Mike Jensen
@mikejjensen.bsky.social
Political Science, Information Warfare, Political Communication
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NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Grok claims that it "believes" Trump won the 2020 election.
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/xs-grok-cl...
1. Mainstreaming obviously false information undermines the value of a chat bot -- so why would anyone do that?
2. What does it mean for a computer to "believe"?
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/xs-grok-cl...
1. Mainstreaming obviously false information undermines the value of a chat bot -- so why would anyone do that?
2. What does it mean for a computer to "believe"?
November 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Grok claims that it "believes" Trump won the 2020 election.
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/xs-grok-cl...
1. Mainstreaming obviously false information undermines the value of a chat bot -- so why would anyone do that?
2. What does it mean for a computer to "believe"?
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/xs-grok-cl...
1. Mainstreaming obviously false information undermines the value of a chat bot -- so why would anyone do that?
2. What does it mean for a computer to "believe"?
Why does ASIO spell Kyiv "Kiev"?
www.asio.gov.au/asio.gov.au/...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Why does ASIO spell Kyiv "Kiev"?
www.asio.gov.au/asio.gov.au/...
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“The Russians repeatedly ignored all other attempts to talk about substance, the diplomat said. Instead, they offered to set up Whatsapp groups, working groups and other processes they could use to trick the Americans into believing the talks were making progress.” www.thetimes.com/world/russia...
Ukraine’s peace negotiator on what was said in the room with the Russians
Sergiy Kyslytsya, a top diplomat, says the Russian approach was to try to anger the Ukrainian delegates so that they could be blamed for talks being derailed
www.thetimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
“The Russians repeatedly ignored all other attempts to talk about substance, the diplomat said. Instead, they offered to set up Whatsapp groups, working groups and other processes they could use to trick the Americans into believing the talks were making progress.” www.thetimes.com/world/russia...
"Delivering his address at the Lowy Institute, Burgess said the agency had "recently uncovered links between pro-Russian influencers in Australia and an offshore media organisation that almost certainly receives direction from Russian intelligence"."
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Australia's spy boss warned of a Russian threat — and it's unfolding in real time
Australia's spy chief has expressed concern about the potential for AI to take online radicalisation and disinformation to new levels.
www.sbs.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
"Delivering his address at the Lowy Institute, Burgess said the agency had "recently uncovered links between pro-Russian influencers in Australia and an offshore media organisation that almost certainly receives direction from Russian intelligence"."
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Worse, those 14 year-olds will have to wait until they are 16 to use social media accounts in prison.
Children aged 14 and above will face adult sentences in adult court if caught committing violent crimes such as home invasions, in sweeping new reforms by the Allan government.
Victoria vows 'adult time' for violent young criminals in major reforms
Children aged 14 and above will face adult sentences in adult court if caught committing violent crimes such as home invasions, in sweeping new reforms by the Allan government.
www.abc.net.au
November 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Worse, those 14 year-olds will have to wait until they are 16 to use social media accounts in prison.
How the PRC seeks to deny people their First Amendment rights in the US: the case of a small New York film festival
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/w...
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How China Reached Into New York to Stop a Tiny Film Festival
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
How the PRC seeks to deny people their First Amendment rights in the US: the case of a small New York film festival
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/w...
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In my dictionary, the phrases "post-liberal" and
"no enemies to the right" and "neo-reactionary" and "alt-right" are merely euphemisms for "fascist" and "authoritarian."
"no enemies to the right" and "neo-reactionary" and "alt-right" are merely euphemisms for "fascist" and "authoritarian."
🔥 A former president & a former chairman of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) resigned from ISI’s board on Friday. One of them posted this warning that “conservative institutions are being systematically…undermined by post-liberals who promote a ‘no enemies to the right’ mindset.” 1/
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 AM
In my dictionary, the phrases "post-liberal" and
"no enemies to the right" and "neo-reactionary" and "alt-right" are merely euphemisms for "fascist" and "authoritarian."
"no enemies to the right" and "neo-reactionary" and "alt-right" are merely euphemisms for "fascist" and "authoritarian."
