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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 8h

Full article here: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 8h

the soldiers write: "It is time for the U.S. Military to focus on the competition space away from a conventional battlefield and ensure the military is prepared to engage with other large scale nations."

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 8h

They wrote that Army Special Operations should "adopt a similar approach to our competitors" including "information campaigns to exploit partisan disputes based on abuses towards marginalized groups, such as human rights violations against minority sects of a population":

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 8h

Three active duty Army Special Operations soldiers wrote that "U.S. Forces must anticipate and exploit the information environment in the homeland" within an article authored in 2021 about the 2020 BLM protests:

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 8h

Army Special Operations Forces have also studied and reported justifications for how information warfare could be deployed to target U.S. citizens, using the 2020 protests in Portland OR as a test case:

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 9h

Reason: The U.S. Military Is Helping Arab Dictatorships Run Psyops
reason.com/2025/10/13/t...

The U.S. military is helping Arab dictatorships run psyops

The Pentagon spends a lot of taxpayer money on propaganda worldwide. Some of it is coordinated with Middle Eastern dictators, 'The Washington Post' revealed.

reason.com

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Mikael Thalen @mikaelthalen.bsky.social · 3d

EXCLUSIVE: A cell-site simulator, commonly referred to as an IMSI-catcher or "Stingray," may have been used at the ICE facility in Portland.

Analysis of cellular signals in the area showed phones receiving abnormal spikes in requests for their unique identifiers. san.com/cc/exclusive...

Exclusive: Fake cellphone tower likely surveilled protesters at Portland ICE facility

Law enforcement officials may have deployed a secretive cellphone surveillance technology last weekend at Portland’s ICE facility.

san.com

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 3d

www.kan.org.il/content/kan/...

משי זהב

<p>סדרת דוקו המביאה את סיפור ההשתקה שנמשך שנים ושמר בסוד את מעגל ההתעללות המזוויע של משי זהב בעשרות נשים וגברים, בני כל הגילאים</p>

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 3d

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 3d

NSO has also been lobbying on Capitol Hill this year. The lobbyists have made contributions to PACs for Senators Marsha Blackburn, Tom Cotton, Jon Husted, John Thune, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Congressmen Nick Langworthy and Thomas Kean Jr.

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb.bsky.social · 4d

SCOOP: Spyware maker NSO Group confirmed to us that the company has been acquired by a U.S. investment group.

NSO's spokesperson said the group "has invested tens of millions of dollars in the company and has acquired controlling ownership," but declined to say who is behind the investment.

Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors | TechCrunch

NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken “controlling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.

techcrunch.com

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 3d

www.haaretz.com/life/2025-05...

'Many powerful people were relieved by his death. He knew who went to sex parties'

With the Airing of a New Explosive Documentary on the Founder and Chairman of Zaka, Yehuda Meshi-Zahav – Who Has Been Implicated in Decades of Sexual Abuse of Teenagers and Children, and Took His Own ...

www.haaretz.com

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 3d

Did the late ZAKA Chairman Meshi-Zahav also tell Samantha Power about his sex crimes investigations?

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 4d

I have reached out to @atg.wa.gov for comment:

Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 4d

ICE request to Seattle PD: "I am investigating the following subject for possible immigration violations."

WA State law: law enforcement shall not cooperate with immigration investigations

Any lawyer want to chime in? Is Seattle PD violating state law here fulfilling this?

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 4d

ICE request to Seattle PD: "I am investigating the following subject for possible immigration violations."

WA State law: law enforcement shall not cooperate with immigration investigations

Any lawyer want to chime in? Is Seattle PD violating state law here fulfilling this?

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 4d

ICE request to Seattle PD: "I am investigating the following subject for possible immigration violations."

WA State law: law enforcement shall not cooperate with immigration investigations

Any lawyer want to chime in? Is Seattle PD violating state law here fulfilling this?

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 4d

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell says he will FOIA DHS so that Seattleites get transparency on what they are doing.

