Blogs of War

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Tracking disinfo, intelligence, diplomacy, tech, extremism and anything else that is dangerous. Host of the Covert Contact podcast. Opinions expressed are mine alone.

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Blogs of WarNov 2, 2022
“So you get people sitting out by the early-voting boxes with guns. And for all their posture of protecting elections, it’s hard to imagine a greater insult to election integrity.” https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-gall-of-armed-poll-watchers/
The gall of armed ‘poll watchers’

This bizarre behavior seems an outgrowth of the fact that some large fragment of white America feels outnumbered in the country’s changing demographic climate.

The Seattle Times
Blogs of WarNov 2, 2022
60s-70s Japanese Instrumental Cinema Funk Breaks & Beats. This mix never gets old. 🎵 https://youtu.be/TA9LVzuC7z4
60s-70s Japanese Instrumental Cinema Funk Breaks & Beats

YouTube
Blogs of WarNov 1, 2022
LawfareNov 1, 2022

Coverage of the incident seems to have downplayed the significance of a kidnapping attempt and possibly even an assassination attempt against the speaker of the House, the woman third in line to the presidency.

#NancyPelosi #domesticterrorism #congress #crime #journalism

From @qjurecic: https://www.lawfareblog.com/taking-pelosi-attack-seriously

Taking the Pelosi Attack Seriously

Coverage of the incident seems to have downplayed the significance of a kidnapping attempt and possibly even an assassination attempt against the speaker of the House, the woman third in line to the presidency.

Lawfare
Blogs of WarNov 1, 2022
Per AxbomOct 28, 2022

There has recently been a huge rush of people trying out Mastodon. I love it. This is also noticeable in the number of people reading my earlier Mastodon Guide. I wanted to take this opportunity to provide a brief list of usage tips that I wish I had at hand when first setting up my Mastodon home.

10 quick Mastodon tips:
https://axbom.com/mastodon-tips/

#FediTips

Blogs of WarNov 1, 2022
It shouldn’t have to be said, but relying a platform controlled by China to reach voters is less than ideal. Like, way, way less than ideal. https://securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/candidates-tiktok-us-midterm-elections-2022/
Not Just Dance Videos: How Candidates are Using TikTok in the US Midterms

Amidst an already mixed and muddled information morass, this election cycle, a new social media platform has joined the US political information environment: Chinese-owned viral video app TikTok. Despite years of warnings from researchers and lawmakers, the national security concerns around data security and political and algorithmic influence related to TikTok’s Chinese parent company

Alliance For Securing Democracy
Blogs of WarNov 1, 2022
Pay attention to what they do, not what they say. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italys-meloni-picks-nazi-armband-lawmaker-junior-minister-2022-10-31/?taid=636047bc6c9af10001663d5d&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
Italy's Meloni picks Nazi-armband lawmaker as junior minister

Galeazzo Bignami, a lawmaker of the rightist Brothers of Italy party who sparked outrage in 2016 after a newspaper published a picture of him wearing a Nazi swastika on his left arm, was named junior infrastructure minister on Monday.

Reuters
Blogs of WarNov 1, 2022
ProPublica’s How to “Follow the Money” in a Political Campaign should be required reading for all Americans. https://www.propublica.org/article/how-to-understand-political-contributions-campaign-finance
How to “Follow the Money” in a Political Campaign

Campaign contributions can be a confusing web of super PACs, FEC filings and dark money. That’s why we’re covering how campaign finance works in this edition of our User’s Guide to Democracy.

ProPublica
Blogs of WarNov 1, 2022
Do you have an idea for a project that could contribute to better understanding of #NATO, its role and policies? Submit your proposal by Nov 30. https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/63610.htm?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=smc&utm_campaign=221031%2Bgrants
NATO Co-sponsorship grants

NATO
Blogs of WarOct 31, 2022
A. Hofmann Oct 31, 2022

Medieval tapestry surfaced showing the #TwitterExodus into the #fediverse!

#TwitterExile #newhere #neuhier #MedievalMeme #Mastodon

Blogs of WarOct 31, 2022
Swapna KrishnaOct 31, 2022
Last week I asked about the best MacOS clients for Mastodon. I've tried a bunch and have actually found just using Fluid to create a desktop app on Mac from the website has been the best solution.