Randall Mauro | Systems & Institutional Resilience
@barefootadvisor.bsky.social
Founder & Senior Technology Consultant. Systems, data & institutional resilience. Operational risk, governance & infrastructure under stress. Non-partisan.
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I work at the intersection of technology, finance, and institutional resilience.
I focus on identifying invisible fragilities in complex systems before they become crises.
Operational risk. Governance design. Data integrity.
Non-partisan. Systems-first.
I focus on identifying invisible fragilities in complex systems before they become crises.
Operational risk. Governance design. Data integrity.
Non-partisan. Systems-first.
I wonder if Trump realizes that the stock market is way up this morning, NOT because they approve of his policies, but rather are happy because he’s reversed his policies.
They like him when he’s not involved
They like him when he’s not involved
March 31, 2026 at 2:09 PM
I wonder if Trump realizes that the stock market is way up this morning, NOT because they approve of his policies, but rather are happy because he’s reversed his policies.
They like him when he’s not involved
They like him when he’s not involved
Did anyone else see this yesterday?
I noticed a good number of young adults and even children at the two No Kings protests that I had not noticed prior.
I loved seeing this. We need the young to steer the direction of our country, it’s their future after all.
#NoKings
I noticed a good number of young adults and even children at the two No Kings protests that I had not noticed prior.
I loved seeing this. We need the young to steer the direction of our country, it’s their future after all.
#NoKings
March 29, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Did anyone else see this yesterday?
I noticed a good number of young adults and even children at the two No Kings protests that I had not noticed prior.
I loved seeing this. We need the young to steer the direction of our country, it’s their future after all.
#NoKings
I noticed a good number of young adults and even children at the two No Kings protests that I had not noticed prior.
I loved seeing this. We need the young to steer the direction of our country, it’s their future after all.
#NoKings
The lawsuits now as to where the tariff money the government collected is going to go …
Does it go to companies that paid more, importers that absorbed some of it, or you and I - that paid 95% of it.
What a mess
Does it go to companies that paid more, importers that absorbed some of it, or you and I - that paid 95% of it.
What a mess
February 20, 2026 at 4:07 PM
The lawsuits now as to where the tariff money the government collected is going to go …
Does it go to companies that paid more, importers that absorbed some of it, or you and I - that paid 95% of it.
What a mess
Does it go to companies that paid more, importers that absorbed some of it, or you and I - that paid 95% of it.
What a mess
Now we get to watch all the companies scramble trying to figure out how to justify not lowering their prices …
February 20, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Now we get to watch all the companies scramble trying to figure out how to justify not lowering their prices …
US GDP numbers out this morning …
“the US economy grew 2.2%, a modest slowdown from the 2.8% growth seen in 2024”
Maybe he doesn’t know what he’s doing 🤷🤷♀️🤷♂️
“the US economy grew 2.2%, a modest slowdown from the 2.8% growth seen in 2024”
Maybe he doesn’t know what he’s doing 🤷🤷♀️🤷♂️
February 20, 2026 at 2:06 PM
US GDP numbers out this morning …
“the US economy grew 2.2%, a modest slowdown from the 2.8% growth seen in 2024”
Maybe he doesn’t know what he’s doing 🤷🤷♀️🤷♂️
“the US economy grew 2.2%, a modest slowdown from the 2.8% growth seen in 2024”
Maybe he doesn’t know what he’s doing 🤷🤷♀️🤷♂️
Commerce department released trade deficit #’s
Trump was spouting yesterday that it would be the first surplus ever … it wasn’t even close and worse than the month prior.
And for all of 2025,m, annually, it was the same deficit as Biden’s “horrible” 2024
Tariffs don’t work!
Trump was spouting yesterday that it would be the first surplus ever … it wasn’t even close and worse than the month prior.
And for all of 2025,m, annually, it was the same deficit as Biden’s “horrible” 2024
Tariffs don’t work!
February 19, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Commerce department released trade deficit #’s
Trump was spouting yesterday that it would be the first surplus ever … it wasn’t even close and worse than the month prior.
And for all of 2025,m, annually, it was the same deficit as Biden’s “horrible” 2024
Tariffs don’t work!
