Fmr Dir @natcryptomuseum, @NSAGov; Formerly @IntlSpyMuseum; @uofmaryland; Miami native living in DMV; Author of Nuking the Moon, Nuclear Spies, & Covert City
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My very own super nerdy version of an unboxing video.
(Or is that redundant?)
Notes of Deception out on 8/25 and available everywhere!
‘Notes of Deception’ by Merryl Goldberg and Vince Houghton | Book Review - WSJ wsj.com/arts-culture/books/n…
How a Group of American Musicians Outsmarted the KGB (Exclusive Excerpt). Notes of Deception is out today! people.com/american-musician…
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In the 1980s, a klezmer band smuggled crucial information out from the Soviet Union. Out today is NOTES OF DECEPTION by Merryl Goldberg & Vince Houghton, which chronicles their critical and clandestine work. Read more here. bit.ly/4xk9aef @HarperCollins @intelhistorian
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In the 1980s, a klezmer band smuggled crucial information out of the Soviet Union. Next week their story is told in NOTES OF DECEPTION. JBC spoke with musician & cipher-creator Merryl Goldberg & her coauthor historian & espionage expert @intelhistorian bit.ly/4ihLNNz
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The Marlins are the first team to enter a calendar month 8+ games under .500 and leave said month 6+ games over .500
h/t @EliasSports
The @Marlins finish June with a 20-6 record!
They’ve won 20+ games in a month for just the second time in franchise history 🐠
ALT Final Score Graphic, 6/30/26 Miami Marlins 14 (46-40), Colorado Rockies 3 (33-53) Pictured: Joe Mack holds both hands up to his head and opens his mouth wide while rounding the bases after hitting a home run. He is wearing a gray Miami Marlins jersey and a black batting helmet.
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THE PANTHERS ARE EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPS ONCE AGAIN! 🙌 #StanelyCup
ALT Final score: Panthers defeat Hurricanes 5-3. FLA wins series 4-1.
Pretty cool opportunity at @IntlSpyMuseum. These openings don’t come around very often. There’s only been 5 of us in 25 years…
spymuseum.org/about/careers/…
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#Fissionary is BACK for season 4. And boy, has it been a busy year 😤
Mary & Jordan are kicking off this season with a refresher on the current situation that #nuclear finds itself in.
Tune in for the nuclear tea 🍵 👇
nei.org/news/2025/fissionary…
Very cool (and free) program at the @IntlSpyMuseum next Friday.
spymuseum.org/calendar/enigm…
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Awesome time at @IntlSpyMuseum last night for Spy Fest! In addition to engaging with several hundred attendees, I got a chance to play with a real Enigma machine (thanks to @NatCryptoMuseum and @intelhistorian for sharing it)
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🎥 In case you missed it, the National Archives online program "Inside the Vault: Secret Messages, Ciphers, Codes, and Cryptology in American History," featuring speakers from @NatCryptoMuseum, is now available on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=Q_urmdBV…
Perhaps (and I know there are character limits) saying who loaned this artifact to you would be common courtesy…
#TechTuesday: NCSC’s Wall of Spies Artifact, the Lorenz SZ 40/42, known as TUNNY. This encryption machine was used by the German High Command during WWII, but its code was broken by the British, yielding insights into German strategy and helping the Allies in the D-Day invasion.
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Want to learn more about secret messages, ciphers, codes, and cryptology? Join us tonight at 6 p.m. ET, on our YouTube channel for the latest episode of our Inside the Vault program with guests from @NatCryptoMuseum: archives.gov/calendar/event/…
Watch live: youtube.com/live/Hu7l8nFq6mw
ALT An Inside the Vault graphic featuring the Zimmermann Telegram
