Caroline Orr Bueno
@rvawonk.bsky.social
Yep, it’s me! Mother, Wife, Asst. Research Scientist. Studying cyberpsychology, cognitive security, disinformation. “Epistemic Superpredator.” I write things here: https://weaponizedspaces.substack.com
With Tulsi Gabbard gone, Russia has a new favorite useful idiot: FBI Director Kash Patel. In my latest piece, I look at three weeks of Russian state media coverage focused on Patel and his overtures to Russia. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/kash-patel...
Kash Patel Is Russia's New Favorite Useful Idiot
With Tulsi Gabbard gone, Russian propaganda outlets are turning their attention to the FBI Director and his upcoming Moscow visit.
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After years of attacking science & public health, Senate Republicans launched a coordinated disinformation campaign yesterday, disingenuously recasting themselves as guardians of scientific integrity. My latest piece looks at the real record behind the disinfo. open.substack.com/pub/weaponiz...
Inside the GOP Disinformation Campaign Targeting Fauci
How Senate Republicans used a coordinated narrative attack on Dr. Fauci to rewrite their own record of attacking science and public health.
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We’ve had more measles cases in the US in the past 2 yrs than in the previous 25 yrs *combined*. My latest piece looks at how, instead of restoring American health, RFK Jr. is bringing back diseases that American science & medicine already defeated. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/more-measl...
More Measles Cases in Past Two Years Than in the Previous 25 Combined
Measles is surging in the U.S. as misinformation replaces decades of science.
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In the name of “protecting” players from abuse, FIFA is monitoring & censoring millions of social media posts, and even using AI to “unmask” account holders. My latest piece pulls the curtain back on FIFA’s troubling experiment in online surveillance. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/revealed-f...
Revealed: FIFA’s Quiet Experiment in Surveillance and Information Control
How FIFA’s anti-abuse program created a powerful new layer of surveillance, intelligence, and control around global football — and possibly much more.
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When Trump took the stage Thursday night, his intent was to expose a “deep state” scandal hidden in classified intel reports. Instead, he delivered an indictment of his own presidency. My latest piece looks at Trump’s unprecedented attacks on US election security. open.substack.com/pub/weaponiz...
Trump Set Fire to America’s Election Defenses. Now He’s Pointing at the Smoke.
His administration eliminated or weakened key election security capabilities before presenting the resulting vulnerabilities as someone else’s scandal.
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Tomorrow (Weds) at noon EST, I’ll be talking about the disinformation campaign behind Trump’s crackdown on antifascists. Don’t miss this one — I was the 1st to report on this disinfo campaign 10 yrs ago, and I’ll be sharing new details that have never been reported. open.substack.com/live-stream/...
LIVE SOON: Weaponized LIVE With Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D
Starting Jul 1 at 12:00 PM EDT
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When Tulsi Gabbard recently released documents pertaining to biolabs, she claimed they contained “never before seen” intelligence. But the thing is, some of those very same documents *had* been seen before — in a 2022 Russian disinformation campaign. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/the-russia...
The Russian Origins of Tulsi Gabbard’s ‘Biolabs’ Documents
The supposedly “never before seen” documents actually have been seen before — in a 2022 Russian disinformation campaign.
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I’ve been investigating inauthentic online activity around Tulsi Gabbard for 7 yrs, and now hundreds of pages of leaked docs confirm what I found: a network of fake accounts has been working for years to boost Gabbard and attack her critics. My latest: weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/tulsi-gabb...
Tulsi Gabbard’s Digital Army
Behind Tulsi Gabbard’s rise, leaked records suggest a years-long effort to manufacture the appearance of authentic support.
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New leaked documents suggest the Trump admin has quietly co-opted tools — some w/ military capabilities — that were once justified in the name of protecting Americans from foreign influence, and turned them inward to target U.S. political dissidents. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/leaked-doc...
Leaked Docs Suggest Trump Admin Is Running Covert Influence Campaigns On Americans
Explosive new allegations describe a White House-backed effort to target, track, and “go after” domestic dissidents.
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Trump’s dismantling of U.S. global health capacity is a gift to Russia, which is seizing the opportunity to use the Ebola outbreak to expand its influence in Africa. My latest. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/trumps-ebo...
Trump’s Ebola Exit Is Russia’s Gain
As America retreats from global health leadership under the Trump administration, Russia is readying to take its place.
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The CDC is now saying that people exposed to hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius aren’t required to be in isolation or quarantine, despite being in the incubation period for a virus that kills 40% of those infected. My latest: weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/cdc-people...
CDC: People Exposed To Hantavirus Aren’t Required To Isolate or Quarantine
The CDC’s hantavirus response is breaking down in real time.
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With 12 cases of hantavirus & 3 deaths from w/ the MV Hondius outbreak, officials still can’t account for all of the ship’s passengers, and known contacts are being found socializing at bars & traveling in airplanes. My latest, on the chaotic response. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/the-missin...
The Missing Passengers of the MV Hondius
Amid the chaotic hantavirus outbreak response, officials still can’t account for all of the passengers.
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With hantavirus spreading person-to-person on a cruise ship, now is a good time to remember that the Trump administration gutted the CDC team that was responsible for investigating cruise ship outbreaks. My latest: weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/trump-fire...
