Giancarlo Fiorella
@giancarlofiorella.bsky.social
Director of Research and Training | Bellingcat
Assistant Professor | Utrecht University
PhD, Criminology & Sociolegal Studies | University of Toronto
www.giancarlofiorella.com
Assistant Professor | Utrecht University
PhD, Criminology & Sociolegal Studies | University of Toronto
www.giancarlofiorella.com
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Hi! I live in Toronto and I stream to raise funds for SickKids via ExtraLife! Here is my ExtraLife page: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/548667
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I'm re-starting my charity Twitch streams starting tonight at 7:00 PM EST via @extralife4kids.bsky.social! Come hang out in the chat, and if you've got a dollar, donate it to Toronto's SickKids Hospital.
100% of proceeds go directly to the hospital!
www.twitch.tv/gianfiorel
100% of proceeds go directly to the hospital!
www.twitch.tv/gianfiorel
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TRUMP: If you look at Somalia, they are taking over Minnesota.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
November 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
TRUMP: If you look at Somalia, they are taking over Minnesota.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
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This is why OpenAI is selling so aggressively to education at all levels—they want to create entire generations of users incapable of reading, writing and thinking without ChatGPT to hold their hands
And teachers and professors should call this out for what it actually is
And teachers and professors should call this out for what it actually is
To bear out this rosy projection, HSBC assumes that OpenAI will become "as ubiquitous [...] as Microsoft 365" (345mm users worldwide) while bringing in 10x the number of users (3bn).
November 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This is why OpenAI is selling so aggressively to education at all levels—they want to create entire generations of users incapable of reading, writing and thinking without ChatGPT to hold their hands
And teachers and professors should call this out for what it actually is
And teachers and professors should call this out for what it actually is
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Via @engelsman.bsky.social, Bloomberg with some space-based GPS jamming data around Venezuela! www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Venezuela Sees GPS Jamming Surge Amid US Military Buildup, Flight Cancellations
For a smartphone user on the ground in Caracas, this interference might just mean a slow map load. For an aircraft cruising at 30,000 feet, the implications are far more severe.
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Via @engelsman.bsky.social, Bloomberg with some space-based GPS jamming data around Venezuela! www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Nano Banana Pro also seems to be good at moving the camera when recreating images, which can add a false sense of authenticity to sets of images, for example:
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Nano Banana Pro also seems to be good at moving the camera when recreating images, which can add a false sense of authenticity to sets of images, for example:
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BREAKING: Two national guardsmen reportedly shot at 17th and I St NW just blocks from the White House. This video shows a shot fired in the first sec, shattering a bush shelter. It looks like law enforcement may have been struggling with someone on the ground.
(Video via @thepagetoday on X)
(Video via @thepagetoday on X)
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
BREAKING: Two national guardsmen reportedly shot at 17th and I St NW just blocks from the White House. This video shows a shot fired in the first sec, shattering a bush shelter. It looks like law enforcement may have been struggling with someone on the ground.
(Video via @thepagetoday on X)
(Video via @thepagetoday on X)
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Next it will be naturalized citizens (my husband). Then American-born dual citizens (my kids). No, that's not legal. Neither is this.
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Next it will be naturalized citizens (my husband). Then American-born dual citizens (my kids). No, that's not legal. Neither is this.
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can’t fucking catch a breath
make it stop
make it stop
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
can’t fucking catch a breath
make it stop
make it stop
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The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM
The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
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This is a shocking image (and that's 100% the point).
I wish this article had hit this point way earlier:
“It’s a buttoned-up version, a repackaging, of ethnic cleansing...The forced removal of...non-white people.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I wish this article had hit this point way earlier:
“It’s a buttoned-up version, a repackaging, of ethnic cleansing...The forced removal of...non-white people.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Growing white nationalist group behind broad daylight demonstration in London on Sunday | CBC News
An apparent white nationalist demonstration on a busy overpass near London, Ont.'s downtown on Sunday afternoon is concerning for witnesses and experts who track extremist behaviour.
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This is a shocking image (and that's 100% the point).
I wish this article had hit this point way earlier:
“It’s a buttoned-up version, a repackaging, of ethnic cleansing...The forced removal of...non-white people.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I wish this article had hit this point way earlier:
“It’s a buttoned-up version, a repackaging, of ethnic cleansing...The forced removal of...non-white people.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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A female wild wolf living on the central coast of British Columbia was filmed pulling a crab trap out of the ocean to eat the bait — a never-before-seen behavior that could constitute the first documented use of tools by a wolf. https://cnn.it/48jB0Mn
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
A female wild wolf living on the central coast of British Columbia was filmed pulling a crab trap out of the ocean to eat the bait — a never-before-seen behavior that could constitute the first documented use of tools by a wolf. https://cnn.it/48jB0Mn
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The Trump Admin has conducted 21 unauthorized military strikes in the Caribbean & East Pacific—killing 83 people—without giving Americans a full explanation. I’m leading my colleagues in demanding the declassification & public release of documents justifying these airstrikes.
November 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The Trump Admin has conducted 21 unauthorized military strikes in the Caribbean & East Pacific—killing 83 people—without giving Americans a full explanation. I’m leading my colleagues in demanding the declassification & public release of documents justifying these airstrikes.
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I’m sure I’m gonna get dragged for this, but I think AI is bad. AI has completely ruined Google search and it’s created a lot more slop that needs to be avoided on the Internet.
