Gisela Pérez de Acha
@giselilla.bsky.social
Open Source Investigative Reporter. I write about extremism, disinfo, corruption & environment. Formerly teaching OSINT at UC Berkeley. Mexicana. Polyglot. Nerd. More at www.giselaperezdeacha.com
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"One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet. And a fourth was a down-on-his-luck bus driver."
The AP ID's four of the alleged narcoterrorist killed in early US maritime strikes.
apnews.com/article/trum...
The AP ID's four of the alleged narcoterrorist killed in early US maritime strikes.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet. And a fourth was a down-on-his-luck bus driver."
The AP ID's four of the alleged narcoterrorist killed in early US maritime strikes.
apnews.com/article/trum...
The AP ID's four of the alleged narcoterrorist killed in early US maritime strikes.
apnews.com/article/trum...
God bless @propublica.org's Nonprofit Explorer projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/
I just love 990s and they made it so easy to find! Been here for hours
I just love 990s and they made it so easy to find! Been here for hours
Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica
Since 2013, the IRS has released data culled from millions of nonprofit tax filings. Use this database to find organizations and see details like their executive compensation, revenue and expenses, as...
projects.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:38 AM
God bless @propublica.org's Nonprofit Explorer projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/
I just love 990s and they made it so easy to find! Been here for hours
I just love 990s and they made it so easy to find! Been here for hours
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was groped Tuesday by a man on the street who kissed her neck and touched her chest.
“If they do this to the president," she said, "what must happen to all the young women women?"
She's calling for new measures to end harassment
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
“If they do this to the president," she said, "what must happen to all the young women women?"
She's calling for new measures to end harassment
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
Mexico's president was groped on the street. Now she's waging war on rampant sexual harassment
Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico's first female president, is pushing measures against sexual harassment after she was groped by a stranger on the street.
www.latimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was groped Tuesday by a man on the street who kissed her neck and touched her chest.
“If they do this to the president," she said, "what must happen to all the young women women?"
She's calling for new measures to end harassment
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
“If they do this to the president," she said, "what must happen to all the young women women?"
She's calling for new measures to end harassment
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
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If you’re a journalist or newsroom leader concerned about safety, join PEN America and the Coalition Against Online Violence’s free webinar, Leading the Way: Building Safer Newsrooms, on Nov. 13th at 12pm ET. (1/2)
October 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you’re a journalist or newsroom leader concerned about safety, join PEN America and the Coalition Against Online Violence’s free webinar, Leading the Way: Building Safer Newsrooms, on Nov. 13th at 12pm ET. (1/2)
Bad Bunny & OSINT is my new vibe
September 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Bad Bunny & OSINT is my new vibe
I still miss Twitter. But I guess the world felt like a whole different vibe back then. Maybe I just miss that vibe.
September 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I still miss Twitter. But I guess the world felt like a whole different vibe back then. Maybe I just miss that vibe.
Worth a read
If you’re wondering how much of what RFK Jr said yesterday about vaccines was true—almost none of it was.
@FullerLab_UW is one of the most accomplished vaccinologists out there and her article is required reading to separate truth from falsehoods.
theconversation.com/how-rfk-jr-s...
@FullerLab_UW is one of the most accomplished vaccinologists out there and her article is required reading to separate truth from falsehoods.
theconversation.com/how-rfk-jr-s...
How RFK Jr.’s misguided science on mRNA vaccines is shaping policy − a vaccine expert examines the false claims
Chaos at the CDC and the sharp move away from mRNA vaccines has public health experts alarmed.
theconversation.com
September 7, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Worth a read
Omg I need thiiiiis
August 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Omg I need thiiiiis
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Oh wowwwwww
A judge ordered the sale of Alex Jones Infowars today, clearing the way for The Onion to renew its attempt to buy the notorious conspiracy-fueled empire. "We’re working on it," @bencollins.bsky.social tells @status.news www.status.news/p/washington...
August 14, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Oh wowwwwww
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A judge ordered the sale of Alex Jones Infowars today, clearing the way for The Onion to renew its attempt to buy the notorious conspiracy-fueled empire. "We’re working on it," @bencollins.bsky.social tells @status.news www.status.news/p/washington...
August 14, 2025 at 2:42 AM
A judge ordered the sale of Alex Jones Infowars today, clearing the way for The Onion to renew its attempt to buy the notorious conspiracy-fueled empire. "We’re working on it," @bencollins.bsky.social tells @status.news www.status.news/p/washington...
I wanna know who runs the cybersecurity infrastructure for Only Fans. Like … how good is it?
August 13, 2025 at 4:32 AM
I wanna know who runs the cybersecurity infrastructure for Only Fans. Like … how good is it?
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Dozens of companies are hiding how you can delete your personal data, The Markup and CalMatters found. www.wired.com/story/data-b...
