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If you only read one Nick Shirley story this week ... well you probably already did because the Times published one Tuesday. But if you read two (and you should) I spoke with @jaredlholt.bsky.social about San Diego being his next target:
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YouTuber behind viral Minneapolis day care video turns lens on San Diego
San Diego's Somali community — already plagued by harassment following Nick Shirley's Minneapolis video — braces for more.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:15 AM
If you only read one Nick Shirley story this week ... well you probably already did because the Times published one Tuesday. But if you read two (and you should) I spoke with @jaredlholt.bsky.social about San Diego being his next target:
www.kpbs.org/news/local/2...
www.kpbs.org/news/local/2...
Since the DOJ published the latest batch of Epstein Files, social media figures who built audiences promoting QAnon, Pizzagate, and similar conspiracy theories have claimed validation, rehashing many older claims.
Many were also excited by Tucker Carlson and Bill Maher's recent remarks about them.
Many were also excited by Tucker Carlson and Bill Maher's recent remarks about them.
February 10, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Since the DOJ published the latest batch of Epstein Files, social media figures who built audiences promoting QAnon, Pizzagate, and similar conspiracy theories have claimed validation, rehashing many older claims.
Many were also excited by Tucker Carlson and Bill Maher's recent remarks about them.
Many were also excited by Tucker Carlson and Bill Maher's recent remarks about them.
TPUSA's "All-American Halftime Show" captured the attention of right-wing audiences during Super Bowl LX, but not because of who performed. We found that prominent right-wing communities talked about Bad Bunny more than any of the artists on TPUSA's lineup.
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Bad Bunny Outshined Artists at Alternative Halftime Show, Even Among Pro-Trump Audiences - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:08 PM
TPUSA's "All-American Halftime Show" captured the attention of right-wing audiences during Super Bowl LX, but not because of who performed. We found that prominent right-wing communities talked about Bad Bunny more than any of the artists on TPUSA's lineup.
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openmeasures.io/bad-bunny-ha...
Anti-abortion activists have grown their recruitment and propaganda efforts on TikTok in recent years, our latest analysis found. Feeling empowered by the Trump Administration, many are taking sharper aim at abortion clinics.
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US Anti-Abortion Activists Intensify Their Recruitment Efforts on TikTok - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Anti-abortion activists have grown their recruitment and propaganda efforts on TikTok in recent years, our latest analysis found. Feeling empowered by the Trump Administration, many are taking sharper aim at abortion clinics.
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4chan users posted about Jeffrey Epstein ~40k times since the DOJ released more "Epstein Files" last week. We searched our records to see who they fixated on most.
A handful of figures (including the site's founder) drew some initial interest, but two associations really stuck: Trump and Israel.
A handful of figures (including the site's founder) drew some initial interest, but two associations really stuck: Trump and Israel.
February 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
4chan users posted about Jeffrey Epstein ~40k times since the DOJ released more "Epstein Files" last week. We searched our records to see who they fixated on most.
A handful of figures (including the site's founder) drew some initial interest, but two associations really stuck: Trump and Israel.
A handful of figures (including the site's founder) drew some initial interest, but two associations really stuck: Trump and Israel.
One of our customers works to track threats related to elections. They recently told us that our platform helped them respond to a plotted attack meant to undermine the integrity of an election. With that knowledge, they acted and successfully stopped it.
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Case Study: Protecting Elections and Preventing an Attack on Election Integrity Using Open Measures - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
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February 5, 2026 at 10:14 PM
One of our customers works to track threats related to elections. They recently told us that our platform helped them respond to a plotted attack meant to undermine the integrity of an election. With that knowledge, they acted and successfully stopped it.
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openmeasures.io/open-measure...
This month we unveiled new product features and published research pieces related to the ICE killings in Minnesota, the election denialist movement in Michigan, and the US military raid in Venezuela. Check it all out in this month's "ICYMI" newsletter.
