Giancarlo Fiorella
@giancarlofiorella.bsky.social
Director of Research and Training | Bellingcat
Assistant Professor | Utrecht University
PhD, Criminology & Sociolegal Studies | University of Toronto
www.giancarlofiorella.com
Assistant Professor | Utrecht University
PhD, Criminology & Sociolegal Studies | University of Toronto
www.giancarlofiorella.com
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Hi! I live in Toronto and I stream to raise funds for SickKids via ExtraLife! Here is my ExtraLife page: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/548667
www.twitch.tv
I'm re-starting my charity Twitch streams starting tonight at 7:00 PM EST via @extralife4kids.bsky.social! Come hang out in the chat, and if you've got a dollar, donate it to Toronto's SickKids Hospital.
100% of proceeds go directly to the hospital!
www.twitch.tv/gianfiorel
100% of proceeds go directly to the hospital!
www.twitch.tv/gianfiorel
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Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
1/2
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From the Insight Monitor archives, here's a look at why you should care about money laundering. It's making you poorer and less safe, but there's a simple solution. Find out more here (paywall removed):
newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/the-real-h...
newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/the-real-h...
They’re Washing Billions. You’re Paying the Price.
Money laundering makes us less safe and poorer. There's a simple solution.
newsletter.insightthreatintel.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
From the Insight Monitor archives, here's a look at why you should care about money laundering. It's making you poorer and less safe, but there's a simple solution. Find out more here (paywall removed):
newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/the-real-h...
newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/the-real-h...
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Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
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"Without the backbone of Canadian culture and identity, what are we really fighting for? Who are we? Why not just roll over and become the 51st state?" — @hertzbarry.bsky.social (@theglobeandmail.com) on why Canada needs to be "elbows up" with arts and culture. At 8pm with @colinellis81.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
"Without the backbone of Canadian culture and identity, what are we really fighting for? Who are we? Why not just roll over and become the 51st state?" — @hertzbarry.bsky.social (@theglobeandmail.com) on why Canada needs to be "elbows up" with arts and culture. At 8pm with @colinellis81.bsky.social
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I joined @cwarzel.bsky.social on the Galaxy Brain Podcast to explain some of the reasons why America, and a lot of other Western democracies, are sliding into authoritarianism and why it's probably inevitable
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvFh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvFh...
America’s Slide Toward Simulated Democracy with Eliot Higgins
YouTube video by The Atlantic
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I joined @cwarzel.bsky.social on the Galaxy Brain Podcast to explain some of the reasons why America, and a lot of other Western democracies, are sliding into authoritarianism and why it's probably inevitable
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvFh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvFh...
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TRUMP: If you look at Somalia, they are taking over Minnesota.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
November 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
TRUMP: If you look at Somalia, they are taking over Minnesota.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
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This is why OpenAI is selling so aggressively to education at all levels—they want to create entire generations of users incapable of reading, writing and thinking without ChatGPT to hold their hands
And teachers and professors should call this out for what it actually is
And teachers and professors should call this out for what it actually is
To bear out this rosy projection, HSBC assumes that OpenAI will become "as ubiquitous [...] as Microsoft 365" (345mm users worldwide) while bringing in 10x the number of users (3bn).
November 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This is why OpenAI is selling so aggressively to education at all levels—they want to create entire generations of users incapable of reading, writing and thinking without ChatGPT to hold their hands
And teachers and professors should call this out for what it actually is
And teachers and professors should call this out for what it actually is
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Via @engelsman.bsky.social, Bloomberg with some space-based GPS jamming data around Venezuela! www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Venezuela Sees GPS Jamming Surge Amid US Military Buildup, Flight Cancellations
For a smartphone user on the ground in Caracas, this interference might just mean a slow map load. For an aircraft cruising at 30,000 feet, the implications are far more severe.
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Via @engelsman.bsky.social, Bloomberg with some space-based GPS jamming data around Venezuela! www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Nano Banana Pro also seems to be good at moving the camera when recreating images, which can add a false sense of authenticity to sets of images, for example:
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Nano Banana Pro also seems to be good at moving the camera when recreating images, which can add a false sense of authenticity to sets of images, for example:
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BREAKING: Two national guardsmen reportedly shot at 17th and I St NW just blocks from the White House. This video shows a shot fired in the first sec, shattering a bush shelter. It looks like law enforcement may have been struggling with someone on the ground.
(Video via @thepagetoday on X)
(Video via @thepagetoday on X)
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
BREAKING: Two national guardsmen reportedly shot at 17th and I St NW just blocks from the White House. This video shows a shot fired in the first sec, shattering a bush shelter. It looks like law enforcement may have been struggling with someone on the ground.
