you love them. It'll help a lot.
I'm from Ukraine. I can confirm importance of hard copies, spare keys, birth certificate and all that things related to death from my own experience. I was forced to left my own house twice. First time at 2014 and I was NOT prepared at all. I was slightly better prepared at the second time - 24th of February 2022. I started doing some preparations months BEFORE that f_cking February. And IT DID HELPED! I had a plan at least for first time. I had several plans, but I faced with WORST plan. It was prepared at first. And from that experience I will do my best to fill this checklist as much as I can (with some differences in laws and situation). We live in a historical times... Bad times. Unfortunately. And not only because of that. Life is extremely unpredictable thing. Be Prepared! Fill the Check List. Thanks Deviant. From now you are my one of the favorite authors/trainers or whatever you call yourself.
This is a wonderfully done, thank you Dev! In case someone is like me and wants a copy of the list, well here it is. 1. Password Manager 2. Closest friends contact info 3. Establish your trusted circle 4. Obtain legal representation 5. Prepare key life documents 6. Birth certificates 7. Passport 8. Data backup solution 9. Insurance and banking 10. Shared vault framework 11. Stop the bleed class 12. Try shooting/competing 13. Find a locksmith 14. Meet neighbors, share key 15. Soft skills 16. Go bag & evac drills 17. Second passport 18. Divest from policing 19. Abolish prisons 20. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜💖 I hope one day we can all achieve these, but for now I'll just keep working towards each step, thanks again Dev for another eye opening and useful video/course.
Answer for their first question - I have the right to remain silent? "yes" I choose to remain silent until my lawyer arrives. Then keep your mouth shut!
I knew I was unprepared, but I didn't realize just how unprepared. I've taken a screenshot of your final slide and am making Trello tasks right now. Thank you, Dev.
I just started working again, after ~2 years of being sick and broke. This talk made me realise how little money and mental bandwidth I had to spare for my own security and preparedness. I know what I'm gonna spend my next paycheck on. Thank you.
Dev, I have listened to almost everything you have out on UA-cam. This is ~by far~ THE most important thing you have ever released. Everyone: Watch it. Then watch it again and take notes. Then watch it again and make action steps. Then take the steps. One at a time.
While watching this talk, I put a sticker on the back of my phone (inside the case) with a locksmith, lawyer, my wife, and my mother's phone numbers, and I'm updating my will and beneficiary information. I'm sharing this with all of them to make sure we're all prepared, as peace of mind is a valuable commodity. I so respect everything that you do, and how hard you work to make the world a better place. Competency and compassion make the world a better place! Thank you for being a part of the workaround, if not part of the solution. Also, my passport is in-process, and you can bet I'll take you up on the first drink if I ever get to meet you at a conference.!!!
Lots of people don't think about why the tourniquet has a safety so it can't be easily taken off. Also the time-frame I learned for how long a TQ could be used was, "until the surgeons cut it off in the OP".
Right, there should not really be a time-frame to think about when applying a TQ. If you have to apply it, you are not the one to take it off, you only need to think about getting medical attention as fast as possible.
One note. Aside from what happened with your friend. Just extra information incase someone else deals with hospitals.. What it takes to end up in a civilian hospital instead of the prison infirmary or the jails infirmary (if it has one) only requires that your needs exceed the capability of the infirmary. I worked for 6 years at a regional trauma center and we had a lot of prisoners go through it. Sometimes a cop was posted in the room, sometimes it was third party security, and sometimes it was no one but medical personnel. It depended on why they were there and their level of flight risk. Sometimes it was horrible reasons. For example, we had a frequent flier that would self harm for attention. He was honest about it but you had to keep a close eye on him because hed use inconsequential things like foil from gum to harm himself, it started worh him swallowing razor blades though. Sometimes it was a simple infection that required protocols (like isolation or iv meds) that the infirmary was unable to perform but otherwise was fine. A pretty common one was MRSA. Nasty infection, needed special antibiotics and isolation protocols, but usually nothing above out of the ordinary. They always got listed as confidential in the system to protect them. No one wants the news showing up, or a potential gang rival looking for payback, etc. So the hospital wouldnt tell anyone if they were there, even if you knew for a fact they got sent there, without authorization (usually from the patient). So if you know someone who gets sent to a hospital, dont immediately freak out and assume they're dying or its being covered up. They could literally stub their toe on a rusty bedframe and get infected. Theres obviously a reason they went to the hospital, but it might not be horrible. Also, if you do know where they are, and what room or floor they are in. Check the visitors information for dial in methods. Many hospitals have room phones you can get the dial in extension, add the room number, and get a direct connection. Even when the patient can't dial out because it's behind a switchboard. Some of the fancier ones have it built into the call button these days. Some use a physical phone that plugs into the wall. If they dont have room phones, check with the nurses station. Again, these extensions are usually available if you ask or look, and the nurse may be more willing to bend the rules on confidential patients, especially if you know where they are and their full name and birthdate. And on the topic of names and hospitals. When they get added to the system, most hospitals (especially if they use EPIC, which is one of the two most used systems used in the US) will put their legal name and preferred name / pronouns in the system. This means even if they never updated their paperwork, they could be listed under the preferred name. Not a guarantee, but possibility. Since I'm on names, if they did go in as a trauma, like in a car accident, and youre trying to find out if they're in the ER. They might be added as an alias until they can get their information. If the desk is being cooperative, a description of the person might get a 'maybe' on whether they're there or not. Aliases are used so they can get the ER prepped and meds started before the person arrives, so that theres no delay in care. It later gets updated with whatever information they can get. And if the person is unconscious and has no ID, it might stay an alias for a while. Sorry, kinda went on longer then i meant to, but its a bit of behind the scenes info that frustrates a lot of people just trying to find their friends or family. Hope it helps someone out there.
I found this talk utterly ridiculous. Ridiculous that this level of preparedness should even have to be considered by people simply because of the system around them that those good, innocent people have faith in, yet is set up to fail them at every turn. An absolute eye opener, delivered expertly as always, Dev. Thank you for doing what you do and my best thoughts and wishes to Kara.
I’m serious when I say this. Congratulations! You just rebelled against the system in a way that they can’t do shit about! That is absolutely brilliant. Well done.
Great talk Dev. 46:33 Concerning state laws for firearm purchases: In California, to purchase firearms or ammo, the CA AG became very "concerned" about the legal residency of prospective firearm and ammo purchasers. As such, your options to get firearms or ammo are either a federal compliant REAL ID, or a non-federally compliant CA Driver's license + either a US passport/passport card, a certified US birth certificate, or various other documents confirming your legal residency. If it's a handgun, you additionally need to provide proof of residency, like a Utility Bill, Residential Lease, Property Deed, or other form of proof as approved by CA DOJ... stuff that a lot of people don't have easy access to if they're a spouse or other resident not handling the bills or putting their names on titles. (All of this is covered by CA 11 CCR § 4045 & 4045.1 (Title 11, Division 5, Chapter 4)) And then, if you buy ammo, if you've moved into a new residence recently, the address on your CA Driver's License needs to match the address on one of the firearms registered in the CA firearms database (AFS). Otherwise you need to do a full background check and pay extra (10 day waiting period and all that), and you have to do that each time until you update your info (through an online system) or purchase/register a new gun in AFS matching your new address. It's not an easy thing for most people to deal with, and it's intended to be that way.
Gotta say as a gun enthusiast and have been for years, and I know its only one small part of your presentation, but being able to see that more groups of people are getting into it rather than it being a right wing or left wing issue. Amazing talk, thanks for posting it.
Lot of really sad but self-flagging comments showing up more recently on a lot of your videos. It very much shows that many people have an issue wherein they have some kind of idealized version of people they watch online- and get very upset when it isn't true. Been very eye-opening having gotten into your content more in-depth these past few months, as years before I only briefly saw you in my feed and it was only for minor lockpicking stuff. As a burgeoning enby raised in the Bible Belt- it brings me a lot of peace knowing I can learn so many different skills and ways to modify what I already know from you, and not feel scummy if I ever had to use them.
I am living vicariously through you. The one thing you have in abundance seems to be friends. Your friends are cool. I am fiercely independent and my old friends have all drifted off to various corners of the world. None of them were the uplifting type anyway. I'm going to subscribe to the social media of all your friends and pretend I know them. Thank you for the talk, although the reveal near the end got me pretty hard. That's just not right.
Go around your block, to the neighbor's. Do some fun things with colleges. Start a new hobby, start sporting. All places where you can meet people that become friends when meeting them regularly. For my part, go to a small community church and talk to some people.
@@edewaal97 Hobbies are the easiest in my opinion. You can start off chatting about very impersonal stuff - topic of the thing you're doing - and then through that you can recognize people you automatically connect with on a wider plane.
Hey Deviant, I've always appreciated your talks and this was no exception. I'm going to think about how to apply these things to my own life, and also share with my friends who might find it even more useful than me. Really appreciate it man.
I was already getting some of these things prepared, considering the way the US has been going, and this talk/list filled in some gaps I didn't even think of. Thank you Dev, you're just a great human being
As far as I'm concerned, if the US falls there's nowhere else in the world to be. I'll be fighting for our constitution here, and if I, if we fail, then I'm just dead. Nowhere else on Earth even half as free as America.
@@DSiren Fighting for what you believe in is important, but fighting to die is just dying with extra steps, fighting to survive should be the goal. That requires the occasionally retreat & regroup, which must be planned in advance. Failure to plan is planning to fail
@@alexknouse9133 of course of course, but I'm not about to flee the country. There are plenty of places within the country to retreat to, and if we lose those then freedom is dead in the world and life isn't worth living anymore. I'm not going to accept the end of this great experiment of our founding fathers, not by the fascists of the left or of the right. I'm not about to accept the repeal of our civil rights over so-called 'affirmative action', and I'm not about to accept the increase of infringements on our rights, especially gun rights. The silver lining in the current supreme court is that they're finally tackling all the horrendous infringing practices of urban centers against our firearm rights. I've received death threats, both credible and non-credible, and been battered repeatedly on government property - in 'gun free zones', and it has permanently radicalized me in favor of the right to bear arms. so long as we have guns we'll have the power to stand up for ourselves against whatever tyranny presents itself, and no fascists, left or right, can overcome a well armed populace. The smallest minority is the individual, and thus the only rights that matter are individual rights, especially those that are essential for the preservation of the individual.
Absolutely amazing talk. Thank you for all you do. I discovered you a few years ago from a defcon talk, and I watch every video you upload since. The passport, locksmith, firearms, lawyers, and everything else is amazing. Freedoms should be exercised before they get removed. I liked your talk about firearm travel as well. You're a good human.
He's probably eluding to having an attorney that you trust in regards to 2A laws, stand your ground laws, and castle doctrine laws. Also a criminal lawyer you trust to represent you in the event you are arrested. The Darrell Brooks Trial was a prime example of why you don't want to represent yourself. Your too emotionally involved take sound, unbiased, and proper arguments for your defense.
I think having a law degree would be a major asset, but as other comments here mention, a good lawyer would still hire a lawyer on any case more intricate than a minor traffic infraction. You're not necessarily buying superior intellect or talent, you're buying objectivity. It's easy to feel righteous even when you're wrong, and the last thing you want to do is let your ego lead you to prosecution when all you needed was a lawyer to help you navigate the minefield of feelings versus legalities, especially when freedom and financial security are on the line. Going pro se is kind of an avenue of last resort.
I work as a truck driver in a small company in Sweden, when I started here my boss took notes of who to call in case of an emergency, who are they and so on, a great tool for us running around all over the country. If we are in a serious accident, it might be hard for the first responders to ID us if our wallets and phones are spread out all over the cabin, but the truck can be IDd and the office contacted, who then has info on who the driver is and who to contact.
Thank you so much Deviant! Excellent talk! One thing I want to add regarding guns and shooting: If you or someone in your household is suffering from depression or suicidal, you may be at greater risk by having a gun than not having one. I know I am often suicidal and so are my partners. If I had a gun in my possession, I might have not been alive right now.
a very good point, but also one that can be mitigated, without fully disarming yourself, via giving critical parts like firing pins to the close circle of friends (that you should already be establishing) if you feel you are or may be at risk
@@comradesoupbeans4437 Dumb question but if you have a gun that is not able to be loaded and fired in defense then what is the point of owning it apart from aesthetics?
@@connor1586 the ability to easily turn it into one when you are in a better situation or need to you've already gone through all the slow parts of acquiring it, you can still go shooting with your friends to get training in, you just have it disabled for the moments when you might feel the urge to use it on yourself
A very sobering talk indeed. But we need this right now and I thank you for it. Personally, I have a little go bag sitting at home that contains some of the essentials you mentioned. If push comes to shove, I can grab that, plus supplies for three days, strap that to my motorcycle (always filled with with enough fuel for at least 200 km, no exceptions) and GTFO within minutes. I am not one of those doomsday preppers who stock up on food for a year and hoard enough firepower to start a coup - but I know for a fact that I will be okay for a couple of days. The rest....yeah, I really need to work on that. Having helped a friend get out of Ukraine has put a lot of things in perspective for me. A few friends and myself were setting up things for them from a distance. Our friend had quite the journey. They come from Crimea. Their Ukrainian passport had expired. In 2014 they were issued a Russian passport. Getting a Ukrainian one was possible but risky - if you were caught with one leaving Crimea, you risked being detained and sent back - with a Russian passport, the other one being held back. The most nerve wrecking part was getting out of Russia. They had to first take a train from Sevastopol to Moscow, and from there fly into to Turkey, then onwards to Dusseldorf, Germany. During the first leg of the journey we instructed them how to sanitize their phone to make its contents inconspicuous to Russian authorities, should they inspect the phone. We had to get Twitter, Facebook etc. off the phone, sanitize phone contacts, offload any suspicious stuff from the picture gallery to replace it with harmless stuff like landscape images, cat pictures and food pr0n, install some pro Russian news apps, generate digital pocket litter etc etc. Everything had to look as though they just wanted to go on a short holiday to relax from all the hubbub and then return. We meanwhile learned that some flights with refugees from Ukraine on board were forced to turn back halfway so that was really something. So we all breathed a sigh of relief when we learned that our friend had landed safely in Turkey. But then Turkish Airlines threw a spanner in the works because they would not let our friend travel onwards to Germany without a PCR covid test (iirc). The fact that they had a negative covid test from the airport in Moscow did not matter to them. (we also kicked up a bit of a stink on Twitter about this). Meanwhile we had had a crash course on some national and EU immigration laws, and got support from an expert lawyer. So all that remained was the land route via Bulgaria, so they would at least be inside the EU. We booked Airbnb apartments for them in Istanbul so they could unwind for a few days, meanwhile we activated local contacts in Sofia to come pick them up on arrival and let them crash at their place for another few days. We even ordered food deliveries, because as you can imagine, a Russian bank account was not much help there. This also taught me that a good network is absolutely priceless. For instance, I know a guy who worked for Reporters without Borders, who then got us in touch with an expert on immigration law. This would never have happened without any of us knowing a few people. Another friend knew people in Bulgaria so we could get temporary accommodation lined up. Another friend took care of food deliveries because he knew a few good placed in Istanbul. From there on the air route was Sofia - Munich - Dusseldorf where another group of friends picked them up and helped them navigate German authorities. By the time they arrived, I had acquired a decent 2nd hand laptop computer for them to use so they could at least access stuff and contact people without having to rely only on their phone. The phone really was their life line. Had authorities seized that.....I do not dare think what might have happened. In all, people from four different countries (Canada, USA, Germany, UK) ) got together in phone calls and group chats to make everything happen. It was an eventful couple of days, let me tell you.
As a trans person living in the south, this is life-saving information. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for sharing this. I learned a lot about where I need to go seeing as how I'll be moving out of my parents' house next year. Hope Kara's okay, by the way. If there's some way I can ever mail her a card, let us know.
Sharing this with my folks right now and making an effort to get myself my information in order, regardless of how receptive they are to the info you've presented
Just an addition to have a locksmith. They can store your key biting and just cut a new one in a lockout situation. It's a lot nicer to have them just show up with your new key instead of trying a bypass. How they secure and release that info though might be something to look into.
Alternatively, you can ask a locksmith to decode your key (if you're not comfortable doing it yourself) and just give them the information when asking for a new key to be cut.