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ICYMI: January Roundup
'Antifa' narratives around anti-ICE organizing in Minneapolis, election denialism in Michigan, and talk of Venezuela's oil reserves
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January 30, 2026 at 9:31 PM
This month we unveiled new product features and published research pieces related to the ICE killings in Minnesota, the election denialist movement in Michigan, and the US military raid in Venezuela. Check it all out in this month's "ICYMI" newsletter.
openmeasures.substack.com/p/icymi-janu...
openmeasures.substack.com/p/icymi-janu...
We've spent years following alternative social platforms. Hank Teran, our CEO, shared some thoughts with Politico about the rise of platforms like Bluesky and UpScrolled, which have drawn waves of new users frustrated with the politics of mainstream platforms.
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![As progressive users increasingly see TikTok as biased, new platforms are capitalizing on the political defections, though that might not be a lasting strategy.
“If it’s exclusively a culture war play, then [there’s] only one type of user you’re going to get, and there’s going to be a ceiling to user adoption” for alternative platforms, said Hank Teran, CEO of the social intelligence and research platform Open Measures.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fjy6irjcf5ppn6baxxr54sad/bafkreih5m55drcfmc6e4ayv5x2yup6yxagolwwwnmogvmtyodq2sr6gtve@jpeg)
![Yet there are some advantages that UpScrolled and Bluesky may have over their right-leaning predecessors in the alternative platform space. For one, a lot of “free speech” sites like Parler and Gab became drenched in Nazi and QAnon content that was offputting for more moderate conservatives.
“[If] there are no rules in place, you can get to this point of absolutism that makes for an unenjoyable experience on the platform,” said Teran.
Teran also said that Bluesky and Upscrolled seem intent on offering a better user experience, rather than just creating a new home for ideologues. Not only do they ward off viscerally upsetting content, but they’ve also made privacy and transparency a selling point.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fjy6irjcf5ppn6baxxr54sad/bafkreia7b6oow76zzf27ksrhkchkj4duwn22rk643bcw6h2qvl4bwabr2u@jpeg)
January 29, 2026 at 9:52 PM
We've spent years following alternative social platforms. Hank Teran, our CEO, shared some thoughts with Politico about the rise of platforms like Bluesky and UpScrolled, which have drawn waves of new users frustrated with the politics of mainstream platforms.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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January 29, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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NEW: Hours after federal officers killed Alex Pretti, MAGA media redirected their audiences to focus on Signal chat groups used by community organizers in Minneapolis.
It's the latest in a series of efforts to portray anti-ICE organizing with "antifa."
openmeasures.io/alex-pretti-...
It's the latest in a series of efforts to portray anti-ICE organizing with "antifa."
openmeasures.io/alex-pretti-...
Flash Report: MAGA Communities Redirect Focus to Anti-ICE Groups on Signal After Federal Agents Kill Alex Pretti - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
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January 29, 2026 at 6:14 PM
NEW: Hours after federal officers killed Alex Pretti, MAGA media redirected their audiences to focus on Signal chat groups used by community organizers in Minneapolis.
It's the latest in a series of efforts to portray anti-ICE organizing with "antifa."
openmeasures.io/alex-pretti-...
It's the latest in a series of efforts to portray anti-ICE organizing with "antifa."
openmeasures.io/alex-pretti-...
We're constantly updating and improving the Open Measures platform. Today we're announcing two big updates:
-Users can now save search queries for future use
-Users can now create custom labels for users, contexts, and more
We also beefed up our Timeline tool!
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-Users can now save search queries for future use
-Users can now create custom labels for users, contexts, and more
We also beefed up our Timeline tool!
openmeasures.io/saved-querie...
Product Release: Saved Queries, Labels, and Timeline - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
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January 28, 2026 at 6:33 PM
We're constantly updating and improving the Open Measures platform. Today we're announcing two big updates:
-Users can now save search queries for future use
-Users can now create custom labels for users, contexts, and more
We also beefed up our Timeline tool!
openmeasures.io/saved-querie...
-Users can now save search queries for future use
-Users can now create custom labels for users, contexts, and more
We also beefed up our Timeline tool!
openmeasures.io/saved-querie...
