Chad Briggs
@chadmbriggs.bsky.social
Disaster risk & crisis management professor at AIM in Manila, hybrid warfare & disinfo researcher, purveyor of climate security and undesirable futures. RPG writer. Past lives in Alaska, Kosovo, Ukraine, Hungary, Ireland and elsewhere 🇨🇦
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Kremlin-linked Matryoshka bot network launches campaign on Greenland dispute, claims Zelensky ready to send troops to fight against the U.S.
@antibot4navalny.bsky.social notes the new disinfo masks itself as content from @thestudyofwar.bsky.social and @bellingcat.com, among others.
@antibot4navalny.bsky.social notes the new disinfo masks itself as content from @thestudyofwar.bsky.social and @bellingcat.com, among others.
Kremlin-linked Matryoshka bot network launches campaign on Greenland dispute, claims Zelensky ready to send troops to fight against the U.S.
The Kremlin-linked online bot network known as “Matryoshka” has launched a disinformation campaign focused on the escalating dispute over Greenland, according to researchers from the Bot Blocker project (@antibot4navalny), which monitors Russian bot activity on social media. The researchers told The Insider that the campaign is aimed at amplifying tensions surrounding the standoff between the U.S. and several of its NATO allies.
theins.press
January 21, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Kremlin-linked Matryoshka bot network launches campaign on Greenland dispute, claims Zelensky ready to send troops to fight against the U.S.
@antibot4navalny.bsky.social notes the new disinfo masks itself as content from @thestudyofwar.bsky.social and @bellingcat.com, among others.
@antibot4navalny.bsky.social notes the new disinfo masks itself as content from @thestudyofwar.bsky.social and @bellingcat.com, among others.
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Delete your #tiktok accounts and uninstall IMMEDIATELY
DO IT NOW
His friends are officially in the driver seat now
They will absolutely use this for TRACKING and other stuff
DO IT NOW
His friends are officially in the driver seat now
They will absolutely use this for TRACKING and other stuff
January 23, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Delete your #tiktok accounts and uninstall IMMEDIATELY
DO IT NOW
His friends are officially in the driver seat now
They will absolutely use this for TRACKING and other stuff
DO IT NOW
His friends are officially in the driver seat now
They will absolutely use this for TRACKING and other stuff
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I associate this winter with three things: cold, darkness, and gratitude. I am not mentioning Russian missiles and drones because they strike civil infrastructure all year round. That is why we in Kyiv are sitting at minus -17 degrees without heating, electricity, water, or communication. 1/1
January 18, 2026 at 12:15 PM
I associate this winter with three things: cold, darkness, and gratitude. I am not mentioning Russian missiles and drones because they strike civil infrastructure all year round. That is why we in Kyiv are sitting at minus -17 degrees without heating, electricity, water, or communication. 1/1
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The worst climate and weather news you’ll see today.
Update: A bid to safeguard the National Center for Atmospheric Research failed Thursday after the Senate passed a spending package without an amendment to save the center's funding. eos.org/research-and...
Trump Administration Plans to Break Up NCAR - Eos
The Trump administration is planning to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, one of the world’s leading climate and Earth science research laboratories, according to a statement fro...
eos.org
January 16, 2026 at 3:26 PM
The worst climate and weather news you’ll see today.
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New article out (actually last month) on cognitive warfare- Anita and I have new drafts in the works focusing on the Philippines and a more direct comparison between Russian and Chinese methods. digitalcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol18/is...
Surveying New Battlegrounds: Ukraine and the Future of Cognitive Warfare
Cognitive warfare (CW) has emerged as a decisive battlespace in modern conflict, shifting the focus from physical terrain to the perceptions and resilience of societies. This article analyzes the Russ...
digitalcommons.usf.edu
January 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
New article out (actually last month) on cognitive warfare- Anita and I have new drafts in the works focusing on the Philippines and a more direct comparison between Russian and Chinese methods. digitalcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol18/is...
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ICYMI My new article on the material politics of climate storytelling.
I use an experimental approach to juxtapose two stories of climate change in the Pacific. That of the IPCC, representing the dominant narrative, & then an anti-imperial version.
@geoopenaccess.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/geo2...
I use an experimental approach to juxtapose two stories of climate change in the Pacific. That of the IPCC, representing the dominant narrative, & then an anti-imperial version.
@geoopenaccess.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/geo2...
January 7, 2026 at 7:10 AM
ICYMI My new article on the material politics of climate storytelling.
I use an experimental approach to juxtapose two stories of climate change in the Pacific. That of the IPCC, representing the dominant narrative, & then an anti-imperial version.
@geoopenaccess.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/geo2...
I use an experimental approach to juxtapose two stories of climate change in the Pacific. That of the IPCC, representing the dominant narrative, & then an anti-imperial version.
@geoopenaccess.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/geo2...
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January 7, 2026 at 4:35 AM
"Hell is empty and the devils are all here."