Trump was spouting yesterday that it would be the first surplus ever … it wasn’t even close and worse than the month prior.
And for all of 2025,m, annually, it was the same deficit as Biden’s “horrible” 2024
Tariffs don’t work!
The real risk isn’t AI — it’s the mismatch between user perception and system design.
A conversational interface feels confidential. Platform architecture and data policy may say otherwise.
When UX signals privacy but governance doesn’t guarantee it, exposure becomes predictable.
A conversational interface feels confidential. Platform architecture and data policy may say otherwise.
When UX signals privacy but governance doesn’t guarantee it, exposure becomes predictable.
February 16, 2026 at 9:55 PM
The real risk isn’t AI — it’s the mismatch between user perception and system design.
A conversational interface feels confidential. Platform architecture and data policy may say otherwise.
When UX signals privacy but governance doesn’t guarantee it, exposure becomes predictable.
A conversational interface feels confidential. Platform architecture and data policy may say otherwise.
When UX signals privacy but governance doesn’t guarantee it, exposure becomes predictable.
www.ft.com/content/375b...
A utility’s governance gap didn’t emerge overnight — internal audit and oversight mechanisms matter long before headlines hit.
Invisible weaknesses in governance structures are predictable points of stress in every system.
A utility’s governance gap didn’t emerge overnight — internal audit and oversight mechanisms matter long before headlines hit.
Invisible weaknesses in governance structures are predictable points of stress in every system.
South East Water still has ‘troubling’ governance gap, warn auditors
UK utility that left 30,000 households without water has no internal audit function
www.ft.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:49 PM
www.ft.com/content/375b...
A utility’s governance gap didn’t emerge overnight — internal audit and oversight mechanisms matter long before headlines hit.
Invisible weaknesses in governance structures are predictable points of stress in every system.
A utility’s governance gap didn’t emerge overnight — internal audit and oversight mechanisms matter long before headlines hit.
Invisible weaknesses in governance structures are predictable points of stress in every system.
Global risk is now an enterprise risk — and IT leaders are feeling it first.
From AI governance gaps to infrastructure fragility, resilience must replace efficiency as the default design principle.
www.techtarget.com/searchcio/fe...
From AI governance gaps to infrastructure fragility, resilience must replace efficiency as the default design principle.
www.techtarget.com/searchcio/fe...
What the 2026 Global Risks Report means for CIOs | TechTarget
Global risk is now an IT issue. See how the WEF Global Risks Report 2026 reshapes CIO priorities and enterprise resilience.
www.techtarget.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Global risk is now an enterprise risk — and IT leaders are feeling it first.
From AI governance gaps to infrastructure fragility, resilience must replace efficiency as the default design principle.
www.techtarget.com/searchcio/fe...
From AI governance gaps to infrastructure fragility, resilience must replace efficiency as the default design principle.
www.techtarget.com/searchcio/fe...
The big guys are screaming at you to take cover.
Year to date performance …
US indexes
QQQ -2.23%
SPY -0.10%
Consumer Staples +14.50%
International
VXUS +8.87%
Commodities & Metals
DBC +6.44%
Gold +13.93%
Bonds +0.40%
The flight to safety is on.
Year to date performance …
US indexes
QQQ -2.23%
SPY -0.10%
Consumer Staples +14.50%
International
VXUS +8.87%
Commodities & Metals
DBC +6.44%
Gold +13.93%
Bonds +0.40%
The flight to safety is on.
February 13, 2026 at 1:11 AM
The big guys are screaming at you to take cover.
Year to date performance …
US indexes
QQQ -2.23%
SPY -0.10%
Consumer Staples +14.50%
International
VXUS +8.87%
Commodities & Metals
DBC +6.44%
Gold +13.93%
Bonds +0.40%
The flight to safety is on.
Year to date performance …
US indexes
QQQ -2.23%
SPY -0.10%
Consumer Staples +14.50%
International
VXUS +8.87%
Commodities & Metals
DBC +6.44%
Gold +13.93%
Bonds +0.40%
The flight to safety is on.
Systems don’t fail from a single event — they break where silos hide weak links. Organizational boundaries without shared oversight are a root driver of cascading risk.
