Andy (River) Peterson

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

Back to Westmoreland, they have a great local museum too! Greatly enjoyed returning to it while reporting. — PolitiTweet.org

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

One of my high school graduation gifts was plotting a massive circular Kansas road trip with my family. Then I bonded over weekend trips to explore more places with a best friend who now is documenting every Post office in the state. https://t.co/qOEeaYm8Q4 — PolitiTweet.org

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

Ok, yeah, I'm not done. I've actually been to Westmoreland a lot because it's only 30 minutes from where my parents live and I've gone to a LOT of Kansas small towns. Easily over a hundred communities visited, probably way more? — PolitiTweet.org

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

I also just want to remind people that it is beautiful here. There’s majesty in the plains. https://t.co/xQylXMEUxF — PolitiTweet.org

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

I also want to go back to talking about the diner because the South 40 Cafe was everything you want on a diner. https://t.co/Jy4wY5Q8fx — PolitiTweet.org

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

Also the City of Westmoreland maintains an Oregon Trail themed rv park outside of town, next to the second largest hand dug well in Kansas. https://t.co/MUfbaYSDxc — PolitiTweet.org

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

The Oregon Trail park just outside of town made a great remote work spot! It has power even, but the outlets were filled with dead spiders. I am saving you from the inside shots of that. https://t.co/uUPAN3ekRd — PolitiTweet.org

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

Another detail is that so many of the buildings are limestone because Kansas used to be an inland sea! Prehistorically! https://t.co/8IN2OdJjTA — PolitiTweet.org

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Third is that the local grocery store is, like many places in town, Oregon Trail Themed. There’s also an adorable combination bench-free library-blessing box out front. https://t.co/vTHwWMh5ED — PolitiTweet.org

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

Second is that there is a bakery on the Main Street only open on Fridays. It shares the space with the hyper local Westy Official Weekly—currently operated by a mother daughter duo. https://t.co/LKv4EsgW99 — PolitiTweet.org

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

First is that there is a delightful group of senior ladies that gather on a regular weekly schedule at the local diner—they known as the “committee to save the world.” I want this kind of dedicated crew as I age. — PolitiTweet.org

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

So @TheRecord_Media is a cybersecurity publication, not a travel magazine and I had to leave out roughly a million details I want to share with you about Westmoreland, Kansas—a lovely place where I spent a lot of time reporting on rural ransomware. https://t.co/9PTYj2cNlM — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @uuallan: Thanks to @State_Scoop for running this piece and to @pancak3lullz as well as everyone else who contributed! https://t.co/WHd4… — PolitiTweet.org

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

Shoutout to @brandon_peeps at @1350kman for helping keep local news radio alive and me some company outside a Pottawatomie County Commission meeting while reporting a story on the epidemic of ransomware facing rural communities. — PolitiTweet.org

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

@wavingwheat Fixed — PolitiTweet.org

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

@wavingwheat Updating link now! — PolitiTweet.org

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Almost time to chase a Kaw River sunset — PolitiTweet.org

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

I always have big anxiety when features publish, but one of the nice things about being out in the country is when I wake up before dawn with stomach twists I can go chase a sunrise. The Kaw river this morning. https://t.co/Nrsp4mcHPm — PolitiTweet.org

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

Stalkerware is an abusive menace that can also puts victims at risk by leaving their data exposed, as @zackwhittaker reports: https://t.co/3fNCBlnGEB https://t.co/lPHL7Z5q3J — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @campuscodi: NEW: Exploit broker Zerodium announced today plans to buy zero-day vulnerabilities in the Windows clients of three major VP… — PolitiTweet.org

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

RT @kansasalps: Here's what it looks like when ransomware attacks victimize rural communities: https://t.co/9PTYj2cNlM — PolitiTweet.org

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

And we’ve hit the “why haven’t you eaten yet” part of the day — PolitiTweet.org

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

@fordm Let them be free! https://t.co/i5PrI5bvNx — PolitiTweet.org

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

Personally very excited about when this evolves into a dazzle of wild zebras like the ponies at Assateague Island — PolitiTweet.org

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cc @Longreads??? — PolitiTweet.org

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

RT @campuscodi: The operators of the Magnitude exploit kit have added a rare Chrome browser attack chain https://t.co/Wzddml8gaB https://… — PolitiTweet.org

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

RT @alexlaughs: one thing i didn't quite say is that the myth of the singular genius hurts everyone, including the supposed "genius" at the… — PolitiTweet.org

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

@RSWestmoreland Lol — PolitiTweet.org

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

@RSWestmoreland Please know I could have put in a million more Kansas details. — PolitiTweet.org

Andy (River) Peterson @kansasalps

@RSWestmoreland I actually had to CUT DOWN on the Kansas details because my editor reminded us we are a cybersecurity pub, not a travel mag — PolitiTweet.org