AJ Vicens

“The biggest cover-up of my adult life”: Inside the CIA’s attempt to make Havana Syndrome disappear In 2024, The Insider and its investigative partners at 60 Minutes and Der Spiegel uncovered evidence showing that “Anomalous Health Incidents,” also known as Havana Syndrome, were likely the result of...

“The biggest cover-up of my adult life”: Inside the CIA’s attempt to make Havana Syndrome disappear” theins.ru/en/inv/290088

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Faith, Race, Place Confronting Pittsburgh’s religious past to understand and heal present divides.

Stories worth revisiting — Faith, Race, Place: Confronting Pittsburgh’s religious past to understand and heal present divides

Pentagon taps former DOGE official to lead its AI efforts The Pentagon on Friday named as Chief Data Officer ​a computer scientist who aided billionaire Elon Musk's efforts to ‌overhaul the government last year and who has boosted white supremacists and miso...

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon on Friday named as Chief Data Officer ​a computer scientist who aided billionaire Elon Musk's efforts to ‌overhaul the government last year and who has boosted white supremacists and misogynists online.
- www.reuters.com/world/us/pen...

Yeah the reality of what occurred is heavy

Horrific

NFL Free Agency Predictions: Denver Broncos Sign Travis Etienne, More Guesses The Denver Broncos are running back needy, they're going to sign Travis Etienne. That, and many more NFL Free Agency predictions for multiple teams.

NFL Free Agency Predictions: Denver Broncos Sign Travis Etienne, More Guesses for other teams

Etienne is the guy. It just seems like that’s who the Broncos will sign at RB.

Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent ​strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday but have not yet reach...

Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base

Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/w...

US debuts suicide drone in Iran after fast-tracked Pentagon procurement The U.S. successfully debuted a low‑cost suicide drone in combat ​in Iran just eight months after its Pentagon unveiling, as the U.S. pushes to accelerate weapons programs.

US debuts suicide drone in Iran after fast-tracked Pentagon procurement - www.reuters.com/world/middle...

every time i look at instagram, i feel like im the only adult who doesn't know how to make money

Pentagon tells Congress no sign that Iran was going to attack US first, sources say Trump administration officials acknowledged in closed-door briefings with congressional staff on Sunday that there was no intelligence suggesting Iran planned to attack U.S. forces first, two people f...

Pentagon tells Congress no sign that Iran was going to attack US first, sources say - www.reuters.com/world/us/pen...

The Indicator Guide to using Telegram in digital investigations Telegram has become a top source for documenting global conflicts — and so much more. Here's how to use it for investigations.

For those thinking of using Telegram for conflict reporting, image gathering, and source searching, here’s a guide I put together for @indicator.media:

indicator.media/p/the-indica...

I’m in

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I just ordered that one based on your flagging it. Now I’m about to spend more.

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Ubuntu 26.04 Shows Asterisks When You Type Your sudo Password Ubuntu 26.04 will show asterisks when you type your sudo password, as Canonical adds a patch to its Rust-based sudo-rs. Here's what changed and why.

Ubuntu 26.04 will show asterisks when the user types in their sudo password.

Previously, Ubuntu did not provide any feedback to avoid nearby attackers from determining the length of a user's password.

www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubun...

Live: US and Israel strike Iran as Trump says action give Iranians chance to 'topple their rulers' The U.S.-Israel joint operation plunged the Middle East into a new conflict that Donald Trump said would end a security threat to the U.S. and give Iranians a chance to topple their rulers.

Follow @reuters.com love page here: “Israel and US attack Iran, Trump confirms 'major combat operations' -“ www.reuters.com/world/iran-c...

Israel said it launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran, pushing the Middle East into a renewed military confrontation and further dimming hopes for a diplomatic solution to Tehran's long-running nuclear dispute with the West reut.rs/3N9KHGD

Investigative Post obtained this video of Border Patrol abandoning Nurul Shah Alam, the nearly blind Burmese refugee who was found dead

www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/26/t...

Trump directs US agencies to toss Anthropic's AI as Pentagon calls startup a supply risk U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he is directing the government to stop work with Anthropic and the Pentagon said it will declare the startup a supply-chain risk, dealing a major blow to the artificial intelligence lab after a showdown about technology guardrails.

Trump directs US agencies to toss Anthropic's AI as Pentagon calls startup a supply risk reut.rs/4r5NHS9

snip from WSJ piece on Grok demand not being high unless you're trying to pose as a bad actor

Demand for Grok within some fed agencies not that high, unless you're trying to act like a bad actor for defensive testing: www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

ICE is struggling to keep pace with vetting new hires during its historic recruitment push, so it's hiring officers before completing standard checks.

The agency fired five people after belatedly finding that they had outstanding warrants for their arrest.

www.reuters.com/world/ice-st...

Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War A statement from our CEO on national security uses of AI

Statement out of @anthropic.com on its tension with the Department of Defense is worth reading in full:

www.anthropic.com/news/stateme...

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Hackers publish 680,000 Odido customer records, demand ransom and threaten more releases Hackers released stolen personal and financial information of hundreds of thousands of Odido customers on the dark web, following a ransom demand of more than 1 million euros. The cybercriminal group ...

Shinyhunters published 680,000 Odido customer records, demand ransom and threaten more releases if the Dutch telco doesn't pay one million euros over the next 16 days.
nltimes.nl/2026/02/26/h...

A White House Staffer Appears to Run Massive Pro-Trump X Account A popular right-wing account that called a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes "a masterpiece" appears to be run by a White House staffer, according to records reviewed by WIRED.

ICYMI: A popular right-wing account that called a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes "a masterpiece" appears to be run by a White House staffer, according to records reviewed by WIRED. www.wired.com/story/a-whit...

Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump

Why did it take the @nytimes.com 16 paragraphs before giving credit for this revelation to @npr.org and @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...

Helluva story @jdaleshoemaker.bsky.social

DHS official tells state election chiefs there won't be ICE agents at polling places Members of the Trump administration held a call with state election officials around the country ahead of this year's midterm elections.

New w @janetimm.bsky.social: In the feds' first call with states since gutting CISA's election programs, they promised no ICE at polling places, but weirdly refused to reaffirm states run elections, per people on the call.