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Max Bernhard
@mxbernhard.bsky.social
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journalist on correctiv’s fact-checking teamㅣDowJones & WSJ alumㅣprevious work Lighthouse Reports, DW, Guardian, Wired and othersㅣOSINT, disinformation
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Max Bernhard @mxbernhard.bsky.social · Jan 23
New: We've uncovered over 100 websites set up by a group known as Storm-1516. After the US elections the Russian influence operation has set its sights on Germany's federal elections. Some of these sites have already been used to attack German politicians. correctiv.org/faktencheck/...
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Max Bernhard @mxbernhard.bsky.social · 1h
A yes, thanks, that must be it! www.wionews.com/photos/in-pi...
In pics: Japanese superfood weed Okinawa mozuko moving towards climate resilience
WION (World Is One News) brings latest & breaking news from South Asia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and rest of the World in politics, business, economy, sports, lifestyle, scien...
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Max Bernhard @mxbernhard.bsky.social · 1h
Does anyone have any guesses what is being farmed here (off the coast of Okinawa)
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Frederik Obermaier @frederikobermaier.com · 1d
🤦‍♂️😈 "Thiel said that international financial bodies, which make it more difficult for people to shelter their wealth in tax havens, are one sign the antichrist may be amassing power & hastening Armageddon,saying: “It’s become quite difficult to hide one’s money.”" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist
The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’
www.theguardian.com
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Max Bernhard @mxbernhard.bsky.social · 9h
Seems like the worst time to start sharing your citizens' biometric data with the US government
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Matthias Monroy @matthimon.bsky.social · Aug 29
The EU-Commission wants to negotiate a very sensitive agreement that would allow US authorities direct (!) access to police-stored fingerprints & facial images in Europe.
Potentially, all travelers could be affected by this #EBSP – and people in need for protection.
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"Border Security" with USA: Brussels ready to give deep access to biometric data in EU states | Matthias Monroy
The European Commission wants to negotiate an agreement that would allow US authorities direct access to police-stored fingerprints and facial images in Europe. Potentially, all travelers could be…
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Max Bernhard @mxbernhard.bsky.social · 3d
German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche advised a lobby group representing the super-rich on ways to secure tax cuts, according to internal documents fragdenstaat.de/artikel/exkl...
Wirtschaftsministerium: Reiche berät Reiche
Bei Treffen mit der Stiftung Familienunternehmen gaben Ministerin Reiche und ihr Staatssekretär Tipps, wie die Superreichen-Lobby Steuersenkungen erreichen könne. Das zeigen interne Unterlagen.
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 4d
A months-long investigation by The Ferret and a group of international journalists found there have been 40 propaganda animations produced by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the past two years – including several using the Scottish Maritime Museum’s 3D scans
theferret.scot/idf-s...
A digital 3D model, displayed against a plain black background. White text above reads: “The Israel Defense Forces used a Scottish museum’s 3D models in propaganda videos.” The image is branded with The Ferret’s logo in the corner.
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Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 4d
NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
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Max Bernhard @mxbernhard.bsky.social · 3d
"While Zivver says these documents are encrypted, an investigation by Follow the Money shows that the company is able to read their contents." www.ftm.eu/articles/eur...
Europeans’ health data sold to U.S. firm run by ex-Israeli spies
The European messaging service Zivver – which is used for confidential communication by governments and hospitals in the EU and the U.K. – has been sold to Kiteworks, an American company with strong l...
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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 4d
💥🔎💰NEW INVESTIGATION: Across the Visegrád countries, politicians use paid social media ads to attack journalists, human rights activists, and NGOs – while Meta & Google profit from this #SponsoredHate. Such ads reach tens of thousands of users while evading platform moderation. @vsquare.bsky.social
Sponsored Hate: How Politicians Paid for Meta Ads to Attack Journalists - VSquare.org
Across the Visegrád countries, politicians have increasingly used paid social media ads to attack journalists, human rights activists, and civil society organizations.
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 5d
The death followed months in immigration detention — and human rights groups’ condemnation of Belgium’s crackdown on protests.
Prominent Palestinian Protester in Brussels Dies in Custody
Mahmoud Farajalah took his life after months in immigration detention, as human rights groups’ condemned the crackdown on Brussels protests.
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404 Media @404media.co · 5d
NEW: Cops in Texas told 404 Media in May they used Flock to find a woman who self-administered an abortion out of concern for her safety.