I have waited years on a FOIA that is still unfulfilled, aiming to uncover what SOCOM was training for in Seattle.

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: Seattle Mayor says it's unprecedented for Trump to use American cities as a training ground for the military.

In reality, Seattle quietly signed an agreement to allow SOCOM to train Special Operations Forces in the city in 2019 and 2020

www.hardpressed-info.com/seattle-mayo...

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell Is Misinformed, Sparse On Action

One day after HardPressed revealed that the Seattle Police Department (SPD) was prioritizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) requests for records over citizens’ requests, Seattle Mayor Bruce...

www.hardpressed-info.com

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: In times of crisis, intelligence and information are required to successfully keep people safe.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is misinformed and sparse on action:
www.hardpressed-info.com/seattle-mayo...

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell Is Misinformed, Sparse On Action

HardPressed

www.hardpressed-info.com

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: In times of crisis, intelligence and information are required to successfully keep people safe.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is misinformed and sparse on action:
www.hardpressed-info.com/seattle-mayo...

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell Is Misinformed, Sparse On Action

HardPressed

www.hardpressed-info.com

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 5d

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is seriously misinformed when he answered at this presser: “To my knowledge, in duty, an ICE agent has never made a 911 call to a local jurisdiction”

Significant reporting shows that ICE have made false 911 calls:

Mayor Bruce Harrell @mayorofseattle.bsky.social · 5d

Today, I signed two Executive Orders to safeguard Seattle communities from federal overreach with a focus on preparedness and coordination in the event of unilateral troop deployment and protecting immigrant and refugee communities.
harrell.seattle.gov/2025/10/08/m...

Mayor Harrell Signs Executive Orders to Protect Seattle Communities from Unlawful Federal Troop Deployment and Unjust Immigration Enforcement Actions - Office of the Mayor

Seattle – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell signed two Executive Orders to safeguard Seattle communities from federal overreach and unlawful actions from the Trump administration, with a focus on preparednes...

harrell.seattle.gov

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 6d

After the NG was deployed to Seattle in 2020, I spent years obtaining thousands of documents itemizing what guard members eat, where they sleep, when they had their clothes washed, how they were mobilized.

My analysis on Mayor Harrell's new NG EO:

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 5d

I spent more than a year, documenting how certain members of Seattle's elite political class have harmed and failed Roger Wright. Neither Bruce Harrell, nor Katie Wilson have responded to requests for comment about the story.

www.realchangenews.org/news/2025/09...

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 5d

In New York:
hellgatenyc.com/fdny-ice-hea...

The FDNY Sped to ICE Headquarters for a Bogus 911 Call: 'They Used Us'

After the fire truck pulled up to the federal building where more than 100 people are being held, a van of the sort ICE uses to transport detainees sped out past protesters.

hellgatenyc.com

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 5d

In Illinois:
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Broadview police chief accuses ICE agents of making false 911 calls

Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills said ICE agents are draining the resources of his department and the community by making false 911 calls.

www.cbsnews.com

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Glen Stellmacher @glentalk.bsky.social · 5d

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is seriously misinformed when he answered at this presser: “To my knowledge, in duty, an ICE agent has never made a 911 call to a local jurisdiction”

Significant reporting shows that ICE have made false 911 calls:

Mayor Bruce Harrell @mayorofseattle.bsky.social · 5d

Today, I signed two Executive Orders to safeguard Seattle communities from federal overreach with a focus on preparedness and coordination in the event of unilateral troop deployment and protecting immigrant and refugee communities.
harrell.seattle.gov/2025/10/08/m...

Mayor Harrell Signs Executive Orders to Protect Seattle Communities from Unlawful Federal Troop Deployment and Unjust Immigration Enforcement Actions - Office of the Mayor

Seattle – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell signed two Executive Orders to safeguard Seattle communities from federal overreach and unlawful actions from the Trump administration, with a focus on preparednes...

harrell.seattle.gov

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