After federal officers killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, right-wing media reinvigorated dubious claims associating anti-ICE organizing with left-wing domestic terrorism. Across 7 platforms, we saw those narratives spike after officers killed Good, and against after they killed Pretti
January 27, 2026 at 7:50 PM
After federal officers killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, right-wing media reinvigorated dubious claims associating anti-ICE organizing with left-wing domestic terrorism. Across 7 platforms, we saw those narratives spike after officers killed Good, and against after they killed Pretti
This post was cited in a NYT story about Trump Administration social media posts echoing white supremacist propaganda
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January 27, 2026 at 5:29 PM
This post was cited in a NYT story about Trump Administration social media posts echoing white supremacist propaganda
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Election denialists have spent years trying to undermine public trust in Michigan's election officials, ballot-counting processes, and voting infrastructure. With 2026 midterms on the horizon, our researchers examined what they got up to last year.
Our latest:
openmeasures.io/michigan-ele...
Our latest:
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Election Denialists Still Targeting Michigan in 2025 With Most Narratives Driven by One Conspiracy Site - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Election denialists have spent years trying to undermine public trust in Michigan's election officials, ballot-counting processes, and voting infrastructure. With 2026 midterms on the horizon, our researchers examined what they got up to last year.
Our latest:
openmeasures.io/michigan-ele...
Our latest:
openmeasures.io/michigan-ele...
Great reporting from @hannahgais.bsky.social that includes some of our archival data from Telegram
Over the weekend, the White House and the Department of Homeland Security shared posts with a song, "We'll Have Our Home Again."
I dug into the group that performed and popularized it. Its cofounder said his goal was to create "the seed of an eventual government." www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
I dug into the group that performed and popularized it. Its cofounder said his goal was to create "the seed of an eventual government." www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
DHS, White House shared white nationalist song in ICE recruitment posts
Multiple accounts run by DHS share references to “We’ll have our home again” song, popularized by a white nationalist group, with a link to join ICE.
www.splcenter.org
January 15, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Great reporting from @hannahgais.bsky.social that includes some of our archival data from Telegram
Trump is threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis. We used our dashboard to see when that's come up before on Truth Social, the microblogging platform Trump owns.
We saw three major spikes since January 2024. Here's a quick thread with the context.
We saw three major spikes since January 2024. Here's a quick thread with the context.
January 15, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Trump is threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis. We used our dashboard to see when that's come up before on Truth Social, the microblogging platform Trump owns.
We saw three major spikes since January 2024. Here's a quick thread with the context.
We saw three major spikes since January 2024. Here's a quick thread with the context.
Our researchers found at least 450 posts on Telegram dating back to 2020 that shared the song mentioned in this reporting.
Nearly all the posts we found were from explicitly neo-Nazi and white supremacist channels. And a review of our datasets found it hasn't circulated much outside those circles.
Nearly all the posts we found were from explicitly neo-Nazi and white supremacist channels. And a review of our datasets found it hasn't circulated much outside those circles.
January 14, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Our researchers found at least 450 posts on Telegram dating back to 2020 that shared the song mentioned in this reporting.
Nearly all the posts we found were from explicitly neo-Nazi and white supremacist channels. And a review of our datasets found it hasn't circulated much outside those circles.
Nearly all the posts we found were from explicitly neo-Nazi and white supremacist channels. And a review of our datasets found it hasn't circulated much outside those circles.
Truth Social users were quick to hype the Trump Administration's initial justifications for escalating military actions against Venezuela: stopping drug traffickers. But since the capture of Maduro, users have shown more interest in the country's oil reserves.
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Truth Social’s Discussion of Venezuela Shifts From Drugs To Oil After US Strikes - Open Measures
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January 14, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Truth Social users were quick to hype the Trump Administration's initial justifications for escalating military actions against Venezuela: stopping drug traffickers. But since the capture of Maduro, users have shown more interest in the country's oil reserves.
openmeasures.io/truth-social...
openmeasures.io/truth-social...
