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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:
yacht.de/special/seenot… ImageImageImageImage
"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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Dec 3
Meet 'decolonization' expert Nomma Zarubina.

FSB codename "Alyssa"

All over the Washington DC think tank circuit. Had a knack for meeting US officials. Even attended some protests against Russia.

Just last week she spoke at an event on Parliament Hill in #Canada.

She's just been charged by the #FBI for lying about taking direction from the FSB. 1/Image
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2/ Nomma Zarubina was collecting photos with current & former officials like Pokemon.

Wearing some NGO bona-fides, she also shows up at a lot of events with prominent exiles from #Russia & figures from #Ukraine.

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3/ Zarubina's story follows from investigation of Elena Branson.

Branson fled to #Russia in 2020 after the Russian Center New York was raided). Branson got a lot of charges, including acting as an illegal agent.

Zarubina worked for the RCNY & was close to Branson..

Branson case: justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/d…Image
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Nov 27
BREAKING: #ExxonMobil lobbyist investigated over hacking of American nonprofits.

Hacked material fed PR campaigns & lawsuits against environmental advocacy orgs. 1/

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2/ The case goes back years & centers around a massive hack-for-hire operation based in #India....

...that did the dirty work for powerful people & companies around the world.

3/ This latest chapter in the case, now public, thanks to the work of @razhael & @Bing_Chris, shows how money & dirty tricks are brought to bear against organizations that go up against certain powerful companies.

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Nov 24
First time I've seen what I think is AI-generated fake satellite imagery.*

Interesting. 1/
2/ With a squint this vibes. Try it for yourself on the first pic without zooming in.

Notice anything that just isn't quite right?

First thing: the marina / oceanfront areas don't follow a coherent logic. Image
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3 / Let's zoom in a bit and look at these ...roads?

Try to follow a single bit of blacktop and you'll start encountering logic problems. Image
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Nov 14
Whoa: NSO Group allegedly rolled a @WhatsApp exploit to implant #Pegasus spyware even after WhatsApp sued them.

This previously-unrevealed "Erised" vector was later disabled by #WhatsApp.

These un-redacted filings are quite the read. Even some footnotes have scoops. 1/Image
2/ We learn that NSO Group had at least three @whatsapp exploits: Heaven, Eden & Erised.

The first, called Heaven, was active some time prior to Sept-Dec 2018. It worked by using manipulated messages to direct targeted devices to a malicious WhatsApp relay controlled by NSO Group.

Heaven was ultimately disabled by changes made in Sept & December 2018 by WhatsApp.

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3/ After the Heaven vector stopped working, NSO Group deployed Eden, which had a key feature: it needed to pass through relays controlled by @WhatsApp.

There's some detail about how the exploit was deployed to avoid detection.

Ultimately, it was detected, leading to the lawsuit.Image
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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
You really have to read the whole article by @JakeLahut 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.
apnews.com/article/harris…Image
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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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