Some of these lessons I have been teaching for a long time and a whole bunch I just learned today, thanks for pushing this out there; personal protection is for everyone, especially our most vulnerable!
You should know how much power you're native passport has. For example, I'm Canadian and the Canadian Passport has a power of 4. I can travel to nearly any place on the planet without the need for a visiting visa. Your passport power can open some doors much easier than others. So if you're travelling you should know all of these things. Know what you need or don't need. Know the whereabouts of your country's embassy.
I love that you talked about closing holes as well as opening them. Have you talked about the importance of physical ability to get in or out of a spot if needed?
I cant fathom how you consistently outdo yourself on these talks. I've probably watched most versions of all your talks over the years, your elevator talk is what pushed me over the edge to pursue joining TOOOL. But this one is the most thought *and action* provoking of all. You are a gentleman, a scholar, and an incredible asset to the hacker community. P.S. Trans rights are human rights.
One thing that I would add to this list I a credit card, one that you not use at all( or only so little that it stays active). This is for a number of reasons 1.) when needing to leave by plane you can book a ticket with it real fast 2.) it can be a source for cash (not reliable but still) 3.) in case you are in a Foren country and need medical attention there is a way to start funding it, it may not last a long time but it gets you some time to react 4.) when “on the run” think about hotels and other expenses do you always have that amount of cash on you(civil asset forfeiture) And much that I can not think about. Just remember cards can be traced so if you want to go low don’t use it
Careful with that, I had my backup card shut off for inactivity! So I replaced it, and then it expired without me noticing! Left me in the lurch twice. So I replaced it again, and now I use my "backup card" only for gas, and my other card for everything else, which is enough to keep them both current and I'll notice if anything is wrong.
I've gotten the opprotunity to give a few presentations and talks to various orginizations that I've been a part of (Doing meetings, public speaking course work, explaining the things I work with to laymen) and I've absolutely tried to model how I talk and my attitude 'on stage' after Deviant. A really tremendously talented speaker, and someone who I think excels at giving people really good information. Hugely nice video as well, really good watch and just glad to have this level of content avalible basically for free on youtube. Great video, and great talk!
this is such a fantastic talk. one thing i could fix immediately was setting up talkroute. i'm going to get all of my friends to put it into their phones and memorize it so that we have this as an option.
Thank you for this video. As someone with most of the things on that list checked... I needed a nudge for the "what if I die tomorrow" stuff. One of these days this old Ukrainian will catch you at a conference and buy you a drink. You've been a great influence over the years.
"Room temperature challenge" and "someone else is opening your pickle jars" were hilarious but truth be told they took me a second to get. luv u Deviant, really enjoyed this video, good job.
I learned more talking to old people than I did in school. It should be a mandatory class credit to volunteer with the elderly. UA-cam has everything else.
@@warrensteel9954 There's a surprising number of us "old people" on UA-cam if you know where to look... 🙂 The most skillful "old people" are not being "cared for" by volunteers...
@@MargaretLeber for the most part they just wanted someone to talk to and explain the weird things youth were doing these days. UA-cam, Facebook and Instagram hadn't been invented yet.
Yeah thank you so much!! I will be working on getting my passport even though I am disabled.. By the way thank you for the tips on Gender Markers and stuff!
40:25 they were on their property, threatening them. tbh they handled it the wrong way, never point a gun at anything you dont wish to destroy. and never point a gun at someone unless youre going to shoot them. thank you for coming to my ted talk.
I know someone who's a child of immigrants (with permanent residency thankfully) and a trans life partner in the US. Being prepared like this is vital for people at risk like that so thank you for putting this talk together. In that light I'd like to add something to that list: if you or someone you care about is a legal alien from a country that might go to bat for them keep the embassy/citizen services phone number for their country of origin. All the Miranda Rights and Due Process in the states do not apply to non US citizens. They can, and have, just vanned people.
Excellent video, learned more here than from years of US schooling and general life. You're a genuine lifesaver, I'm in my mid 20s and didn't know half of the things mentioned, if there's any effort I can give to help what you do absolutely let me know, I'd like to help in any way I can!
I would like to make an addition about obtaining a US passport as fast as possible. (I have gotten a fully valid passport in one day w/o an emergency, and I have had multiple emergency passports.) The fastest way to obtain a fully valid US passport is to buy a plane ticket out of the country and then call the passport number for the state department and make an appointment at the next available appointment at one of the 26 passport offices in the US. These appointments are always completely booked out and you will have to keep calling until you get lucky and happen to be on the line when someone cancels their appointment.
I clapped after finish watching even though this is a youtube video. It's really inspiring and helpful, reminding me lots of stuff I planned to do or never ever considered before. This is a one-hour-long video that I will rewatch and will recommend to all my friends and families. Thank you for this and everything. Also, send all my love to Kara.
I'm glad the Asterisk VoIP thing came up - I was thiniking this would be an awesome solution to a lot of "need it now" hotline. I use this method with my family's personal locator beacon (like an EPIRB, but for land-based travel). The registration has our PBX as the first number, and we can call and leave daily updates like a voicemail using a passcode - when the Air Force calls they get a playback of the daily update. There is so much one can do with Asterisk. But considering the door evidence seal story - it's probably a good idea to think of diversifying the physical location...
Love this video. Sharing it with my friends and family. On the topic of death and dying, I cannot recommend enough an introductory thanatology class from local community colleges. I took a course called "death and society" and it covered a lot of topics that are absolutely critical to navigating one of the two inevitables. Frankly, I think Thanatology and Accounting should be standard educational subjects- or at least widely available to anyone, because of how critical they are in life
Thanks for this sobering lecture. It's so damn sad. Everything in this world is so damn sad right now. I hope things don't get worse, but I think they will. At least I have a passport, gun, an acquaintance that is a lawyer, and I like picking locks, and have a bunch of tools that facilitate opening different kinds of doors pretty much at all times. Just because I like playing with tools like that and all my clothes have pockets all over them. So many pockets, I love it.
22:00 also, when's the best time to take inventory of your wallet? Before it's lost! Even just a photo tucked away would be helpful for you to identify what cards to cancel/replace, etc!
The result of the recent election has stirred a lot of fear in the queer community again, I have been suggesting people watch this to better prepare for risk. I am currently working on my third citizenship (Irish)
You haven't been able to add pages to a US passport since 2016. If you run out of pages you need to get a new passport. A small hack is to renew at an embassy/consulate overseas. Their turnaround can sometime be better than renewing in the US.
Renewed last year. For an extra fee, they will give you about 2x the normal pages. For a larger fee, they will issue a second passport, goid for 2?4? years, in case you need to mail one off for a visa application. Meanwhile, you can travel on either one.
Dev, I love your work. Thank you. Send my love to Kara whenever you get to. Tell her that her story told through this talk really hit hard. I wish I were some badass lawyer who could fight for justice. But I'll keep fighting in my own way for Kara and our other LGBTQIA+ friends. Trans rights are human rights.
I'm glad you said this, I looked through a bunch of comments and you're the first I came across that was worried about Kara. I don't want to go asking about this total stranger and what is happening with her and this very personal situation but I really hope that she's okay now. It's obviously not the point of the talk but it's definitely the part that hit the hardest for me.
@@TheAedalas She has phone privileges more regularly now and I get to talk with her often once or twice a week. She is very happy with her legal representation and continues to heal in the hospital. We all love her very much and she knows it every day. 💚
Amazing and really necessary talk here. One thing to add though - Password managers are great, but make sure that you choose a good one, preferably self hosted. Seeing what happened with Lastpass getting hacked, with the amount of information being stored in these managers, the threat of identity theft is more possible then ever.
I've worked in the hospital setting and Medical poa paperwork can make a huge difference. Different states have different laws, and even if you think your next of kin would naturally be the one to make those decisions, if you're traveling, you may be in a state that doesn't have a hierarchy like that. You can probably get your medical Poa paperwork done for free at your local hospital, and while you're at it make sure your contact information is in the system and up to date. Put in emergency contacts in your phone and wallet, electric and paper. If you are in a car accident and sedated, ER staff don't know who you are or how to contact your family, and it's a challenge to figure that out sometimes.
