The Alexandrovich Affair, Political Fallout, and the Nevada Cyberattack A foreign cyber official was arrested in Las Vegas. A partisan federal prosecutor igniting a national controversy. A silent cyberattack that crippled state systems without a trace. In August 2025,…
Influence campaigns rarely rely on trolls alone. Trolls represent only the visible edge of a much larger system. Alongside them operate ordinary users who believe they act independently. These individuals comment often, share confidently, and repeat claims without intent to…
Influence campaigns rarely rely on trolls alone. Trolls represent only the visible edge of a much larger system. Alongside them operate ordinary users who believe they act independently. These individuals comment often, share confidently, and repeat claims without intent to…
The image portrays power as theater. A smiling puppeteer towers over a divided crowd, pulling strings while groups turn against one another. Social networks function in the same way during cyber attacks that target perception rather than infrastructure. Attackers rarely…
The image portrays power as theater. A smiling puppeteer towers over a divided crowd, pulling strings while groups turn against one another. Social networks function in the same way during cyber attacks that target perception rather than infrastructure. Attackers rarely…
The Persian-language text documents a turning point in modern influence operations, where intelligence services abandon the shadows and speak directly to civilian populations. Public messaging from an intelligence service no longer signals subtle persuasion.…
The Persian-language text documents a turning point in modern influence operations, where intelligence services abandon the shadows and speak directly to civilian populations. Public messaging from an intelligence service no longer signals subtle persuasion.…
Modern information systems now rest on constant access. Smartphones place publishing power in nearly every hand. A single post travels from a pocket to a global audience in minutes. Access no longer depends on editors or broadcast towers. Infrastructure and service costs…
Modern information systems now rest on constant access. Smartphones place publishing power in nearly every hand. A single post travels from a pocket to a global audience in minutes. Access no longer depends on editors or broadcast towers. Infrastructure and service costs…
Social networks function as a circulatory system for modern influence, and the image captures that idea with unsettling clarity. A young patient lies motionless while translucent bags drip branded fluids straight into the body. Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok…
Social networks function as a circulatory system for modern influence, and the image captures that idea with unsettling clarity. A young patient lies motionless while translucent bags drip branded fluids straight into the body. Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok…
Creation history matters. ICE formed after 9/11 as an enforcement-first instrument. Trump did not invent ICE, yet Trump reshaped ICE into a blunt political weapon. Campaign speeches framed migrants as invaders, criminals, and threats. Executive…
Creation history matters. ICE formed after 9/11 as an enforcement-first instrument. Trump did not invent ICE, yet Trump reshaped ICE into a blunt political weapon. Campaign speeches framed migrants as invaders, criminals, and threats. Executive…
The following short dossier constitutes an exhaustive forensic analysis of the internal security architecture of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), synthesized from open-source intelligence, visual evidence, and…
The following short dossier constitutes an exhaustive forensic analysis of the internal security architecture of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), synthesized from open-source intelligence, visual evidence, and…
Elon Musk told listeners on the Moonshots podcast to stop worrying about saving for retirement because artificial intelligence, robots, and cheap energy will soon deliver abundance and a “universal high income.” Musk framed…
Elon Musk told listeners on the Moonshots podcast to stop worrying about saving for retirement because artificial intelligence, robots, and cheap energy will soon deliver abundance and a “universal high income.” Musk framed…
The following analysis examines the operational security failure of a cybercriminal group targeting the Flowwow marketplace ecosystem. Security personnel exploited a hardcoded API key to infiltrate the adversary's command and control channels. Target Analysis The criminal group…
The following analysis examines the operational security failure of a cybercriminal group targeting the Flowwow marketplace ecosystem. Security personnel exploited a hardcoded API key to infiltrate the adversary's command and control channels. Target Analysis The criminal group…
Basij violence follows a repeatable script: leadership signals danger, commanders frame protest as subversion, units move fast, and fear spreads faster.
Analytic Problem FrameInformation vacuums follow fast-moving raids, arrests, coups, or leadership removals. Adversaries, grifters, and bored amateurs rush to fill the gap because attention peaks before verification catches up. AI content…
Analytic Problem FrameInformation vacuums follow fast-moving raids, arrests, coups, or leadership removals. Adversaries, grifters, and bored amateurs rush to fill the gap because attention peaks before verification catches up. AI content…
Sovereignty and Historical ErasureWashington holds no deed to Venezuelan soil. The assertion of ownership over Venezuelan resources relies on imperial assumptions rather than legal documentation. The United States frequently…
Sovereignty and Historical ErasureWashington holds no deed to Venezuelan soil. The assertion of ownership over Venezuelan resources relies on imperial assumptions rather than legal documentation. The United States frequently…
Federal prosecutors drafted this indictment not as a standard legal filing, but as a geopolitical weapon. The document attempts to justify the extraterritorial seizure of a sitting head of state by stripping him of sovereign immunity…
Federal prosecutors drafted this indictment not as a standard legal filing, but as a geopolitical weapon. The document attempts to justify the extraterritorial seizure of a sitting head of state by stripping him of sovereign immunity…