Kolina Koltai
@koltai.bsky.social
Senior investigator & Trainer @Bellingcat.com
Investigating explicit non-consensual deepfakes/AI and disinfo w/OSINT
"I am a doctor, but not that kind of doctor."
Investigating explicit non-consensual deepfakes/AI and disinfo w/OSINT
"I am a doctor, but not that kind of doctor."
Pinned
If you aren't paying attention to what is happening in Illinois/Chicago, you're missing out on Bovino and federal agents using tear gas, pepper balls, and force against the people.
Check out our investigation alongside @evidentmedia.org
Check out our investigation alongside @evidentmedia.org
Reposted by Kolina Koltai
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
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Epstein Document Search
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November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Birds of a feather flock together
Trump: "I stick up for Viktor Orban. Not a lot of people do because in many cases they're jealous. They wish they did what he did. They would have no problems if they did what he did."
November 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Birds of a feather flock together
"I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys."
November 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys."
Reposted by Kolina Koltai
We mapped Operation Midway Blitz in Illinois with @evidentmedia.org.
A federal judge will hold a hearing today (November 5th) on whether a temporary restraining order restricting crowd-control tactics in Illinois should be converted into a preliminary injunction.
youtube.com/shorts/HKXEY...
A federal judge will hold a hearing today (November 5th) on whether a temporary restraining order restricting crowd-control tactics in Illinois should be converted into a preliminary injunction.
youtube.com/shorts/HKXEY...
Mapping Midway Blitz in Illinois
YouTube video by Bellingcat
youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We mapped Operation Midway Blitz in Illinois with @evidentmedia.org.
A federal judge will hold a hearing today (November 5th) on whether a temporary restraining order restricting crowd-control tactics in Illinois should be converted into a preliminary injunction.
youtube.com/shorts/HKXEY...
A federal judge will hold a hearing today (November 5th) on whether a temporary restraining order restricting crowd-control tactics in Illinois should be converted into a preliminary injunction.
youtube.com/shorts/HKXEY...
Reposted by Kolina Koltai
A Border Patrol agent was caught on video telling another to throw tear gas “for fun,” according to a court filing. They also mocked protesters and residents who were getting gassed.
November 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A Border Patrol agent was caught on video telling another to throw tear gas “for fun,” according to a court filing. They also mocked protesters and residents who were getting gassed.
Reposted by Kolina Koltai
Body cams apparently show Border Patrol agents joking about tossing tear gas at a nonviolent protest, with one agent saying "Hey, throw it [tear gas] for fun."
Agents then tried to drive away, but there was apparently so much tear gas they were overcome, couldn't drive, and had to leave on foot.
Agents then tried to drive away, but there was apparently so much tear gas they were overcome, couldn't drive, and had to leave on foot.
A Border Patrol agent was caught on video telling another to throw tear gas “for fun,” according to a court filing. They also mocked protesters and residents who were getting gassed.
November 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Body cams apparently show Border Patrol agents joking about tossing tear gas at a nonviolent protest, with one agent saying "Hey, throw it [tear gas] for fun."
Agents then tried to drive away, but there was apparently so much tear gas they were overcome, couldn't drive, and had to leave on foot.
Agents then tried to drive away, but there was apparently so much tear gas they were overcome, couldn't drive, and had to leave on foot.
Reposted by Kolina Koltai
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November 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
ProPublica is hiring a reporter to join our amazing investigative unit with The Texas Tribune. APPLY HERE ➡️ propub.li/4qvyjzw
Teen Vogue has been putting out great pieces. The quality of journalism there is top tier.
This is absolutely a disservice to the magazine.
This is absolutely a disservice to the magazine.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Teen Vogue has been putting out great pieces. The quality of journalism there is top tier.
This is absolutely a disservice to the magazine.
This is absolutely a disservice to the magazine.
Reposted by Kolina Koltai
NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
This is one of the many incidents we cover in our latest investigation into potential breach of the TRO in place in Illinois.
The footage speaks for itself.
The footage speaks for itself.
November 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This is one of the many incidents we cover in our latest investigation into potential breach of the TRO in place in Illinois.
The footage speaks for itself.
The footage speaks for itself.
Come watch me struggle live to geolocate based on 3D models, which is something I've never done before.
No guarantees I'll be able to do it, but I can for sure say that we can figure it out together as I pretend to be a streamer.
No guarantees I'll be able to do it, but I can for sure say that we can figure it out together as I pretend to be a streamer.
Think you’ve mastered geolocations? Let’s try it in 3D. This month’s Bellingcat Challenge adds a whole new dimension challenge.bellingcat.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Come watch me struggle live to geolocate based on 3D models, which is something I've never done before.
No guarantees I'll be able to do it, but I can for sure say that we can figure it out together as I pretend to be a streamer.
No guarantees I'll be able to do it, but I can for sure say that we can figure it out together as I pretend to be a streamer.
'Happy Halloween!': DHS spokeswoman responds to report of immigration agents wearing horror masks in L.A.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
'Happy Halloween!': DHS spokeswoman responds to report of immigration agents wearing horror masks in L.A.