"Russia’s draft 2026 budget cuts military spending by $2.4 billion compared to 2025 while boosting funding for state-run media by 54 percent, signaling a potential pivot toward intensified information warfare."
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Kremlin Shifts Focus to Information Warfare
Executive Summary: Russia’s draft 2026 budget cuts military spending by $2.4 billion compared to 2025 while boosting funding for state-run media by 54 percent, signaling a potential pivot toward inten...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
"Russia’s draft 2026 budget cuts military spending by $2.4 billion compared to 2025 while boosting funding for state-run media by 54 percent, signaling a potential pivot toward intensified information warfare."
jamestown.org/program/krem...
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In another era, ICE raids would be described as persecution of Catholics.
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
In another era, ICE raids would be described as persecution of Catholics.
Partisan elite cues trump considerations of personal and state level policy effects. Both affective and negative partisanship play a role -- though the effect is strongest for Trump supporters
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Partisan elite cues trump considerations of personal and state level policy effects. Both affective and negative partisanship play a role -- though the effect is strongest for Trump supporters
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Will the Reagan Foundation speak out and set the record straight?
The Trump/Rupert Murdoch brainwashing machine is having an effect. Good Republicans who take all their political messaging from Trump and all their news from Murdoch media now believe that Reagan's views on trade policy are pretty much the opposite of what they in fact were.
How do Americans think Reagan felt about tariffs? | YouGov
More Americans say Reagan supported low tariffs (38%) than high tariffs (21%), but more Republicans say Reagan supported high tariffs than low (33% vs. 28%)
today.yougov.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Will the Reagan Foundation speak out and set the record straight?
RT celebrates its 20th birthday with a collection of influencers from West
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November 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
RT celebrates its 20th birthday with a collection of influencers from West
alexzfinley.substack.com/p/trump-russ...
alexzfinley.substack.com/p/trump-russ...
AUKUS hot seat has shifted from Canberra to Pentagon
Congress is firmly behind AUKUS and it is placing pressure on the Pentagon to affirm its commitment to thr pact. That should also be a wakeup call for those in Australia doubting America's political will on AUKUS.
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Congress is firmly behind AUKUS and it is placing pressure on the Pentagon to affirm its commitment to thr pact. That should also be a wakeup call for those in Australia doubting America's political will on AUKUS.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:48 AM
AUKUS hot seat has shifted from Canberra to Pentagon
Congress is firmly behind AUKUS and it is placing pressure on the Pentagon to affirm its commitment to thr pact. That should also be a wakeup call for those in Australia doubting America's political will on AUKUS.
share.google/lDkE7ZV8K790...
Congress is firmly behind AUKUS and it is placing pressure on the Pentagon to affirm its commitment to thr pact. That should also be a wakeup call for those in Australia doubting America's political will on AUKUS.
share.google/lDkE7ZV8K790...
Electric vehicles are vulnerable to cyber attacks that could remotely unlock, lock, start and stop your car, and exfiltrate sensitive data covering a driver's pattern of life and communications in the car (or on any device connected to the car).
www.afr.com/policy/forei...
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Criminals could hack your EV, cyber tsar warns
The Australian Cyber Security Centre head also urged people to stop storing passwords and bank details in browser as hackers develop software to steal it.
www.afr.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Electric vehicles are vulnerable to cyber attacks that could remotely unlock, lock, start and stop your car, and exfiltrate sensitive data covering a driver's pattern of life and communications in the car (or on any device connected to the car).
www.afr.com/policy/forei...
www.afr.com/policy/forei...
Cyber and drone activity is about bleeding the West dry through the imposition of costs on our societies
COMMENTARY: Russian hackers have repeatedly attacked Liverpool City Council — and it's not because they harbor a particular dislike for England.
The attacks are part of a broader strategy to hit cities, governments and businesses with heavy financial losses.
The attacks are part of a broader strategy to hit cities, governments and businesses with heavy financial losses.
Russia wants to bleed us dry
The Kremlin’s gray-zone aggression is draining our resources, making it increasingly costly to be a business based in a Western country.
www.politico.eu
November 5, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Cyber and drone activity is about bleeding the West dry through the imposition of costs on our societies
Don't mess with Australia
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November 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Don't mess with Australia
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Congrats to Auburn on emulating the Big Red
We were asked to sign something like this—in the PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA! (I did not sign.)
