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Brad Snyder
@snyde21.bsky.social
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PAI Research & OSINT enthusiast
USAF Intel (retired)
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China's Five Year Plan and Why You Should Care as an Investigator
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China's five year plan and why you should care as an investigator
YouTube video by Authentic8
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November 6, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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2600 The Hacker Quarterly

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Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
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November 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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For Those Struggling During the Shut Down & for Food

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From the VeteransBenefits community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the VeteransBenefits community
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November 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Take some time this weekend to get caught up in our #OptOutOctober series, where we’re providing daily tips to reclaim your privacy, one small task at a time. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security
Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a time it makes the process of protecting your privacy
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October 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Ex-Spymaster on How China Hacks the U.S.
60 Minutes
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China hacking America’s critical infrastructure, retired four-star general warns | 60 Minutes
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October 13, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Constantly Curious: One Ring to Track Them All?
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Constantly Curious: One Ring to Track Them All?
What does the Ōura Ring have to do with government surveillance?
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October 13, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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These Encrypted DNS Providers Actually Protect Your Privacy (Unlike Your ISP)
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These encrypted DNS providers actually protect your privacy (unlike your ISP)
Encrypted DNS is the easiest upgrade you can make for privacy online.
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October 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Google is the World’s Premier Intelligence Agency
Ami Elazari | September 20, 2025
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Google is the World’s Premier Intelligence Agency: By Ami Elazari
Data Dominance, Government Alliances, and the Shadow AI Intelligence Project Maven.
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September 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Media-opoly
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Kinda old, but still relevant
This seems relevant today…
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September 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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MUST-WATCH: “When you live here it feels like a poor country— you’re so reasonable. They painted you in a bad light. It makes me angry.”

Bernie wins over WV Trump voters, shows how @marshablackburn & Trump use averages to lie to us + help the rich.

Full: www.youtube.com/watch?v
September 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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OSINT Exercise 032 is now live!
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A video was recorded by an unknown traveller at an undisclosed airport. Despite the absolutely chaos of the footage (be warned!), it is possible to determine the exact date, time, an in which terminal the person was.

I hope you enjoy ❤️
OSINT Exercise #032
Welcome to OSINT Exercise #032! Task briefing: Airports are global hubs where cultures, languages, and lives briefly intersect. Millions of people pass through them each day. On an undisclosed date…
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September 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Why is the US government prioritizing the Islamic State in #Somalia | ACLED Briefed
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ACLED Briefed, the new series where ACLED experts unpack today’s most talked-about conflicts — short videos, bigger picture.

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Why is the US government prioritizing the Islamic State in #Somalia | ACLED Briefed
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September 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Maritime Sector Faces Surge in APT and Hacktivist Cyber Threats
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Cyber Threats Surge Against Maritime Industry In 2025
APT groups, ransomware gangs, and hacktivists are targeting the maritime industry with advanced cyberattacks amid rising geopolitical tensions and conflict.
cyble.com
August 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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US Airlines Built a Secret Data Broker to Help the Government Spy on Customers
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U.S. Airlines Built A Secret Data Broker To Help The Government Spy On Customers
We’ve noted many times that there are two major reasons the U.S. doesn’t have a functional privacy law for the modern internet era. One, we’re too corrupt and greedy to do the rig…
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June 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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30+ FREE Career Certifications for the Military Community (No GI Bill Needed)
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30+ FREE Career Certifications for the Military Community (No GI Bill Needed)
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May 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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America’s Coming Brain Drain: Trump’s War on Universities Could Kill U.S. Innovation
by L. Rafael Reif
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America’s Coming Brain Drain
Trump’s war on universities could kill U.S. innovation.
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May 28, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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The New Porn
Why we’ve replaced storytelling with spectacle and called it culture
Abram Shaffer | May 10, 2025
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The New Porn
Why we’ve replaced storytelling with spectacle and called it culture
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May 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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"It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear."

RIP, George Wendt

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Cheers | Every Time Norm Peterson Enters the Bar
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May 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Are We the Bad Guys?
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Are We the Bad Guys? • The Havok Journal
by Nicholas Efstathiou I answer a lot of questions as a high school history teacher. This one, asked by one of my students, was difficult to answer. My A high school teacher reflects on U.S. foreign p...
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May 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Russia Reflags, Renames Sanctioned ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Tankers Ahead of Suspected Arctic LNG 2 Startup
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#ShadowFleet
#russia
Russia Reflags, Renames Sanctioned ‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Tankers Ahead of Suspected Arctic LNG 2 Startup
Four ice-strengthened newbuild LNG carriers have been reflagged to the Russian Federation along with name changes. The vessels are part of Russia’s emerging ‘shadow fleet’ designed to deliver sanction...
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April 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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FLASH CALL: The Intersection of Trade Policy & Security
Wed, April 9, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am (Eastern USA)
Cost: Free
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FLASH CALL: The Intersection of Trade Policy & Security - Emergent Risk International
Emergent Risk International is hosting a FLASH CALL webinar on The Intersection of Trade Policy & Security. Join us as we explore how trade policy and tariffs are driving anti-US […]
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April 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Which AI Chatbots Collect the Most Data About You?
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#ai
#Privacy
Ranked: Which AI Chatbots Collect the Most Data About You?
Data collection is inevitable in the computer age. But what do AI chatbots collect, and how do they compare to each other? We find out.
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April 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Community Care is Not VA Care
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Community Care Is Not VA Care
There's a new cliche being parroted at congressional hearings on veterans' affairs these days: "Community care is VA care."
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March 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Maxar Technologies reportedly restricts Ukraine's access to satellite imagery
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Maxar Cuts Off Ukraine’s Access To Satellite Imagery
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March 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Russia’s Shadow Fleet’s Been Busy…
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Russia's Shadow Fleet's Been Busy!
Russia's shadow fleet has been exceptionally active these past few weeks, getting involved in explosions, undersea cable incidents, and more!
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February 28, 2025 at 1:30 AM