Logging off for the holidays to recharge my batteries. Much to come in 2026. 👀 See you all then.

New report published today from our team at Recorded Future: “Russian Influence Assets Converge on Moldovan Elections” www.recordedfuture.com/research/rus...

Personally, I feel like talk of war is a bit overblown.

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The amount of “history being made” we’ve seen over the last 10 years (let alone 25-30) is enough for multiple lifetimes.

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“Kyiv would have fallen in five hours if Putin’s tanks hadn’t gotten stuck in the mud,” Trump claimed. Strange how that mud also burned down tanks, blew up fuel trucks, and stopped entire columns with Javelins and Molotovs. Why not give credit to the Ukrainians who stood and fought back?

Interesting how the pro-Russia, World War III doomers are awfully silent at two nuclear powers currently battling it out…

I’ve yet to see any evidence suggesting this post, delivered to 6.3 million followers, is true. Instead, just a deluge of misleading posts, misattributed photos, and other fake news saturating the info space. In my opinion, it’s worse than Russia-Ukraine.

As with any conflict in the era of social media (or really anytime in human history) fog of war is a very real thing. Consider your sources, verify.

YNWA

T’was great to unplug for a week.

🔴 Ukraine has charged Russian propagandist Olga Skabeeva in absentia for pushing Kremlin war narratives and calling for strikes on Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure.

If they’re so ineffective, are you asking for sanctions relief as a ceasefire condition?

RT doing RT things

This is exactly the sort of thing that spins up big time Congressional investigations.

BREAKING Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, was accidentally included in a Signal group chat with top Trump administration officials, where top-secret war plans related to Yemen were shared. Full Story: bit.ly/4c4hqW2

The good thing: this fake Charlie Hebdo cover got community noted. The bad thing: the community note source is part of the Portal Kombat “Pravda” ecosystem…

In the event of an “agreed” ceasefire - and given the long track record - I’d be particularly wary of Russian false flag events.

After twelve weeks of treatment, and then another twelve weeks of observation, Apollo is now cured of FIP. Thank you modern medicine. 🙏

CCD issued a statement earlier today on the below fake graffiti (Overload/Matryoshka) first appearing on Telegram, then making the jump over here and on X.

This is so sad.

Putin again showing his desire for peace.

EXCLUSIVE: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions. On @therecordmedia.bsky.social therecord.media/hegseth-orde...

In case it wasn’t clear how closely the Kremlin is watching all of this unfold…

Russian Telegram is having a field day.

The Kremlin is celebrating.

“You gotta be more thankful”

No other words to describe other than being fully, entirely, absolutely ashamed.

Kyiv in three days, three years ago.

As anticipated, Russian IOs once again failed to move the needle. AfD ended up doing worse than anticipated, though still second, based on exit polling.

Today, Matryoshka/Overload bots are interns at European news agencies. Quite a resume!

Noticed an interesting *maybe* new TTP with these Matryoshka/Overload bots: posing as freelancers or journalists of reputable news organizations. Some screenshots of ones live today:

Wow.

Only reaction after today’s events is a feeling of being both defeated and ashamed. That’s the extent of me being “political” on here. The work continues. www.politico.eu/article/russ...

Russian IOs targeting the German election, summed up in a screenshot of a Matryoshka bot posting AI imagery:

As is tradition, the Kremlin cries false flag.

RT published an article this afternoon citing reaction from Russia on the reported Trump/Putin call. One quote praised POTUS negotiation “behind the back of blockhead [Keith] Kellogg” This feels like an act of reflexive control, as the Kremlin wants no part of Kellogg in the negotiations. 1/3

This morning, our team at @RecordedFuture published a report analyzing Russian influence operations targeting the upcoming German federal elections. A 🧵 with the highlights.

This morning, our team at @RecordedFuture published a report analyzing Russian influence operations targeting the upcoming German federal elections. A 🧵 with the highlights.

Until Russia gives up the idea that Ukraine is “occupying” illegally annexed territory (it will not), any negotiations will remain a non-starter.

Trump Justice Department shutters specialized FBI team combatting foreign election interference threats --> www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

Got my first Overload/Matryoshka DM! 🤡

The amount of engagement Ilya and SDA got off that fake USAID video is enough for the Kremlin to justify renewing its contract.

Incredible

It’s one thing to report the news - even for state media - but we all know what RT’s trying to do here…

I’ve flown into Reagan countless times now and never felt unsafe. It does have a reputation of being quite tricky to manage due to the Potomac, restricted air traffic, and congestion. Unfortunately I’m seeing way too many conspiracy theories which seems to be par for the course these days.