Good night from the Philippines, looking east across the Pacific toward the US
Good night from the Philippines, looking east across the Pacific toward the US
January 6, 2026 at 2:40 PM
"Hell is empty and the devils are all here."
Good night from the Philippines, looking east across the Pacific toward the US
Good night from the Philippines, looking east across the Pacific toward the US
New article out (actually last month) on cognitive warfare- Anita and I have new drafts in the works focusing on the Philippines and a more direct comparison between Russian and Chinese methods. digitalcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol18/is...
Surveying New Battlegrounds: Ukraine and the Future of Cognitive Warfare
Cognitive warfare (CW) has emerged as a decisive battlespace in modern conflict, shifting the focus from physical terrain to the perceptions and resilience of societies. This article analyzes the Russ...
digitalcommons.usf.edu
January 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
New article out (actually last month) on cognitive warfare- Anita and I have new drafts in the works focusing on the Philippines and a more direct comparison between Russian and Chinese methods. digitalcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol18/is...
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This is a stunning piece of work by Global Witness laying out how Musk's chatbot software actively helps spread climate denial and disinformation.
globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...
globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...
AI chatbots share climate disinformation to susceptible users
AI chatbots' personalised answers risk inflaming conspiracy and misinformation, as investigation shows climate disinformation shared to sceptic user personas
globalwitness.org
December 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This is a stunning piece of work by Global Witness laying out how Musk's chatbot software actively helps spread climate denial and disinformation.
globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...
globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...
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That'll leave a mark
The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of
🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
That'll leave a mark
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The US Administration has banned Americans from *adopting babies* from much of the African continent.
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
On that last post: I genuinely cannot think of any good-faith reason to bar international adoptions from those 39 countries. Under this new ban, consulates will refuse adoption visas for any baby from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, Nigeria, or any of the 39 other countries.
December 17, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The US Administration has banned Americans from *adopting babies* from much of the African continent.
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
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December 17, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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PhD Studentship in War and Climate Change: University of Reading, UK. This looks like a great opportunity for someone wishing to study the military's contribution to the climate crisis: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPU288/p...
PhD Studentship in War and Climate Change at University of Reading
jobs.ac.uk are now advertising a PhD Studentship in War and Climate Change. Discover exciting PhD opportunities on jobs.ac.uk.
www.jobs.ac.uk
December 17, 2025 at 8:05 AM
PhD Studentship in War and Climate Change: University of Reading, UK. This looks like a great opportunity for someone wishing to study the military's contribution to the climate crisis: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPU288/p...
December 17, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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No. No. No!
This is critical research. It's not even centered on climate. It's solar physics! It's geomagnetic storms! It's space weather! It's sunspots!
It's a research center needed for satellites and spaceflight!
This is critical research. It's not even centered on climate. It's solar physics! It's geomagnetic storms! It's space weather! It's sunspots!
It's a research center needed for satellites and spaceflight!
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
No. No. No!
This is critical research. It's not even centered on climate. It's solar physics! It's geomagnetic storms! It's space weather! It's sunspots!
It's a research center needed for satellites and spaceflight!
This is critical research. It's not even centered on climate. It's solar physics! It's geomagnetic storms! It's space weather! It's sunspots!
It's a research center needed for satellites and spaceflight!
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this critical act is not always unattended with the saddest and most fatal casualties
December 15, 2025 at 5:47 AM
this critical act is not always unattended with the saddest and most fatal casualties
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As an avid observer of algorithms I think I’ve figured out part of what happened here.
FB now explicitly looks for and directs posts you’re opposed to into your feed, to rage-bait engagement.
So now my posts are being actively boosted into people’s feeds of who reject climate. Ha! 😄😵💫
FB now explicitly looks for and directs posts you’re opposed to into your feed, to rage-bait engagement.
So now my posts are being actively boosted into people’s feeds of who reject climate. Ha! 😄😵💫
In 2018, Meta decided “clean energy” and “climate change” were politically sensitive topics, and demanded that I - a climate scientist - register as a political org to post and boost posts on them.
I refused, and my page has been shadow banned since then. For 7 years. Until this week, that is 😳
I refused, and my page has been shadow banned since then. For 7 years. Until this week, that is 😳
December 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
As an avid observer of algorithms I think I’ve figured out part of what happened here.
FB now explicitly looks for and directs posts you’re opposed to into your feed, to rage-bait engagement.
So now my posts are being actively boosted into people’s feeds of who reject climate. Ha! 😄😵💫
FB now explicitly looks for and directs posts you’re opposed to into your feed, to rage-bait engagement.
So now my posts are being actively boosted into people’s feeds of who reject climate. Ha! 😄😵💫
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Filipinos share the realities of the climate crisis & the adaptation measures they need to survive.
Rich countries must pay up for adaptation so that people can stay in their homes or move if they want to, & global leaders must take action to end our reliance on fossil fuels once & for all.
Rich countries must pay up for adaptation so that people can stay in their homes or move if they want to, & global leaders must take action to end our reliance on fossil fuels once & for all.