Operational resilience begins with integrated risk visibility.
mexicobusiness.news/tech/news/co...
Operational resilience begins with integrated risk visibility.
mexicobusiness.news/tech/news/co...
Compound Risks Don’t Break Systems. Silos Do
Manage AI and compound risks by breaking organizational silos and prioritizing human-centered systemic synergy, writes Enrique González.
mexicobusiness.news
February 12, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Systems don’t fail from a single event — they break where silos hide weak links. Organizational boundaries without shared oversight are a root driver of cascading risk.
Operational resilience begins with integrated risk visibility.
mexicobusiness.news/tech/news/co...
Operational resilience begins with integrated risk visibility.
mexicobusiness.news/tech/news/co...
I work at the intersection of technology, finance, and institutional resilience.
I focus on identifying invisible fragilities in complex systems before they become crises.
Operational risk. Governance design. Data integrity.
Non-partisan. Systems-first.
I focus on identifying invisible fragilities in complex systems before they become crises.
Operational risk. Governance design. Data integrity.
Non-partisan. Systems-first.
February 11, 2026 at 11:22 PM
I work at the intersection of technology, finance, and institutional resilience.
I focus on identifying invisible fragilities in complex systems before they become crises.
Operational risk. Governance design. Data integrity.
Non-partisan. Systems-first.
I focus on identifying invisible fragilities in complex systems before they become crises.
Operational risk. Governance design. Data integrity.
Non-partisan. Systems-first.
The stock market looks really weak. All time high today on the Nasdaq, but most stocks aren’t going up.
We could still be a few weeks out, but I don’t see how we are going to avoid a drop from here.
We could still be a few weeks out, but I don’t see how we are going to avoid a drop from here.
August 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The stock market looks really weak. All time high today on the Nasdaq, but most stocks aren’t going up.
We could still be a few weeks out, but I don’t see how we are going to avoid a drop from here.
We could still be a few weeks out, but I don’t see how we are going to avoid a drop from here.
Does anyone know how someone can get involved in each particular state to help (resist) with the ice raids or to help on the legal side after someone has been detained.
Are there organized volunteer opportunities to help?
Are there organized volunteer opportunities to help?
June 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Does anyone know how someone can get involved in each particular state to help (resist) with the ice raids or to help on the legal side after someone has been detained.
Are there organized volunteer opportunities to help?
Are there organized volunteer opportunities to help?
Complete horse crud that the entire financial world is hanging on the words on one man …
And mere speculation that he may not do what he campaign promised causes the market to bounce higher. Because everyone knows tariffs are bad, we’ll everyone except Dump.
finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-t...
And mere speculation that he may not do what he campaign promised causes the market to bounce higher. Because everyone knows tariffs are bad, we’ll everyone except Dump.
finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-t...
Trump Team Studies Gradual Tariff Hikes Under Emergency Powers
(Bloomberg) -- Members of President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming economic team are discussing slowly ramping up tariffs month by month, a gradual approach aimed at boosting negotiating leverage while...
finance.yahoo.com
January 14, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Complete horse crud that the entire financial world is hanging on the words on one man …
And mere speculation that he may not do what he campaign promised causes the market to bounce higher. Because everyone knows tariffs are bad, we’ll everyone except Dump.
finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-t...
And mere speculation that he may not do what he campaign promised causes the market to bounce higher. Because everyone knows tariffs are bad, we’ll everyone except Dump.
finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-t...
TODAY IN HISTORY - 1/8/2017
“I am going to be the greatest jobs president that God ever created”
— Donald Trump
NYT interview
Here are the facts (excluding Covid) … www.factcheck.org/2021/10/trum...
“I am going to be the greatest jobs president that God ever created”
— Donald Trump
NYT interview
Here are the facts (excluding Covid) … www.factcheck.org/2021/10/trum...
January 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
TODAY IN HISTORY - 1/8/2017
“I am going to be the greatest jobs president that God ever created”
— Donald Trump
NYT interview
Here are the facts (excluding Covid) … www.factcheck.org/2021/10/trum...
“I am going to be the greatest jobs president that God ever created”
— Donald Trump
NYT interview
Here are the facts (excluding Covid) … www.factcheck.org/2021/10/trum...
