Thrilled to be back on the beautiful campus of USC. I'll be on a panel today about OSINT ethics! @osintconference.bsky.social

There's no limit to depravity by this administration.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3d ago

WASHINGTON (AP) - Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed in December.

The fiercely anti-LGBTQ messaging of Texas PAC is really something.

Kolina Koltai@koltai.bsky.social · 6d ago

Someone added my number to the Texas PAC Anti-Talarico mailer list and I've been getting these wild propaganda texts. "If he wins, Texas won't just turn blue - it will go 🏳️‍🌈" is certainly saying a lot about that audience they think this messaging is for.

Someone added my number to the Texas PAC Anti-Talarico mailer list and I've been getting these wild propaganda texts. "If he wins, Texas won't just turn blue - it will go 🏳️‍🌈" is certainly saying a lot about that audience they think this messaging is for.

Mumps?! Waiting for the future smallpox outbreak headline

NBC News@nbcnews.com · last wk.

Public health officials confirm a mumps outbreak, numbering fourteen cases so far, on the San Diego State football team.

Does this mean that I get to call myself an award willing journalist now?

Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · last wk.

Our series with @calmatters.org and @evidentmedia.org monitoring the actions of US border patrol agents won the Topical Reporting: Immigration Medium newsroom award. Read one of our articles in that series here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

NEW: DHS's Inspector General releases a scathing report about the Everglades detention camp known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The OIG finds that the now-closed camp, violated multiple ICE standards. The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵

That's my Mayor!

Mayor Katie B. Wilson@mayor.seattle.gov · last mo.

Today, Seattle's kindergartners took their very first steps into Seattle Public Schools, joining their fellow scholars for a brand new year! This year, every single one of them - from kindergarten through 12th grade - starts the year with something new: free breakfast and lunch for each student.

Ah and there it is. Google falls in line

Major 'Pick me' energy. She must be fuming that it's not her next to Trump over Natalie.

Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · last mo.

Laura Loomer is taking credit for Milo getting detained by ICE.

Diva down!

Will Sommer@willsommer.bsky.social · last mo.

Massive MAGA media news here. This has been a wishlist item for Laura Loomer and some of Milo's other many enemies, curious how it all came together. www.tmz.com/2026/08/28/m...

The devil works fast, but memers work faster.

I chatted with @theworld.org about our investigation into LeakedBB and how we identified a suspected owner of the website, a crypto CEO in New Zealand. The forum site used NCII as currency and advocated for hacking and theft of nudes from women around the world.

The World@theworld.org · 2mo ago

The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with @Bellingcat.com investigator Kolina Koltai and New Zealand-based reporter Michael Wright about their cross-border investigation tracking down the alleged owner of a “revenge porn” website.

“He will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings,” the statement said. This man has a driver's license, SS card, work permit, and appears to be a hardworking, law abiding man whose son is in the Navy. Deportations haven't stopped, and aren't stopping.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2mo ago

A Navy sailor, on his way home after a long deployment aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in support of the war with Iran, said his father had been detained by immigration authorities in the U.S. His father has a driver’s license, Social Security card and a permit to work in the country, he said.

I love supporting small businesses and restaurants but I won't go there if they are using AI images to sell their food. I'm not a lawyer, but this feels like it's an FTC violation for false advertising.

Sam Biddle@sambiddle.com · 2mo ago

The death of folk graphic design in favor of AI slop across our country's delis is leading to some incredibly Lovecraftian food horrors

The deepfake epidemic in schools is affecting more than students. Four teachers tell WIRED about becoming targets of sexualized, AI-generated content—and how difficult it was to find accountability.

They Dedicated Their Lives to Teaching. Then the Deepfakes Started

The deepfake epidemic in schools is affecting more than students. Four teachers tell WIRED about becoming targets of sexualized, AI-generated content—and how difficult it was to find accountability.

