Ben Shultz
@benmshultz.net
☀️ Lead Researcher, @AmericanSunlight.org
👨🏻🎓 Doctoral Student, @dsrc.bsky.social
🇪🇺 AI Expert from time to time, @coe.int
💻 Fellow, @HIIGBerlin.bsky.social
🍊 #MaxwellMafia Alum
🤖 Hobbies include hunting Russian bots
https://www.benmshultz.net | 📍Berlin
👨🏻🎓 Doctoral Student, @dsrc.bsky.social
🇪🇺 AI Expert from time to time, @coe.int
💻 Fellow, @HIIGBerlin.bsky.social
🍊 #MaxwellMafia Alum
🤖 Hobbies include hunting Russian bots
https://www.benmshultz.net | 📍Berlin
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Ben Shultz
@benmshultz.net
· Nov 4
Another day, hundreds more ads for #AI nudify apps across #Meta platforms...
Meta loves to talk about "new technology to detect ads for nudify apps" and "strict rules against non-consensual intimate imagery."
Funny though, because we at @americansunlight.org sure do find these ads often...
Meta loves to talk about "new technology to detect ads for nudify apps" and "strict rules against non-consensual intimate imagery."
Funny though, because we at @americansunlight.org sure do find these ads often...
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Bill really gets down to the most critical problems of modern day life: too many people are paying off their mortgages early and hurting the lenders.
Lmfao what an awesome proposal. One reason you need a 90% income tax rate at this level is these guys are too stupid to have the amount of power they do. Like giving a glock to a 4 year old
January 11, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Bill really gets down to the most critical problems of modern day life: too many people are paying off their mortgages early and hurting the lenders.
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I am begging Democratic leadership to recognize that funding and legitimizing your authoritarian opponent’s secret police is a bad idea.
This should not be a difficult concept.
This should not be a difficult concept.
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries denounce the killing but offer no concrete pledges
www.independent.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 2:24 AM
I am begging Democratic leadership to recognize that funding and legitimizing your authoritarian opponent’s secret police is a bad idea.
This should not be a difficult concept.
This should not be a difficult concept.
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Nordic governments are rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertions that Russian and Chinese vessels are operating near Greenland, warning that the claims are not supported by intelligence and are fueling destabilizing rhetoric.
Nordic officials reportedly dismiss Trump’s Greenland claims
Nordic diplomats tell the FT intelligence shows no Russian or Chinese ship presence near Greenland, challenging Washington’s justification for control.
www.politico.eu
January 11, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Nordic governments are rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertions that Russian and Chinese vessels are operating near Greenland, warning that the claims are not supported by intelligence and are fueling destabilizing rhetoric.
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if you want to know what it is like in minneapolis, I don’t even have to scroll on facebook to find a horror story. it’s basically my whole feed.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
January 10, 2026 at 2:12 PM
if you want to know what it is like in minneapolis, I don’t even have to scroll on facebook to find a horror story. it’s basically my whole feed.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
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I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
January 11, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
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Oslo airport briefly closes one runway due to drone detection reut.rs/49PcWTm
Oslo airport briefly closes one runway due to drone detection
Oslo's main airport briefly closed one of its two runways on Sunday following a drone observation in the area, operator Avinor said.
reut.rs
January 11, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Oslo airport briefly closes one runway due to drone detection reut.rs/49PcWTm
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Protests continue across Iran tonight. In Shahsavar and Khorramabad, demonstrators have taken to the streets. In Tehran, large crowds are once again marching despite the violent crackdown. In Kermanshah, protesters reportedly set fire to a building used by Islamic Republic security forces.
January 11, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Protests continue across Iran tonight. In Shahsavar and Khorramabad, demonstrators have taken to the streets. In Tehran, large crowds are once again marching despite the violent crackdown. In Kermanshah, protesters reportedly set fire to a building used by Islamic Republic security forces.
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“The US should thank Denmark for being a loyal ally,” says 🇸🇪 PM Kristersson at the annual Swedish Security Conference in Sälen.
Social Democratic opposition leader Andersson is open for sending European and Swedish troops to Greenland.
Social Democratic opposition leader Andersson is open for sending European and Swedish troops to Greenland.
