Tristan Lee
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Journalist @decoherence.media using open sources to expose far-right networks Other bylines @bellingcat.com @texasobserver.org
A post online that got a bunch of traction teased a christian nationalist militia that's growing, but hid all of the info and group name behind a substack paywall. The group is called Ozark Christian Initiative, with chapters in MO, AK, TX, OK, and NE. Fuck people who gatekeep info on the far-right.
Signal’s secure messenger can easily work across multiple Android devices and iPhones now. www.theverge.com/tech/975407/...
Now you can securely link multiple phones to one Signal account
Signal in sync.
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ICE agents engaged in a high speed chase forced a car containing a mother and child into a ditch with their reckless driving, then handcuffed a U.S. citizen. It's business as usual for the agency in South Texas:
ICE Never Stopped Chasing People in Cars in the Rio Grande Valley
Immigration agents sped after a vehicle through a residential neighborhood on the same day of the agency’s traffic stop pause, reportedly endangering a mother and son—before pulling a gun on and…
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A senior figure in New Zealand First’s youth wing has been linked to a neo-Nazi group and online accounts that praised Adolf Hitler. Great work from @comingupcharlie.bsky.social www.thepress.co.nz/politics/361...
Our latest visual investigation indicates the U.S. dropped a 2,000-pound bomb on a residential area on Qeshm Island in southern Iran, killing a 2-year-old and his parents. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/w...
Evidence Indicates U.S. Dropped Bomb on Residential Area in Iran, Killing 3 Civilians (Gift Article)
The weapon, one of the largest in the U.S.’s arsenal, struck a house in a heavily populated area, according to a Times analysis.
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This guy has spent his entire 20s sitting in his house livestreaming.
Shots fired at the Portrush home of nazi anti-migrant organiser Mark Brown look like the latest chapter in a UDA turf war, but the nazi connections behind it stretch back through Combat 18, the National Front and forty years of loyalist paramilitarism. Read more here:
Shots fired in Protrush but Loyalism's nazi feud has deep roots | Searchlight
Shots fired at the Portrush home of nazi anti-migrant organiser Mark Brown look like the latest chapter in a UDA turf war, but the nazi connections behind i ...
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I am so tired of witnessing media layoffs and publications just throwing away amazing talent as this career becomes less and less sustainable and growing numbers of people are pushed out. All for shareholder profits.
New: Chicagoans held a small vigil on Tuesday for Corey Ruiz, who police shot and killed in Madison, WI last Wednesday. The vigil followed an outpouring of community outrage in Madison over the past week, as hundreds took to the street to demand justice for this latest instance of police violence.
Chicagoans hold vigil for man killed by Wisconsin police
An unidentified Madison police officer shot and killed 38-year-old Corey Ruiz last week at close range after he was already on the ground, prompting large protests in the Wisconsin capital.
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Russia's FSB says it has added Telegram founder Pavel Durov to an international wanted list over charges of "facilitating terrorism" tied to channels and bots on his platform used to coordinate attacks in Russia, Interfax reports. www.interfax.ru/russia/1106228
ФСБ сообщила об обвинении Павла Дурова в содействии террористической деятельности
ФСБ заявила, что создателю Telegram Павлу Дурову предъявлено обвинение в содействии террористической деятельности, поскольку администрация мессенджера не
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I designed an extremely aggressive and difficult to parse out new shirt about a plague that is ravaging the country, please help me raise awareness. roryblank.bigcartel.com
Sentinel-2 imagery taken over the past 10 days in southern Lebanon shows continued mass demolitions in villages in IDF-occupied territory. Haddatha, Beit Yahoun & Kounine, north of Bint Jbeil, all show signs of large-scale demolitions between July 18 & July 28 (in addition to previous demolitions).
Jake Godin@godin.bsky.social · 3w agoThis is the area around Baraachit as seen in June 25 and July 15 Sentinel-2 imagery. Both of the villages of Haddatha and Beit Yahoun show signs of heavy demolition/destruction. They were both previously outside the Yellow Line before it was extended last month.
