Keith kloor
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Authoritarian regimes create pretextual reasons to harass, investigate, and prosecute their opponents
January 15, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Authoritarian regimes create pretextual reasons to harass, investigate, and prosecute their opponents
You all know that Havana Syndrome is one of those zombie stories, right? I see it's been resurrected again, so here's some historical context I put together a few years back.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/sovi...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/sovi...
Soviet-Era Pseudoscience Lurks behind ‘Havana Syndrome’ Worries
Dodgy studies and fantastic claims have long powered a belief in devious Russian brain weapons, from mind control to microwave devices
www.scientificamerican.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:36 AM
You all know that Havana Syndrome is one of those zombie stories, right? I see it's been resurrected again, so here's some historical context I put together a few years back.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/sovi...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/sovi...
Reposted by Keith kloor
I speculate they're ramping up to "use" it on protesters, but it fits with an attack on Cuba too.
Notice that it's Homeland Security that paid those eight figures!
Notice that it's Homeland Security that paid those eight figures!
"Havana Syndrome" Again - Lawyers, Guns & Money
CNN today, with a very hedged headline, tells us that a division of the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations has acquired a mechanism that “some investigators suspect is ...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:26 AM
I speculate they're ramping up to "use" it on protesters, but it fits with an attack on Cuba too.
Notice that it's Homeland Security that paid those eight figures!
Notice that it's Homeland Security that paid those eight figures!
Well, hello there....
January 14, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Well, hello there....