Data Brokers Are Hiding Their Opt-Out Pages From Google Search
Dozens of companies are hiding how you can delete your personal data, The Markup and CalMatters found.
www.wired.com
August 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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By attempting to abdicate any legal responsibility to provide for a healthy environment, the U.S. is running in the opposite direction as the global legal community, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social reports:
America Is Living in a Climate-Denial Fantasy
On climate, the U.S. and the rest of the planet are now in “completely separate worlds.”
bit.ly
August 9, 2025 at 3:15 AM
By attempting to abdicate any legal responsibility to provide for a healthy environment, the U.S. is running in the opposite direction as the global legal community, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social reports:
"Officials fear that Latin American drug cartels are among those who obtained sensitive court data due to a sweeping breach of the federal judiciary’s case filing system...be able to target cooperating witnesses involved in criminal trials against them." www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Cartels may be able to target witnesses after major court hack
There is growing concern that cartels and foreign actors could use the stolen data to identify informants and foil criminal probes.
www.politico.com
August 9, 2025 at 2:33 AM
"Officials fear that Latin American drug cartels are among those who obtained sensitive court data due to a sweeping breach of the federal judiciary’s case filing system...be able to target cooperating witnesses involved in criminal trials against them." www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Represent
August 8, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Represent
This was so bound to happen
New from 404 Media: more than 130,000 Claude, Grok, ChatGPT, and other LLM chats are readable on Archive.org. It's similar to the Google indexing issue, but shows it impacts many more LLMs than just ChatGPT. Some chats contain API keys.
www.404media.co/more-than-13...
www.404media.co/more-than-13...
More than 130,000 Claude, Grok, ChatGPT, and Other LLM Chats Readable on Archive.org
The issue of publicly saving shared LLM chats is bigger than just Google.
www.404media.co
August 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This was so bound to happen
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Christian Secor is White Supremacist and Groyper sentenced to 3-years for the Capitol Riot.
Since being pardoned by Trump, Secor attended CPAC, appeared on White Supremacist neo-Nazi podcasts, and was revealed as the anonymous writer behind a book printed by a White Nationalist publishing house.
Since being pardoned by Trump, Secor attended CPAC, appeared on White Supremacist neo-Nazi podcasts, and was revealed as the anonymous writer behind a book printed by a White Nationalist publishing house.
August 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Christian Secor is White Supremacist and Groyper sentenced to 3-years for the Capitol Riot.
Since being pardoned by Trump, Secor attended CPAC, appeared on White Supremacist neo-Nazi podcasts, and was revealed as the anonymous writer behind a book printed by a White Nationalist publishing house.
Since being pardoned by Trump, Secor attended CPAC, appeared on White Supremacist neo-Nazi podcasts, and was revealed as the anonymous writer behind a book printed by a White Nationalist publishing house.
Open source it for democracy! 💪🏼
New database just published by @latimes.com, @sfchronicle.com, @kqednews.kqed.org + CalMatters and built by Berkeley Journalism's IRP, @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social BIDS + @biglocalnews.bsky.social makes public 1.5 million pages of once-secret police records. journalism.berkeley.edu/police-recor...
A new database on police use of force and misconduct in California makes public 1.5 million pages of once-secret police records
For Immediate Release August 4, 2025 Contact: [email protected] A new database on police use of force and misconduct in California makes public 1.5 million pages of once-secret police records ...
journalism.berkeley.edu
August 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Open source it for democracy! 💪🏼
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Congratulations and thank you to the many people, programs and institutions that have brought the Police Records Access Project into being. This represents the best of journalism, hard work, collaboration and service to the communities in which we live. journalism.berkeley.edu/police-recor...
A new database on police use of force and misconduct in California makes public 1.5 million pages of once-secret police records
For Immediate Release August 4, 2025 Contact: [email protected] A new database on police use of force and misconduct in California makes public 1.5 million pages of once-secret police records ...
journalism.berkeley.edu
August 5, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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taquitos de canasta, my love
July 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
taquitos de canasta, my love
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Masked men leaping out of unmarked vehicles. Latino men taken from their places of work or while waiting for the bus. Street vendors tackled to the ground and forcefully held down.
We collected videos of just over 100 incidents.
W/ @evidentmedia.org , @bellingcat.com
youtu.be/6BuxaVdv7po?...
We collected videos of just over 100 incidents.
W/ @evidentmedia.org , @bellingcat.com
youtu.be/6BuxaVdv7po?...
Masked, Armed, Forceful: Finding Patterns in California Immigration Raids
YouTube video by Evident Media
youtu.be
July 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Masked men leaping out of unmarked vehicles. Latino men taken from their places of work or while waiting for the bus. Street vendors tackled to the ground and forcefully held down.
We collected videos of just over 100 incidents.
W/ @evidentmedia.org , @bellingcat.com
youtu.be/6BuxaVdv7po?...
We collected videos of just over 100 incidents.
W/ @evidentmedia.org , @bellingcat.com
youtu.be/6BuxaVdv7po?...
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⭕ Crónica | Se le revuelve el estómago. Una semana antes fue amenazado su hermano
Una mujer tomó el teléfono del negocio y le llamó para exigirle un pago de 230.000 pesos. La amenaza incluyó la advertencia: “A los chapitos les urge para seguir”.
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Una mujer tomó el teléfono del negocio y le llamó para exigirle un pago de 230.000 pesos. La amenaza incluyó la advertencia: “A los chapitos les urge para seguir”.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ye67mty6
July 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
⭕ Crónica | Se le revuelve el estómago. Una semana antes fue amenazado su hermano
Una mujer tomó el teléfono del negocio y le llamó para exigirle un pago de 230.000 pesos. La amenaza incluyó la advertencia: “A los chapitos les urge para seguir”.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ye67mty6
Una mujer tomó el teléfono del negocio y le llamó para exigirle un pago de 230.000 pesos. La amenaza incluyó la advertencia: “A los chapitos les urge para seguir”.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ye67mty6
How Syria’s Dictator Buried His Victims www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How the Assad Regime Buried Its Victims in a Mass Grave in Syria
A cemetery near Damascus was transformed into an industrial-scale mass grave for Syrians who opposed President Bashar al-Assad.
www.nytimes.com
July 5, 2025 at 1:29 AM
How Syria’s Dictator Buried His Victims www.nytimes.com/interactive/...