“AI Friends Are Coming to Facebook and Instagram”
January 2nd, 2025Flashback to 2011: Army of Fake Social Media Friends to Promote Propaganda:
It’s recently been revealed that the U.S. government contracted HBGary Federal for the development of software which could create multiple fake social media profiles to manipulate and sway public opinion on controversial issues by promoting propaganda. It could also be used as surveillance to find public opinions with points of view the powers-that-be didn’t like. It could then potentially have their “fake” people run smear campaigns against those “real” people. As disturbing as this is, it’s not really new for U.S. intelligence or private intelligence firms to do the dirty work behind closed doors.
And now…
Via: New York Magazine:
Among Meta’s many resolutions for the new year… one stands out as plain weird: filling its social-media platforms with bots. According to the Financial Times:
The Silicon Valley group is rolling out a range of AI products, including one that helps users create AI characters on Instagram and Facebook, as it battles with rival tech groups to attract and retain a younger audience. “We expect these AIs to actually, over time, exist on our platforms, kind of in the same way that accounts do,” said Connor Hayes, vice-president of product for generative AI at Meta. “They’ll have bios and profile pictures and be able to generate and share content powered by AI on the platform?.?.?.?that’s where we see all of this going,” he added.
Also from 2011: Air Force Wants Troll Persona Management Software
Feds Probe Possible Military Link Between Suspects In Bourbon Street Massacre & Trump Hotel Cybertruck Blast
January 2nd, 2025Via: ZeroHedge:
Two law enforcement sources familiar with the New Orleans truck-terror-ramming attack and the Las Vegas incident told NBC News that federal investigative teams are probing a potential military connection between the two individuals involved in both attacks.
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Denver-based station ABC7 reported that Livelsberger once served at the same base as Shamsud-Din Jabbar. However, no evidence yet confirms whether they had direct links of any sort.
However, both vehicles used in New Orleans and Las Vegas were rented from San Francisco-based Turo.
Cybertruck Fire Outside Entrance of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas
January 1st, 2025Update: Matthew Livelsberger Military Record: Cybertruck Suspect Was Green Beret
Via: Newsweek:
The person suspected of blowing themselves up inside a Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day has been named by local networks as 37-year-old Army Special Forces veteran Matthew Livelsberger, though this has not been officially confirmed.
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Citing multiple sources, ABC affiliate KOAA News reported Colorado Springs native Livelsberger was behind the wheel of the Cybertruck when Wednesday’s explosion occurred outside the Trump International Hotel at Las Vegas Boulevard and Sammy Davis Jr. Drive.
According to a LinkedIn profile attributed to Livelsberger, he had spent 19 years in the Army working as a communications specialist, including 18 years with the Army Special Forces. His current role is listed as “Remote and Autonomous Systems Manager,” a job he began in November 2024.
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Update: One Person Dead Inside Vehicle, Seven People Nearby Injured, “Very Large Fireworks and/or Bomb”
Via: AP:
One person died and seven others were injured Wednesday when a Tesla Cybertruck that appeared to be carrying fireworks caught fire and exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel, authorities said.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and Clark County Fire Department officials told a news conference that a person died inside the futuristic-looking pickup truck and they were working to get the body out. Seven people nearby had minor injuries and several were taken to a hospital.
The fire in the valet area of the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas was reported at 8:40 a.m., a county spokesperson said in a statement.
According to a law enforcement official, the truck was rented via the Turo app and appeared to have a load of fireworks. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
A Turo spokesperson did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday afternoon on X that “we have now confirmed that the explosion was caused by very large fireworks and/or a bomb carried in the bed of the rented Cybertruck and is unrelated to the vehicle itself. All vehicle telemetry was positive at the time of the explosion.”
“The whole Tesla senior team is investigating this matter right now,” Musk said in an earlier post on the platform after attending a New Year’s Eve party at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. “We’ve never seen anything like this.”
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Cybertruck blew up in front of Trump hotel in Las Vegas. Those are our luggage by the door and that’s where we were when it happened. pic.twitter.com/KaVZXfGLNK
— ayackle (@kaaaassuu) January 1, 2025
Via: Fox5:
Police activity has shut down roads near Trump Tower on the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday morning.
Las Vegas police shared that they are investigating a car fire at the entrance to Trump Tower, though the fire has been put out.
Smoke could be seen coming from the tower in viewer video obtained by FOX5. Multiple police vehicles and ambulances were also seen in the area.
Iyah May – Karmageddon: Singer Dropped by Management for Refusing to Change Song Lyrics
January 1st, 2025She’s a medical doctor in Australia.
Man made virus watch the millions die
Biggest profit of their lives
Here’s inflation that’s your prize
Thank you to everyone supporting my song ‘Karmageddon’. As some of you might know I am now an independent artist after I lost my manager because I didn’t change the lyrics of this song, and also left my label. Your support means the world. If you’d like to hear the full track… pic.twitter.com/LNOlirEb2A
— iyah may (@iyahmaymusic) December 30, 2024
Latest “Bird Flu” Psyop
January 1st, 2025Via: Dr. Robert Malone:
What is happening now with “bird flu” is another psyops campaign being conducted by the administrative/deep state, apparently in partnership with Pharma, against the American people. They know and we know that the “vaccines” being produced will be somewhat ineffective, as all flu “vaccines” are. The government is chasing a rapidly evolving RNA virus with a syringe, just like they did with HIV and C-19.
