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Eliot Higgins
@eliothiggins.bsky.social
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Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · Sep 9
I've written a lot about disordered discourse and counterpublics, but given recent events I want to cover a key part of disordered discourse, which I call the four pillars of disordered doubt.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h
Mamdani: "I just want to speak directly to the president. I will not be a mayor like Mayor Adams who will call you to stay out of jail. I won't be a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election. I can do those things on my own."
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 7h
‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother
In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...
www.theguardian.com
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antibot4navalny | bot blocker | блокировщик ботов @antibot4navalny.bsky.social · 9h
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Bots also likely reply to any mentions of "Jay Jones" in tweets by anyone:
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Elon Musk also amplified the "reckless driving" dirt.

Trump also endorsed AG incumbent 🔴Miyares; called govnr contender 🔵Spanberger "weak and ineffective".

Youngkin called 🔵Spanberger, Lt Govnr contender Hashmi to call on 🔵Jones to step away.
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On Oct 04–05, several high-profile 🔴GOP-aligned officials have amplified the "violent texts" dirt; most called for 🔵Jones' withdrawal. In chronological order:

📢 seating VA govnr Glenn Youngkin
📢 speaker of the House Mike Johnson
📢 VP JD Vance
📢 Elon Musk
📢 Donald Trump
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With Govnr, Lt Govnr and Attorney General on the VA Nov 04 ballot, the Governor’s race was initially drawing the most attention.

Candidates for these seats typically strive for same-party elex outcomes, they avoid split-party scenarios (eg 🔵Dem Govnr / 🔴Rep AG).
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High-stakes campaigning draws national attn as a referendum on Trump’s admin. Such elex often swing against the WH party.

Dems' victory could make VA a "CA-style" opposition hub, blocking GOP priorities & modeling for purple states.

GOP hold would boost midterm confidence.
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antibot4navalny | bot blocker | блокировщик ботов @antibot4navalny.bsky.social · 9h
🧵 A pro-MAGA bot network on X/Twitter that previously aided Trump to secure a 2nd term has just started helping him to retain power.

Virginia elections, a tuneup for the 2026 midterms, are increasingly becoming a tight race. And bots are supposed to support 🔴GOP in the 4 weeks left.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 12h
When I talk about disordered counterpublics I make the point loyalty trumps accountability for the in-group, and this is a perfect example of that.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h
Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 12h
“Marxists in full display” and tigers and bears, ooh my
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h
Johnson: "We call it the Hate America Rally that will happen Saturday. Let's see who shows up for that. I bet you you'll see Hamas supporters, I bet you'll see antifa types, I bet you'll see Marxists on full display, people who don't want to stand and defend the foundational truths of this republic"
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 20h
I just checked and this is real. It's on Border Patrol's official Instagram (I don't see it on Facebook) and is being celebrated by Nazis on Twitter, as you can see in the screenshot.

The clip is just 13 seconds long too, so it's a very intentional thing. We've got a Nazi government.
Twitter account: Uncensored @HmanQuotes1945: Official border patrol Facebook page is posting with the banned lyrics of Michael Jackson's song. "Jew me sue me... Kick me k*ke me." Epic
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 16h
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 1d
Occasionally Cambridge, not had an invite to Norwich yet.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 1d
Just a few tickets left for this event in Brighton tonight.
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BRIGHTHINK @brighthink.bsky.social · 14d
Don’t miss this behind-the-scenes look at how investigative journalism is fighting back against authoritarianism — one verified fact at a time.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/truth-in-a...
TRUTH IN A POST-TRUTH WORLD: Inside Bellingcat with Eliot Higgins
Join Eliot Higgins, founder of Bellingcat, as he discusses how digital investigators are exposing war crimes, corruption, and propaganda
www.eventbrite.co.uk
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 1d
4Chan fined by Ofcom for ignoring requests for online safety information
www.independent.co.uk/tech/ofcom-l...
4Chan fined by Ofcom for ignoring requests for online safety information
The online forum has been fined £20,000 by the watchdog for breaching its information requests.
www.independent.co.uk
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 1d
Just a few tickets left for this event in Brighton tonight.
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BRIGHTHINK @brighthink.bsky.social · 14d
Don’t miss this behind-the-scenes look at how investigative journalism is fighting back against authoritarianism — one verified fact at a time.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/truth-in-a...
TRUTH IN A POST-TRUTH WORLD: Inside Bellingcat with Eliot Higgins
Join Eliot Higgins, founder of Bellingcat, as he discusses how digital investigators are exposing war crimes, corruption, and propaganda
www.eventbrite.co.uk
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 1d
US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information
Defense department policy requires outlets to vow not to obtain unauthorized files and restricts access to some areas
www.theguardian.com
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BRIGHTHINK @brighthink.bsky.social · 14d
Don’t miss this behind-the-scenes look at how investigative journalism is fighting back against authoritarianism — one verified fact at a time.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/truth-in-a...
TRUTH IN A POST-TRUTH WORLD: Inside Bellingcat with Eliot Higgins
Join Eliot Higgins, founder of Bellingcat, as he discusses how digital investigators are exposing war crimes, corruption, and propaganda
www.eventbrite.co.uk
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BRIGHTHINK @brighthink.bsky.social · 14d
Join us in the Tusk Room, Brighton , on Tues 14th Oct, as founder of Bellingcat, Eliot Higgins, discusses the pioneering investigative collective and it's groundbreaking work in online open-source investigations into war crimes, corruption, and propaganda.

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 2d
This week, Bellingcat's @colborne.bsky.social will tackle the Bellingcat Challenge live. Michael is used to mapping the movements of the transnational far-right; let’s see how he handles mapping the movements of ships...
Help him out on Wednesday, 5pm CEST/11am EDT: www.youtube.com/live/dOQc2sd...
Bellingcat Open Source Challenges - Live!
YouTube video by Bellingcat
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Michael Colborne @colborne.bsky.social · 3d
Meanwhile, antisemitic chant at a far-right anti-immigration protest today in Amsterdam: “Hey Franz Timmermans, you dirty filthy cancer Jew, just go and die”

(not getting into semantics of translating kkr, which I’m tempted to more loosely translate as “f*cking” in this context but that’s just me)
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Maarten Hopman @maartenhopman.bsky.social · 3d
Het is dat ze geen watermeloen-button droegen, anders werd dit misschien wel antisemitisch genoemd.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 3d
Britain's youth clubs have been quietly decimated. What's most revealing is that few seem to care | John Harris www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Britain's youth clubs have been quietly decimated. What's most revealing is that few seem to care | John Harris
These vital spaces have been the first targets of cuts in a nation that favours age over youth – despite being the remedy for blights such as social division, polarisation and loneliness, says Guardia...
www.theguardian.com
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 3d
Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein ‘we’re in this together’ in 2011 email www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein ‘we’re in this together’ in 2011 email
Royal sent email after Virginia Giuffre photo emerged but later claimed he had ceased contact with Epstein in 2010
www.theguardian.com
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 3d
👀 they are really struggling with that $50,000 question.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d
STEPHANOPOULOS: Did Tom Homan give the $50,000 back?

VANCE: He did not take a bribe. It's a ridiculous smear

STEPHANOPOULOS: You didn't answer the question

VANCE: Did he accept $50,000? I'm sure that in the course of Homan's life, he's been paid more than $50k for services.

(So, no, he didn't)
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 3d
the real takeaway here is even vance is on national tv saying that its totally fair to ask why trump sucks at making deals
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d
JD Vance: "We want to make sure that they skyrocketing healthcare costs of the Biden administration start to level off and hopefully come down."
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