Trump posts, then pulls bizarre AI video promoting MedBed conspiracy

As Moldova votes in parliamentary elections today, Telegram founder Pavel Durov publicly accuses the French & Moldovan authorities of trying to pressure him to censor anti-govt channels during last year's presidential election. He's not the most reliable narrator, but the allegations seem plausible.

Interesting to see this argument from the right develop, justifying the turn to radicalization because, after 400 years of brutal slavery, repression and discrimination the country finally elected a Black president. But bc he did not personally solve racism, we had to go white nationalist.

Yeah, so many of these guys who have built the world we're living in are running around having little "Oops, fascism" tours, like it will somehow erase their responsibility for what is underway.

We don’t talk enough about how racists and authoritarians are the ones who actually genuinely hate this country.

Just to recap, the actual president found an AI-generated video of a fake news report depicting a fake announcement about an imaginary healthcare system based on a technology that doesn’t exist and posted it on his official social media account

⚡️ Moldova's election infrastructure targeted in mass cyberattacks during consequential parliamentary elections. The targets included Moldova's Central Electoral Commission website, according to the Information Technology and Cyber Security Service. kyivindependent.com/moldovas-ele...

We are a government ruled by viral video fiat now. You aren't even allowed to research which viral video has whipped the regime into a mania and how they came to believe it, because the research of the systems themselves is viewed as "censorship." This how you end up randomly invading Portland.

Really important to internalize that the president of the United States is ordering troops into major population centers precisely to create violent confrontations, for the sole purpose of intimidating, criminalizing and disabling opposition

My office is reaching out to the White House and Homeland Security for more information. We have been provided no information on the reason or purpose of any military mission. There is no national security threat in Portland. Our communities are safe and calm.

RIP Kaleb Horton kalebhorton.ghost.io/2025-so-far/

So many echoes from this article for US politics....

Trump is launching an authoritarian takeover of Portland hoping to provoke conflict in my hometown. I urge Oregonians to reject Trump’s attempt to incite violence in what we know is a vibrant and peaceful city. I will do everything in my power to protect the people in our state.

Secretary-General António Guterres said the organization is looking to “move from principles to practice” when it comes to setting global AI standards. via @derekbjohnson.bsky.social cyberscoop.com/un-seeks-con...

you probably need to be of a certain vintage to understand the absolute hilarity of ken starr being in the epstein files

Hi, just a note— The local ICE/ERO agent directing his team to fire at reporters' faces in Chicago this morning has been threatening press since we showed up at immigration court in June. His agents shot us both at close range last week, too. None of this started today!

Grijalva: I was looking at the example of now-Representative Walkinshaw from Virginia, who was elected two weeks ago Tuesday. The following Wednesday—less than 24 hours later—he was sworn in, with unofficial results. So for me, apparently the rules have now changed in just two weeks.

Big takeaway here is a mass erosion of barriers between governmental and corporate data collection/surveillance--and the idea that the one-off surveillance of walking past a single CCTV camera is over, the consolidation of ALL data means true mass surveillance from 100 redundant pieces of data.

(May) MGX, a UAE state-backed investment firm, invests $2 billion in the Trump family’s cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial. (Four months later) MGX secures a 15% stake in the new US TikTok ownership structure, a deal shaped by the Trump White House.

🚨NEW: For the first time in history, the single largest group of people arrested in the interior and sent to ICE detention is people with NO criminal record. As of yesterday's data release, 40%(!) of those arrested in the interior and detained by ICE had no prior conviction or pending charges.

imagine something new that can give people prosocial outcomes, meet them where they are now. just for the love of god stop telling them that everything will be fixed if we bring back the 20th century

Look it undoubtedly sucks and this photo is legit terrifying in many ways, but ALSO it really does feel like we're living through the funniest, dumbest and most bumbling possible timeline for winding up in an authoritarian government.

Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/

Slipped into a 10:40pm email last night: USDA is “repurposing” $285 million to start a farmer assistance program 1 year earlier than Congress authorized. They don’t say where they are taking the money from — aka the program Congress actually wanted the $280 million to fund

Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance

I've worked for 3 private equity firms in my life, and this is how they went: Deltek: PE bought us, fired 100 people, forced out the popular CEO, stole our yearly bonuses, then fired more people. FCW: Talented and dedicated journos who were never given the resources they needed. SC Media: lol

There is no salvaging, no "other side" to Wounded Knee. It is an example of "we told our soldiers lies to frighten them / they did atrocity because of their fear / we gave them medals to convince everyone they acted rightly." Let's think about how that might play out today.

