🧵 1/ ANALYSIS: The New Republic just ran a provocative piece headlined "The FBI Is Coming for Trans People."

The article claims that, in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing, the FBI and Trump officials are allegedly working to label trans people as violent extremists. 2/ The reporting leans heavily on independent writer Ken Klippenstein’s sources, described as anonymous senior intelligence officials.

The story also references statements from Utah Governor Spencer Cox & NBC but does not include direct comments from the FBI itself.

🧐 ANALYSIS: This @FoxNews coverage of a lawsuit fighting against alleged incursions to the privacy of fed. workers represents a sophisticated multi-layered disinformation effort combining direct misrepresentation of a court ruling with strategic placement and narrative framing. The article uses sophisticated manipulation tactics to create a false impression that the case was completely dismissed, when in reality only an emergency restraining order was denied while the underlying case continues.

The headline "Judge rules against federal employees suing Trump admin for privacy concerns" is deliberately misleading. The judge merely denied a temporary restraining order because plaintiffs couldn't prove immediate irreparable harm (an intentionally high legal standard).

The case about privacy protections continues on its merits!

The article buries critical context! The lawsuit challenges OPM's implementation of a government-wide email system used to send mass resignation offers to federal workers without proper privacy safeguards. About 75,000 workers (3% of civilian workforce) accepted these "Fork in the Road" buyouts.

Key omitted details....

- The plaintiffs argue OPM failed to conduct required Privacy Impact Assessments before collecting new information through this system. When confronted, OPM hastily prepared what plaintiffs claim is an inadequate assessment trying to moot the case.

- The article strategically minimizes the serious privacy concerns by focusing on technical legal requirements for emergency orders while downplaying that OPM has been successfully hacked before in a 2015 breach (since attributed to China) which exposed the personal data of 22.1 million people, many of whom held or still hold highly sensitive positions within the government.

- The story uses selective presentation of the court's ruling to create impression that privacy concerns lack merit. In reality, the judge only found plaintiffs hadn't met the extremely high bar for emergency intervention without full evidence, explicitly noting they may still prove their case.

Major contextual omission! The judge's actual order specifically states that this denial is only about emergency relief and makes clear the case can proceed on regular schedule to examine whether OPM's privacy protections are legally adequate.

Fox News' presentation serves to discourage similar privacy-related litigation by making valid concerns appear futile, when in reality the court actually left the door open for a full examination of the privacy issues once proper evidence is gathered.

1/10 ANALYSIS: New story by @hannahgais in @thebafflermag titled "Unhuman Resources: The many grievances of Jack Posobiec" reveals sophisticated narrative techniques that operate on multiple levels.

While appearing to critique Jack Posobiec and associated right-wing movements, the author employs extensive historical context and detailed elaboration in ways that may amplify rather than diminish certain ideological concepts.

⬇️ This occurs through several key mechanisms working together in concert:

- Strategic Denial & Framing
- Historical Parallels & Documentation
- Strategic Trivialization & Quotation
- Narrative Construction
- False Equivalence 2/10 Strategic Denial & Framing:

The author employs purported scholarly distance while extensively documenting concerning ideologies.

Most notably, statements like "I'm hesitant to call Posobiec a fascist because that is precisely what these pro-Trump influencers want" precede detailed discussions of fascist themes, reinforcing rather than diminishing these associations.

1/6 ANALYSIS: New @lawfareblog "dossier" is a case study in evolution of modern political influence operations; traces Kash Patel's transformation from public defender to multi-platform influence operator leveraging various media channels and formats to shape public narratives. 2/6 First, we observe the strategic use of past legitimate credentials to build authority for subsequent questionable claims. Patel's transition from public defender to federal prosecutor to national security official creates a veneer of expertise that's later deployed to lend credibility to various conspiracy theories, particularly around January 6th and the 2020 election.

1/10 ANALYSIS: John Fetterman's troubling evolution from progressive champion to Trump accommodationist tracks closely with his serious health challenges, raising urgent questions about both his personal transformation and his future within the Democratic Party.

His pre-2017 history shows someone already struggling with significant health issues, including depression and severe obesity, foreshadowing the medical crisis that may have reshaped his politics. 2/10 Fetterman's May 2022 ischemic stroke marked a critical turning point, both medically and politically.