Generally, the currently circulating avian influenza strain in the US does not include any cases of human-to-human transmission. And the current mortality, with over 60 cases identified, is 0%. NOT 50%.
All the while they are getting prepared to roll out masks, lock-downs, quarantines, etc.
All the while getting ready to roll out mRNA vaccines for poultry and livestock, as well as for all of us.
Attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans
January 1st, 2025Update: Multiple Suspects
Via: Daily Mail:
The FBI said they do not believe the terrorist acted alone, and surveillance footage captured three men and a woman placing one of multiple improvised explosive devices in the area, according to the Associated Press.
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Update: Shamsud Din Jabbar Was a U.S. Citizen
This is originally from YouTube:
Shamsud Din Jabbar from YouTube four years ago. pic.twitter.com/6Q4UE546OS
— cryptogon (@cryptogon) January 1, 2025
Via: AP:
Jabbar was a US citizen, two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
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Update: Suspect Is 42-Year-Old Shamsud Din Jabbar, Had ISIS Flag on Vehicle
Via: The Advocate:
The suspect accused of plowing a truck through a crowd on Bourbon Street early Wednesday morning has been identified by a law enforcement source as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar.
Police fatally shot him after the attack, which killed 10 people and injured 35.
The source said Jabbar was carrying an ISIS flag in the truck, and authorities have said he was dressed in military gear.
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Update: Suspect Shot Dead After Gun Battle with Police
Via: Daily Mail:
A terrorist who killed at least 10 people and injured 35 others after plowing a vehicle into a crowd celebrating New Year on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street has been killed, sources say.
The driver rammed into the large group at high speed, then got out and started firing a weapon, witnesses said. Investigators later added that they found what appeared to be improvised explosives at the crash site that did not detonate.
A shootout between police and the suspect ensued, and two officers were shot by the suspect and are in stable condition.
Police sources later told the New York Times that the suspect was deceased following the shootout. No information about the suspect’s identity has been released.
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Via: New York Post:
At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured when a driver rammed a truck into crowds on the famed Bourbon Street in New Orleans before reportedly jumping out and opening fire — just hours after the city rang in the New Year, according to officials and multiple reports.
The mass casualty incident unfolded at the intersection of Bourbon and Canal streets in the French Quarter neighborhood around 3:15 a.m. — close to where revelers had gathered to watch the city’s New Year’s Eve fireworks, city officials said.
Ten people were dead and at least 30 others were hospitalized in the wake of the ordeal, according to NOLA Ready, the city’s emergency preparedness agency.
U.S. Treasury Says Chinese Hackers Stole Documents in ‘Major Incident’
January 1st, 2025Via: Reuters:
Chinese state-sponsored hackers breached the U.S. Treasury Department’s computer security guardrails this month and stole documents in what Treasury called a “major incident,” according to a letter to lawmakers that Treasury officials provided to Reuters on Monday.
The hackers compromised third-party cybersecurity service provider BeyondTrust and were able to access unclassified documents, the letter said.
U.S. Announces $5.9 Billion in Military and Budget Aid to Ukraine
December 31st, 2024Let’s pause to remember this moment in Congress when Mike Johnson gave the Democrats the billions of dollars they wanted for Ukraine. The House Sergeant at Arms threatened to fine me for sharing this video. That same man still works for Mike Johnson.pic.twitter.com/wvFKr3Xzph
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) December 30, 2024
Via: Reuters:
The United States on Monday announced nearly $6 billion in additional military and budget assistance for Ukraine as President Joe Biden uses his final weeks in office to surge aid to Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump takes power.
Orbit by Mozilla: “AI You Can Trust”
December 31st, 2024“Easily summarize emails, docs, articles, and videos across the web — without sacrificing your privacy.”
Mmm hmm.
In the first entry of Orbit’s frequently asked questions, “How does Orbit work?” we read:
For the current version, we are using a Mistral LLM (Mistral 7B) hosted within Mozilla’s GCP instance.
In case you don’t know, and I assume Mozilla didn’t spell it out on purpose, GCP stands for Google Cloud Platform.
Mozilla is so concerned with my privacy that this supposedly privacy focused AI assistant is hosted on Google’s infrastructure.
Well, that’s just ******* great.
*sigh*
Mozilla goes on to apply a soothing balm of meaningless words:
Does Orbit save the content of the pages I visit or summaries generated?
No, it does not.
When you use Orbit, we receive a payload back that contains the contents of your query; information about the model queried (such as the name and version number); information about technical problems with processing the query, if any; the number of tokens required to process the query; and the model outputs in response to the query. We do not store this data beyond temporarily caching it to process your query and return the outputs to you.
Orbit summaries are only available on the page that you are actually on. As soon as you navigate away from that page, Orbit erases the session.
Ok. They state the contents of the payload that comes back.
However, when a user queries Orbit, what exactly is sent to GCP instance?
Even assuming Mozilla is telling the truth about not storing anything (I wouldn’t believe this/no way to verify), what is Google storing about you, me and everyone else who uses Orbit?
Hmm.
China Claims to Have Found ‘Supergiant’ Gold Deposit
December 30th, 2024Via: Science Alert:
A “supergiant” deposit of high-quality gold ore containing an estimated 1,000 metric tons (1,100 US tons) of the precious metal has been discovered in central China, according to Chinese state media.
Valued at up to approximately 600 billion yuan or US$83 billion, the discovery could be one of the largest and most lucrative reservoirs of gold ever uncovered, surpassing the 900 metric tons estimated to lie within the mother of all gold reserves, South Deep mine in South Africa.