Documents now show police were conducting a “death investigation” and discussed whether they could charge her with a crime: www.404media.co/police-said-...
Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime
Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.
www.404media.co
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Tilo Jung @tilojung.bsky.social · 11d
Die Bundesregierung liefert weiter nach Israel dserver.bundestag.de/btd/21/016/2...
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Alexander Fanta @alexfanta.bsky.social · 5d
How the EU refuses to talk about its Israel policy, more secrecy on Big Tech policy, and a new uproar over Ursula's texts - today we publish a new edition of our Secrecy Tracker newsletter. 👏 @ftm.eu @investigate-europe.eu @euobserver.com

Read it for free:
www.ftm.eu/newsletters/...
Israel info withheld, big tech secrecy & vanishing messages
Follow the Money - Platform for investigative journalism
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Max Bernhard @mxbernhard.bsky.social · 6d
Seems like Google's Gemini is pretty useless for verifying images potentially created by it
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European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) @efjeurope.bsky.social · 9d
#Ukraine: We are deeply saddened to learn of the killing of French photojournalist Antoni Lallican by a Russian drone today. We pay tribute to the courage of Antoni and all the journalists who continue to cover the war. We demand that the perpetrators of his crime be brought to justice.
Ukraine: French photojournalist Antoni Lallican killed by a drone in Donbas
The European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ-IFJ) extend their condolences to the family and relatives of French photojournalist Antoni ...
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Max Bernhard @mxbernhard.bsky.social · 10d
"Das Kapitalubu"
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shardcore @shardcore.org · 10d
morning
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Max Bernhard @mxbernhard.bsky.social · 10d
A leaked CDU/CSU policy document shows how the chancellor's party allows entire passages to be dictated by a German car-industry lobby group. www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
CDU übernimmt ganze Passagen vom Lobbyverband der Autoindustrie
Ein geleaktes Positionspapier der Union zeigt, wie sich die Partei ganze Passagen vom Lobbyverband der Autoindustrie vorschreiben lässt. Für die CDU kein Problem.
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Jannis J Grimm @jannisgrimm.bsky.social · 10d
Protest at Berlin Central Station right now against Israel's interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla
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Alexios Mantzarlis @mantzarlis.com · 10d
OpenAI’s Sora let me create a fake eyewitness video of a fire at the UN building. It’s not perfect, but it’s certainly fast and good enough.

The original came with a bouncing watermark which was easy to crop out.

Good job everybody.
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Max Bernhard @mxbernhard.bsky.social · 11d
A kangaroo, allegedly owned by a well-known newspaper publisher, is on the run in Berlin. www.faz.net/aktuell/gese...
Hüpft Jakob Augsteins Känguru durch Berlin?
In der Hauptstadt ist ein Känguru ausgebüxt – angeblich aus dem Hause von Jakob Augstein. Nun muss es sich wohl mit dem Berliner Wohnungsmarkt rumschlagen.
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Reiko Pinkert @reikopinkert.bsky.social · 12d
Mit einer großen Razzia ist die Polizei gegen junge Neonazis in Berlin, Brandenburg und Mecklenburg-Vorpommern vorgegangen. Das LKA Berlin durchsuchte am Morgen Wohnungen von fünf Männern und drei Frauen, die zur Gruppe „Deutsche Jugend voran“ gehören sollen.

www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/extre...
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Jonas Mueller-Töwe @jmuellertoewe.bsky.social · 13d
Jahrelang lobbyierte Maximilian Krah für den kremltreuen Oligarchen Medwedtschuk. Nun stellt sich gerichtsfest heraus: Schon für den ersten gemeinsamen Auftritt floss Bestechungsgeld – an den britischen Politiker Nathan Gill. Gezahlt wurde es von Krahs "altem Freund" Oleg Voloshin.
Politiker gesteht: Für Konferenz mit Krah floss Geld aus Russland
Der AfD-Politiker Maximilian Krah lobbyierte mit Oleg Voloshin für Russland. Nun gesteht der britische Politiker Nathan Gill: Voloshin bezahlte ihn selbst für genau solche Dienste.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 13d
⚡️Pro-EU party leads in Moldova election as votes are counted.

The EU has warned that Moldova is enduring "an unprecedented campaign of disinformation" from Russia ahead of the election.
Pro-EU party leads in Moldova election as votes are counted
The EU has warned that Moldova is enduring "an unprecedented campaign of disinformation" from Russia ahead of the election.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15d
European officials fear that Moscow is escalating its antagonism of Europe, including with a shadow campaign to sway this weekend’s election in Moldova, as U.S. support recedes under President Trump.
Russia Steps Up Provocations in Europe, Alarming Leaders There
European officials fear that Moscow is escalating its antagonism of Europe as U.S. support recedes. A focus of worry now: election interference in Moldova.
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