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John Scott-Railton Profile picture
@jsrailton
May 24, 2023 • 11 tweets • 7 min read • Read on X
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Killer whales are hunting & sinking ships near Spain.

And may be teaching others how.

Some researchers speculate it may be a new whale fad.

The Orca equivalent of a TikTok challenge.

@sipappas
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"two juvenile killer whales went after the rudder while an adult repeatedly rammed the boat... The attack lasted 90 minutes"

They know what they are doing.

Pics of aftermath. You can see an emergency pump running.

Source:
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"Since you wouldn't protect us, we're taking taking matters into our own flippers"

- Killer Whales
I guess their patience with us ran out. Image
This is what researchers mean by whale fads... Image
Sure the world gets changed when pathogens jump species.

But I'm still waiting for an interspecies fad.
Since you were wondering: Killer Whales wearing dead salmon.

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More on the dead salmon hat fad
In other whale news, the Russian "spy whale" is again in the waters near #Oslo #Norway.

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Looks like the emergency bilge pumps didn't do the trick.

She's definitely sinking.

Thanks @SomniNaut for flagging
Pic via @salvamentogob (Spanish Coast Guard).
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We must teach the orcas to recognize Russian warships.

And improve their weaponry.

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Oct 31
WILD: actual photo of Musk-hired door knockers being driven around #Michigan.

This group of mostly-black workers were driven in the back of a truck with no seats.

They say they were flown in, given unrealistic goals, and threatened with their lodging being cut off & being forced to pay their own way home if they couldn't meet them.

Some didn't even know which candidate they were working for.

Article by @JakeLahut
wired.com/story/elon-mus…Image
Working to help the richest man in the world get his preferred candidate into office, folks. Image
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Oct 26
I'm excited for the #HarrisWalz plan to massively expand medicare to cover in-home care.

Beautiful. So many families are are helping loved ones get through hurdles with dignity & independence. At home.

Oh wait, you hadn't heard about this?

A study shows major broadcast networks mostly ignored the policy announcement on the day she made it.
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Home health care is ruinously expensive.

But as everyone knows, it's often better for seniors to get help in their homes.

A study found that this new #HarrisWalz #medicare benefit is likely to help more than 14 million beneficiaries.

Chart: kff.org/medicare/issue…Image
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The #HarrisWalz in-home care medicare benefit for seniors is a big deal.

Yet major broadcast networks gave it only seconds of coverage .

mediamatters.org/broadcast-netw…Image
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Oct 21
You've probably heard about Musk's petition.

It's run on the same website that ran bait-and-switch voter registration back in August.

They had to shut it down.

The goal then: probably soak up detailed voter data.

Remember, lots of shady micro-targeting is going on right now from Musk-backed PACs.

And now? Data collection is again a key priority.

I don't know why this isn't front and center in news stories about this.Image
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2/ Coverage of Musk's actions often treats them in isolation.

The petition for example is largely covered as "is this legal?"

Good question, but if you don't focus on the systemic effort to gather data & influence voters using that data, you miss the plot.
3/ Do election influence teams /PACs backed by Musk have any special access to @X data?

His escalating offers of $$ show how important he thinks voter data is.

Well, X is a goldmine of political data.

Temptation must be there.

When will election coverage ask the question?Image
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Oct 18
BREAKING: Musk-backed PAC is micro-targeting muslim areas with ads saying Harris stands with Israel... and targeting jewish areas saying the opposite.

Writing is on the wall: Musk willing to further divide America if he thinks it will help his candidate win.

By @jason_koebler
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Review the @google ads data yourself.

A "PRO-ISRAEL TEAM WE CAN TRUST" designed to look like a #HarrisWalz campaign ad is micro-targeted to areas with a high muslim population around Dearborn, Michigan.

Meanwhile, same Musk-backed PAC has a "WHY PANDER TO PALESTINE?" ad micro-targeted to areas in Pennsylvania.

The ads are getting millions of impressions.

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Voters around Dearborn, #Michigan are shown an ad saying that Harris "STOOD UP TO PROTESTERS" and "FOUGHT RISING ANTISEMITISM"

Meanwhile, specific areas in #Pennsylvania get an ad with the line "WHY SYMPATHIZE WITH ANTISEMITIC PROTESTERS"

The Musk-backed PAC's ads are here: adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR0…Image
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Oct 16
NEW: sprawling AI bot army found attacking #HarrisWalz & dems, supporting Trump and GOP.

Researchers at @ClemsonUniv spotted & mapped the network.

It wasn't hard for them to conclude that an LLM was being used: they found tweets that leaked the prompts.

Which also helps makes the partisan objectives of the campaign crystal clear...

READ: open.clemson.edu/cgi/viewconten…Image
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2/ Beyond targeting the national election, specific Senate & House races were also a focus of efforts. As were specific figures like @SenatorBaldwin, who was apparently a perennial target. Image
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3/ @DarrenLinvill is absolutely right here.

This campaign exposed by the @ClemsonHub team still gives off early-day vibes.

It is only going to get more sophisticated from here.

He was speaking to @kevincollier for this solid piece on the research: nbcnews.com/tech/internet/…Image
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Oct 5
CATASTROPHIC: Chinese hackers massively wiretapped 🇺🇸USA by compromising the interception portals mandated under US law.

Remember this the next time a government demands encryption backdoors.

By: @bysarahkrouse @dnvolz @aviswanatha @bobmcmillan h/t @RonDeibert

READ: wsj.com/tech/cybersecu…Image
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Manufacturers of networking and phone gear must follow specific standards for 'lawful interception' in different jurisdictions (e.g. CALEA & ETSI's standards)

But as we learn time & time again, the scope of potential access & harm almost never matched by efforts to detect & block malicious use.Image
There's constant pressure from governments to bake-in systems for access.

Failure to comply with those demands is met with big sanctions. Just look at Durov.

Yet I predict that there will be zero meaningful accountability over this breach.

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