You've really hit this one out of the park, Dev. I'm infuriated and saddened by what's been done to your friend - so much has happened as of late to damage my faith in humanity. That said, I'm also greatly heartened by your loyalty to her and that's no mean thing.
Where can we find out more about what's happening with your friend and is there any way to donate or help with that at all? My heart goes out to you man. You're still moving that bar of "good dude" up and up. Thanks for this important thing that you made. It had to be damn hard to do. ❤
Utterly amazing talk, just incredible stuff. That last story though, holy... Dev, I don't know if you can update the description after posting (I think so?), but you might want to put the start of that and the jump point past it into the description for those who aren't ready for that one, cause ... damn. Love your work, you have helped me in MY job, which isnt even slightly in the realm of your line of work - I'm a blacksmith, and watching the door vids has allowed me to make suggestions to folks on installs and such for something that serves them better, as well as looks pretty.
I've doing the list a bit out of order, but I'm certainly getting it done! gonna start getting my friends involved in this stuff too, I really think it's way more important now than it ever has been
I've pushed for research on a robust list like this, but of course with the job, moves, Defcon, bla bla bla... ...Thank you for making an easy checklist to start 2023 off the right way Deviant. ✅️ Hope I can meet you in Vegas next year.
Great talk Deviant! Is it possible to get captions turned on for this video or a link to a transcript? I want to share this excellent information with hearing-impaired friends. Thank you!
Dev, that was the most meaningful hour and twenty minutes I've spent on UA-cam. What happened to Kara got me so choked up - and filled appropriately with a desire to act - that I'm creating that list now and getting in touch with people. Already had my US passport, but I'm looking into that Italian heritage passport, too, so thanks for that important tip. And finally, of the most important things, a friend is a defense lawyer, so I'm going to ask him to cover me too.
Awesome talk, really food for thought. And I'm SO sorry to hear about your friend!😰😰 I really hope she makes as full a recovery as possible, considering her previous injuries...😥😓🙏
I lean politically to the right. I 100% believe you are right on everything with this person. Any argument I have regarding lgbt+ or about Trans stuff is immediately thrown out the window. Freedom from tyranny is a human right. I hope to God those who violate it pay heavily!!
This just reinforces the idea that the best security is a bunch of people on your side, and all of this is just a way of ensuring you've got them in place. Kinda funny how that hasn't changed in literally millions of years of our evolutionary history.
This was the greatest talk I think you have ever done. Somewhat comprehensive of the subject matter. I've advocated for google inactive account settings in the past but TBH your version is more fluid and more resilient. Lawyers around the world should take heed of this potential revenue stream. Any 3 name lawyer with a good background should be able to contact me, I'd be interested in this service.
This is one of the best talks I've listened to in years. Thanks so much for this Deviant! I've followed you for a few years now, and I always enjoy the presentations that you give. This one though, really is applicable to everyone across the board, and as always, is chocked full of very important information. Great job as always, and I wish you and your family the best!
We used to have a program for newly elected local officials where they'd be placed in the role of a fresh release from jail, and how bad the system was. It was eye-opening for most.
So much good info and advice in this talk! Unfortunately, a lot of it is beyond my financial means (and, like another commenter, I'm one of those people who's a persistent suicide risk, so firearms are a hard no for me), but dangit, I'm going to at least replace the passport that expired in 1997.
there is no reason you cant at least learn how a fire arm works. as G.I. Joe says, knowing is half the battle. there are self defense classes, pepper (bear) spray, and simple tools like a baton. something in many cases is better than nothing.
@@SamTheEnglishTeacher What, you think you're going to live forever? News flash, none of us are gonna make it - which is precisely why Deviant's advice about long-term planning is important, up to and including ignoring that advice if it'd result in a date on our tombstone that's earlier than it needs to be.
0:00 - Intro and content warning
9:18 - Part One: Lawyer
18:53 - Part Two: Passport
35:15 - Part Three: Locksmith
39:39 - Part Four: Gun
52:18 - Part Five: You and the Law (including additional content warning)
1:05:41 - Part Six: The "Secret" Lawyer
1:10:26 - Preparedness Checklist and outro
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i appreciate that for someone who does security for a living your personal security paradigm involves building close relationships with friends and neighbors and entrusting them to keep you safe. this is an incredible talk.
Thank you so much for getting so much out of it. :-)
One of the scariest things is having family who think that the justice system are their friends and are there to protect them. No amount of cited examples can change that kind of belief. We're left thinking about what we do if they get screwed because of it and need our help. They're even a danger to us because they would happily volunteer information about us to anyone in a uniform, because we surely have nothing to hide (this has already occurred, thankfully things worked out). I'm sure plenty of people could use thoughts on this.
Perhaps trite, but I think it's important to call the system what it is - a "legal" system, *not* a "justice" system. As Dev said multiple times, it's cruel, indifferent, and callous. That's not justice. And people need to know that the myth we've all been conditioned to believe in this country - that the police are here to protect and serve, that the system doles out justice, that fairness will win out - is all a lie. And if the country continues down this path, it'll only get worse.
the supreme court has ruled multiple times that police and the criminal justice system has no duty to protect the people, only to investigate and enforce law
That does indeed sound scary, Jessica. Condolences! I think one thing to know is that for changing minds, emotional experiences seem (at least in my experience; I _think_ this is backed up by science, but I don't know the science well enough to quote it) to have more impact than "facts" (including "cited examples")! So if you can tell a compelling story about that cited example, and get them into the emotion of it, that's going to be a thing where it actually _is_ possible (one hopes!) to change belief. It still won't be instant, and one has to find the emotional hooks that work for the particular listener, and each listener is different, but... yeah. I hope you can do it!
@PseudeaEpimetheus ban crypto. It's a ponzi scheme.
@PseudeaEpimetheus what's a military project since 1943? Last I checked, cryptocurrencies (which is what I meant by "crypto", because I thought that's what you meant) got their start with a white paper that was only published in late 2008, so...... ?!?
I hardly ever comment. On anything. But as someone who thought he was prepared for all the various foibles life can throw at you, I had most everything on this list covered in some way shape or form. Two things really jumped out at me, and they're honestly some of the simplest solutions presented. I literally got them in process within 5 minutes of the video ending. This really opened my eyes, and I'm both grateful and embarrassed by the fact.
I needed a push, and this was it. Thank you Dev. I've followed you in silence for years, but this absolutely required my voice in gratitude.
Wow, just wow. That is amazingly kind of you to say and I thank you so much. I'm so glad you got a lot out of this. 👍
Yeah; this is a talk that might very practically change one's life.
"The cavalry's not coming. It's just us. It's just us." powerful stuff
This is my third rewatching of this. As a trans woman this is a talk that I've returned to to prepare myself for the worst situations...
I feel like that's more important now than ever.
Stay safe out there Americans. It's time to prepare.
I'm here with you, sis. We'll be ready and protect one another. ♥
@@crabs4sale825 Protect for sure, but I also want to emphasize the importance of being a community as well. We don't have to be alone. Reach out to your trans peeps in your life and tell them you love them. It'll help a lot.
Why is it time to prepare? Are you outside the U.S.?
I'm from Ukraine.
I can confirm importance of hard copies, spare keys, birth certificate and all that things related to death from my own experience.
I was forced to left my own house twice. First time at 2014 and I was NOT prepared at all. I was slightly better prepared at the second time - 24th of February 2022.
I started doing some preparations months BEFORE that f_cking February. And IT DID HELPED! I had a plan at least for first time. I had several plans, but I faced with WORST plan. It was prepared at first.
And from that experience I will do my best to fill this checklist as much as I can (with some differences in laws and situation).
We live in a historical times... Bad times. Unfortunately. And not only because of that. Life is extremely unpredictable thing.
Be Prepared! Fill the Check List.
Thanks Deviant. From now you are my one of the favorite authors/trainers or whatever you call yourself.
Wish you all the best. Slava Ukraini
@@jannisn454 Thank you! Heroyam Slava!
This is a wonderfully done, thank you Dev! In case someone is like me and wants a copy of the list, well here it is.