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NEW: A glimpse at how AI image generators are used. Researchers set up a fake image editor on Hugging Face and within a week received 1,000 prompts. 73% of them were sexual and 83% of those were asking for people (women) to be “undressed”. Around 6% of the sexual requests also targeted minors
Hugging Face Has a Deepfake Nudes Problem
Researchers tested top image editing models on Hugging Face and found they could easily create explicit deepfakes—and 1,000 image editing prompts show how people use the software.
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Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · last wk.Exclusive from me — Daniel Moraff, one of the political operatives behind Graham Platner's rise and fall, has been accused of sexual assault. Full story here:
so I just want to emphasize something here that non-media people might not pick up on: Marisa is an independent journalist and is taking on the risk of being sued by Moraff here without any institutional backing. That's admirable bravery - and also means being very, very certain of the facts.
Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · last wk.Exclusive from me — Daniel Moraff, one of the political operatives behind Graham Platner's rise and fall, has been accused of sexual assault. Full story here:
Exclusive from me — Daniel Moraff, one of the political operatives behind Graham Platner's rise and fall, has been accused of sexual assault. Full story here:
Exclusive: Political operative behind Graham Platner's rise accused of sexual assault
A spokesperson for Daniel Moraff said: “Any suggestion that he committed a criminal offence is false and without foundation."
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Tentacles of fascist fight club reach into Tennessee, critics call Active Clubs a 'neo-Nazi militia' www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Tentacles of fascist fight club reach into Tennessee, critics call Active Clubs a 'neo-Nazi militia'
The Active Club founder has called organized fights like the ones in which Rettke participates as a "tip-off point for a fascist cultural revolution."
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Remember Abundance? Here's who's actually behind neoliberalism's latest failed rebrand.
New Documents Detail Nine-Figure, Silicon Valley–Funded Abundance Movement - The American Prospect
The Prospect has obtained a fundraising pitch and historical manifesto from inside the movement.
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any chance anyone in nyc recognizes these two buildings and can tell me where they are?
Who the Hell is Andy Ngo? We'll be joined by @socialistdogmom.bsky.social on Monday for the DEFINITIVE review of the life and career of MAGA's flagship anti-antifa social media influencer. Subscribe to Posting Through It on your podcast apps so you don't miss it. www.patreon.com/PostingThrou...
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Iambic pentameter is beautiful
SKELLYTON@pizzalawyer420.bsky.social · 2w agoYOU WILL BELIEVE A DOG CAN READ YOUR MIND
Not only is ICE back at airports, they are making workers help them, even tricking them into helping. The unions need to take action and support their members. Posted this a week ago.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2w agoLast year, TSA began sharing passenger manifests with ICE, and ICE began arresting people at airports. After some initial arrests led to backlash, ICE pulled back a bit. But with the pressure on from the White House right now, we're seeing a lot more arrests at airports recently.
Bellingcat has been monitoring student protests in India. Police initially denied reports protesters were met with violence at a July 20 march, although later acknowledged injuries to protesters and officers. Social media videos showed tear gas deployed and batons used by police against protestors.
I see your metaphorically named "big" cities and raise you literally named big objects in Australia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_thi...
Tristan Lee@tristanl.ee · 2w ago@depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social
![Screenshot of Wikipedia page of "List of cities nicknamed after fruit" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_nicknamed_after_fruit)
United States
The Big Peach - Atlanta[citation needed]
The Big Plum - Cleveland, OH[1]
The Big Guava - Tampa, FL
The Big Tomato - Sacramento, CA[citation needed]
The Big Apple - New York City
International
The Big Durian - Jakarta[2][3][4]
The Big Mango - Bangkok[5][6][7]
The Big Mikan - Tokyo[8]
The Big Orange - Tel Aviv[9]
The Big Coconut - Mumbai[10]
The Big Lychee - Hong Kong[11][12][13]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lq7mphu2t5lkqlki2spt3guy/bafkreif7jms4atbzt5ulcuainwb5y6242jmxrvtu7karcf3ud6bifuqp54)
