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
This is your last chance to get into the OSINT Summit. We start on Monday 🥳 Join me and @heytherehaley as we uncover underground online networks, verify survivor footage from war zones, fight real-time disinformation, and trace chains of command gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
We’re back with a brand-new Bellingcat Open Source Challenge! This month they were created by a guest contributor who has manipulated a series of images. Can you spot what has been edited? Try them here: Challenge.bellingcat.com
I ran the @bellingcat.com challenges this month and OMG 🤯 The AI era is confusing for open source researchers. Most of this month's challenges lean straight into that (along with other "edits" that you have to spot) Link here challenge.bellingcat.com Let us know how you solved them!!!
Spots for the OSINT Summit are flying fast. Join me and Haley Willis (former Visual Investigations at the NYT, one of the best out there) We'll cover cartels on social media, bombings and disinfo. Four days + recordings for only $99 USD Register here gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
FactFinder OSINT Summit
Four days of live OSINT training for journalists, lawyers, and researchers who already know the basics. War, conflict, and disinformation. July 14–17.
gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com
Spots for the OSINT Summit are flying fast. Join me and Haley Willis (former Visual Investigations at the NYT, one of the best out there) We'll cover cartels on social media, bombings and disinfo. Four days + recordings for only $99 USD Register here gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
FactFinder OSINT Summit
Four days of live OSINT training for journalists, lawyers, and researchers who already know the basics. War, conflict, and disinformation. July 14–17.
gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com
I’m so excited to finally make this public! Teaching a four-day Online OSINT Summit with the incredible Haley Willis (former Visual Investigations at the NYT) We’ll cover how to investigate bombings, disinfo and cartels Info and registration here 👉🏼 gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
FactFinder OSINT Summit
Four days of live OSINT training for journalists, lawyers, and researchers who already know the basics. War, conflict, and disinformation. July 14–17.
gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com
Incredibly excited to attend this four-day OSINT course by @giselilla.bsky.social and Haley Willis next month! Check out the page for details and to sign-up. The course will cover tools for investigating bombings, cartels, and disinfo. gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
FactFinder OSINT Summit
Four days of live OSINT training for journalists, lawyers, and researchers who already know the basics. War, conflict, and disinformation. July 14–17.
gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com
I’m so excited to finally make this public! Teaching a four-day Online OSINT Summit with the incredible Haley Willis (former Visual Investigations at the NYT) We’ll cover how to investigate bombings, disinfo and cartels Info and registration here 👉🏼 gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
FactFinder OSINT Summit
Four days of live OSINT training for journalists, lawyers, and researchers who already know the basics. War, conflict, and disinformation. July 14–17.
gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com
I'm teaching an Online OSINT Summit with the amazing Haley Willis (former NYT OSINT reporter). This is for folks who want to level up their war & conflict research skills. Get better bylines, better clients, better pay. Details and tickets here gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
FactFinder OSINT Summit
Four days of live OSINT training for journalists, lawyers, and researchers who already know the basics. War, conflict, and disinformation. July 14–17.
gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com
This viz is awesome
Simon Proud@simonsat.bsky.social · 5mo agoDual use: If we like it or not, all civilian sats have defence-related uses. This video shows the Russian Arctic Metagaz LNG carrier exploding after reportedly being hit by Ukranian drones. It comes from @eumetsat.int's Meteosat-12, a weather satellite. Weather is civil, but we see so much more.
Geoconfirmed Iran. We mapped over 100 locations in the last 48 hours. Visit our map: each pin includes the related footage and its verified geolocation when you click on it. geoconfirmed.org/iran For the BlueSky community, tag us in GeoLocations, they will be added to the map.
Jalisco and Guadalajara are tearing themselves apart right now. Thread. 1/
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
"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...
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
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
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
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...
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.
latimes.com
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)
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
Angie Rasmussen@angierasmussen.bsky.social · 11mo agoIf 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...
ICE is now clean on OPSEC. www.404media.co/ice-adds-ran...
ICE Adds Random Person to Group Chat, Exposes Details of Manhunt in Real-Time
The texts were sent to a group called “Mass Text” and show ICE using DMV and license plate reader data in an attempt to find their target, copies of the messages obtained by 404 Media show.
404media.co
Oh wowwwwww
Jon Passantino@passantino.bsky.social · 12mo agoA 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...
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?
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
"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.
politico.com
