Defined disinformation for the World Economic Forum with @eliothiggins.bsky.social Disinformation is a form of propaganda, where a messenger intentionally shares misleading or false narratives through selected channels to exploit targeted audiences. intelligence.weforum.org/topics/a1G68...

A lot going on here including but not limited to Trump threatening to destroy Iran as a nation, not just the regime and giving a gift to China.

Images published by Iranian state media show remnants of a US Tomahawk missile at a girls’ school in Minab. It’s not possible to independently verify the provenance of the remnants from this imagery alone. But Bellingcat previously detailed how a Tomahawk missile hit a structure next to the school.

A Noem aide spent $3 million on pickup trucks emblazoned with the ICE name & logo, which ICE agents -- notoriously averse to advertising their presence -- will not drive, so they're just sitting in a lot, useless. The contract went to a Trump donor who owns a regional Chevy dealership.

The widely used satellite imagery provider, Planet Labs, has announced there will now be a two week delay on imagery related to the current conflict in Iran to commercial customers.

Reporter: You said the war is "very complete." But your Defense Secretary says "this is just the beginning." So which is it? Trump: You could say both.

"Iran has some Tomahawks" is a shit lie, even by Trump's standards.

We reported yesterday that footage showed a US Tomahawk missile hitting a facility metres from the school. In the footage, smoke could already be seen rising from the vicinity of the girls’ school. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

We also matched details of the remnants to publicly available imagery of Tomahawk components in the Open Source Munitions Portal (OSMP) @munitionsportal.bsky.social osmp.ngo/model/tomaha...

Bellingcat verified the images were taken at the site of the school by matching items and landmarks visible in the footage to what can be seen on satellite imagery.

As I've been saying, he's going around irreparably breaking shit then walking away and declaring victory, even though the long term blowback will outlive him by a lot. He perhaps correctly assumes that merely *declaring* victory in defiance of reality is all he needs to fool millions of suckers.

Trump can just openly say “I am doing this to bring in a one party state for 50 years” and commentators will hem and haw about the intricacies of carrying off a talking filibuster

Trump on Democratic opposition to the SAVE America Act: "They know if we get this, they probably won't win an election for 50 years, maybe longer"

EXC: Nigel Farage defends Reform-run Kent County Council increasing council tax by 3.99% despite election leaflets last year pledging to “reduce waste and cut your taxes”. Mr Farage told ITV News Meridian: “Cutting taxes can be not putting them up as much, I suppose.”

CBS reports POTUS thinks the war could be over because we've bombed to win. Sure, no further questions.

A reminder that Nigel Farage, Kemi Badenoch and the entire Conservative-supporting press have spent the past week lambasting Keir Starmer for not joining the Iran war. Here's what has happened since then to public opinion

I’m a grown man who works for the president of the United States who is afraid to not wear the shoes he bought me that do not fit

Wow. Republican Rep Kevin Kiley tells reporters in a virtual press conference that not only will he run as an independent in CA-6, but he will officially be an independent for the remainder of his current term in Congress, @melodykloepfer.bsky.social reports.

You Gov: Opposition to the United States' military action against Iran has risen by 10pts among Britons over the last week Support: 25% (-3 from 2 March) Oppose: 59% (+10)

Epstein Latest: A newly surfaced document reveals an inmate told the FBI he overheard guards talking about covering up Epstein's death the morning he died. Miami Herald Investigative Reporter, Julie K. Brown, describes what the inmate claims he heard.

To be clear: Signal’s encryption and infrastructure have not been compromised and remain robust. These attacks were executed via sophisticated phishing campaigns, designed to trick users into sharing information – SMS codes and/or Signal PIN – to gain access to users’ accounts. 2/7

We are aware of recent reports regarding targeted phishing attacks that have resulted in account takeovers of some Signal users, including government officials and journalists. We take this very seriously. 1/7

oh good i was worried it was white supremacy and capitalism

Human Rights Watch: The Israeli military unlawfully used artillery-fired white phosphorus munitions over homes on March 3, 2026, in the southern Lebanese town of Yohmor www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...

One thing I've learnt about conflict investigation in this age of open source evidence is you always see the same lies, just dressed in different uniforms. "It can't be my side that blew up the mosque/hospital/school it's a false flag/errant munition from the other side" with scant evidence produced

OMG they released the deposition videos where they revealed that these two DOGE bros were just feeding grants into ChatGPT and saying "tell me if this is DEI in less than 120 characters." www.techdirt.com/2026/02/19/d...

When parliamentary effectiveness gets measured by Twitter engagement metrics, you've turned governance into a who can say the most outrageous things.

Financial market participants dragging themselves to the office:

This is what happens when politics turns from ideology to attention, and that's not good for a functioning democracy.

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Read our analysis of the video showing a US Tomahawk missile strike next to Girls’ School in Iran on February 28 here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

New video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an IRGC facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the area. The footage also shows smoke already rising from the vicinity of the girls’ school, where 175 people were reportedly killed, including children.

Bad news, it's somehow still being burnt.

Good news, no-one can afford oil anymore.

Russians are providing military technology to Iranian proxies

Executives at LEGO™ looking at this saying, "what did we do?!?"

Rabobank on the unfolding worst case scenario:

Australia would be signed up to Iran war ‘by deception and stealth’ if military support sent, Shoebridge says

UK specific reminder: when oil hit the 2008 high of around $145 the pound bought about two dollars.

Kind of weird when you can watch the global market collectively go "oh shit he is that crazy".

Last week I presented the latest developments of my research on AI companions and disinformation. Synthetic friends raise uncomfortable questions about how influence works when it moves from public feeds into private conversations. 🔗

The FTSE 100 dropped 1.4% in the first 2 minutes of trade - investors reacting to the surge in oil prices. Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed down by more than 5%. In South Korea, the Kospi index triggered the circuit breaker, a 20-minute halt to trading to curb panic selling.

me paying $30 in gas to buy imported things that have been hit with tariffs bc joe rogan is learning about politics at age 58

It's a bit like one of those Adele songs where she keeps ringing her ex boyfriend in the middle of the night... www.ft.com/content/9391...

Here's Farage full of self importance a day before he flew talking about his big trip at a Guido event. I wonder if that slightly dismissive throw away remark made its way to the president. Or whether Trump now grasps that Farage has zero influence on UK policy.

Massive humiliation for Farage, who tipped off the UK press that he was flying to Florida to have dinner with Trump... only for Trump to decide he had more interesting things to do when Nigel arrived.

Synagogue in Belgian city of Liege damaged in explosion, VRT reports reut.rs/4aYhBmH

UK TWO-YEAR YIELD JUMPS 25BPS AS TRADERS PRICE BOE RATE HIKE

Gilts getting absolutely rinsed at market open. 😔 5-year yield is up 23 basis points on the day, hitting a 1-year high.