A short thread on just *a few* of the amazing things ordinary people in @ireland are doing to support their neighbours and friends, as well as the frontline workers keeping us safe during the #coronavirus outbreak 1/6
First up is #selfisolationhelp which began as a tweet by @HelenORahilly and has now blossomed into a network of 7,000+ volunteers across the country with its own website (localsupport.ie) and text messaging system — all built by more volunteers. 2/6
People are helping with everything from collecting shopping and medical supplies to walking dogs and just offering to just be on the end of a phone for someone who may not have anyone else to talk to. 3/6
Next is the 30,000+ people who responded to the @HSELive's #oncallforireland recruitment drive. These people will be on the frontline of the battle against #coronavirus. They will be the ones caring for us and all our loved ones in the weeks and months to come. 4/6
Then there's @cianflah and @mcallistertad's #feedtheheroes, a fundraising campaign to feed hospital and emergency workers which has raised almost €225,000 in just 4 days. 5/6
There are A LOT of other examples, but during what are truly scary times, it really does make you proud to be #Irish#IrelandLockdown 6/6
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US domestic extremists, including neo-Nazis, have been using AI for years, but new research shows that in 2024, their adoption of the technology has accelerated dramatically—and experts are deeply concerned.
Extremists, initially skeptical about "the evils" of generative AI tools like ChatGPT, have changed their minds.
“In the last few years we’ve gone from seeing occasional AI content to AI being a significant portion of hateful propaganda content online" @MEMRIReports
2/6
A new trend this years is the adoption of gen AI video tools like OpenAI's Sora, with researchers seeing a marked increased in AI video featuring hate content in recent months — including a video of actress Emma Watson reading Mein Kampf aloud while wearing a Nazi uniform
3/6
As Trump and the GOP continue to push voter fraud conspiracies ahead of the US elections, experts are seeing a resurgence in far-right paramilitary activism.
Now, a January 6th prisoner is trying to launch a 50-state armed militia from his jail cell.
Jake Lang, caught on video swinging a bat at police during the Capitol riot, has been in jail for 3yrs.
“It's important to recognize that Lang is, first and foremost, a grifter who knows that his ‘political prisoner’ schtick is his only shot at relevance,” @Jon_Lewis27 says
2/7
From his jail cell in Brooklyn, Lang told me he's been working on his new militia, called the North American Patriot and Liberty Militia (or NAPALM for short), for a year.
For the last month I've been attending online webinars from election denial groups who are ramping up their efforts to try and disrupt the 2024 presidential election.
True the Vote and founder Catherine Engelbrecht have been trying to disenfranchise voters for more than a decade, but as the November elections rolls around they are now looking to recruit thousands of local activists to challenge voter rolls and disrupt election locations
2/7
In a series of webinars, Engelbrecht has been giving supporters a how-to guide to local organization as well as an introduction to the group's new IV3 tool, which automates voter registration challenges.
The homepages of all Russian media are dominated by stories about the interview. State-run news agency RIA Novosti's newsfeed had at least a dozen stories published since last night — focusing on how Putin had succeeded in "educating" the west about Russia/Ukraine history
2/6
Memes about Carlson flooded pro-Kremlin Telegram channels, including ones calling for a national day of celebration for Tucker and images of him wearing a ushanka hat.
Going to be monitoring the #takeourborderback convoy here today, watching numerous livestreamers who are in Viriginia broascasting from the convoy as it gets ready to depart for Texas
And this morning, one of the livestreamers posted a picture claiming that four cars which had their types slashed in the parking lot of the hotel where convoyers were staying
The #TakeBackOurBorder convoy is spearheaded by Pete Chambers who claims to be a former green beret and plans to deploy tactics used fighting ISIS in Syria against migrants crossing the border.
Here he is on Alex Jones talking about deploying a "domestic internal defense"
2/5
The convoy will begin Monday from Virginia, moving through Florida and Louisiana before ending up in Eagle Pass, Texas, where the standoff is taking place.
En route, the convoy will stop off at a brewery owned by Phil Waldron, who was central to fomenting #Jan6th