‘I’m afraid for our children’: living with the climate crisis in the Philippines – in pictures
Gideon Mendel’s visceral portraits from his project Drowning World show people in Bulacan province dealing with the climate emergency in their daily lives
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Filipinos share the realities of the climate crisis & the adaptation measures they need to survive.
Rich countries must pay up for adaptation so that people can stay in their homes or move if they want to, & global leaders must take action to end our reliance on fossil fuels once & for all.
Rich countries must pay up for adaptation so that people can stay in their homes or move if they want to, & global leaders must take action to end our reliance on fossil fuels once & for all.
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In 2024, hail damage in the US cost more than damage from hurricanes and floods put together. That year, hail-related expenses were estimated to have reached around $40 billion.
Just 15 years ago, the annual cost of hail damage was less than $1 billion.
Just 15 years ago, the annual cost of hail damage was less than $1 billion.
December 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In 2024, hail damage in the US cost more than damage from hurricanes and floods put together. That year, hail-related expenses were estimated to have reached around $40 billion.
Just 15 years ago, the annual cost of hail damage was less than $1 billion.
Just 15 years ago, the annual cost of hail damage was less than $1 billion.
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The Trump Administration continues its attacks on science here by removing all reference to the science of climate change from the EPA websites.
Next is likely a full rush at the endangerment finding.
www.eenews.net/articles/epa...
Next is likely a full rush at the endangerment finding.
www.eenews.net/articles/epa...
EPA erases references to human-caused climate change from websites
The agency revamped its webpages to feature natural causes of rising temperatures such as the Earth’s orbit.
www.eenews.net
December 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The Trump Administration continues its attacks on science here by removing all reference to the science of climate change from the EPA websites.
Next is likely a full rush at the endangerment finding.
www.eenews.net/articles/epa...
Next is likely a full rush at the endangerment finding.
www.eenews.net/articles/epa...
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The only mention of climate in the new US National Security Strategy (NSS)
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
![From the NSS: Energy Dominance – Restoring American energy dominance (in oil,
gas, coal, and nuclear) and reshoring the necessary key energy
components is a top strategic priority. Cheap and abundant energy will
produce well-paying jobs in the United States, reduce costs for
American consumers and businesses, fuel reindustrialization, and help
maintain our advantage in cutting-edge technologies such as AI.
Expanding our net energy exports will also deepen relationships with
allies while curtailing the influence of adversaries, protect our ability
to defend our shores, and—when and where necessary—enables us to
project power. We reject the disastrous “climate change” and “Net
Zero” ideologies that have so greatly harmed Europe, threaten the
United States, and subsidize our adversaries. <last sentence emphasised by me]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kwttqrd6vwu4dhnyqhx5akpp/bafkreif2pnod56qjhkm6slgkyu4hqzdmsoqv5bxbzixog7npg77rzjj644@jpeg)
December 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The only mention of climate in the new US National Security Strategy (NSS)
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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Our new piece in the Journal of Strategic Security on lessons from cognitive warfare in Ukraine, and it's open access
digitalcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol18/is...
digitalcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol18/is...
Surveying New Battlegrounds: Ukraine and the Future of Cognitive Warfare
Cognitive warfare (CW) has emerged as a decisive battlespace in modern conflict, shifting the focus from physical terrain to the perceptions and resilience of societies. This article analyzes the Russ...
digitalcommons.usf.edu
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Our new piece in the Journal of Strategic Security on lessons from cognitive warfare in Ukraine, and it's open access
digitalcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol18/is...
digitalcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol18/is...
Our new piece in the Journal of Strategic Security on lessons from cognitive warfare in Ukraine, and it's open access
digitalcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol18/is...
digitalcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol18/is...
Surveying New Battlegrounds: Ukraine and the Future of Cognitive Warfare
Cognitive warfare (CW) has emerged as a decisive battlespace in modern conflict, shifting the focus from physical terrain to the perceptions and resilience of societies. This article analyzes the Russ...
digitalcommons.usf.edu
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Our new piece in the Journal of Strategic Security on lessons from cognitive warfare in Ukraine, and it's open access
digitalcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol18/is...
digitalcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol18/is...
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"People can be led to distrust their neighbors, even when there is no rational reason for doing so."
Danyk and Briggs: Modern Cognitive Operations and Hybrid Warfare
Journal of Strategic Security, 2023
digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcont...
Danyk and Briggs: Modern Cognitive Operations and Hybrid Warfare
Journal of Strategic Security, 2023
digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcont...
digitalcommons.usf.edu
August 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"People can be led to distrust their neighbors, even when there is no rational reason for doing so."
Danyk and Briggs: Modern Cognitive Operations and Hybrid Warfare
Journal of Strategic Security, 2023
digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcont...
Danyk and Briggs: Modern Cognitive Operations and Hybrid Warfare
Journal of Strategic Security, 2023
digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcont...