(((Nick Shereikis)))
@nshereikis.bsky.social
Committed to creating a country and world that work for everyone. Head of Comms @c4ads.org, plus founder of the now-defunct Political Empathy Project. Views my own, always.
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if bari weiss had tried to do 9/11 there'd be three towers now
December 23, 2025 at 2:36 AM
if bari weiss had tried to do 9/11 there'd be three towers now
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The full Weiss memo is dogshit
-who cares if administration figures “regret” sending people to CECOT
-who cares about the criminal histories of the people we sent to CECOT, we sent them to a torture prison
—who cares about the “debate” over the legality of sending people to a torture prison
-who cares if administration figures “regret” sending people to CECOT
-who cares about the criminal histories of the people we sent to CECOT, we sent them to a torture prison
—who cares about the “debate” over the legality of sending people to a torture prison
December 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The full Weiss memo is dogshit
-who cares if administration figures “regret” sending people to CECOT
-who cares about the criminal histories of the people we sent to CECOT, we sent them to a torture prison
—who cares about the “debate” over the legality of sending people to a torture prison
-who cares if administration figures “regret” sending people to CECOT
-who cares about the criminal histories of the people we sent to CECOT, we sent them to a torture prison
—who cares about the “debate” over the legality of sending people to a torture prison
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One explanation for Bari killing the story is that she did so as a public act of fealty to the administration. But another is that, as an inexperienced journalist, she doesn’t understand that a refusal to go on the record is a kind of comment in and of itself
December 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
One explanation for Bari killing the story is that she did so as a public act of fealty to the administration. But another is that, as an inexperienced journalist, she doesn’t understand that a refusal to go on the record is a kind of comment in and of itself
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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We're proud to be a member of the Joint Analytical Cell, and grateful to all of our partner organizations for their commitment to protecting our oceans. We accomplished so much this year, and have shown what becomes possible when we unite behind a shared mission.
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JAC 2025 Highlights
The collaborative strength of the Joint Analytical Cell’s five organizations has shaped a highly productive year for fisheries intelligence in 2025. As partners around the world confronted evolving…
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December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We're proud to be a member of the Joint Analytical Cell, and grateful to all of our partner organizations for their commitment to protecting our oceans. We accomplished so much this year, and have shown what becomes possible when we unite behind a shared mission.
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“This continued growth...is emblematic of the junta’s inability to rein in the industry within Myanmar."
Thanks to @apnews.com for covering our work on the persistence of scam centers in Myanmar despite recent crackdowns. Quote from Analyst Michael Di Girolamo.
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Thanks to @apnews.com for covering our work on the persistence of scam centers in Myanmar despite recent crackdowns. Quote from Analyst Michael Di Girolamo.
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Myanmar declares a 'zero tolerance' policy for cyberscams. But the fraud goes on
Myanmar’s military leadership has vowed to crack down on cyberscam centers, starting with the notorious KK Park.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
“This continued growth...is emblematic of the junta’s inability to rein in the industry within Myanmar."
Thanks to @apnews.com for covering our work on the persistence of scam centers in Myanmar despite recent crackdowns. Quote from Analyst Michael Di Girolamo.
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Thanks to @apnews.com for covering our work on the persistence of scam centers in Myanmar despite recent crackdowns. Quote from Analyst Michael Di Girolamo.
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Squid is in-demand — and the race to catch it is transforming the South Pacific.
C4ADS worked with @elfocope.bsky.social and Artis0nal to investigate trends in industrial squid fishing and overfishing, with emphasis on the enablers of distant-water fleets.
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C4ADS worked with @elfocope.bsky.social and Artis0nal to investigate trends in industrial squid fishing and overfishing, with emphasis on the enablers of distant-water fleets.
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EL OTRO JUEGO DEL CALAMAR: explotación a pescadores peruanos en embarcaciones chinas
Seis pescadores peruanos sufrieron explotación y abusos laborales en embarcaciones chinas de calamar. Los pescadores fueron obligados a trabajar 16 horas y vivir con medio litro de agua al día. Dormía...
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December 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Squid is in-demand — and the race to catch it is transforming the South Pacific.
C4ADS worked with @elfocope.bsky.social and Artis0nal to investigate trends in industrial squid fishing and overfishing, with emphasis on the enablers of distant-water fleets.
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C4ADS worked with @elfocope.bsky.social and Artis0nal to investigate trends in industrial squid fishing and overfishing, with emphasis on the enablers of distant-water fleets.
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Finally, Miller's cousin, Alisa Kasmer, gave us her first interview. It's powerful stuff:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
December 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Finally, Miller's cousin, Alisa Kasmer, gave us her first interview. It's powerful stuff:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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Newly Unsealed Batch Of Epstein Estate Photos Contains Rare Holographic Dershowitz
December 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Newly Unsealed Batch Of Epstein Estate Photos Contains Rare Holographic Dershowitz
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Remarkable how brutal the ruling against Trump on Abrego Garcia truly is: It details flagrant and malicious abuses of power all throughout. Trump and Stephen Miller were testing their ability to spread lawless state terror. But the court held the line. 1/
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Fiasco for Trump as Judge Issues Harsh Rebuke in Abrego Garcia Case
Judge Paula Xinis’s ruling temporarily freed Kilmar Abrego Garcia from custody. It also savagely indicted Trump’s lawless handling of this whole affair from start to finish.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Remarkable how brutal the ruling against Trump on Abrego Garcia truly is: It details flagrant and malicious abuses of power all throughout. Trump and Stephen Miller were testing their ability to spread lawless state terror. But the court held the line. 1/
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@Reuters.com reports a tanker seized near Venezuela was flying a fake Guyana flag — tied to the same fraudulent registry network tracing back to Suniel Kumar Sharma, who we recently exposed in collaboration with @financialtimes.com
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Captain of convenience: how one man left a global trail of false flags
Authorities have repeatedly targeted a mysterious figure who set up shipping registries in far-flung countries
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December 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
@Reuters.com reports a tanker seized near Venezuela was flying a fake Guyana flag — tied to the same fraudulent registry network tracing back to Suniel Kumar Sharma, who we recently exposed in collaboration with @financialtimes.com
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ICYMI: Donated clothes aren’t closing Europe’s fashion economy “loop” — they’re traveling thousands of kilometers through opaque free zones in Pakistan and UAE, tripling carbon emissions and creating potential money laundering risks.