Trump Fired CDC Team Responsible For Investigating Cruise Ship Outbreaks
A year before an unprecedented hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, Trump gutted the CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program.
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After spending several years telling us that AI will take our jobs & replace humans, Sam Altman blamed journalism when he was targeted by violence. The man is not fit to lead anyone into the future. My latest, on what everyone (except him) is thinking. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/sam-altman...
Sam Altman Is Dangerously Disconnected From Reality
After saying that AI will take people’s jobs and outlining a plan to sell intelligence to the people he stole it from, Sam Altman is shocked that people don’t like AI.
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Really great piece by @rvawonk.bsky.social on the cybersecurity notions of attack surfaces and threat vectors in the political realm. All her writing is absolutely worth reading.
Caught Off Guard Again: How Democrats Keep Misjudging the Information Battlefield
The accusations against Eric Swalwell reveal a deeper failure to understand what an attack surface looks like in today’s information environment.
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Russian propaganda outlets had correspondents on the ground this weekend at the No Kings protests, once again seizing the opportunity to interfere in U.S. politics. My latest: weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/russian-pr...
Russian Propaganda Outlets Are Obsessed With “No Kings” Protests
Outlets like Sputnik, RT, and TASS are once again seizing the opportunity to interfere in U.S. politics.
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Russian state media & propaganda outlets called the talks between Russian & US lawmakers this week “successful,” saying they discussed removing sanctions & returning diplomatic properties to Russia — none of which was reported by US lawmakers. My latest: weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/even-bette...
“Even Better Than Expected”: Russian Propaganda Outlets Tout Successful Talks With US Lawmakers
Russian and U.S. lawmakers discussed removing sanctions and returning diplomatic properties to Russia, state media reported.
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NEW: Iranian hackers have breached FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal inbox, according to the hacking group Handala and a DOJ official. The FBI recently issued an advisory about the group deploying malware targeting dissidents and opponents of Iran. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/newiranian...
NEW:Iranian hackers breach FBI Director’s Email
Iranian hacking group Handala posted photos online confirming its breach of Kash Patel’s inbox.
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Today’s landmark verdict against Meta and YouTube signals that “once a system is designed to optimize engagement by selecting and promoting specific content, it may carry responsibility for the consequences of those choices.” My latest: weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/addiction-...
Addiction By Design: Social Media On Trial
A look at the platform features at the heart of a landmark verdict against Meta and YouTube.
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Russia’s favorite congresswoman, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, will host a group of sanctioned Russian lawmakers in DC this week, as Russia continues sharing intel to help Iran target U.S. troops. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/weaponiz...
GOP Congresswoman To Host Sanctioned Russian Lawmakers In DC
This comes as Russia shares intel with Iran to help target attacks on US troops.
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Former WH Chief Strategist Steve Bannon suggested on his podcast this week that deploying ICE agents to airports is a “test case” for sending them to polling places on Election Day. History tells us that it’d be wise to take this seriously.
Voice of America sued the Trump admin this week, accusing it of turning the outlet into a “propaganda” station — and in at least one case, compelling VOA to publish an AI-generated image of Trump. It’s exactly what VOA was created NOT to be. My latest. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/the-one-li...
The One Line Inside VOA’s Lawsuit That Could Change Everything
A new lawsuit accuses the Trump administration of turning Voice of America into a North Korea-style “propaganda” outlet.
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In a new study, 8 out of 10 leading AI chatbots provided assistance to a teen user asking for help planning a violent attack. The worst part: this isn’t an error. The models are doing exactly what they were designed to do. My latest. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/ai-chatbot...
AI Chatbots Keep Encouraging Violence. That’s By Design.
Eight out of ten top AI chatbots routinely helped teen users planning violent attacks, according to new research.
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The recent Texas “antifa” terrorism case didn’t start in a courtroom or an ICE facility. It started almost 10 years earlier, with one of the most expansive disinformation campaigns I’ve ever covered. Here’s how that story was built. weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/how-the-tr...
How The Trump Administration Weaponized Antifa
EXPOSED: The terrorism case against anti-ICE protesters was built on a decade-long disinformation campaign.
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Elon Musk claims that Grok is “maximally truth-seeking.” He’s lying. After repeatedly misidentifying footage from Iran and, in at least one instance, fabricating an image as “proof,” Grok has now started deleting evidence of its errors. My latest piece: open.substack.com/pub/weaponiz...
Grok is making things up — and then deleting the evidence
After repeatedly misidentifying images from Iran, Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok is now deleting evidence of its mistakes.
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similar to the qanon pizzagate style not surprisingly the so called Somali daycare videos took a very similar approach and push a lot of the same buttons. this named the themes involved weaponizedspaces.substack.com/p/nick-shirl... @rvawonk.bsky.social
Nick Shirley’s Somali Daycare Fraud Video Is Bullsh*t. Here’s Why It Worked Anyway.
A breakdown of the disinformation tactics used in the viral video.
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Elon Musk has weaponized and monetized a global disinformation network on X, which he is using to help him fight his new war against the EU. My latest for @bylinetimes.bsky.social: bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...
