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Kolina Koltai

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Senior investigator & Trainer @Bellingcat.com Investigating explicit non-consensual deepfakes/AI and disinfo w/OSINT "I am a doctor, but not that kind of doctor."

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Trump says Noem go Home

05.03.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In earlier footage, we see what appears to be the same man (same hat) pull out a handgun to threaten an observer during an arrest.

04.03.2026 23:42 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Y'all seem to be missing part of the point. That's on me for not being clear enough.
These are unidentified men who could be DHS or not. Can't tell.
They are using a van w/a fake business.
They fired a weapon at protestors (pepperball at feet).
Man pulls trigger on handgun (unclear what kind of gun)

04.03.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Definitely a lot of incompetence happening here. I don't think it's firing a metal bullet. I was trying to confirm to see if any protestors were hit with pepperballs from these agents, given that one was trying to fire at what looks like head-level

04.03.2026 23:16 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, one of the people who's having pepperballs shot at their feet barely reacts to it. Doesn't mean it didn't happen.

04.03.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, to be clear. From the footage, we DO see pepperballs being fired (from another guy), and this guy with the handgun does pull a trigger multiple times.

04.03.2026 23:05 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here is another angle of the same incident. We can see that one of the men fires pepperballs as well.
Source: www.instagram.com/p/DVcNil8kYM6/

04.03.2026 23:03 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'll note that I can see that the man pulls the trigger multiple times. Still trying to confirm that shots were fired and what was hit.
Sherriffs did arrive on scene after, as shown in the video.

04.03.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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These guys and the van appear to have been spotted earlier, arresting someone, I think before the above incident. I believe this video here was taken March 3rd.
Source: www.instagram.com/p/DVcZNNCEQJR/

04.03.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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It appears that possible DHS agents or bounty hunters? (still unclear) fired a weapon towards protestors yesterday in Minneapolis. They were seen leaving the area in a white van with a fake business name and disconnected phone number.
Source of video: www.instagram.com/p/DVeSrXdDzN0/

04.03.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 346 πŸ” 178 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 6
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β€œBombs will fall Everywhere”: The American, Israeli and Iranian Weapons Being Deployed in Middle East - bellingcat Bellingcat has been monitoring strikes across the Middle East and has identified a wide variety of weapons that have been used in the conflict so far, including missiles and drones.

Israel used 2,000+ bombs in the first 30 hours of the Iran war; the US struck 1,000+ targets in the first 24 hours. Iran responded with at least 390 missiles and 830 drones in the first two days. Bellingcat has tracked the munitions used by all sides so far: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

03.03.2026 12:50 πŸ‘ 682 πŸ” 284 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 24
The investigation, dubbed the Transparency and Accountability Project, is being conducted by county prosecutors and a civilian staffer, who are collecting evidence submitted by the public, county officials said.

As part of the investigation, a new portal was created for residents to share images and descriptions of incidents involving unlawful conduct by federal agents.

β€œWe will investigate and pursue charging where appropriate, and we’ll seek collaboration with local law enforcement wherever and whenever needed,” Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said in a news release. β€œMake no mistake, we are not afraid of any legal fight. But we will do this ethically, responsibly, and vigorously.”

The investigation, dubbed the Transparency and Accountability Project, is being conducted by county prosecutors and a civilian staffer, who are collecting evidence submitted by the public, county officials said. As part of the investigation, a new portal was created for residents to share images and descriptions of incidents involving unlawful conduct by federal agents. β€œWe will investigate and pursue charging where appropriate, and we’ll seek collaboration with local law enforcement wherever and whenever needed,” Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said in a news release. β€œMake no mistake, we are not afraid of any legal fight. But we will do this ethically, responsibly, and vigorously.”

Love this initiative by the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, which set up an online portal for residents to submit evidence of unlawful conduct by DHS agents.

www.cnn.com/2026/03/02/u...