November 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Congrats to Auburn on emulating the Big Red
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Last week, we welcomed John Brennan, Michael Hayden, and Ellen McCarthy for “The Directors: A Conversation on Intelligence and National Security." Read more about this candid discussion on global security and the future of intelligence at the @haydencenter.bsky.social schar.gmu.edu/news/2025-11...
A Night of Insight: Intelligence Leaders Discuss Global Challenges
Three former intelligence directors took the Schar School stage for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of international security. See what they said.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Last week, we welcomed John Brennan, Michael Hayden, and Ellen McCarthy for “The Directors: A Conversation on Intelligence and National Security." Read more about this candid discussion on global security and the future of intelligence at the @haydencenter.bsky.social schar.gmu.edu/news/2025-11...
There is some pretty clear First Amendment jurisprudence to the contrary. If we are going to start arresting people for "hyperbolic comments" there are a whole lot of politicians and media personalities who are in jeopardy.
From Bovino's deposition: (1) he calls protestors "violent" if they articulate views hostile to ICE, even if no violence is manifested; (2) he instructs his forces to attack and arrest protestors who express "hyperbolic comments," which is to say, criticism of ICE and Bovino.
November 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
There is some pretty clear First Amendment jurisprudence to the contrary. If we are going to start arresting people for "hyperbolic comments" there are a whole lot of politicians and media personalities who are in jeopardy.
Is America inching towards the realization that Russia and its own interests are on opposing sides in conflicts?
Russia supplies weapons to Venezuela, and nothing prevents it from supplying Caracas with the Oreshnik missile, deputy head of the State Duma's defense committee, Alexey Zhuravlev, said.
"We supply this country with almost the entire range of weapons, from small arms to aircraft.
"We supply this country with almost the entire range of weapons, from small arms to aircraft.
November 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Is America inching towards the realization that Russia and its own interests are on opposing sides in conflicts?
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Putin isn’t strong — he’s aggressive.
That’s a crucial difference.
Trump has often admired the wrong kind of power. I hope his new assessment lasts, and turns into real support for Ukraine.
As I told @FareedZakaria — and write in my book, Autocrats vs. Democrats:
www.amazon.com/dp/0358677874
That’s a crucial difference.
Trump has often admired the wrong kind of power. I hope his new assessment lasts, and turns into real support for Ukraine.
As I told @FareedZakaria — and write in my book, Autocrats vs. Democrats:
www.amazon.com/dp/0358677874
November 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Putin isn’t strong — he’s aggressive.
That’s a crucial difference.
Trump has often admired the wrong kind of power. I hope his new assessment lasts, and turns into real support for Ukraine.
As I told @FareedZakaria — and write in my book, Autocrats vs. Democrats:
www.amazon.com/dp/0358677874
That’s a crucial difference.
Trump has often admired the wrong kind of power. I hope his new assessment lasts, and turns into real support for Ukraine.
As I told @FareedZakaria — and write in my book, Autocrats vs. Democrats:
www.amazon.com/dp/0358677874
Russia's nuclear "Skyfall" missile is old technology that was abandoned by the US over 50 years ago as being dangerous, stupid, and less effective than alternatives.
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Russia's new "Skyfall' Missile - Evaluation & the Danger of "Superweapon Syndrome"
YouTube video by Perun
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November 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Russia's nuclear "Skyfall" missile is old technology that was abandoned by the US over 50 years ago as being dangerous, stupid, and less effective than alternatives.
youtu.be/M0t8UYZ9rrQ?...
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Multiple Russian influence operations leveraged suspected Russian drone intrusions into Polish airspace to blame NATO and Poland for those airspace violations
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Pro-Russia Information Operations Leverage Russian Drone Incursions into Polish Airspace | Google Cloud Blog
Pro-Russia information operations promoting narratives related to the incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace.
cloud.google.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Multiple Russian influence operations leveraged suspected Russian drone intrusions into Polish airspace to blame NATO and Poland for those airspace violations
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No time like the present to increase the pressure
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November 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
No time like the present to increase the pressure
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