1. Password Manager
2. Closest friends contact info
3. Establish your trusted circle
4. Obtain legal representation
5. Prepare key life documents
6. Birth certificates
7. Passport
8. Data backup solution
9. Insurance and banking
10. Shared vault framework
11. Stop the bleed class
12. Try shooting/competing
13. Find a locksmith
14. Meet neighbors, share key
15. Soft skills
16. Go bag & evac drills
17. Second passport
18. Divest from policing
19. Abolish prisons
20. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜💖
I hope one day we can all achieve these, but for now I'll just keep working towards each step, thanks again Dev for another eye opening and useful video/course.
Answer for their first question - I have the right to remain silent? "yes" I choose to remain silent until my lawyer arrives. Then keep your mouth shut!
I knew I was unprepared, but I didn't realize just how unprepared. I've taken a screenshot of your final slide and am making Trello tasks right now. Thank you, Dev.
good luck to you and i'm glad you're taking some steps!
Screenshot planning here too. Some enlightening things came from this. I have a lot of work to do. Good luck in yours!
I just started working again, after ~2 years of being sick and broke. This talk made me realise how little money and mental bandwidth I had to spare for my own security and preparedness. I know what I'm gonna spend my next paycheck on. Thank you.
Police do not like to hear "Again?" as a reply. In my case it was "Your car has been broken into".
Dev, I have listened to almost everything you have out on UA-cam.
This is ~by far~ THE most important thing you have ever released.
Everyone: Watch it. Then watch it again and take notes. Then watch it again and make action steps. Then take the steps. One at a time.
thank you so much for saying. the slides are online if that is helpful... deviating.net/human/lawyer_passport_locksmith_gun.pdf
I’m on it. For my friends too.
There need to be more people like you. People who understand structural inequality, but are still gun owning, positive people.
I'm so glad you've got a stage to talk about the dangers in the world, and you really understand fascism
The small town "We protect us" mindset, combined with knowledge of the real, actual danger in the world is so powerful
While watching this talk, I put a sticker on the back of my phone (inside the case) with a locksmith, lawyer, my wife, and my mother's phone numbers, and I'm updating my will and beneficiary information. I'm sharing this with all of them to make sure we're all prepared, as peace of mind is a valuable commodity.
I so respect everything that you do, and how hard you work to make the world a better place. Competency and compassion make the world a better place! Thank you for being a part of the workaround, if not part of the solution.
Also, my passport is in-process, and you can bet I'll take you up on the first drink if I ever get to meet you at a conference.!!!
Lots of people don't think about why the tourniquet has a safety so it can't be easily taken off.
Also the time-frame I learned for how long a TQ could be used was, "until the surgeons cut it off in the OP".
Right, there should not really be a time-frame to think about when applying a TQ.
If you have to apply it, you are not the one to take it off, you only need to think about getting medical attention as fast as possible.
One note. Aside from what happened with your friend. Just extra information incase someone else deals with hospitals..
What it takes to end up in a civilian hospital instead of the prison infirmary or the jails infirmary (if it has one) only requires that your needs exceed the capability of the infirmary.
I worked for 6 years at a regional trauma center and we had a lot of prisoners go through it. Sometimes a cop was posted in the room, sometimes it was third party security, and sometimes it was no one but medical personnel. It depended on why they were there and their level of flight risk.
Sometimes it was horrible reasons. For example, we had a frequent flier that would self harm for attention. He was honest about it but you had to keep a close eye on him because hed use inconsequential things like foil from gum to harm himself, it started worh him swallowing razor blades though.
Sometimes it was a simple infection that required protocols (like isolation or iv meds) that the infirmary was unable to perform but otherwise was fine. A pretty common one was MRSA. Nasty infection, needed special antibiotics and isolation protocols, but usually nothing above out of the ordinary.
They always got listed as confidential in the system to protect them. No one wants the news showing up, or a potential gang rival looking for payback, etc. So the hospital wouldnt tell anyone if they were there, even if you knew for a fact they got sent there, without authorization (usually from the patient).
So if you know someone who gets sent to a hospital, dont immediately freak out and assume they're dying or its being covered up. They could literally stub their toe on a rusty bedframe and get infected. Theres obviously a reason they went to the hospital, but it might not be horrible.
Also, if you do know where they are, and what room or floor they are in. Check the visitors information for dial in methods. Many hospitals have room phones you can get the dial in extension, add the room number, and get a direct connection. Even when the patient can't dial out because it's behind a switchboard. Some of the fancier ones have it built into the call button these days. Some use a physical phone that plugs into the wall.
If they dont have room phones, check with the nurses station. Again, these extensions are usually available if you ask or look, and the nurse may be more willing to bend the rules on confidential patients, especially if you know where they are and their full name and birthdate.
And on the topic of names and hospitals. When they get added to the system, most hospitals (especially if they use EPIC, which is one of the two most used systems used in the US) will put their legal name and preferred name / pronouns in the system. This means even if they never updated their paperwork, they could be listed under the preferred name. Not a guarantee, but possibility.
Since I'm on names, if they did go in as a trauma, like in a car accident, and youre trying to find out if they're in the ER. They might be added as an alias until they can get their information. If the desk is being cooperative, a description of the person might get a 'maybe' on whether they're there or not. Aliases are used so they can get the ER prepped and meds started before the person arrives, so that theres no delay in care. It later gets updated with whatever information they can get. And if the person is unconscious and has no ID, it might stay an alias for a while.
Sorry, kinda went on longer then i meant to, but its a bit of behind the scenes info that frustrates a lot of people just trying to find their friends or family. Hope it helps someone out there.
“I won’t show you what they did to her” Did you miss that on purpose?
Really powerful talk, I very much appreciate the kick in the face of you telling me how unprepared I truly am.
Layer #1: community. Have friends. Know people. Your neighbors first, and anybody you can strike up a conversation with that knows something next
I found this talk utterly ridiculous. Ridiculous that this level of preparedness should even have to be considered by people simply because of the system around them that those good, innocent people have faith in, yet is set up to fail them at every turn.
An absolute eye opener, delivered expertly as always, Dev. Thank you for doing what you do and my best thoughts and wishes to Kara.
I’m serious when I say this. Congratulations! You just rebelled against the system in a way that they can’t do shit about! That is absolutely brilliant. Well done.
Great talk Dev.
46:33 Concerning state laws for firearm purchases: In California, to purchase firearms or ammo, the CA AG became very "concerned" about the legal residency of prospective firearm and ammo purchasers. As such, your options to get firearms or ammo are either a federal compliant REAL ID, or a non-federally compliant CA Driver's license + either a US passport/passport card, a certified US birth certificate, or various other documents confirming your legal residency. If it's a handgun, you additionally need to provide proof of residency, like a Utility Bill, Residential Lease, Property Deed, or other form of proof as approved by CA DOJ... stuff that a lot of people don't have easy access to if they're a spouse or other resident not handling the bills or putting their names on titles.
(All of this is covered by CA 11 CCR § 4045 & 4045.1 (Title 11, Division 5, Chapter 4))
And then, if you buy ammo, if you've moved into a new residence recently, the address on your CA Driver's License needs to match the address on one of the firearms registered in the CA firearms database (AFS). Otherwise you need to do a full background check and pay extra (10 day waiting period and all that), and you have to do that each time until you update your info (through an online system) or purchase/register a new gun in AFS matching your new address.
It's not an easy thing for most people to deal with, and it's intended to be that way.
Amazingly informative and timely, as always. Yet another fantastic talk, Dev.
Gotta say as a gun enthusiast and have been for years, and I know its only one small part of your presentation, but being able to see that more groups of people are getting into it rather than it being a right wing or left wing issue. Amazing talk, thanks for posting it.
Using this as a primer for all my family and friends to think about emergency planning. Solid outline of stuff to get ready before you need it.
Lot of really sad but self-flagging comments showing up more recently on a lot of your videos. It very much shows that many people have an issue wherein they have some kind of idealized version of people they watch online- and get very upset when it isn't true. Been very eye-opening having gotten into your content more in-depth these past few months, as years before I only briefly saw you in my feed and it was only for minor lockpicking stuff.
As a burgeoning enby raised in the Bible Belt- it brings me a lot of peace knowing I can learn so many different skills and ways to modify what I already know from you, and not feel scummy if I ever had to use them.