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Circular Fashion’s Dirty Detour | Journalismfund Europe
BUCHAREST / BARCELONA / MILAN / PARIS – By dropping clothes into collection bins, we often believe to be doing a good deed, “a small gesture that transforms the world”. But does it really? This…
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December 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
ICYMI: Donated clothes aren’t closing Europe’s fashion economy “loop” — they’re traveling thousands of kilometers through opaque free zones in Pakistan and UAE, tripling carbon emissions and creating potential money laundering risks.
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NEW: Brazil’s most powerful criminal group, PCC, is using Florida-registered companies to move laundered money through US banks — despite sanctions and years of enforcement. 🧵1/5
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Billion-Dollar Blind Spot
Despite decades of law enforcement efforts and Western sanctions targeting drug trafficking and money laundering, new C4ADS analysis has uncovered several Florida-registered companies tied to three…
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November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
NEW: Brazil’s most powerful criminal group, PCC, is using Florida-registered companies to move laundered money through US banks — despite sanctions and years of enforcement. 🧵1/5
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NEW: We worked with @France24.com to investigate the alleged use of chlorine as a chemical weapon in Sudan.
Through collaborative investigation, we identified a shipment containing a chlorine cylinder used in the attack, imported via a broader supply chain for military goods.
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Through collaborative investigation, we identified a shipment containing a chlorine cylinder used in the attack, imported via a broader supply chain for military goods.
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C4ADS Supports France 24 Investigation into Alleged Chemical Weapons Use in Sudan
C4ADS partnered with France 24 to investigate the alleged use of chlorine as a chemical weapon in Sudan, uncovering a critical supply chain connecting India to Sudan and the subsequent diversion of…
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December 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
NEW: We worked with @France24.com to investigate the alleged use of chlorine as a chemical weapon in Sudan.
Through collaborative investigation, we identified a shipment containing a chlorine cylinder used in the attack, imported via a broader supply chain for military goods.
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Through collaborative investigation, we identified a shipment containing a chlorine cylinder used in the attack, imported via a broader supply chain for military goods.
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I wrote about Bari Weiss newrepublic.com/article/2037...
Bari Weiss’s Big Secret Is That She’s Boring
The “contrarian” journalist’s new vision for CBS News appears to just mean reinventing Crossfire.
newrepublic.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I wrote about Bari Weiss newrepublic.com/article/2037...
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MTG is resigning from Congress because she has agreed to be my business partner in a cart selling the world's first alcoholic hot dogs
November 22, 2025 at 3:04 AM
MTG is resigning from Congress because she has agreed to be my business partner in a cart selling the world's first alcoholic hot dogs
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ICYMI: Canadian tech has been routed through Hong Kong and found in Russian weapons. @thecfhk.bsky.social’s Backdoor to the Battlefield — supported by C4ADS analysis — maps how sanctions evasion networks move restricted goods through global systems.
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Backdoor to the Battlefield: How Hong Kong Funnels Canadian Technology into Russia’s War Machine
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November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
ICYMI: Canadian tech has been routed through Hong Kong and found in Russian weapons. @thecfhk.bsky.social’s Backdoor to the Battlefield — supported by C4ADS analysis — maps how sanctions evasion networks move restricted goods through global systems.
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ICYMI: C4ADS Analyst Margaux Garcia spoke to @Economist.com about Russia’s expanding “shadow fleet,” exploring how these covert networks exploit vulnerabilities in maritime governance systems to continue operating.
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The flashing red threat from Russia’s dark fleet
NATO navies struggle to contain a new danger on the seas
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October 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
ICYMI: C4ADS Analyst Margaux Garcia spoke to @Economist.com about Russia’s expanding “shadow fleet,” exploring how these covert networks exploit vulnerabilities in maritime governance systems to continue operating.
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We’ve already highlighted the C4ADS Wildlife Seizure Dashboard and our convening capacity this month, but there’s a lot more to our Wildlife Crimes programs’ digital toolkit — like our bank statement analysis app. 🧵 1/5
October 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
We’ve already highlighted the C4ADS Wildlife Seizure Dashboard and our convening capacity this month, but there’s a lot more to our Wildlife Crimes programs’ digital toolkit — like our bank statement analysis app. 🧵 1/5
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October 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Your data + our platform = unlimited investigative potential. Soon, you’ll be able to seamlessly integrate your own proprietary data with Horizons in a carefully protected and structured way.
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NEW: Across the South Pacific, the distant water squid fleet (DWSF) is on the move — causing tension in the region and posing problems for newfound host country Chile. 🧵1/
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Pier Pressure
In the past three months, more than 80 high-risk distant water squid fishing vessels have landed in Chilean ports — an increase of more than 1,600 percent over years past, when the fleet primarily…
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October 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
NEW: Across the South Pacific, the distant water squid fleet (DWSF) is on the move — causing tension in the region and posing problems for newfound host country Chile. 🧵1/
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working on a new unified theory of american reality i'm calling "everyone is twelve now"
September 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
working on a new unified theory of american reality i'm calling "everyone is twelve now"
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NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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