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I would be willing to bet money that AI was used to create #4

Tessa Duvall@tessaduvall.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🚨 Kentucky has announced the finalists in its "I Voted" sticker contest. 🚨 Per the Secretary of State: Kentuckians can vote for their favorite sticker at the SOS's booth at the State Fair from August 20-30.

You can even spot construction equipment and vehicles in the satellite imagery from Big Bend, and the new road they are building extends construction to Cottonwood Campground. www.bellingcat.com/news/us-cana...

Satellite Imagery Documents New Border Patrol Road Construction in Big Bend National Park - bellingcat

Satellite images show new road constructed in Big Bend National Park in southwestern Texas, part of a US Customs and Border Protection "Smart Wall" installation.

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What a fun update to this story that we covered a couple years ago. www.cardsagainsthumanity.com/elonhasnofri...

Who wants to help Cards Against Humanity f*** with Elon Musk?

We got Musk off our land. Let's build a monument to remind him he's a sad little b**** with no friends.

cardsagainsthumanity.com

Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · 2y ago

In @koltai.bsky.social and @foeke.bsky.social's latest investigation for Bellingcat they used satellite imagery to show activity on land belonging to Cards Against Humanity, which is the subject of a legal dispute with Elon Musk's SpaceX. www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/10...

Telegram is a vital part of many AI nudify services. Many of the sites I've investigated will link to a Telegram bot that can facilitate payment of credits or perform the nudify service right in Telegram. Great report by @cen4infores.bsky.social www.info-res.org/cir/articles...

Telegram deepfake bots are built to survive takedowns, and target women by default

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"He manipulated a photo taken when she was about 11, showing her lying on a couch in an oversize T-shirt...One was captioned 'stepdad rapes her,' the documents said. Jane's stepfather made the more than 7,000 fake explicit images of her using the AI chatbot Grok"

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 2mo ago

Exclusive: A Wyoming woman alleges in a federal lawsuit that her stepfather used the Grok chatbot to transform a childhood photo into child sexual abuse material.

For years LeakedBB ran openly online, inviting millions of users to trade explicit images allegedly shared without consent. @koltai.bsky.social with Michael Wright of @thepress.co.nz spoke on our Stage Talk podcast about how they traced a key admin through years of data. rss.com/podcasts/bel...

"Exposing Leaked Intimate Imagery Forums" with Bellingcat and The Press | Podcast Episode on RSS.com

This week Bellingcat's Kolina Koltai and The Press' Michael Wright joined us to discuss their recent investigation into the website LeakedBB. The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on August 13th 2026...

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This is some excellent work here 👇

unraveled@unraveledpress.com · 2mo ago

New: We pieced together dozens of violent incidents from the ICE agents seen in viral videos from Virginia this week. They've roamed across multiple states, but are most often working in Chicago. We also verified the identity of Martin Lagunas, the fed who pointed his gun at a woman on Monday:

Pitching to my editor a story so I can build a recreation of the gun that killed Shinzo Abe.

WIRED@wired.com · 2mo ago

Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty. When the case first captured the world’s attention, one detail stood out to us: prosecutors said the weapon used was a partially 3D-printed pistol. www.wired.com/story/luigi-...

"everything is a scam" unfortunately is a phrase I use near daily in my life.

Katie Mack@astrokatie.com · 2mo ago

I feel like an issue that would connect well with voters would be doing anything at all to slow the current progression toward "absolutely everything now is a scam"

Clearly, someone in my workout studio has a poor understanding of what wink means.

Workshop alert! We've recently revamped our trainings and are offering workshops again. If you ever wanted to learn how Bellingcat does our investigations & want to do it yourself, this is the best way to learn! You'll learn from the researchers (like me) who do this all day.

Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · 2mo ago

Following a short break, today we’re announcing new Bellingcat workshops. We’ve spent the last few months revamping our offerings. Find out what you could learn with us here: www.bellingcat.com/workshops/

There are so many fires happening in the Pacific Northwest right now, we've created our own ring of fire