I am living vicariously through you. The one thing you have in abundance seems to be friends. Your friends are cool. I am fiercely independent and my old friends have all drifted off to various corners of the world. None of them were the uplifting type anyway. I'm going to subscribe to the social media of all your friends and pretend I know them. Thank you for the talk, although the reveal near the end got me pretty hard. That's just not right.
I am always cognizant of the fact that I have such incredible friends in my life and I feel fortunate and glad every day because of them.
Go around your block, to the neighbor's. Do some fun things with colleges. Start a new hobby, start sporting. All places where you can meet people that become friends when meeting them regularly. For my part, go to a small community church and talk to some people.
@@edewaal97 Hobbies are the easiest in my opinion. You can start off chatting about very impersonal stuff - topic of the thing you're doing - and then through that you can recognize people you automatically connect with on a wider plane.
Hey Deviant, I've always appreciated your talks and this was no exception. I'm going to think about how to apply these things to my own life, and also share with my friends who might find it even more useful than me. Really appreciate it man.
So glad to be helpful. :-)
I was already getting some of these things prepared, considering the way the US has been going, and this talk/list filled in some gaps I didn't even think of. Thank you Dev, you're just a great human being
As far as I'm concerned, if the US falls there's nowhere else in the world to be. I'll be fighting for our constitution here, and if I, if we fail, then I'm just dead. Nowhere else on Earth even half as free as America.
@@DSiren
Fighting for what you believe in is important, but fighting to die is just dying with extra steps, fighting to survive should be the goal. That requires the occasionally retreat & regroup, which must be planned in advance. Failure to plan is planning to fail
@@alexknouse9133 of course of course, but I'm not about to flee the country. There are plenty of places within the country to retreat to, and if we lose those then freedom is dead in the world and life isn't worth living anymore. I'm not going to accept the end of this great experiment of our founding fathers, not by the fascists of the left or of the right. I'm not about to accept the repeal of our civil rights over so-called 'affirmative action', and I'm not about to accept the increase of infringements on our rights, especially gun rights.
The silver lining in the current supreme court is that they're finally tackling all the horrendous infringing practices of urban centers against our firearm rights. I've received death threats, both credible and non-credible, and been battered repeatedly on government property - in 'gun free zones', and it has permanently radicalized me in favor of the right to bear arms. so long as we have guns we'll have the power to stand up for ourselves against whatever tyranny presents itself, and no fascists, left or right, can overcome a well armed populace.
The smallest minority is the individual, and thus the only rights that matter are individual rights, especially those that are essential for the preservation of the individual.
@@DSiren i agree, but its good to have a contingency plan
@@DSiren"nowhere else on earth is as free as America"
I can name at least 5 countries with more freedom than the US, lol 😂
DEV!!!! so glad to see you back on stage and imparting real world knowledge!!! thank you!
Absolutely amazing talk. Thank you for all you do. I discovered you a few years ago from a defcon talk, and I watch every video you upload since. The passport, locksmith, firearms, lawyers, and everything else is amazing. Freedoms should be exercised before they get removed. I liked your talk about firearm travel as well. You're a good human.
I always felt like a law degree would be a great addition to the concentric circles of defense
He's probably eluding to having an attorney that you trust in regards to 2A laws, stand your ground laws, and castle doctrine laws.
Also a criminal lawyer you trust to represent you in the event you are arrested.
The Darrell Brooks Trial was a prime example of why you don't want to represent yourself. Your too emotionally involved take sound, unbiased, and proper arguments for your defense.
@@creamysbrianna Also grossly uneducated on subject matter law and rules of procedures.
Legal knowledge, yes. But a lawyer who represents themself has a fool for a client.
I think having a law degree would be a major asset, but as other comments here mention, a good lawyer would still hire a lawyer on any case more intricate than a minor traffic infraction. You're not necessarily buying superior intellect or talent, you're buying objectivity. It's easy to feel righteous even when you're wrong, and the last thing you want to do is let your ego lead you to prosecution when all you needed was a lawyer to help you navigate the minefield of feelings versus legalities, especially when freedom and financial security are on the line. Going pro se is kind of an avenue of last resort.
Why? A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client.
The degree is for the job. Its the education that matters.
I work as a truck driver in a small company in Sweden, when I started here my boss took notes of who to call in case of an emergency, who are they and so on, a great tool for us running around all over the country. If we are in a serious accident, it might be hard for the first responders to ID us if our wallets and phones are spread out all over the cabin, but the truck can be IDd and the office contacted, who then has info on who the driver is and who to contact.
Thank you so much Deviant! Excellent talk!
One thing I want to add regarding guns and shooting: If you or someone in your household is suffering from depression or suicidal, you may be at greater risk by having a gun than not having one. I know I am often suicidal and so are my partners. If I had a gun in my possession, I might have not been alive right now.
a good point, yes
a very good point, but also one that can be mitigated, without fully disarming yourself, via giving critical parts like firing pins to the close circle of friends (that you should already be establishing) if you feel you are or may be at risk
@@comradesoupbeans4437 Dumb question but if you have a gun that is not able to be loaded and fired in defense then what is the point of owning it apart from aesthetics?
@@connor1586 the ability to easily turn it into one when you are in a better situation or need to
you've already gone through all the slow parts of acquiring it, you can still go shooting with your friends to get training in, you just have it disabled for the moments when you might feel the urge to use it on yourself
@@comradesoupbeans4437 What I'm getting at here is why wouldn't you leave the entire gun with your friend and not just the firing pin?
One of the best Risk talks I’ve ever seen 👏🏻 new to your work Deviant, thanks for putting this together. Never more relevant than now.
A very sobering talk indeed. But we need this right now and I thank you for it. Personally, I have a little go bag sitting at home that contains some of the essentials you mentioned. If push comes to shove, I can grab that, plus supplies for three days, strap that to my motorcycle (always filled with with enough fuel for at least 200 km, no exceptions) and GTFO within minutes. I am not one of those doomsday preppers who stock up on food for a year and hoard enough firepower to start a coup - but I know for a fact that I will be okay for a couple of days. The rest....yeah, I really need to work on that.
Having helped a friend get out of Ukraine has put a lot of things in perspective for me.
A few friends and myself were setting up things for them from a distance. Our friend had quite the journey. They come from Crimea. Their Ukrainian passport had expired. In 2014 they were issued a Russian passport. Getting a Ukrainian one was possible but risky - if you were caught with one leaving Crimea, you risked being detained and sent back - with a Russian passport, the other one being held back.
The most nerve wrecking part was getting out of Russia. They had to first take a train from Sevastopol to Moscow, and from there fly into to Turkey, then onwards to Dusseldorf, Germany. During the first leg of the journey we instructed them how to sanitize their phone to make its contents inconspicuous to Russian authorities, should they inspect the phone. We had to get Twitter, Facebook etc. off the phone, sanitize phone contacts, offload any suspicious stuff from the picture gallery to replace it with harmless stuff like landscape images, cat pictures and food pr0n, install some pro Russian news apps, generate digital pocket litter etc etc. Everything had to look as though they just wanted to go on a short holiday to relax from all the hubbub and then return.
We meanwhile learned that some flights with refugees from Ukraine on board were forced to turn back halfway so that was really something. So we all breathed a sigh of relief when we learned that our friend had landed safely in Turkey. But then Turkish Airlines threw a spanner in the works because they would not let our friend travel onwards to Germany without a PCR covid test (iirc). The fact that they had a negative covid test from the airport in Moscow did not matter to them. (we also kicked up a bit of a stink on Twitter about this). Meanwhile we had had a crash course on some national and EU immigration laws, and got support from an expert lawyer. So all that remained was the land route via Bulgaria, so they would at least be inside the EU. We booked Airbnb apartments for them in Istanbul so they could unwind for a few days, meanwhile we activated local contacts in Sofia to come pick them up on arrival and let them crash at their place for another few days. We even ordered food deliveries, because as you can imagine, a Russian bank account was not much help there.
