X rolled out a new feature that accidentally exposed a massive covert foreign influence operation — more than one, actually — that is currently live on the platform. It’s a huge story and I wrote about it — and what it means for America — here: open.substack.com/pub/weaponiz...

Also on Hannity tonight: Citing Putin’s concerns about the security of US elections (pardon me while I die real quickly), Trump calls for “election reform” including getting rid of mail-in voting because Putin says it’s not secure.

On Hannity tonight, Trump says Putin told him that the US elections were “rigged” and that he had won the 2020 election “by so much”. Trump is absolutely eating this up with seemingly no consideration of the source.

@rvawonk.bsky.social, a key resistance leader during Trump1, is doing great work on Big Tech & MAGA's takeover of our info space for brainwashing & behavior mod - & how we can protect ourselves. See below & weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/silent-cou... weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/revealed-h...

Per CNN, police believe the Emory shooter targeted the CDC because he was sick or thought he was sick “and blamed the illness on the Covid-19 vaccine.” And this is why we keep telling you that anti-vax conspiracy theories are dangerous. www.cnn.com/us/live-news...

It’s the difference in info environments. When we had a media that could cover a story w/ few distractions, democracy couldn’t have died in daylight. Now, democracy can be slaughtered at high noon because 90% of the country will be scrolling through reels and looking for something to be angry about.

To follow up on my recent article about Trump’s covert manipulation of the algorithms that curate our reality, I published a 10-step guide for resisting the tyranny of the algorithm. You have a lot of power here, but you have to learn to use it. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/surviving-...

NEW: I just published what is probably my most important article in while. In it, I reveal how the Trump administration is covertly manipulating social media platforms & algorithms to boost the administration’s narrative and suppress opposing lines of thought. 1/ open.substack.com/pub/weaponiz...

Remember the Facebook Files from 2021 — internal research that was leaked, revealing that FB’s algorithm was designed to amplify divisive & emotionally charged content in order to maximize engagement? Well, those files also revealed the underpinnings of modern disinformation.

ICYMI: I published a declaration of cognitive independence laying out some basic rights that we need to be fighting for in the face of the unprecedented threats we’re facing from the modern era of cognitive warfare. Don’t wait to lose your freedom to fight for it. open.substack.com/pub/weaponiz...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. just appointed someone to lead the CDC’s Vaccine Safety Office who previously led an anti-vaccine org that compared the CDC’s work to Nazi propaganda. My latest piece looks at this brazen attempt to sabotage our own institutions. open.substack.com/pub/weaponiz...

@rvawonk.bsky.social: The more we see his agenda being put into action, the more it looks like RFK and his allies don’t actually want to improve the safety of vaccines – they want to use the idea of unsafe vaccines to undermine public confidence and build support for the anti-vaccine movement.

Elon Musk wants to use Grok to “rewrite the entire corpus of human knowledge.” Turns out, so do antisemitic Holocaust deniers. My latest article looks at Musk’s history of flirting with antisemitism — and the dangers of letting them contribute to AI training data. open.substack.com/pub/weaponiz...

Holy shit. “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed it is in the early stages of vetting a potential reality show that would have immigrants competing for a fast-track to citizenship.” thehill.com/policy/natio...

The latest from @rvawonk.bsky.social substack.com/@weaponizeds...

Trump has totally dismantled our cyber workforce and gutted our top cyber agencies, at a time when we’re facing unprecedented cyberthreats. He’s not just leaving us vulnerable — he’s setting us up to fall behind in a high-stakes battle for our future. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/weaponiz...

After making Hurricane Helene a centerpiece of his campaign, Trump is now turning his back on Western NC & denying a critical FEMA aid extension. This, apparently, is the ‘thank-you’ that NC gets for voting for Trump in 3 straight elections. My latest: weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/trump-admi...

The Director of the NSA was fired yesterday, along with his civilian deputy director. His firing reportedly came after *Laura Loomer* told Trump he was disloyal. At a time of unprecedented cyber threats, this is basically a welcome mat for our adversaries. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Reading that headline reminded me of this evergreen tweet by @rvawonk.bsky.social

"once you have enough human-like social media accounts making it look like there’s a popular mandate for something, you can actually persuade real people to support things that will ultimately harm them." #DOGE #Musk By @rvawonk.bsky.social

Hello.

Claiming that vaccination is an issue of “personal choice” — as HHS Secretary Kennedy often does — disregards the fact that choosing not to get vaccinated strips *other* people of their personal choice to stay healthy or live a normal life. My latest: weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/no-vaccina...

New from @rvawonk.bsky.social: "Would this situation really look that much different if instead of dealing with Musk and his crew of barely-legal college kids, we were dealing with a rogue AI system seeking to seize control and ultimately incapacitate our government?"

Russian propaganda outlets promote presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. #MalignInfluenceOps #Fascism #Authoritarianism #InfoOps By @rvawonk.bsky.social https://weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/russian-propaganda-outlets-promote?sd=pf

We need @rvawonk.bsky.social on here — and to actually skeet this kind of brilliance, often ✍🏼