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I’m sure I’m gonna get dragged for this, but I think AI is bad. AI has completely ruined Google search and it’s created a lot more slop that needs to be avoided on the Internet.
@flightradar24.com showing US military activity north of Venezuela right now.
- F/A 18 Super Hornet and B-52H Stratofortress currently flying just south of Curacao
- E-2D Hawkeye north of Los Roques
- F/A 18 Super Hornet and B-52H Stratofortress currently flying just south of Curacao
- E-2D Hawkeye north of Los Roques
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
@flightradar24.com showing US military activity north of Venezuela right now.
- F/A 18 Super Hornet and B-52H Stratofortress currently flying just south of Curacao
- E-2D Hawkeye north of Los Roques
- F/A 18 Super Hornet and B-52H Stratofortress currently flying just south of Curacao
- E-2D Hawkeye north of Los Roques
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Two reasons why Canada should be wary as Donald Trump targets Venezuela
#Analysis from the Star's Allan Woods
#Analysis from the Star's Allan Woods
Two reasons why Canada should be wary as Donald Trump targets Venezuela
Over and above the threat of an U.S.-led war in the western hemisphere, Canadians should pay attention to America’s weaponization of information.
www.thestar.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Two reasons why Canada should be wary as Donald Trump targets Venezuela
#Analysis from the Star's Allan Woods
#Analysis from the Star's Allan Woods
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The forensic audio analysis by Rob C. Maher of the 2024 Trump assassination attempt has been peer-reviewed and published in the Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. This is great news for visual and audio investigations! aes2.org/publications...
November 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The forensic audio analysis by Rob C. Maher of the 2024 Trump assassination attempt has been peer-reviewed and published in the Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. This is great news for visual and audio investigations! aes2.org/publications...
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Was an honor to have @hypervisible.blacksky.app on our podcast to talk about spying on ourselves, spying on each other, Flock, Ring, food delivery robots, and general surveillance culture:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBg...
How Big Tech Has Convinced Us to Surveil Ourselves and Each Other
YouTube video by 404 Media
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Was an honor to have @hypervisible.blacksky.app on our podcast to talk about spying on ourselves, spying on each other, Flock, Ring, food delivery robots, and general surveillance culture:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBg...
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'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to hau...
www.rawstory.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
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Epstein emails (2.5 GB)
Approximately 20,900 unredacted emails and file attachments sent and received by Jeffrey Epstein's [email protected] email address over nineteen years.
ddosecrets.com/article/epst...
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Approximately 20,900 unredacted emails and file attachments sent and received by Jeffrey Epstein's [email protected] email address over nineteen years.
ddosecrets.com/article/epst...
Help us keep publishing: donorbox.org/ddosecrets
November 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Epstein emails (2.5 GB)
Approximately 20,900 unredacted emails and file attachments sent and received by Jeffrey Epstein's [email protected] email address over nineteen years.
ddosecrets.com/article/epst...
Help us keep publishing: donorbox.org/ddosecrets
Approximately 20,900 unredacted emails and file attachments sent and received by Jeffrey Epstein's [email protected] email address over nineteen years.
ddosecrets.com/article/epst...
Help us keep publishing: donorbox.org/ddosecrets
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We’re proud to have contributed to this important investigative series on the dangerous journeys that migrants face across the Americas. Read our investigation into one suspicious TikTok account openly promoting people-smuggling services: www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04...
November 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
We’re proud to have contributed to this important investigative series on the dangerous journeys that migrants face across the Americas. Read our investigation into one suspicious TikTok account openly promoting people-smuggling services: www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04...
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Starting in about 5 minutes, I'll be doing a 12-hour charity stream on my Twitch channel to raise funds for Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children! I'll be on there from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM EST.
I've never done this before, so come watch me flail around! Also, please consider donating during the day!
I've never done this before, so come watch me flail around! Also, please consider donating during the day!
This Saturday, November 22 I'll be streaming a 12-hour gaming session to raise funds for Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children via @extralife4kids.bsky.social!
That's right: I'll be playing video games from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM EST. Come join and donate for a good cause!
www.twitch.tv/gianfiorel
That's right: I'll be playing video games from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM EST. Come join and donate for a good cause!
www.twitch.tv/gianfiorel
Twitch
Twitch is the world
www.twitch.tv
November 22, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Starting in about 5 minutes, I'll be doing a 12-hour charity stream on my Twitch channel to raise funds for Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children! I'll be on there from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM EST.
I've never done this before, so come watch me flail around! Also, please consider donating during the day!
I've never done this before, so come watch me flail around! Also, please consider donating during the day!
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How does war reshape ecosystems? What gets damaged, lost, or overlooked? Yesterday we went into a deep dive with the Conflict and Environment Observatory @ceobs.org . Listen back by searching 'Stage Talks with Bellingcat': rss.com/podcasts/bel...
"Studying Conflict’s Impact on the Environment" with the Conflict and Environment Observatory | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
This week, we discussed a more hidden impact of war... the toll it takes on the environment. Can we estimate the scale of damage conflict can have on our natural spaces? Do we know how harmful polluti...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
How does war reshape ecosystems? What gets damaged, lost, or overlooked? Yesterday we went into a deep dive with the Conflict and Environment Observatory @ceobs.org . Listen back by searching 'Stage Talks with Bellingcat': rss.com/podcasts/bel...