This also taught me that a good network is absolutely priceless. For instance, I know a guy who worked for Reporters without Borders, who then got us in touch with an expert on immigration law. This would never have happened without any of us knowing a few people. Another friend knew people in Bulgaria so we could get temporary accommodation lined up. Another friend took care of food deliveries because he knew a few good placed in Istanbul. From there on the air route was Sofia - Munich - Dusseldorf where another group of friends picked them up and helped them navigate German authorities. By the time they arrived, I had acquired a decent 2nd hand laptop computer for them to use so they could at least access stuff and contact people without having to rely only on their phone. The phone really was their life line. Had authorities seized that.....I do not dare think what might have happened. In all, people from four different countries (Canada, USA, Germany, UK) ) got together in phone calls and group chats to make everything happen.
It was an eventful couple of days, let me tell you.
As a trans person living in the south, this is life-saving information. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for sharing this. I learned a lot about where I need to go seeing as how I'll be moving out of my parents' house next year. Hope Kara's okay, by the way. If there's some way I can ever mail her a card, let us know.
Sharing this with my folks right now and making an effort to get myself my information in order, regardless of how receptive they are to the info you've presented
Maybe start by moving out....
@@Look_What_I_Didthey never said they were living with their folks, just that they shared the talk. be better.
Thank you for the talk. Very good information- much love for Kara and I hope she makes it through ok and gets "justice".
Just an addition to have a locksmith. They can store your key biting and just cut a new one in a lockout situation. It's a lot nicer to have them just show up with your new key instead of trying a bypass. How they secure and release that info though might be something to look into.
Alternatively, you can ask a locksmith to decode your key (if you're not comfortable doing it yourself) and just give them the information when asking for a new key to be cut.
Yep, it was something I asked for when I rekeyed my house.
Some of these lessons I have been teaching for a long time and a whole bunch I just learned today, thanks for pushing this out there; personal protection is for everyone, especially our most vulnerable!
You should know how much power you're native passport has. For example, I'm Canadian and the Canadian Passport has a power of 4. I can travel to nearly any place on the planet without the need for a visiting visa. Your passport power can open some doors much easier than others. So if you're travelling you should know all of these things. Know what you need or don't need. Know the whereabouts of your country's embassy.
I love that you talked about closing holes as well as opening them. Have you talked about the importance of physical ability to get in or out of a spot if needed?
I cant fathom how you consistently outdo yourself on these talks. I've probably watched most versions of all your talks over the years, your elevator talk is what pushed me over the edge to pursue joining TOOOL. But this one is the most thought *and action* provoking of all. You are a gentleman, a scholar, and an incredible asset to the hacker community. P.S. Trans rights are human rights.
Thank you so much not just for joining TOOOL but for putting SO much of yourself into the org and shepherding it forward into new ages and new places!
Thank you so much for this video, Deviant. Wishing all the best for Kara. You seem like a great friend.
One thing that I would add to this list I a credit card, one that you not use at all( or only so little that it stays active). This is for a number of reasons
1.) when needing to leave by plane you can book a ticket with it real fast
2.) it can be a source for cash (not reliable but still)
3.) in case you are in a Foren country and need medical attention there is a way to start funding it, it may not last a long time but it gets you some time to react
4.) when “on the run” think about hotels and other expenses do you always have that amount of cash on you(civil asset forfeiture)
And much that I can not think about. Just remember cards can be traced so if you want to go low don’t use it
oh yeah... i sometimes forget that some folk do not have a credit card, but like... absolutely
Careful with that, I had my backup card shut off for inactivity!
So I replaced it, and then it expired without me noticing! Left me in the lurch twice. So I replaced it again, and now I use my "backup card" only for gas, and my other card for everything else, which is enough to keep them both current and I'll notice if anything is wrong.
I made time to watch this evening. It was time very well spent. Thank you for one of the best and most worthwhile presentations I've ever watched.
I've gotten the opprotunity to give a few presentations and talks to various orginizations that I've been a part of (Doing meetings, public speaking course work, explaining the things I work with to laymen) and I've absolutely tried to model how I talk and my attitude 'on stage' after Deviant. A really tremendously talented speaker, and someone who I think excels at giving people really good information.
Hugely nice video as well, really good watch and just glad to have this level of content avalible basically for free on youtube. Great video, and great talk!
gonna go in a quiet corner and blush now 😳 wow that's quite a compliment!
this is such a fantastic talk. one thing i could fix immediately was setting up talkroute. i'm going to get all of my friends to put it into their phones and memorize it so that we have this as an option.
Thank you for this video. As someone with most of the things on that list checked... I needed a nudge for the "what if I die tomorrow" stuff. One of these days this old Ukrainian will catch you at a conference and buy you a drink. You've been a great influence over the years.
I will accept that drink and then I'll buy the second round 👍
"Room temperature challenge" and "someone else is opening your pickle jars" were hilarious but truth be told they took me a second to get. luv u Deviant, really enjoyed this video, good job.
I had to look it up. TL:DR: it means you're dead. Your dead body is heading towards room temperature.
They need to teach this in schools like a whole class
I learned more talking to old people than I did in school. It should be a mandatory class credit to volunteer with the elderly. UA-cam has everything else.
It would be awesome to have something useful taught at school for a change.
@@warrensteel9954 There's a surprising number of us "old people" on UA-cam if you know where to look... 🙂
The most skillful "old people" are not being "cared for" by volunteers...
@@MargaretLeber for the most part they just wanted someone to talk to and explain the weird things youth were doing these days. UA-cam, Facebook and Instagram hadn't been invented yet.
@@warrensteel9954 Dude, I was born in 1952. I know what they were talking about.
Yeah thank you so much!! I will be working on getting my passport even though I am disabled.. By the way thank you for the tips on Gender Markers and stuff!
40:25 they were on their property, threatening them. tbh they handled it the wrong way, never point a gun at anything you dont wish to destroy. and never point a gun at someone unless youre going to shoot them. thank you for coming to my ted talk.
I know someone who's a child of immigrants (with permanent residency thankfully) and a trans life partner in the US. Being prepared like this is vital for people at risk like that so thank you for putting this talk together.
In that light I'd like to add something to that list: if you or someone you care about is a legal alien from a country that might go to bat for them keep the embassy/citizen services phone number for their country of origin.
All the Miranda Rights and Due Process in the states do not apply to non US citizens. They can, and have, just vanned people.
Excellent video, learned more here than from years of US schooling and general life. You're a genuine lifesaver, I'm in my mid 20s and didn't know half of the things mentioned, if there's any effort I can give to help what you do absolutely let me know, I'd like to help in any way I can!
i appreciate you watching and sharing this info with others... stay prepared, stay safe!
Definitely a video I'll need to watch a second time.... or third time...
slides are also on my site if that saves you time, hah =) deviating.net/human/lawyer_passport_locksmith_gun.pdf
I would like to make an addition about obtaining a US passport as fast as possible. (I have gotten a fully valid passport in one day w/o an emergency, and I have had multiple emergency passports.) The fastest way to obtain a fully valid US passport is to buy a plane ticket out of the country and then call the passport number for the state department and make an appointment at the next available appointment at one of the 26 passport offices in the US. These appointments are always completely booked out and you will have to keep calling until you get lucky and happen to be on the line when someone cancels their appointment.
Great talk, my passport expired and I've been staring at my renewal form for 6 months.
I clapped after finish watching even though this is a youtube video. It's really inspiring and helpful, reminding me lots of stuff I planned to do or never ever considered before. This is a one-hour-long video that I will rewatch and will recommend to all my friends and families. Thank you for this and everything. Also, send all my love to Kara.
thank you so much for the kind feedback and the applause =)
I'm glad the Asterisk VoIP thing came up - I was thiniking this would be an awesome solution to a lot of "need it now" hotline. I use this method with my family's personal locator beacon (like an EPIRB, but for land-based travel). The registration has our PBX as the first number, and we can call and leave daily updates like a voicemail using a passcode - when the Air Force calls they get a playback of the daily update.
There is so much one can do with Asterisk. But considering the door evidence seal story - it's probably a good idea to think of diversifying the physical location...
I'm only halfway through and this has been my favorite talk you've put up in a very long time. Keep being a badass, Dev!
Love this video. Sharing it with my friends and family.
On the topic of death and dying, I cannot recommend enough an introductory thanatology class from local community colleges. I took a course called "death and society" and it covered a lot of topics that are absolutely critical to navigating one of the two inevitables.
Frankly, I think Thanatology and Accounting should be standard educational subjects- or at least widely available to anyone, because of how critical they are in life
You’re required to have a maroon official passport in the military. At least all the places I’ve been.
Yes but this was in reference to private civilians having one... which is not nearly as common. I should have made that clearer.
Point #20 broke my heart after hearing about Kara. Excellent talk.
Tell your loved ones that you care and are there for them while you can, indeed
unfortunately the writing is on the wall AGAIN.
Thanks for this sobering lecture. It's so damn sad. Everything in this world is so damn sad right now. I hope things don't get worse, but I think they will. At least I have a passport, gun, an acquaintance that is a lawyer, and I like picking locks, and have a bunch of tools that facilitate opening different kinds of doors pretty much at all times. Just because I like playing with tools like that and all my clothes have pockets all over them. So many pockets, I love it.
22:00 also, when's the best time to take inventory of your wallet? Before it's lost! Even just a photo tucked away would be helpful for you to identify what cards to cancel/replace, etc!
The result of the recent election has stirred a lot of fear in the queer community again, I have been suggesting people watch this to better prepare for risk. I am currently working on my third citizenship (Irish)
as former LE, spot on man. Nothing has made me more wary of the justice system than being a part of it.
Wow ok thank you for giving me a path to leveling up my preparedness
Deviant Ollam, how do you get just better and better with nearly every video I watched from you?
😁 so kind of you to say
You give away more information than most that charge even have. Thank you
My passport is a couple months past due for renewal. Now I have an incentive! I mean, preparedness, sure. Bur drinks on Deviant? That's *motivation*.
You haven't been able to add pages to a US passport since 2016. If you run out of pages you need to get a new passport. A small hack is to renew at an embassy/consulate overseas. Their turnaround can sometime be better than renewing in the US.
wow i did not know that!
Renewed last year. For an extra fee, they will give you about 2x the normal pages. For a larger fee, they will issue a second passport, goid for 2?4? years, in case you need to mail one off for a visa application. Meanwhile, you can travel on either one.
Dev, I love your work. Thank you. Send my love to Kara whenever you get to. Tell her that her story told through this talk really hit hard. I wish I were some badass lawyer who could fight for justice. But I'll keep fighting in my own way for Kara and our other LGBTQIA+ friends. Trans rights are human rights.
I will tell her that and I'm certain that she will appreciate it, thank you
I'm glad you said this, I looked through a bunch of comments and you're the first I came across that was worried about Kara. I don't want to go asking about this total stranger and what is happening with her and this very personal situation but I really hope that she's okay now. It's obviously not the point of the talk but it's definitely the part that hit the hardest for me.
@@TheAedalas She has phone privileges more regularly now and I get to talk with her often once or twice a week. She is very happy with her legal representation and continues to heal in the hospital. We all love her very much and she knows it every day. 💚
Amazing and really necessary talk here. One thing to add though - Password managers are great, but make sure that you choose a good one, preferably self hosted. Seeing what happened with Lastpass getting hacked, with the amount of information being stored in these managers, the threat of identity theft is more possible then ever.
I've worked in the hospital setting and Medical poa paperwork can make a huge difference. Different states have different laws, and even if you think your next of kin would naturally be the one to make those decisions, if you're traveling, you may be in a state that doesn't have a hierarchy like that. You can probably get your medical Poa paperwork done for free at your local hospital, and while you're at it make sure your contact information is in the system and up to date. Put in emergency contacts in your phone and wallet, electric and paper. If you are in a car accident and sedated, ER staff don't know who you are or how to contact your family, and it's a challenge to figure that out sometimes.
You've really hit this one out of the park, Dev.
I'm infuriated and saddened by what's been done to your friend - so much has happened as of late to damage my faith in humanity. That said, I'm also greatly heartened by your loyalty to her and that's no mean thing.
Where can we find out more about what's happening with your friend and is there any way to donate or help with that at all? My heart goes out to you man. You're still moving that bar of "good dude" up and up. Thanks for this important thing that you made. It had to be damn hard to do. ❤
Check out his update video
I’m so glad this and you exist. My partner and i will be using this in our planning.
Utterly amazing talk, just incredible stuff. That last story though, holy... Dev, I don't know if you can update the description after posting (I think so?), but you might want to put the start of that and the jump point past it into the description for those who aren't ready for that one, cause ... damn. Love your work, you have helped me in MY job, which isnt even slightly in the realm of your line of work - I'm a blacksmith, and watching the door vids has allowed me to make suggestions to folks on installs and such for something that serves them better, as well as looks pretty.
I will post updates as they come... thank you for watching and feeling the feels
I've doing the list a bit out of order, but I'm certainly getting it done! gonna start getting my friends involved in this stuff too, I really think it's way more important now than it ever has been
!This is an amazing talk. Thank you, Dev!
I've pushed for research on a robust list like this, but of course with the job, moves, Defcon, bla bla bla...
...Thank you for making an easy checklist to start 2023 off the right way Deviant. ✅️
Hope I can meet you in Vegas next year.
This is so incredibly interesting. I’ve never had time to consider things like this. Thank you.
I finally got my passport last year and I was inspired to do so by this talk
Great talk Deviant! Is it possible to get captions turned on for this video or a link to a transcript? I want to share this excellent information with hearing-impaired friends. Thank you!
Dev, that was the most meaningful hour and twenty minutes I've spent on UA-cam. What happened to Kara got me so choked up - and filled appropriately with a desire to act - that I'm creating that list now and getting in touch with people. Already had my US passport, but I'm looking into that Italian heritage passport, too, so thanks for that important tip. And finally, of the most important things, a friend is a defense lawyer, so I'm going to ask him to cover me too.
I was told that the tourniquet, if applied correctly, would hurt like hell and then stop hurting. If it still hurts it isn't tight enough.
Awesome talk, really food for thought. And I'm SO sorry to hear about your friend!😰😰 I really hope she makes as full a recovery as possible, considering her previous injuries...😥😓🙏
I thought I left a more detailed comment earlier, but I'm not seeing it, so I'll just say: thank you for this powerful talk. 💗
I lean politically to the right. I 100% believe you are right on everything with this person. Any argument I have regarding lgbt+ or about Trans stuff is immediately thrown out the window. Freedom from tyranny is a human right. I hope to God those who violate it pay heavily!!
This just reinforces the idea that the best security is a bunch of people on your side, and all of this is just a way of ensuring you've got them in place.
Kinda funny how that hasn't changed in literally millions of years of our evolutionary history.
This was the greatest talk I think you have ever done. Somewhat comprehensive of the subject matter. I've advocated for google inactive account settings in the past but TBH your version is more fluid and more resilient. Lawyers around the world should take heed of this potential revenue stream. Any 3 name lawyer with a good background should be able to contact me, I'd be interested in this service.
Immaculate lecture. This saves lives and I'm grateful to have come across this video.
Best talk I've heard all year Dev. Now I just gotta get that passport w/ the date and track your ass down at a bar.
i hope that you do!
This is one of the best talks I've listened to in years. Thanks so much for this Deviant! I've followed you for a few years now, and I always enjoy the presentations that you give. This one though, really is applicable to everyone across the board, and as always, is chocked full of very important information. Great job as always, and I wish you and your family the best!
We used to have a program for newly elected local officials where they'd be placed in the role of a fresh release from jail, and how bad the system was.
It was eye-opening for most.
So much good info and advice in this talk! Unfortunately, a lot of it is beyond my financial means (and, like another commenter, I'm one of those people who's a persistent suicide risk, so firearms are a hard no for me), but dangit, I'm going to at least replace the passport that expired in 1997.
@@SamTheEnglishTeacher They may know, but not want to have an easy access to an "end me now" button in their home at all times.
@@SamTheEnglishTeacher Bad bait
@@SamTheEnglishTeacher Weird flex, bro. Might want to talk to your therapist about that.
there is no reason you cant at least learn how a fire arm works. as G.I. Joe says, knowing is half the battle. there are self defense classes, pepper (bear) spray, and simple tools like a baton. something in many cases is better than nothing.
@@SamTheEnglishTeacher What, you think you're going to live forever? News flash, none of us are gonna make it - which is precisely why Deviant's advice about long-term planning is important, up to and including ignoring that advice if it'd result in a date on our tombstone that's earlier than it needs to be.