Ulf Kristersson: USA borde tacka Danmark
Världsordningen, och respekten för folkrätten, står inför det största hotet på decennier, enligt Ulf Kristersson. I ett tal i Sälen kritiserar han USA:s retorik mot Danmark och Grönland. ”Risken att m...
www.svd.se
January 11, 2026 at 12:10 PM
“The US should thank Denmark for being a loyal ally,” says 🇸🇪 PM Kristersson at the annual Swedish Security Conference in Sälen.
Social Democratic opposition leader Andersson is open for sending European and Swedish troops to Greenland.
Social Democratic opposition leader Andersson is open for sending European and Swedish troops to Greenland.
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Some unknown person came up with *the* obvious solution re: Greenland! 🥳
Dear Greenlanders, it works like this: you just keep the towel in place to scare off invaders, and no worries about German tourist hordes - it’s too cold for the Mallorca crowd.
Dear Greenlanders, it works like this: you just keep the towel in place to scare off invaders, and no worries about German tourist hordes - it’s too cold for the Mallorca crowd.
January 11, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Some unknown person came up with *the* obvious solution re: Greenland! 🥳
Dear Greenlanders, it works like this: you just keep the towel in place to scare off invaders, and no worries about German tourist hordes - it’s too cold for the Mallorca crowd.
Dear Greenlanders, it works like this: you just keep the towel in place to scare off invaders, and no worries about German tourist hordes - it’s too cold for the Mallorca crowd.
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Nationwide outcry over the killing of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent spilled into the streets of cities across the US, with protesters demanding the removal of federal immigration authorities from their communities and justice for the slain Renee Good. https://cnn.it/4sAhJj5
January 11, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Nationwide outcry over the killing of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent spilled into the streets of cities across the US, with protesters demanding the removal of federal immigration authorities from their communities and justice for the slain Renee Good. https://cnn.it/4sAhJj5
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The German armed forces have been engulfed by a scandal over sexual harassment, far-right extremism and drug use at an elite regiment that threatens to damage efforts to strengthen the military and boost recruitment ft.trib.al/hElJd1q
January 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The German armed forces have been engulfed by a scandal over sexual harassment, far-right extremism and drug use at an elite regiment that threatens to damage efforts to strengthen the military and boost recruitment ft.trib.al/hElJd1q
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Russian cargo flights to Tehran amid protests spur claims Iran is moving gold to Russia
www.uawire.org/russian-carg...
www.uawire.org/russian-carg...
Russian cargo flights to Tehran amid protests spur claims Iran is moving gold to Russia
Russian military transport aircraft have begun making regular flights to Tehran amid mass protests in Iran that have continued since late December and pose a threat to the current regime, the speciali...
www.uawire.org
January 11, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Russian cargo flights to Tehran amid protests spur claims Iran is moving gold to Russia
www.uawire.org/russian-carg...
www.uawire.org/russian-carg...
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A reminder from Huffington Post that DHS and ICE have opened fire on unarmed civilians 16 times since Trump took office, killing 4 people. In every case, DHS claims that the victims "assaulted officers" and/or tried to ram them with cars. In every case, evidence proves they are lying. Every time.
A Disturbing Pattern Has Emerged In Trump's Second Term — And It's Playing Out With Renee Good
“How else do you justify shooting a stay-at-home mom with stuffed animals in her car?” the attorney for one woman who survived a federal agent’s gunfire told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:56 AM
A reminder from Huffington Post that DHS and ICE have opened fire on unarmed civilians 16 times since Trump took office, killing 4 people. In every case, DHS claims that the victims "assaulted officers" and/or tried to ram them with cars. In every case, evidence proves they are lying. Every time.
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🇬🇱Greenland veteran Kununguak Iversen (48) who served in the 🇩🇰Danish army in Afghanistan, Iraq and Kosovo rightly feels backstabbed by the 🇺🇸US Administration, which now wants to take his land after he fought when USA invoked Article 5.
nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2026...
nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2026...
