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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 1m

Also featured in the latest batch of Russian disinformation videos are comedian @geoffnorcott.bsky.social and children's author @philipardagh.bsky.social, again with their voices being deepfaked to attack Armenia.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 4m

Other videos from their latest batch include UK police forces having their videos used with deepfaked audio to attack Armenia.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 5m

Russia's disinformation campaign is now using deepfaked audio of Holocaust survivors to attack Armenia, in videos published on the 2nd anniversary of the Hamas October 7th attack on Israel.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 44m

This feels like the usual thing of "the cure for the ills of neoliberalism is more neoliberalism" that's infected British politics.

The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 4h

So, the plan is to cut English, the arts, and sociology - the degrees that actually study culture - while on another part of your platform claiming to “defend” British culture.

It’s performance nationalism with a reading age of seven.

Badenoch: Curb students taking 'rip-off' degrees such as English
The performing arts, sociology and anthropology are among the subjects the Conservatives would like to cut

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 9h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 55m

A website set up by an unknown Dane is a massive headache to a European bill aiming to stop child sexual abuse material from spreading online.

One-man spam campaign ravages EU ‘chat control’ bill

A software developer from Denmark is having an outsized influence on a hotly debated law to break open encrypted apps.

ow.ly

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Qusay Noor @qusaynoor.net · 58m

#Syria's new #president warns #Israel's actions could turn allies against U.S.

#Syria's new president Ahmed al-Sharaa, became the first #Syrian #leader in nearly 60 years to address the #UnitedNations. Margaret Brennan spoke with al-Sharaa in #Syria last week.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 1h

George Santos is not in prison "for lying about his past during a campaign," because that is not a crime. He is in prison for stealing money, committing fraud, and a litany of similar related offenses.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Trump posts that Sen. Blumenthal “should be allowed to speak no longer”

Sanctimonious Richard “Da Nang Dick” Blumenthal, perhaps the biggest “joke” in the United States Senate, is at it again! “Dick” lied until the midpoint of his political career, convincing everyone, in particular the Fake News Media, that he was a great “War Hero” who lived on the precipice of death in the jungles of Vietnam. He would talk about his life in the military in almost every speech, in particular the death defying dangers he faced in his many years “fight for freedom” while in Vietnam. He stated that “the battles were violent and long, but there was no going back” - And then it happened, Blumenthal was found out to be a FRAUD. The soldiers in his so-called “platoon” came forward and said that they had no idea who this guy was. He was revealed, broke down and admitted, tears flowing from his eyes, that he LIED, a Whopper, one that lasted 20 year. This guy shouldn’t even be in the U.S. Senate. It should be investigated, and Justice should be sought. Right now there is a Congressman sitting in prison for lying about his past during a campaign. Well, those lies were nothing compared to those of Richard “Da Nang Dick” Blumenthal, perhaps the greatest phony in the history of the United States Senate. He should be allowed to speak no longer!

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 13h

You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 9h

So Bondi plans her congressional hearings by bringing up dirt on the senators who questioned her rather than answering the questions. This is the lying schemer that is running the DOJ.

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 10h

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 10h

Part of upcoming Bellingcat reporting, with Evident Media, Frontline PBS and The Washington Post -
After U.S. strikes, Iran increases work at mysterious underground site
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

After U.S. strikes, Iran increases work at mysterious underground site

Satellite imagery indicates Iran is increasing construction at a deeply buried site in Pickaxe Mountain, just south of the Natanz nuclear facility hit by Israeli and U.S. strikes in June.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

RAJU: You swore in 2 GOP members during pro forma session. Why not swear in Grijalva? Does it have to do w/her signature on Epstein petition?

JOHNSON: It has nothing to do with that. We'll swear her in when everybody is back

R: Why not now?

J: Uh - we'll schedule it, I guess, as soon as she wants

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 17h

Satellite imagery from Sept. 25 shows burn marks from the fires breaching the park’s northern border, surrounding villages and farmland. Speaking to local media, residents and volunteers said the fire was impossible to extinguish without more support.

