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The Storm · March 2026

Chronological diary of the storm. Each day has its own page; multiple entries on a day live there together, in time order. Newest first. The prose leans on pattern-level descriptions where it can — see sources & vocabulary for how the descriptive links work.

March 25, 2026 1 entry
1. 11:53 · david
  
  Aren't You Rebecca?
  
  A hop-seeding back-and-forth notable for two distinct recipient names tried in sequence — "Evelyn" first, then "Rebecca" — and for the second name landing on a person from my life I have specifically suspected of impersonating me.
March 23, 2026 2 entries
1. 14:44 · david
  
  Hi Janell
  
  A phantom-account artifact — a health-insurance marketing follow-up addressed to 'Janell' from 'Traci' at 'Next Level Plans', delivered to my number on the basis of a customer relationship that does not exist.
2. 13:12 · david
  
  DEA Phantom
  
  A phantom-account artifact — a DEA Special Agent recruitment SMS routed through GovDelivery's lnks.gd shortener to a phone that has never subscribed to DEA communications. Different vertical (federal-government recruiting list) from the others on the site.
March 22, 2026 1 entry
1. 11:27 · david
  
  Hi, I Hope Your Day Is Going Well
  
  A minimal warm-tone hop-seeding opener — single conversational hook, no name, no business, no cover. Same architecture as the May 7 pair and Calls Blocked? from May 15.
March 21, 2026 1 entry
1. 15:05 · david
  
  Could You Tell Me Your Name?
  
  A hop-seeding opener using a name-fishing pretext — the sender claims to have my number saved without a name attached, inviting me to identify myself.
March 3, 2026 1 entry
1. 14:09 · david
  
  SMS Phish
  
  A casual BBQ invite arrived from a number I did not recognize, addressed to someone who is not me. The canonical opening shape of hop seeding — and of pig-butchering, the cover it rides on.