Grønlandsk veteran føler sig dolket i ryggen af Trump
Kununguak Iversen har af flere støttet amerikanske tropper som en del af det danske forsvar. Men nu ønsker USA kontrol over hans hjemstavn.
nyheder.tv2.dk
January 11, 2026 at 8:57 AM
🇬🇱Greenland veteran Kununguak Iversen (48) who served in the 🇩🇰Danish army in Afghanistan, Iraq and Kosovo rightly feels backstabbed by the 🇺🇸US Administration, which now wants to take his land after he fought when USA invoked Article 5.
nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2026...
nyheder.tv2.dk/samfund/2026...
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Very unsurprising.
The American anti-vaccine movement has always had the ambition to impose its harmful beliefs on the rest of the world. The interferences in Europe are far from new and have already started to intensify substantially since 2020 (COVID-19 pandemic). It will get worse.
The American anti-vaccine movement has always had the ambition to impose its harmful beliefs on the rest of the world. The interferences in Europe are far from new and have already started to intensify substantially since 2020 (COVID-19 pandemic). It will get worse.
January 11, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Very unsurprising.
The American anti-vaccine movement has always had the ambition to impose its harmful beliefs on the rest of the world. The interferences in Europe are far from new and have already started to intensify substantially since 2020 (COVID-19 pandemic). It will get worse.
The American anti-vaccine movement has always had the ambition to impose its harmful beliefs on the rest of the world. The interferences in Europe are far from new and have already started to intensify substantially since 2020 (COVID-19 pandemic). It will get worse.
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"Together with my team, I spent around a year working on a historical investigation into how Russia prepared for the seizure of Crimea starting in the 1990s," writes Yevheniia Motorevska, Head of War Crimes Investigation Unit of the Kyiv Independent, in this op-ed.
When did Russia really begin its aggression against Ukraine?
That's the question most of you probably answered instinctively: in 2014, when Vladimir Putin, exploiting political instability and the change of power in Ukraine following the EuroMaidan Revolution, ...
kyivindependent.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:21 AM
"Together with my team, I spent around a year working on a historical investigation into how Russia prepared for the seizure of Crimea starting in the 1990s," writes Yevheniia Motorevska, Head of War Crimes Investigation Unit of the Kyiv Independent, in this op-ed.
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January 11, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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🇮🇷 Protest in Tehran, Iran.
January 8, 2026 at 6:22 PM
🇮🇷 Protest in Tehran, Iran.
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Should we have more nuance & politeness in how we talk about the authoritarians doing the authoritarianism? 🤔
January 11, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Should we have more nuance & politeness in how we talk about the authoritarians doing the authoritarianism? 🤔
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Elon Musk is making it seem like his service just cranks out silly bikini pics. Nope. What I've heard about from researcher or from directly exploited people, and what I've unwillingly seen from the Grok output on X alone would make anyone sick. I'll thread some great reporting below...
January 11, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Elon Musk is making it seem like his service just cranks out silly bikini pics. Nope. What I've heard about from researcher or from directly exploited people, and what I've unwillingly seen from the Grok output on X alone would make anyone sick. I'll thread some great reporting below...
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Trump ramps up Greenland threats and says US will intervene ‘whether they like it or not’
Trump ramps up Greenland threats and says US will intervene ‘whether they like it or not’
US president doubled down on threats to acquire territory at a White House meeting with oil and gas executives
Donald Trump has doubled down on his threats to acquire Greenland, saying that the US is “going to do something [there] whether they like it or not.”
Speaking at a meeting Friday with oil and gas executives in the White House, the US president justified his comments by saying: “If we don’t do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland. And we’re not going to have Russia or China as a neighbor.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Trump ramps up Greenland threats and says US will intervene ‘whether they like it or not’
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Berlin just experienced its longest blackout since the end of World War II and authorities say it was caused deliberately — by an arson attack. The incident has set off warnings about the vulnerability of Germany’s infrastructure.
Berlin power outage exposes vulnerabilities in German infrastructure
The German capital just experienced its longest blackout since the end of World War II and authorities say it was caused deliberately — by an arson attack.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Berlin just experienced its longest blackout since the end of World War II and authorities say it was caused deliberately — by an arson attack. The incident has set off warnings about the vulnerability of Germany’s infrastructure.