Park border outline is breached Sept. 25, with the fire extending further north into farmland by Sept.30. Source: Copernicus.

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 17h

Wildfires began in Etosha National park on Sept. 22 and swept through the reserve and surrounding areas for five days before an emergency government meeting on Saturday, Sept. 27. After days of extensive burning, the government deployed 500 troops to the region the following day.

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 17h

Satellite analysis by Bellingcat found that wildfires destroyed over a third of Namibia’s most visited wildlife reserve last month, impacting crucial grazing lands for endangered species, including black rhinos and elephants. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...

Wildfires Ravage One of Africa’s Largest Nature Reserves - bellingcat

Satellite analysis of the Etosha wildfires in Namibia has found that more than a third of the nature reserve was burned.

www.bellingcat.com

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 17h

Trump’s State Department Wants to Use Tech Policy to Remake Europe In Its Image www.techpolicy.press/trumps-state...

Trump’s State Department Wants to Use Tech Policy to Remake Europe In Its Image | TechPolicy.Press

Tech policy is a key part of the Trump administration's dramatic project to replace the US's traditional European alliances, Dean Jackson writes.

www.techpolicy.press

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 23h

Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda hits out at AI-generated videos of her dead father: ‘stop doing this to him’ www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda hits out at AI-generated videos of her dead father: ‘stop doing this to him’

Film-maker tells the public to stop sending her videos, saying: ‘You’re not making art, you’re making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings’

www.theguardian.com

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Alan Jagolinzer @jagolinzer.bsky.social · 1d

“Voters aren’t hearing” in part because many are tuned into their parasocial relationships and tuned out of other comms channels that are typically used by old school politicians.

I’ve discussed this with several MPs and MEPs and this will be a topic at the 2026 Cambridge Disinformation Summit.

Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · 1d

From Peter Kellner's latest substack:

Of 560 Labour voters present and recent past (switched since '24), *not one* said any of the following when asked about gov's best achievements

Some obv will be conscious of these things, but Labour still has a big problem, he writes: "voters aren’t hearing"

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Mark Galeotti @markgaleotti.bsky.social · 1d

7 October – Putin’s 73rd birthday. I won’t wish him many happy returns, but let’s just spend a moment pondering the dilemmas that will likely face him in the coming year 1/

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Irene Tsherit @irenetsherit.bsky.social · 1d

Finally!!! The real scandal of the asylum hotels. Why, instead of shining the light on these parasites, months were spent on demonising vulnerable people at their mercy?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper

Asylum seekers and charities tell BBC of

www.bbc.co.uk

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 1d

'“There are people I don’t like, and I would like to put them on one of Musk’s spaceships and send them all off to the planet he’s sure he’s going to discover,” Goodall tells interviewer Brad Falchuk during the revelatory 55-minute special discussing her life, work and legacy.'

Jane Goodall said she would launch Trump and Musk on one-way trip into space

Primatologist said in interview released after her death she would also put Putin, Xi and Netanyahu on that spaceship

www.theguardian.com

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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 1d

💥🔎🇷🇺 Our analysis reveals the scale of Russia’s massive propaganda offensive in Moldova: in 3 weeks, 9,900 TikTok videos were published and generated over 93 million views, created with artificial intelligence. Yet despite Moscow’s efforts, the pro-European PAS secured 50.2% in the Sept 28 election.

24/7 Russian Propaganda Blitz Hit Moldova Before the Elections - VSquare.org

Moldovans had faced months, if not years, of an information onslaught at levels beyond what just about any society has faced. In the end, the pro-European ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) w...

vsquare.org

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 1d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Alan Jagolinzer @jagolinzer.bsky.social · 1d

Call for Papers now open for the

Cambridge Disinformation Summit, 8-10 April 2026.

Research on systemic risks from technology that affects information streams or the amplification or monetization of disinformation.

Hosted with @mctd.bsky.social.

Information: www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...

Cambridge disinformation summit (2026) - Cambridge Judge Business School

Connect with Cambridge Judge! Explore our full calendar of upcoming events, learn about our programmes and connect with world-class speakers.

www.jbs.cam.ac.uk

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