The story by a local news site featured images posted to social media showing what the outlet says were agents in unmarked cars donning Chucky and Momo masks.
www.nbcnews.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
'Happy Halloween!': DHS spokeswoman responds to report of immigration agents wearing horror masks in L.A.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Reposted by Kolina Koltai
wasn’t expecting to read tonight about a Catholic priest going by the name "skinheadlad1488" in a chatroom called Aryan Reich Killers but here we are
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cardiff Catholic priest Mark Rowles sentenced for sending racist neo-Nazi messages
Father Mark Rowles was arrested by counter terror police for extreme right wing activity on social media.
www.bbc.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
wasn’t expecting to read tonight about a Catholic priest going by the name "skinheadlad1488" in a chatroom called Aryan Reich Killers but here we are
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reposted by Kolina Koltai
New from Bellingcat: “‘Pattern of Extreme Brutality’ — Tear gas, pepper balls among weapons used by federal agents at Illinois immigration protests.”
Read the full investigation:
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Read the full investigation:
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Tear Gas, Pepper Balls Among Weapons Deployed Against Illinois Protesters
A judge recently issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics by federal agents in the state, including those involved in Operation Midway Blitz.
www.bellingcat.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
New from Bellingcat: “‘Pattern of Extreme Brutality’ — Tear gas, pepper balls among weapons used by federal agents at Illinois immigration protests.”
Read the full investigation:
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Read the full investigation:
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Reposted by Kolina Koltai
Children tear-gassed. Teenagers tackled to the ground. Bellingcat analysed footage of clashes between federal officers and civilians after a judge issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics in Illinois: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Tear Gas, Pepper Balls Among Weapons Deployed Against Illinois Protesters
A judge issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics by federal agents, including those involved in Operation Midway Blitz in the Chicago region.
www.bellingcat.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Children tear-gassed. Teenagers tackled to the ground. Bellingcat analysed footage of clashes between federal officers and civilians after a judge issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics in Illinois: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Reposted by Kolina Koltai
Our researcher @koltai.bsky.social and @evidentmedia.org explain our research into these allegedly disproportionate acts carried out by federal officers in Illinois here: youtube.com/shorts/HKXEY...
Mapping Midway Blitz in Illinois
YouTube video by Bellingcat
youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Our researcher @koltai.bsky.social and @evidentmedia.org explain our research into these allegedly disproportionate acts carried out by federal officers in Illinois here: youtube.com/shorts/HKXEY...
If you aren't paying attention to what is happening in Illinois/Chicago, you're missing out on Bovino and federal agents using tear gas, pepper balls, and force against the people.
Check out our investigation alongside @evidentmedia.org
Check out our investigation alongside @evidentmedia.org
October 31, 2025 at 7:43 PM
If you aren't paying attention to what is happening in Illinois/Chicago, you're missing out on Bovino and federal agents using tear gas, pepper balls, and force against the people.
Check out our investigation alongside @evidentmedia.org
Check out our investigation alongside @evidentmedia.org
Reposted by Kolina Koltai
FULL STORY: Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino will not appear in court Wednesday for what was to be the first of his daily check-ins with a judge after a federal appellate court granted an emergency stay hours before he was set to appear, @bymattmasterson.bsky.social reports for @wttw.bsky.social
Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino Gets Out of Daily Check-Ins For Now After Appeals Court Grants Emergency Stay
The DOJ filed the motion with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday afternoon, hours before Bovino was set to appear at the Dirksen Federal Building to meet with U.S. District Judge Sara E...
news.wttw.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
FULL STORY: Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino will not appear in court Wednesday for what was to be the first of his daily check-ins with a judge after a federal appellate court granted an emergency stay hours before he was set to appear, @bymattmasterson.bsky.social reports for @wttw.bsky.social
btw, this was the meme that Bushart posted that got him arrested and jailed for over a month and has his facing felony charges.
October 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
btw, this was the meme that Bushart posted that got him arrested and jailed for over a month and has his facing felony charges.
Surely, no thing can go wrong relying on facial recognition to ID people to arrest, even overriding birth certificates as proof of citizenship.
Videos show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”
🔗 www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
🔗 www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship
Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”
www.404media.co
October 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Surely, no thing can go wrong relying on facial recognition to ID people to arrest, even overriding birth certificates as proof of citizenship.
A good chunk of my time each week is dedicated to collecting and archiving video evidence of DHS officers arresting people. There are literally hundreds of these videos.
I cannot fathom why people spend time on Sora creating their own AI videos of families being ripped apart to post online.
I cannot fathom why people spend time on Sora creating their own AI videos of families being ripped apart to post online.
October 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
A good chunk of my time each week is dedicated to collecting and archiving video evidence of DHS officers arresting people. There are literally hundreds of these videos.
I cannot fathom why people spend time on Sora creating their own AI videos of families being ripped apart to post online.
I cannot fathom why people spend time on Sora creating their own AI videos of families being ripped apart to post online.
This is wild.
Coupled with the fact that Bovino admitted that he himself does not wear a body-camera and has not been trained to use one.
Coupled with the fact that Bovino admitted that he himself does not wear a body-camera and has not been trained to use one.
Ellis orders Border Patrol to submit, under seal, all of the use of force incidents in Chicago by the end of the day.
She also wants all of the body-worn camera footage.
Bovino says the "sheer volume" of the reports makes that impossible.
She also wants all of the body-worn camera footage.
Bovino says the "sheer volume" of the reports makes that impossible.
October 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This is wild.
Coupled with the fact that Bovino admitted that he himself does not wear a body-camera and has not been trained to use one.
Coupled with the fact that Bovino admitted that he himself does not wear a body-camera and has not been trained to use one.
the coat is giving ✨SS✨
Here is Gregory Bovino, the man in charge of ICE agents in Chicago.
October 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
the coat is giving ✨SS✨