03.03.2026 23:05 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Time is a flat circle

01.03.2026 02:30 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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911 calls capture kids burning with fever, struggling to breathe at ICE detention center EMS crews were called to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas at least 11 times since September for children in medical distress, records show.

NEW: We obtained 911 audio from the Texas detention center housing hundreds of immigrant kids and their parents.

Since mid-September, EMS crews have been dispatched to Dilley at least 11 times to treat children in medical distress.

Burning fevers. Low oxygen. Seizures. A broken leg.

My report:

27.02.2026 13:01 πŸ‘ 2126 πŸ” 1272 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 106

I thought monopoly was just supposed to be a board game.

27.02.2026 02:58 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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FBI Subpoenaed X to Get Grok Prompts Used to Create Nonconsensual Porn The FBI obtained prompts used to make more than 200 sexual videos of a woman in a harassment case.

New: The FBI subpoenaed the Grok prompts a man used to create more than 200 nonconsensual sexual videos of a woman he was obsessed with

www.404media.co/fbi-subpoena...

25.02.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 245 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 14

"worst of the worst"

19.02.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How did journalists find the man behind the biggest deepfake porn site in the world? 404 Media’s @samleecole.bsky.social reveals how David Do, a pharmacist, was confronted at his Toronto home in her new podcast Understood: Deepfake Porn Empire on CBC.

Listen now: open.spotify.com/show/69ttdE2...

18.02.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 214 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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Grok Exposed a Porn Performer’s Legal Name and Birthdateβ€”Without Even Being Asked In the latest in a string of privacy abuses from the chatbot, Grok provided porn performer Siri Dahl's full legal name and birthdate to the public, information she'd protected until now.

In the latest in a string of privacy abuses from the chatbot, Grok provided porn performer Siri Dahl's full legal name and birthdate to the public, information she'd protected until now.

19.02.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 1383 πŸ” 450 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 95

This looks nicer than my university dorms

19.02.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Meme of Squidward looking out the window at SpongeBob and Patrick. Spongebob and Patrick have the South Korean and United Kingdom flags while Squidward has the US flag on him

Meme of Squidward looking out the window at SpongeBob and Patrick. Spongebob and Patrick have the South Korean and United Kingdom flags while Squidward has the US flag on him

Prince Andrew arrested.
Yoon Suk Yoel is sentenced to life in prison.

Nothing happening here in the US.

19.02.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Why Extremist Innovation Happens First in Sexualised Digital SpacesΒ  - VOX - Pol Gendered synthetic abuse functions as an enabling infrastructure for extremist innovation, refining coercion, evasion, and mobilisation online.

β€œβ€¦gendered AI-enabled harms…function as early-stage enabling infrastructures through which new techniques of coercion, evidentiary evasion, and networked mobilisation are tested before diffusing into overtly political or violent online ecosystems” (cc @koltai.bsky.social)

voxpol.eu/gendered-syn...

19.02.2026 07:28 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

The marketing agency for "Send Help" really outdid themselves

17.02.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kennedy Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren

*slaps roof of elementary school*
This bad boy can fit so many diseases in it

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/h...

17.02.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I know. It's literally right there.

14.02.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Followers can be purchased for pretty cheaply.

14.02.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'X' users asking Grok to unblur, fabricate images related to Epstein | Deception Decoded Bellingcat Director of Research Giancarlo Fiorella explains how users are using Grok to un-redact images in the Epstein files and create fake ones.

In his weekly Deception Decoded segment on CTV News, Bellingcat's Director of Research and Training @giancarlofiorella.bsky.social explained our recent work investigating how Grok AI was being used to fabricate images related to the latest release of Epstein files. www.ctvnews.ca/video/decept...

13.02.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 192 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5

It's scams, all the way down

13.02.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My dad is an old Jewish man and he apparently thought the content was so appealing he had to send it to me 🫠

13.02.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

All I can hope for is that platforms like Instagram do something about this. Thousands of users are falling for this AI based accounts with seemingly no repercussions to these scammers.

13.02.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0