A divide in journalism right now that's worth watching is between reporters who understand how bad things are but are mindful of their reputation and not wanting to be perceived as too extreme or hyperbolic and reporters who feel things are so urgent they have to use urgent, clear language.

Trump, Miller, and Bannon know that the First Amendment protects all of this speech and association. They want Americans to be terrified of exercising rights that the Constitution guarantees. newrepublic.com/article/2009...

My cure to the male loneliness epidemic is to take away every boy’s phone and young man’s phone, then force them to get together to play Goldeneye and Mario Party in a basement for hours on end. Bingo bango, problem solved.

i'm going to keep running around doing my little science projects, but "elites driven mad by mean posts" is basically the only theory you need to explain this young century

The groups most exposed are likely to be those with foreign ties. Remember the US can eavesdrop on foreign nationals with little justification, even while they’re communicating with Americans, and the FBI can also access those intercepts to investigate anyone it claims is a threat.

Wife and kids. A big IRL family that offers many opportunities for social get togethers. Staying connected with a small group of high school friends. A stimulating job where credibility and showing your work matter. Also sometimes I just sign off for a bit. That helps.

• Iris-scanning system that would give agents the “capability to quickly and accurately identify individuals encountered during ICE operations” • Lobbying by Ballard Partners, one of the most Trump-connected K Street firms • No-bid contract awarded in August

Dream job for the goons. No one is allowed to fight back.

the cultural crisis is straightforward: there are no longer any formal consequences for blatantly anti-social behavior, and the rest of us are constantly just getting lectured that we have to put up with these assholes making our lives worse

In this vid I talk about my story from last week and what we're hearing from industry and Trump admin allies about a big federal push on quantum policy later this year. bsky.app/profile/cybe...

Kimmel’s defiant return highlights one of the most disturbing dynamics of Trump II, that so many people in positions of leadership are chickenshit frauds who would rather fold in advance than put up anything resembling a fight www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Can't help but notice that the media breathlessly reporting on the messages that shooters write on their bullets seems to have been followed by a surge of shooters writing messages on bullets

I’m thrilled to announce that I’m joining ProPublica to cover voting issues nationally. I am so excited to work alongside some of the most skilled investigative journalists in the country at such a respected organization. I start Monday. www.propublica.org/atpropublica...

I am not speculating because I’m slightly more responsible than the literal vice president, does he not remember that for instance the Minnesota shooting suspect had a NO KINGS placard or some shit in his car? You don’t know anything yet!!

writing "self defense" on all my ammo just in case anyone ever asks me any questions that are already answered by the ammo

Good story. Data analysis "consistent with vote manipulation" isn't evidence if your analysis is built off incorrect assumptions like "voters don't change their minds in between elections," "elections don't matter" and "when elections maps move in way I don't understand, that's indicates fraud."

Occasional reminder that if you are traumatized by <gestures wildly at everything> and don’t want to tune out entirely, it is a very good idea to avoid video and especially real-time video and instead read fleshed-out text stories and essays.

Yeah, this is really the worst time to be speculating right now, so I won't. All I'll say is, if it is true as reported that the shooter was supposedly "Anti-ICE" yet apparently wound up shooting three immigrant detainees and no ICE officers, that's a square I'm going to need to have circled.

When you have an administration that so constantly, shamelessly, openly lies, pretty soon there’s no faith in any information streams coming from the administration, so there’s no way to convey true information in a way that lands right, which leads to more chaos.

We'll have elections, and the Constitution is on the side of the states and Congress in terms of how they're run, but we have never had a federal government use all its power to screw with an election before. It would be wise for everyone for begin gaming out different scenarios.

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🚨🚨🚨 Google released a report on "Brickstorm" this morning — a next-level, suspected China-linked campaign targeting U.S. firms. Ultra-stealthy, 400+ day dwell times, focus on stealing IP, finding zero-days, and focused on long-term cyberespionage. cyberscoop.com/chinese-cybe...