Here on Bluesky, calls to abolish ICE have surged since an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Jan. 7
January 13, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Here on Bluesky, calls to abolish ICE have surged since an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Jan. 7
This morning, we're reading Indicator's rundown of what's been happening with Grok, the chatbot built into the X platform, and its utilization in online sexual abuse against women and minors.
via @craigsilverman.bsky.social and @mantzarlis.com
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via @craigsilverman.bsky.social and @mantzarlis.com
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Briefing: Grok brings nonconsensual image abuse to the masses
Plus: a new feature in the Meta Ad Library and a new Telegram investigation tool.
indicator.media
January 9, 2026 at 5:49 PM
This morning, we're reading Indicator's rundown of what's been happening with Grok, the chatbot built into the X platform, and its utilization in online sexual abuse against women and minors.
via @craigsilverman.bsky.social and @mantzarlis.com
indicator.media/p/briefing-g...
via @craigsilverman.bsky.social and @mantzarlis.com
indicator.media/p/briefing-g...
We’re excited to launch our partnership with Maltego Monitor.
Starting this month, Open Measures’ fringe and mainstream social collections are available in Maltego Monitor—helping teams interpret online activity, track threats, and make smarter, data-driven decisions.
Reach out to learn more!
Starting this month, Open Measures’ fringe and mainstream social collections are available in Maltego Monitor—helping teams interpret online activity, track threats, and make smarter, data-driven decisions.
Reach out to learn more!
January 6, 2026 at 4:36 PM
We’re excited to launch our partnership with Maltego Monitor.
Starting this month, Open Measures’ fringe and mainstream social collections are available in Maltego Monitor—helping teams interpret online activity, track threats, and make smarter, data-driven decisions.
Reach out to learn more!
Starting this month, Open Measures’ fringe and mainstream social collections are available in Maltego Monitor—helping teams interpret online activity, track threats, and make smarter, data-driven decisions.
Reach out to learn more!
A look back on a crazy cool year here at Open Measures including some of our favorite research pieces, some of our media mentions, and new features we introduced to the research platform we’ve developed
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Closing the Book on 2025: Open Measures Retrospective
A parting glance at an exciting year for research and platform development
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December 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A look back on a crazy cool year here at Open Measures including some of our favorite research pieces, some of our media mentions, and new features we introduced to the research platform we’ve developed
open.substack.com/pub/openmeas...
open.substack.com/pub/openmeas...
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Since the Bondi Beach shooting, Australian neo-Nazis have been highlighting the attack to push anti-immigrant hate and call for “mass deportation”
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Bondi Beach Tragedy Becomes Call for ‘Mass Deportations’ for the Australian Far-Right
Australian neo-Nazis have been quick to use the Bondi shooting to push Islamophobic and anti-immigrant rhetoric
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December 18, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Since the Bondi Beach shooting, Australian neo-Nazis have been highlighting the attack to push anti-immigrant hate and call for “mass deportation”
blog.openmeasures.io/p/bondi-beac...
blog.openmeasures.io/p/bondi-beac...
Since the Bondi Beach shooting, Australian neo-Nazis have been highlighting the attack to push anti-immigrant hate and call for “mass deportation”
blog.openmeasures.io/p/bondi-beac...
blog.openmeasures.io/p/bondi-beac...
Bondi Beach Tragedy Becomes Call for ‘Mass Deportations’ for the Australian Far-Right
Australian neo-Nazis have been quick to use the Bondi shooting to push Islamophobic and anti-immigrant rhetoric
blog.openmeasures.io
December 18, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Since the Bondi Beach shooting, Australian neo-Nazis have been highlighting the attack to push anti-immigrant hate and call for “mass deportation”
blog.openmeasures.io/p/bondi-beac...
blog.openmeasures.io/p/bondi-beac...
Guest bars from Open Measures in this one
wrote about the rise and further rise of candace owens, whose unapologetically unhinged right-wing conspiracy theories have made her one of the most popular political voices in america — and are now causing headaches for the MAGA movement that backed her wapo.st/3MKjPwg w/ @tatumhunter.bsky.social
She was MAGA’s favorite conspiracist. Then she dug into Charlie Kirk’s killing.
The right-wing firebrand rose to prominence as a pro-Trump conspiracy theorist. Her latest claims have infuriated some of her former allies.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Guest bars from Open Measures in this one