(Video via @thepagetoday on X)
(Video via @thepagetoday on X)
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Next it will be naturalized citizens (my husband). Then American-born dual citizens (my kids). No, that's not legal. Neither is this.
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Next it will be naturalized citizens (my husband). Then American-born dual citizens (my kids). No, that's not legal. Neither is this.
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can’t fucking catch a breath
make it stop
make it stop
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
can’t fucking catch a breath
make it stop
make it stop
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The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM
The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
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This is a shocking image (and that's 100% the point).
I wish this article had hit this point way earlier:
“It’s a buttoned-up version, a repackaging, of ethnic cleansing...The forced removal of...non-white people.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I wish this article had hit this point way earlier:
“It’s a buttoned-up version, a repackaging, of ethnic cleansing...The forced removal of...non-white people.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Growing white nationalist group behind broad daylight demonstration in London on Sunday | CBC News
An apparent white nationalist demonstration on a busy overpass near London, Ont.'s downtown on Sunday afternoon is concerning for witnesses and experts who track extremist behaviour.
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This is a shocking image (and that's 100% the point).
I wish this article had hit this point way earlier:
“It’s a buttoned-up version, a repackaging, of ethnic cleansing...The forced removal of...non-white people.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I wish this article had hit this point way earlier:
“It’s a buttoned-up version, a repackaging, of ethnic cleansing...The forced removal of...non-white people.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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A female wild wolf living on the central coast of British Columbia was filmed pulling a crab trap out of the ocean to eat the bait — a never-before-seen behavior that could constitute the first documented use of tools by a wolf. https://cnn.it/48jB0Mn
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
A female wild wolf living on the central coast of British Columbia was filmed pulling a crab trap out of the ocean to eat the bait — a never-before-seen behavior that could constitute the first documented use of tools by a wolf. https://cnn.it/48jB0Mn
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The Trump Admin has conducted 21 unauthorized military strikes in the Caribbean & East Pacific—killing 83 people—without giving Americans a full explanation. I’m leading my colleagues in demanding the declassification & public release of documents justifying these airstrikes.
November 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The Trump Admin has conducted 21 unauthorized military strikes in the Caribbean & East Pacific—killing 83 people—without giving Americans a full explanation. I’m leading my colleagues in demanding the declassification & public release of documents justifying these airstrikes.
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I’m sure I’m gonna get dragged for this, but I think AI is bad. AI has completely ruined Google search and it’s created a lot more slop that needs to be avoided on the Internet.
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I’m sure I’m gonna get dragged for this, but I think AI is bad. AI has completely ruined Google search and it’s created a lot more slop that needs to be avoided on the Internet.
@flightradar24.com showing US military activity north of Venezuela right now.
- F/A 18 Super Hornet and B-52H Stratofortress currently flying just south of Curacao
- E-2D Hawkeye north of Los Roques
- F/A 18 Super Hornet and B-52H Stratofortress currently flying just south of Curacao
- E-2D Hawkeye north of Los Roques
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
@flightradar24.com showing US military activity north of Venezuela right now.
- F/A 18 Super Hornet and B-52H Stratofortress currently flying just south of Curacao
- E-2D Hawkeye north of Los Roques
- F/A 18 Super Hornet and B-52H Stratofortress currently flying just south of Curacao
- E-2D Hawkeye north of Los Roques
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Two reasons why Canada should be wary as Donald Trump targets Venezuela
#Analysis from the Star's Allan Woods
#Analysis from the Star's Allan Woods
Two reasons why Canada should be wary as Donald Trump targets Venezuela
Over and above the threat of an U.S.-led war in the western hemisphere, Canadians should pay attention to America’s weaponization of information.
www.thestar.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Two reasons why Canada should be wary as Donald Trump targets Venezuela
#Analysis from the Star's Allan Woods
#Analysis from the Star's Allan Woods
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The forensic audio analysis by Rob C. Maher of the 2024 Trump assassination attempt has been peer-reviewed and published in the Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. This is great news for visual and audio investigations! aes2.org/publications...
November 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The forensic audio analysis by Rob C. Maher of the 2024 Trump assassination attempt has been peer-reviewed and published in the Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. This is great news for visual and audio investigations! aes2.org/publications...
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Was an honor to have @hypervisible.blacksky.app on our podcast to talk about spying on ourselves, spying on each other, Flock, Ring, food delivery robots, and general surveillance culture:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBg...
How Big Tech Has Convinced Us to Surveil Ourselves and Each Other
YouTube video by 404 Media
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Was an honor to have @hypervisible.blacksky.app on our podcast to talk about spying on ourselves, spying on each other, Flock, Ring, food delivery robots, and general surveillance culture:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBg...
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'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to hau...
www.rawstory.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...