Seth Hettena

This is the perfect bookend for a man who rocketed to the presidency on the back of the racist lie that Barack Obama was not born in the US.

Congress Is Asking Who We’re Killing at Sea. This San Diego Lawyer Has an Answer — and No One Has Called Attorney Jeremy Warren defended one of the few known survivors of US boat strikes and says he's no narco-terrorist: "He's a glorified bus driver."

I've been off Bluesky for a while. Wondering if there's any interest here in my military/intelligence writing on Substack. theiceman.substack.com/p/congress-i...

The Meidas Touch Meiselas brothers grew up with Diddy as a close family friend via their dad, his close friend and longtime attorney. They even went to a bunch of Those Parties and Ben interned with his dad for Diddy.

Law enforcement is violently targeting press at protests around Los Angeles, from easily recognizable "mainstream" outlets to freelancers and independents. ALL press have explicit legal protections in California. #JournalismIsNotACrime.

This evidence thread may get graphic. 🧵👇

Austin Tice: Secret files show missing US journalist was imprisoned by Syria The BBC has uncovered top secret files that confirm Austin Tice was imprisoned by Syria's Assad regime.

"Top secret intelligence files uncovered by the BBC confirm for the first time that missing American journalist Austin Tice was imprisoned by the regime of the now-deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad." www.bbc.com/news/article...

Did Former U.S. Special Operators Train a Cartel’s Kill Squad? A former Delta Force soldier and two SEALs are accused of training Jalisco Cartel’s paramilitary force

Wanted to highlight this read by @hettena.bsky.social on his Substack

It is not a big stretch to say US SOF trained cartel members; we’ve already seen that back in the 1980s/90s in Colombia and Mexico with Israeli SOF
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People who haven’t done a lot of FOIA tend to think of it as some sort of magic spell.

It’s more like ordering delivery if everyone involved actively resented you.

And he will have billions more if and—let’s be honest—when some “unidentified party” buys his shitcoins to shift US policy.

Signal’s New Usernames Help Keep the Cops Out of Your Data Ephemeral usernames instead of phone numbers safeguard privacy — and makes the Signal messenger app even harder to subpoena.

When exchanging your @signal.org contact info over an insecure channel (like a text message or DM), it's a good idea to generate a Signal link (URL) from the app, then you should RESET that link after you connect with the other person on Signal.

Thanks to @micahflee.com for reporting.

On Elon’s trip to Auschwitz:

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Tame Impala’s Lonerism is good listening for a long run.

I somehow missed that Geragos & Geragos, the firm that counts Meidastouch’s Ben Meiselas as a partner, is now a litigation consultant to the RNC. www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...

Since I'm doing Betar USA news today, here's an interesting nexus: Famed defense attorney Jeffrey Lichtman (repped John Gotti and El Mayo, currently repping Diddy's son) has been doing work for the group since their June launch.

How Biden’s Inner Circle Protected a Faltering President “Your biggest issue is the perception of age,” Mike Donilon, the president’s longtime strategist, told him in 2022, according to people who heard him.

The NYTimes waits until the very end of Biden’s term to report how aides protected an aging and faltering president. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/u...

The truth the Navy SEALs couldn't handle The controversy over John Chapman's Medal of Honor is casting a shadow over a $270 million set to open in Texas

Great article from @hettena.bsky.social right here. Definitely go and give it a read theiceman.substack.com/p/the-truth-...

Call log showing multiple calls from the dept of justice

Sergeant Gonell @sergeantaqgo.bsky.social sent me this picture. This is his call log. Each call is an automated Dept of "Justice" notification saying "The defendant you testified against is being released from the dept of corrections."
Each defendant assaulted him.

Exactly why @bsky.app is so important. Engaging on this platform is important. As is growing this platform.

Which one of these men joins Tom Anderson and MySoace in the annals of history first ?

Their greed is our opportunity.

FBI acting director says in email that he's retiring from bureau A longtime FBI deputy director who had been expected to replace Director Christopher Wray on an acting basis is retiring from the bureau. That's according to an email deputy Paul Abbate sent to senior...

The FBI’s Acting Director announces he too is retiring today. www.whec.com/national-wor...

In all seriousness: the last 2 weeks of TikTok posturing and Zuck grovelling, combined with the X insanity of the last year, should show you that an app with a feed that you don’t control serves *other people’s interests* - not yours.

Holy shit I assumed this was more NFTs but it’s specifically a *fungible* asset meaning he’s selling his own crypto coin. On top of that, it has a crazy fucking disclaimer and all the hallmarks of a fucking rugpull. This is fucking nuts.

The consequences keep piling up, but his enablers keep enabling him. Rudy Giuliani still hasn't hit his bottom.

Insane goings on over on X... Elon Musk leaked the private DMs of @zackrawrr.bsky.social, a Twitch streamer who called Elon out for lying about being a top-level player on Path of Exile 2, which is a FUCKING VIDEOGAME.

Wish I had taken one of these classes.

Working out a scenario where Pornhub has to launch a prestigious monthly print magazine in order to stay online in Tennessee. This is how we bring the business back: ransoming access to stepsister-stuck-in-washing-machine content with long-form literary criticism and Malcolm Harris book excerpts.

Poland's leader accuses Russia of planning acts of sabotage against 'airlines around the world' Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has accused Russia of planning acts of sabotage worldwide including “acts of air terror” against airlines.

Poland's leader accuses Russia of planning “acts of air terror” against “airlines around the world.” apnews.com/article/pola...

A group of men sit in front of a chart that incorrectly spells "military" as "miltary."

GOP members complaining about reduction of military standards while using a chart that misspells the word military!

Mother of Navy SEAL recruit who died during ‘Hell Week’ speaks out Regina Mullen, whose son Kyle died in 2022, tells "GMA" the Navy has dismissed the cases brought against the men she blames for her son's death. 

Regina Mullen, whose son Kyle died in 2022 after completing Hell Week in SEAL training, was featured on Good Morning America today. www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/video/m...

the crazy part is this means the facebook we’ve all been experiencing for the past 5 years was the *good* version

Tulsi Gabbard’s Charm Offensive Draws Skepticism From Republican Senators In private meetings, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to become U.S. spy chief has mixed up details about a key surveillance law.

“In her meeting with Sen. James Lankford (R., Okla.), Gabbard couldn’t clearly articulate what the role of director of national intelligence entails” www.wsj.com/politics/nat...