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Digital investigator & observer. Human rights | maritime & environmental issues | conflict & arms.

Unihemispheric slow-wave sleeper. Orophile. Gscheid & tüchtig.

In the good ol' Twitter days known as @bibken.
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ISD is proud to release the Pravda Network Spotter, a browser extension designed to detect sites linked to a Russia-aligned information operation. This extension warns users when they come across one of the pages by turning the page red, though they can still interact w/ it & switch off the alert.
Link by link: Hundreds of webpages cite pro-Russia Pravda network
ISD has built a free browser extension to help individuals recognise Pravda network sites, which hundreds of media outlets still treat as credible.
www.isdglobal.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Brazil's former president, Jair Bolsonaro, ordered by the country's Supreme Court to begin serving a 27-year sentence for overseeing a failed plot to hold onto power. www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2...
Moraes decide manter Bolsonaro preso na superintendência da PF em Brasília
Ex-presidente foi levado para a sede regional da PF em Brasília no sábado
www1.folha.uol.com.br
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Batman showing up is just one — albeit striking — way of promoting what’s called “prosocial behavior,” or the act of helping others around you, via introducing an unexpected event.

#Batmaneffect

futurism.com/health-medic...
Scientists Discover That People Act Way Better When Batman Is Present
It turns out that the mere presence of a guy dressed as Batman is enough to turn dead inside commuters into momentary altruists.
futurism.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Like many services, as Signal grows, it becomes a more appealing place for scammers to try and cause harm.

We've put together tips to help you protect yourself from phishing, scams, & impersonation attempts. Plus info about how Signal support communicates.

support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...
Staying Safe from Phishing, Scams, and Impersonation
We provide a privacy-first, end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) messaging and calling platform designed so only you and your intended recipients can communicate securely. Even with strong encryption, attac...
support.signal.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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We traced over 30 unique assets to Washington-based 3D creator Ian Hubert, who makes bespoke models created for his sci-fi project Dynamo Dream, available to his Patreon subscribers.

Scans of parking lots, antennas, and pipes were repurposed as Hamas and Iranian military sites
October 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Many of these “illustrations” aren’t based on verified intelligence at all.

Our analysis of 43 official IDF videos found recycled 3D environments, spatial inaccuracies, and assets lifted from unrelated artists and institutions.
October 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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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
October 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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NEW: Leaked documents reveal Amazon's "dirty energy empire".

Soaring electricity demand in Mumbai, where Amazon has 16 data centres, has led to crumbling coal power stations being kept open—and fears AI is helping keep the world hooked on fossil fuels.

www.source-material.org/amazon-data-...
Leak reveals Amazon’s hidden data centres' impact on emissions
Soaring electricity demand in Mumbai, where Amazon has 16 data centres, has led to crumbling coal power stations being kept open.
www.source-material.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM
“I cannot pretend that #Cop30 has delivered everything that is needed. The gap between where we are and what science demands remains dangerously wide.” - UN secretary general António Guterres

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Fossil fuel giants finally in the crosshairs’: Cop30 avoids total failure with last-ditch deal
It took some oblique wording, but Saudi Arabia made a last-minute decision to sign deal that marks departure for Cop
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Russia has declared CORRECTIV an "undesirable organization" correctiv.org/in-eigener-s...
Russland erklärt CORRECTIV zur „unerwünschten Organisation“
Der russische Staat stellt die journalistische Arbeit von CORRECTIV pauschal unter Strafandrohung. Unabhängige Recherche soll verunmöglicht werden.
correctiv.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Since 6 October, political ads have been banned on Google and Meta. Nonetheless, ads from regional factions of Flemish far-right party Vlaams Belang surfaced on Meta last month. Only weeks before the ban Vlaams Belang had drastically upped its spending on the platforms.

apache.be/2025/11/24/v...
Vlaams Belang breekt Meta-verbod op politiek adverteren
Sinds 6 oktober zijn politieke advertenties op de platformen van Google en Meta verboden.
apache.be
November 24, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Holy shit.
November 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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It’s really hard to defend industry academic collaborations with meta as earnest, if they’re internally burying evidence of harm.

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
November 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
“An Ivanka Trump fan account, IvankaNews, has 1 million followers and frequently posts about the dangers of Islam, the threat of illegal immigration and support for Trump. That account is based in Nigeria.”

www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested a few days before he is due to begin serving a 27-year prison sentence.
Brazil's former President Bolsonaro arrested days before starting his 27-year prison sentence
Brazil’s federal police have arrested former President Jair Bolsonaro preemptively, days before he was set to begin his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Anyone posted this one yet?
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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It will shock few that the Cop30 draft deal 'does not align with science, with law, with the legitimate demands of children, youth, frontline communities...or ultimately with the very objective of the UNFCCC,' @unsrclimatehrights.bsky.social says
Read more reax www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Cop30 live: summit president warns ‘everybody will lose’ if countries fail to cooperate
André Corrêa do Lago issues plea to preserve Paris agreement with countries far from reaching agreement on scheduled final day
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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All the rape, torture, and murder will be brushed under the carpet, a great lesson for any future war criminals.
November 21, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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A French ICC judge placed under US sanctions for his work on the ongoing Gaza genocide case describes how sanctions have impacted his life: no Amazon, PayPal, Visa or Mastercard; severely restricted banking; hotel bookings canceled—"like being sent back to the 1990s." www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 AM
"The networks use couriers in Britain and elsewhere to collect physical cash generated from the drugs trade, firearms supply, and organised immigration crime, in exchange for cryptocurrency. The cash is then secretly sent to criminals or sanctioned individuals in other countries."
November 21, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Manufacturing consent
MIT's famous linguistic professor Noam Chomsky was in regular and close contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a review of emails published by the U.S. House Oversight Committee. In the documents, Chomsky described Epstein as a "highly valued friend."
Epstein emails show close connection with MIT's Noam Chomsky
MIT's famous linguistic professor Noam Chomsky was in regular and close contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a review of emails published by the U.S. House Oversight Committee. In t...
www.wbur.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Signal polls are here!

Find the best time for your group chat to hang out, choose a vacation destination, or ask if you should give yourself a haircut at 1 AM. Now in the latest version of Signal for iOS, Android, and Desktop.

signal.org/blog/polls/
Signal Polls: Yes, no, maybe (yes!)
Signal polling: An easier way to see what your group chat really thinks and feels.
signal.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
ProPublica and the Guardian’s analysis shows that extra greenhouse gases released in the next decade as a result of Trump’s policies are expected to lead to as many as 1.3 million more temperature-related deaths worldwide in the 80 years after 2035.

www.propublica.org/article/trum...
November 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The lawsuit, backed by environmental organization @greenpeace.org , seeks financial compensation and demands TotalEnergies reduce its oil and gas production to slow the greenhouse gas emissions that warm the planet.

apnews.com/article/belg...
Belgian farmer sues French energy giant for damage caused by climate change
A Belgian farmer is taking TotalEnergies to court, arguing the company should pay for climate change damage.
apnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM