We asked major AI chatbots to help craft a phishing scam. They did. From fake charities to urgent pleas, the bots delivered. This investigation shows how generative AI is fueling fraud — and why it’s so hard to stop. Read our findings here: reut.rs/3K400yU

Cheap and almost immediately available. Grab those European drones intended for persistent ISR over Afghanistan and Iraq, hang a bunch of cheap drone interceptors (dozens of companies making them) and put them over sensitive areas. This ⬇️ but with RQ-5/7/8, Falco, TB2, MQ-1/9…

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Putin meets alone with Trump. A week later, US intelligence is gutted by Tulsi Gabbard. FBI goes after John Bolton. Had Putin ordered it through Amazon, could not have been more efficient.

Prigozhin knew he was ‘doomed’ after failed rebellion, says mother www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

FBI raids home of John Bolton, Trump’s ex-national security adviser www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

More datapoints for how the French might be right about relying too much on the US

Thanks to your support, we released an investigation that reached media worldwide on the Su-57 program. In the coming days, we’ll publish an analysis of China’s involvement in Shahed production. With more releases coming in September, we’re asking for your support: buymeacoffee.com/frontelligence

We thought it was time we introduced ourselves... From a global crisis to an underreported event, we find the facts using publicly available resources. By detailing our methods, we invite you to explore, replicate, and contribute to investigations. Find out more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyQy...

In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who get sandwiches thrown at them, and the DOJ attorneys, who throw the sandwiches. These are their stories. DUNN DUNN

Ok, for each retweet I’ll provide one insight, fact, or opinion on unconventional naval warfare, like submarines, explosive boats, special forces or crazy ideas 0/n 🧵

So the deal is done (and Mark can continue to wear his shirt): the US will impose a 15% US baseline tariff, 232 on steel and aluminum, the EU commits to invest and buy energy and military stuff from the US. What does it all mean?

🔹 (in French) we analyse the official take over of Malian operations by Africa Corps alleyesonwagner.org/2025/06/17/a...

Bassam Hassan, a top advisor to Assad who has been accused of facilitating chemical weapons attacks and is the subject of an international arrest warrant, is speaking with the FBI and CIA. He claimed that Austin Tice had been executed. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/u...

"Now The Economist has spoken with an Assad-regime insider and gained one of the first authoritative public accounts of the abduction [of Austin Tice] and an insight into one of the regime’s darkest secrets." www.economist.com/middle-east-...

"Our source is Safwan Bahloul, a high-ranking general in Mr Assad’s security state. He has chosen to speak out and share details of Mr Tice’s ordeal. He confirms that Mr Tice was held not by rebel groups, but rather by the Syrian state" www.economist.com/middle-east-...

**New vid** First in a while. Aircraft Carrier Submarines; Surcouf, I-400 and more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyIX...

Inside the AI Prompts DOGE Used to “Munch” Contracts Related to Veterans’ Health www.propublica.org/article/insi...

New & not new details of GPS/GNSS Spoofing, Jamming,Anomaly,Faults,Bug,Hack or Magic The New Blender of Moscow New Spoofing GPS/GNSS configuration in Moscow, Russia. Putin's stinky guy shit his pants 😎🤓 #Jammer #Jamming #Spoofer #Spoofing #GPS #GNSS #EW #ElectronicWarfare

I think that the assessment is accurate. Trump's isolationism and refusal to provide additional aid or even sell weapons, while offering concessions to Putin have reinforced Putin's belief that he's on the right path. Rather than hastening the war's end, Trump prolonged it.

"The Mexico City mayor’s personal secretary and another close adviser were shot dead on Tuesday in the capital, in a highly unusual crime targeting senior officials at the heart of power." www.ft.com/content/61fa...

***UPDATE*** Recent reports of #Russian Navy warships sailing from Novorossiysk correct. Appears to be dispersal to protect against air attack. Ships returning. However there remains the possibility that some better equipped warships may conduct other operations 1 KILO submarine at sea

Brilliant visualisation by @nytimes.com of Meta's population data from 2019-2022 to show global migration across the world, showing the movements impacted by war, poverty, travel and prosperity. Interactive here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

us government went from telling miners “learn to code” to telling coders “learn to mine” in less than ten years

The very best of America’s shitposters are now outgunned by their Chinese peers. Balance of power has shifted.

Disinformation, Demystified: 8 Threads You Don’t Want to Miss From Soviet spycraft to TikTok trolls, disinformation has evolved — but the goal is the same: Confuse. Divide. Distract. This recap covers everything we broke down 👇 #Disinformation #PostTruth #ThreadRecap

On Feb. 24, the Moroccan counterterror agency broke up a terrorist cell calling itself "the Lions of the Caliphate in the Maghreb Al Aqsa." IS in Sahel expands terror threat beyond strongholds www.voanews.com/a/is-in-sahe...

In 2023, a cluttered guesthouse in a sleepy English town became the hub of a Russian spy network. The court rulings, and over 80,000 Telegram messages, expose a deep web of freelance intelligence. warontherocks.com/2025/04/puti...

Happens rarely but I found a LinkedIn post that's worth sharing www.linkedin.com/posts/denis-...

"I do not presume to understand current politics, but what I do know is the concerns of the U.S. administration discussed by Vice President Vance on Friday are not reflective of Pituffik Space Base," Meyers wrote. www.military.com/daily-news/2...

New: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of enlisting more than 150 Chinese nationals to fight in Ukraine, some allegedly recruited via TikTok and with tacit approval from Beijing. Story coming @financialtimes.com.

The new Bellingcat Challenge is out, this time focused on animals, and I'm already stuck on this one, so prove you're smarter and better than me in every way by trying it yourself here challenge.bellingcat.com

The US still trades billions with Russia. While the West is hit hard by tariffs, the Russians are gaining a new advantage, says a sanctions expert. US President Donald Trump has imposed extensive tariffs on many countries, but Russia is exempt.

🚨 Tomorrow, we will publish the next Red Horizon Weekly Brief. Selected topics covered last week include: ▪️ Ukraine’s Army Corps transformation ▪️ Russia’s mass drone strikes & stagnant economy ▪️ Estonia’s 5% GDP defence pledge ▪️ Polish-French pact in the making #Ukraine #Russia #Baltics #NATO

A switch has been flipped: "A hackathon in Amsterdam aimed at finding fast-and-cheap battlefield solutions for Ukraine drew more than 100 young programmers and engineers, with many saying Europe's rearmament plans were prompting them to consider careers in defence." www.reuters.com/business/aer...

When US national security, hard power and global force projection are decided by a cabal of 'principals' who owe their positions to sycophancy towards 'Dear Leader', and whose strategic understanding and decision making is dominated by a warped populist-corporate ideology, we are in big trouble.

CNN put together a great collection of clips of various Trump officials who were on the signal chat criticizing Hillary Clinton’s email server. It's just jaw-dropping and pathetic hypocrisy.

***UPDATE*** Right now, the Chinese landing trials involving the new 'Shuiqiao' Class Landing Barges is underway with two ferries in unloading position and another cargo vessel nearby. Positions revealed by AIS #OSINT

A German businessman was charged with drug trafficking in Australia after 200kg of cocaine was found in a hotel room last December. Bellingcat and the Sunday Times now investigate the alleged connection between him and the Kinahan cartel. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/03...

'A Catastrophic Blow' As US Shuts Unit Investigating War Crimes In Ukraine www.rferl.org/a/yale-ukrai...