Raul Harnasch

Army stands up unit to combat disinformation, ‘malign influence’ in Indo-Pacific The Army has activated the first of three planned units to counter disinformation and “malign influence” aimed at the U.S. and its allies by adversaries.

U.S. Army activates first Pacific‑based detachment to counter disinformation and ‘malign influence’ in Indo‑Pacific. Army Cyber Command is next. #InfoOps #MalignInfluence #Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity – www.stripes.com/branches/arm...

How authoritarian states sculpt a warped alternative reality in our news feeds - Yahoo News UK Russia and China push content that depicts western states as chaotic, immoral and even just weird.

Report highlights how authoritarian states are crafting “warped alternative realities” through disinformation, exploiting social media to sow confusion. #CognitiveSecurity #InfoOps #Disinformation
uk.news.yahoo.com/authoritaria...

The missing detail in @sangernyt.bsky.social’s USA vs Venezuela piece is ConocoPhillips’ $8.5B arbitration award, now $11B with interest due to Venezuela’s failed appeals. They’ve donated ~$15M to GOP-aligned PACs since 2020.

@netflix.com if you don’t cast Jeff Goldblum as Borsalino/Kizaru in One Piece live action… I’m gonna be REAL disappointed at the missed opportunity.

US ‘terminates agreements with Europe’ to fight disinformation from hostile states The Trump administration has dismantled a number of agencies in government which sought to protect US elections

The U.S. is set to withdraw from memoranda of understanding with European countries aimed at jointly combating disinformation from Russia, China, and Iran—initiatives coordinated under the State Department’s now‑defunct Global Engagement Center (GEC).

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Milli Majlis condemns Russian media campaign following President Aliyev’s interview The Azerbaijani Parliament’s Commission on Foreign Interference and Hybrid Threats has issued an official statement condemning a large-scale information campaign allegedly launched from Russia followi...

Azerbaijan’s legislative body formally denounced a large-scale information campaign by Russian media following President Aliyev’s Al‑Arabiya interview, calling it misleading and politically motivated. #Disinformation #MalignInfluence #InfoOps

www.azernews.az/nation/24687...

Researcher who has distorted voter data appointed to Homeland Security election integrity role Trump echoed the researcher's falsehoods during his speech to supporters on Jan. 6, 2021.

And to cheer you up…

Heather Honey, known for promoting debunked claims about the 2020 election, is now Deputy Assistant Secretary for Election Integrity at DHS—raising concerns over politicizing U.S. election oversight. #Disinformation #ElectionSecurity #InfoOps

www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

For paywall purposes: archive.is/Ce9HJ

Denmark summons U.S. diplomat over alleged influence campaign in Greenland A Danish intelligence agency said “Greenland is a target for influence campaigns of various kinds,” probably aimed at sowing discord between Denmark and Greenland.

3 unidentified Americans, including two alleged ex-Trump staffers, frequently visited Greenland for covert influence operations.

This is the 2nd time Denmark has called in a top U.S. diplomat due to accusations of American meddling in Greenland.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

It happened. Someone said “No” to being willing to help in an emergency. ✈️

Lifelogging under fascism How self-tracking became self-incrimination

I used to check into every restaurant and bar on Foursquare. Those thousands of location pins felt like memories. Now they feel like evidence.

New piece on how our voluntary self-surveillance became a potential tool of authoritarian control - and what we might do about it:

“The report was endorsed at the time by then-Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), now Trump’s secretary of State, who served as acting chair of the Senate Intelligence panel when the final volume of its report was released.”

“… a report produced by the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee during the first Trump administration […] concluded that the Kremlin waged an aggressive effort to interfere in the 2016 presidential election.”

Hegseth Orders Navy to Strip Name of Gay Rights Icon Harvey Milk from Ship A new name for the Harvey Milk was not given but, according to the memo, Hegseth and Phelan are planning to announce the new name aboard the USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned Navy ship.

This has all the energy of people that trash talk on the wall of a restroom stall.

www.military.com/daily-news/2...

The perfect bird feeder doesn't exi--

linkedin post screenshot: Ken Cheng - I want to connect with you, emotionally) Al will never be able to write like me. Why? Because | am now inserting random sentences into every post to throw off their language learning models. Any Al emulating me will radiator freak yellow horse spout nonsense. 1 wiite all my emails, That's Not My Baby and reports like this to protect my data waffle iron 40% off. 1 suggest all writers and artists do the same Strawberry mango Forklift. The robot nerds will never get the better of Ken Hey can | have whipped cream please? Cheng. We can tuna fish tango foxtrot defeat Al. We just have to talk like this. All. The. Time. Piss on carpet

unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy

A well-funded Moscow-based global ‘news’ network has infected Western artificial intelligence tools worldwide with Russian propaganda An audit found that the 10 leading generative AI tools advanced Moscow’s disinformation goals by repeating false claims from the pro-Kremlin Pravda network 33 percent of the time

I should probably devote more time talking about this topic — as there may be evidence of Russia doing this to image generation models — but I just wanted to scream into the void this is something we should care about as a country. And yet one party…

www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/a-well-fun...

Co-star really do be keeping tabs on me tho…

Hell pony talking to little girl

"It is the interface between blade and ice that makes them able to skate. But something has to be cut, something to melt, and something left behind. Everyone is cheering. Why aren't you cheering, Gabriella. Is it because you were the sacrifice upon which others could dance?"

'Expensive,' 'unreasonable' and 'gay' can be used in any order below and it checks out.

"It's _________ and _________, of *course* it's _________."

You're welcome.

I would also point out that that’s over half of what the US spent on all foreign aid combined — which includes that rendered by #USAID, Dept of State and other programs.

Buried in the article is the fact Gabbard has FMIC “under review”

I expect Gabbard refuses to staff the congressionally-mandated org. Understanding foreign influence is a critical intel function — even if only to understand what our adversaries wish to accomplish.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/b...

“Wittingly or unwittingly,” might have been a good addition at the end.

Hot tip: if you're on the verge of a mental breakdown, try breaking it up into smaller, mini breakdowns scheduled throughout your day so it seems less debilitating.

This misses the mark of the full weight.

While an EO may not be a law in name, for any org (private or public) receiving federal funds, they carry the weight and full effect of law complete with legal repercussions if not followed.

I’m referencing the anti-misinformation group in CISA that is being dismantled. The election security workers have been put on administrative leave and Noem said in her confirmation hearing she wishes to stop all anti-disinformation work to “refocus” on cyber.

CISA’s MDM mission is dead.

Exclusive: US food purchases for foreign aid halted despite waiver, sources say The U.S. has stopped purchases for foreign food aid programs since the Trump administration began a sweeping review of federal aid spending, despite a waiver issued nearly two weeks ago for food assistance, according to nine sources.

Just because waivers suddenly exist, doesn’t make the funds suddenly flow and operations continue like nothing happened.

www.reuters.com/markets/comm...

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In the last 60 days:

- State Dept Global Engagement Center terminated
- Meta ends fact-checking
- EO 14149 stops gov. action against misinformation
- DHS CISA anti-misinformation org folds
- FBI anti-misinformation org folds

You’d think misinformation was Spice™ from Dune.

Rebuilding institutional trust requires strong social resilience. The real threat to lasting institutions is divisive, adversarial (and often foreign) influences in digital and social media. Rebuilding just as much involves finding new & old social norms to strengthen as does physical construction.