According to the American Heart Association's 2023 research, this event placed Fetterman within a concerning statistical pattern: up to 60% of stroke survivors develop cognitive impairment within their first year, and one-third may develop dementia within five years.

These statistics cast his subsequent political transformation in a more complex light.

1/9 ANALYSIS: @TheCanaryUK's 2024 election coverage reveals a sophisticated disinformation operation using advanced narrative manipulation techniques.

Our investigation of six articles published by The Canary between 4 Nov-27 Nov, 2024 identified coordinated narrative manipulation, bias amplification, and strategic context removal as key tactics.

These work together to create artificial election doubts. 2/9 The anti-Harris bias forms the foundation of their strategy, using specific charged language: "empty corporate horror show," "power-seeking and authoritarian behaviour," and "genocidal, right-leaning."

This inflammatory framing connects to broader disinformation patterns where legitimate policy criticism is deliberately mixed with personal attacks to undermine both the target and valid policy debates.

1/10 DEEP DIVE: The Federalist and House GOP are executing a sophisticated effort to reshape the January 6th narrative while exonerating and positioning key players for future power.

This operation connects Michael Flynn's 2020 pardon directly to his brother Charles's Pentagon role, and extends to Trump ally Kash Patel's potential elevation to FBI leadership. The coordinated timing and attribution patterns reveal a complex institutional strategy.

cha.house.gov/2024/11/dod-in… 2/ THE CRITICAL TIMELINE that led here:

January 26, 2017: Acting AG Sally Yates warns White House Counsel Don McGahn that National Security Advisor Michael Flynn lied about Russia contacts and could be blackmailed. McGahn immediately informs Trump. Despite this warning, Flynn remains in position for 18 more days.

washingtonpost.com/world/national…

February 13, 2017: Flynn resigns as National Security Advisor after just 24 days in role. His resignation letter claims he gave "incomplete information" to Vice President Pence about Russian communications.

December 2, 2017: Trump tweets that he fired Flynn for lying, contradicting the official resignation narrative. 🤔

November 25, 2020: Trump pardons Flynn, just as election challenges intensify.

1/15 ANALYSIS: "A diminished Biden heads to APEC summit in Peru, overshadowed by China's Xi" via @AP employs subtle narrative manipulation while covering legitimate U.S.-China competition in Latin America.

Key focus: Chinese megaport inauguration vs U.S. political transition. 2/15 Article demonstrates professional journalistic standards but shows notable bias in framing power dynamics.

Core narrative emphasizes U.S. decline/Chinese ascendancy through strategic juxtaposition of Biden's "lame duck" status against Xi's infrastructure achievements.

1/🧵 ANALYSIS: CNN's profile of Susan "Susie" Wiles, Trump's newly appointed WH Chief of Staff, notably omits serious allegations raised in a 2019 FEC complaint about foreign influence operations while she held senior campaign positions in Florida.

Key context missing! [THREAD] 2/ FEC complaint alleged Wiles, as DeSantis campaign chair & Friends of Ron DeSantis PAC chair, was involved in coordinated efforts to obtain foreign social media services for the 2018 election through suspected shell companies and questionable payments totaling over $3.3M.

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ANALYSIS: @Forbes journalists Tognini & Hunter-Hart just published two pieces focused on Jared Kushner within days of each other (Oct 27 & Nov 3).

The timing and complementary narratives reveal sophisticated coverage strategy 👀 👇 2/9 First piece reveals Kushner Companies now worth $2.9B, exceeding Trump's $2.2B real estate empire. Second shows Jared approaching billionaire status via $3B Saudi-backed Affinity Partners. Together they craft careful narrative separating business success from political roots.

🧵1/15 ANALYSIS: @WIRED's coverage of Elon Musk's "squirrel posts" dangerously undersells a systematic radicalization campaign.

Looking at actual posts shows clear unreported manipulation path from cute animal story → government overreach → armed resistance.

Breakdown:👇

https://twitter.com/LeahFeiger/status/1853443724769927537

🧵2/15 MANIPULATION STAGES DOCUMENTED:

- Hook: Cute squirrel content/sympathy
- Frame: Government overreach narrative
- Politicize: Attack Democrats/bureaucrats
- Escalate: Gun rights messaging
- Culminate: "They're coming for you next"

Engagement grows at each stage.