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Val Broeksmit was an FBI informant who tried to entrap me and frame me as Phineas Fisher. Along the way, he tried to hack and inform on his enemies, journalists and Epstein.
This is his story.
This is his story.
Val Broeksmit: A Comically Tragic Spy
Val Broeksmit was a source for and antagonist of the FBI, Congress, FusionGPS, The New York Times, DDoSecrets, and many other journalists.
emma.best
August 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Val Broeksmit was an FBI informant who tried to entrap me and frame me as Phineas Fisher. Along the way, he tried to hack and inform on his enemies, journalists and Epstein.
This is his story.
This is his story.
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Absolutely wild story and want to clarify my own involvement in this saga:
1.) I’m not a “former” hacker, I had yet to actually become one
2.) it’s difficult to actually describe what I’ve done! But I performed no black hat hacking
(Continued)
1.) I’m not a “former” hacker, I had yet to actually become one
2.) it’s difficult to actually describe what I’ve done! But I performed no black hat hacking
(Continued)
Val Broeksmit was an FBI informant who tried to entrap me and frame me as Phineas Fisher. Along the way, he tried to hack and inform on his enemies, journalists and Epstein.
This is his story.
This is his story.
Val Broeksmit: A Comically Tragic Spy
Val Broeksmit was a source for and antagonist of the FBI, Congress, FusionGPS, The New York Times, DDoSecrets, and many other journalists.
emma.best
August 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Absolutely wild story and want to clarify my own involvement in this saga:
1.) I’m not a “former” hacker, I had yet to actually become one
2.) it’s difficult to actually describe what I’ve done! But I performed no black hat hacking
(Continued)
1.) I’m not a “former” hacker, I had yet to actually become one
2.) it’s difficult to actually describe what I’ve done! But I performed no black hat hacking
(Continued)
Loooooooooooooooooooong, thorough, and largely accurate piece about Val Broeksmit's involvement with the FBI by DDoS principal Emma Best, principal of @ddosecrets.com
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emma.best/2025/08/08/v...
Val Broeksmit: A Comically Tragic Spy
Val Broeksmit was a source for and antagonist of the FBI, Congress, FusionGPS, The New York Times, DDoSecrets, and many other journalists.
emma.best
August 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Loooooooooooooooooooong, thorough, and largely accurate piece about Val Broeksmit's involvement with the FBI by DDoS principal Emma Best, principal of @ddosecrets.com
emma.best/2025/08/08/v...
emma.best/2025/08/08/v...
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An obsession with forecasting precisely can cause people to miss the forest for the trees. Trump's approach to the tariffs may not have been predictable per se, but more generally the financial world should not be surprised to have been screwed over by a proven conman
I really can't overstate how badly caught off-guard the entire financial world is by this announcement. It's pretty clearly worse than the consensus worst-case scenarios.
Have been preparing for this day for a while and coming into this morning I really thought there was a chance we had oversold what Trump was gonna do. I spent actual time thinking about it. And then the reality was SOOOOOO much dumber and worse than anyone’s expectations
April 3, 2025 at 2:33 AM
An obsession with forecasting precisely can cause people to miss the forest for the trees. Trump's approach to the tariffs may not have been predictable per se, but more generally the financial world should not be surprised to have been screwed over by a proven conman
Isn’t there someone with $30-40k to spare to pay for an actual forensic analysis of my historical records of X . Com, Russia, China, and Musk?
Unlike Musk or any of the researchers who will profit from it, I will pledge to work for free for at least 40 hours with anyone who’ll take me up on it.
Unlike Musk or any of the researchers who will profit from it, I will pledge to work for free for at least 40 hours with anyone who’ll take me up on it.
Is it me or is it weird Elon Musk owns a one-letter domain — x[.]com — featuring the letter X as the totality of its content?
And before he turned Twitter into x.com its reverse DNS pings from an IP in Khabarovsk, Russia, by cloud provider Gcore Labs, who years ago pledged to no longer do biz in 🇷🇺?
And before he turned Twitter into x.com its reverse DNS pings from an IP in Khabarovsk, Russia, by cloud provider Gcore Labs, who years ago pledged to no longer do biz in 🇷🇺?
February 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Isn’t there someone with $30-40k to spare to pay for an actual forensic analysis of my historical records of X . Com, Russia, China, and Musk?
Unlike Musk or any of the researchers who will profit from it, I will pledge to work for free for at least 40 hours with anyone who’ll take me up on it.
Unlike Musk or any of the researchers who will profit from it, I will pledge to work for free for at least 40 hours with anyone who’ll take me up on it.
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It takes until a Palestinian politician quoted in the 20th paragraph of this story before this "remarkable proposal" is accurately described as ethnic cleansing
President Donald Trump indicated that he had spoken with the king of Jordan about potentially building housing and moving more than 1 million Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring countries, a remarkable proposal from a sitting US president: cnn.it/3WACxIK
Trump suggests his plan for Gaza Strip is to ‘clean out the whole thing’ | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump indicated Saturday that he had spoken with the king of Jordan about potentially building housing and moving more than 1 million Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring countries, ...
cnn.it
January 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It takes until a Palestinian politician quoted in the 20th paragraph of this story before this "remarkable proposal" is accurately described as ethnic cleansing
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Israel aid is exempt btw
January 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Israel aid is exempt btw
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oh, youre here from tik tok? (chuckle's lightly ) Is that like reddit for babies
January 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
oh, youre here from tik tok? (chuckle's lightly ) Is that like reddit for babies
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NEW: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg will attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, according to an official involved with the planning of the event.
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckberg to attend Trump's inauguration
The three will be seated together on the inauguration platform with other prominent guests.
www.nbcnews.com
January 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
NEW: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg will attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, according to an official involved with the planning of the event.
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1/ Judge Cannon has ruled on the emergency requests before her to block Special Counsel Jack Smith's Final Report & has DENIED injunctive relief with respect to Vol. I concerning the election interference case in DC.
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![Upon review of the Emergency Motion, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: 1. The Emergency Motion is DENIED as to Volume I. The United States represents that it “believes that nothing in Volume One of the Final Report . . . directly or indirectly refers, relies, or bears in any respect upon any evidence or argument relevant to any of the charges alleged against Defendants Nauta and De Oliveira in this case” [ECF No. 692 pp. 1–2]. The United States further indicates in the same filing, and reiterates in a sealed addendum (portions of which are properly revealed herein), that Volume I makes two generalized references to this criminal case, but “[w]ithout referencing Defendants Nauta or De Oliveira, any conduct by them, any evidence against them, or the charges against them” [ECF No. 692 p. 2; see ECF No. 680 (affirming that only “[o]ne volume of the report pertains to this case”); 11th Cir. Appeal No. 24-12311 (Doc. 90 at 14) (describing Volume I as “unrelated” to this case)]. “Other than these two references,” the United States adds, “there are no other references to the Classified Documents Case in Volume One of the Final Report” [ECF No. 693 p. 2]. Based on these representations, the Court sees an insufficient basis to grant emergency injunctive relief as to Volume I. The Court’s Order Granting Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Superseding Indictment Based on Appointments Clause Violation is “confined to this proceeding” [ECF No. 672 p. 1], and hence this](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6cdw2mjawfdu73epojmnhrq3/bafkreiauv2s7t3vuv7ralegpcicgpjbzotp3jgvdybfyvmspnu27npedue@jpeg)
January 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
1/ Judge Cannon has ruled on the emergency requests before her to block Special Counsel Jack Smith's Final Report & has DENIED injunctive relief with respect to Vol. I concerning the election interference case in DC.
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I wish you Americans would organise and protest more. Takes some notes from the EU citizens.
January 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I wish you Americans would organise and protest more. Takes some notes from the EU citizens.
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"The false report from Fox, which was attributed to anonymous sources, confused the public – and evidently Trump too. The misinformation is still circulating a day later – serving as a cautionary tale about the news ecosystem as the new year begins."
Trump falsely links New Orleans terror attack to migrants after erroneous Fox News report | CNN Business
An erroneous early Fox News report about the New Orleans terror attack is warping the political dialogue in the aftermath of the deadly rampage.
www.cnn.com
January 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"The false report from Fox, which was attributed to anonymous sources, confused the public – and evidently Trump too. The misinformation is still circulating a day later – serving as a cautionary tale about the news ecosystem as the new year begins."
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I’m assuming Matt Gaetz disclosed his illegal drug use on his application to purchase firearms, right? If not, hear the Republicans think that’s a serious crime that deserves serious consequences.
December 24, 2024 at 1:17 PM
I’m assuming Matt Gaetz disclosed his illegal drug use on his application to purchase firearms, right? If not, hear the Republicans think that’s a serious crime that deserves serious consequences.
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That was fast. Judge Mehta gives Gaetz until 5pm to explain why his case against the House Ethics Committee should not be dismissed for being 1) too stupid and 2) moot.
December 23, 2024 at 4:36 PM
That was fast. Judge Mehta gives Gaetz until 5pm to explain why his case against the House Ethics Committee should not be dismissed for being 1) too stupid and 2) moot.
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The below statement by Elon Musk is authentic.
The AfD demands a “reversal” of Holocaust remembrance in Germany and states that the Nazi Schutzstaffel were “not criminals”. More here—> amp.dw.com/en/how-much-... …and here—> www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/10...
The AfD demands a “reversal” of Holocaust remembrance in Germany and states that the Nazi Schutzstaffel were “not criminals”. More here—> amp.dw.com/en/how-much-... …and here—> www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/10...
December 20, 2024 at 11:20 AM
The below statement by Elon Musk is authentic.
The AfD demands a “reversal” of Holocaust remembrance in Germany and states that the Nazi Schutzstaffel were “not criminals”. More here—> amp.dw.com/en/how-much-... …and here—> www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/10...
The AfD demands a “reversal” of Holocaust remembrance in Germany and states that the Nazi Schutzstaffel were “not criminals”. More here—> amp.dw.com/en/how-much-... …and here—> www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/10...
Send him this shirt.
December 16, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Send him this shirt.
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The statement by Assad, is essentially him throwing everyone, but himself, under the bus. It was everyone's fault but his.
"I never sought positions for personal gain"
Except for robbing the country for decades, as if it was his family's animal farm, then taking it all with him.
"I never sought positions for personal gain"
Except for robbing the country for decades, as if it was his family's animal farm, then taking it all with him.
December 16, 2024 at 2:25 PM
The statement by Assad, is essentially him throwing everyone, but himself, under the bus. It was everyone's fault but his.
"I never sought positions for personal gain"
Except for robbing the country for decades, as if it was his family's animal farm, then taking it all with him.
"I never sought positions for personal gain"
Except for robbing the country for decades, as if it was his family's animal farm, then taking it all with him.
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Holy shit.
The Russian gov send in an abuse request for the @Bellingcat to be removed from mstdn.social :amaze:
I am not gonna comply, and have replied to Hetzner
No way I'm gonna let the evils of the gremlin dictate stuff on anything I host
The Russian gov send in an abuse request for the @Bellingcat to be removed from mstdn.social :amaze:
I am not gonna comply, and have replied to Hetzner
No way I'm gonna let the evils of the gremlin dictate stuff on anything I host
December 14, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Holy shit.
The Russian gov send in an abuse request for the @Bellingcat to be removed from mstdn.social :amaze:
I am not gonna comply, and have replied to Hetzner
No way I'm gonna let the evils of the gremlin dictate stuff on anything I host
The Russian gov send in an abuse request for the @Bellingcat to be removed from mstdn.social :amaze:
I am not gonna comply, and have replied to Hetzner
No way I'm gonna let the evils of the gremlin dictate stuff on anything I host
Eight years of telling “reporters” that dozens of them “covering” different iterations of the same foreign money-funded “protests” was a one-way ticket to nowhere, while they pretended to be surprised racism and bigotry not only still exists but is more prevalent than ever. You got what you deserve.
December 14, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Eight years of telling “reporters” that dozens of them “covering” different iterations of the same foreign money-funded “protests” was a one-way ticket to nowhere, while they pretended to be surprised racism and bigotry not only still exists but is more prevalent than ever. You got what you deserve.
Just when you thought Prince Andrew couldn’t be be more of a despicable knob-end… www.bbc.com/news/article...
Alleged Chinese spy had 'unusual degree of trust' with Andrew
A Chinese associate of Prince Andrew has been refused entry to the UK amid national security fears.
www.bbc.com
December 13, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Just when you thought Prince Andrew couldn’t be be more of a despicable knob-end… www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Just four months after his release from Russian prison, Evan Gershkovich has the lead byline on an incredible story about the ultrasecret Russian agency behind his kidnapping. He and the Journal identified the precise individuals involved. Astonishing. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
December 13, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Just four months after his release from Russian prison, Evan Gershkovich has the lead byline on an incredible story about the ultrasecret Russian agency behind his kidnapping. He and the Journal identified the precise individuals involved. Astonishing. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Soon they'll be calling it "The Gray Lady" because she'll be dead as a doornail.
December 12, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Soon they'll be calling it "The Gray Lady" because she'll be dead as a doornail.
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New: The vast majority of Americans whose phone records have been stolen by the ongoing Chinese hacking campaign against telecoms have not been notified by their carrier and will not be notified by government. Intercepts of calls and texts, yes. Metadata, no.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...
Most victims of Chinese phone data hacking campaign haven’t been notified, sources say
More than a million people had their metadata stolen, an industry source said.
www.nbcnews.com
December 12, 2024 at 1:29 PM
New: The vast majority of Americans whose phone records have been stolen by the ongoing Chinese hacking campaign against telecoms have not been notified by their carrier and will not be notified by government. Intercepts of calls and texts, yes. Metadata, no.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...
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shoutout to UnitedHealth CEO for being so out-of-touch that every message to staff results in another wave of angry leaks and tipsters for me
December 11, 2024 at 11:16 PM
shoutout to UnitedHealth CEO for being so out-of-touch that every message to staff results in another wave of angry leaks and tipsters for me