DOD ‘Social Engineering’ Program Developed Bots Capable Of Psychological Warfare

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The Department of Defense funded a “large scale social deception” program, according to public spending disclosures. The Federalist has uncovered documents showing how the federal government used “social engineering” programs to develop networks of fraudulent social media accounts capable of violating Americans’ rights to speech and privacy online — and, potentially, psychological warfare.

The DOD awarded more than $9.1 million for Thomson Reuters Special Services (TRSS) for “ACTIVE SOCIAL ENGINEERING DEFENSE… LARGE SCALE SOCIAL DECEPTION” starting in 2018, according to government funding disclosures. Of the total amount promised, the federal government reportedly paid — or “outlayed” — more than $268,000 for the project.

TRSS is a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters, which owns the leftist media outlet Reuters. According to the company’s website, it offers “scalable solutions to governments and global institutions,” and its leadership “leverages real-world experience in the US Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, law enforcement and the private sector.” The Air Force awarded the contract, and the DOD’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) — the military’s shady research branch — funded the work in “large scale social deception.”

A DARPA funding document shows the Air Force’s 711th Human Performance Wing, Human Effectiveness Division, enabled this project in 2018 — initially promising just $1 million before increasing the obligated amount to more than $9.1 million. The division, according to its website, is “composed of a diverse group of scientists and engineers studying developing technologies specific to the human element of warfighting.”

Many other contracts were part of the same project, dedicated to building a network of phony online accounts, which the government would supposedly use to defend against “social engineering” attacks. While this may seem harmless, the mechanics of the system leave it open for potential use against Americans. (Read more from “DOD ‘Social Engineering’ Program Developed Bots Capable Of Psychological Warfare” HERE)

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Survey: Homeschooled Adults Are More Religious And Less Anxious

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Horror stories abound about the parents of Gen Z showing up to their adult children’s job interviews. It’s hard not to think there is no hope for the anxious generation who can’t talk to a potential employer without mom or dad. You may, however, have recently met a rare competent, put-together young adult who could make eye contact, give a firm handshake, and make pleasant conversation. Far from the stereotypes of yesteryear, chances are that well-adjusted young adult was homeschooled.

A recent report from the Cardus Educational Survey analyzed educational, economic, mental health, civic, family, and faith status for American adults who were homeschooled and found a range of outcomes within a diverse population. With homeschooling on the rise, the report highlights that people in a variety of demographics opt for homeschooling, either short-term or long-term. Because of the diversity of homeschoolers and their families, the results are not easily grouped into population-wide findings. Researchers did, however, observe trends among adults who had been homeschooled, which they lay out in the new report.

The study shows improved mental health outcomes among adults who were homeschooled compared to their peers who were never homeschooled. In an epidemic of mental health issues among teens and young adults, this is an important finding that warrants more investigation. While leftists continue fearmongering about the imagined dangers of homeschooling, the results show that homeschoolers are a success in some of the ways that matter most.

Breaking Down the Report

Cardus is a non-partisan, Christian research organization. The group’s survey from 2023 studied adults aged 24 to 39 who were homeschooled for part or all of their primary and secondary education. Within that population, researchers looked at short-term homeschoolers (defined as people who were homeschooled one to two years), medium-term homeschoolers (three to seven years), and long-term homeschoolers (eight or more years). Researchers compared outcomes for adults from all homeschool types with outcomes for adults who were never homeschooled, controlling for demographic characteristics.

Researchers found that adults who had been homeschooled (all three groups) were less likely than adults who had never been homeschooled to be employed full-time. While this may initially seem concerning, the report does not indicate whether some of the unemployed survey respondents are stay-at-home parents. (Read more from “Survey: Homeschooled Adults Are More Religious And Less Anxious” HERE)

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Delta Airlines Plane Flips on Landing and a Badly Hurt Child Is Among 8 Casualties

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A badly injured child is among eight people who were hurt Monday when a Delta Airlines plane flipped upon arrival at Toronto’s Pearson Airport.

The airport confirmed on X that an “incident” occurred with the Delta flight from Minneapolis and that all 80 passengers and crew are accounted for. One passenger is critically injured and seven others were also hurt, paramedics said.

Video from the scene shows the Mitsubishi CRJ-900LR upside down on the snowy tarmac as emergency workers hose it down. The plane was somewhat obscured by snow from a winter storm that hit Toronto over the weekend.

Ornge air ambulance said it was transporting one pediatric patient to Toronto’s SickKids hospital and two adults with critical injuries to other hospitals in the city. (Read more from “Delta Airlines Plane Flips on Landing and a Badly Hurt Child Is Among 8 Casualties” HERE)

Embattled Mayor Adams Balks at Resigning During Sermon Speech – Claims He’s on a Mission From God: ‘I Am Going Nowhere’

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Mayor Eric Adams insisted Sunday he has no plans to step down despite a litany of legal troubles and repeated calls for him to throw in the towel — telling a church gathering he’s on a mission from God.

“I am going nowhere,” Hizzoner said during morning remarks at the Maranatha Baptist Church in Queens Village.

“I have a mission to finish, the mission that God put me on many years ago,” Adams said.

“I just find it so amazing — the most sanctified among us are calling for me to step down,” he said. “I’m not going to step down. I’m going to step up.

“I want to be clear: You are going to hear so many rumors … and you’re going to read so much. [But] I am going nowhere. Nowhere. God has fortified me.” (Read more from “Embattled Mayor Adams Balks at Resigning During Sermon Speech – Claims He’s on a Mission From God: ‘I Am Going Nowhere’” HERE)

University Whose Students Invited Terrorist To Campus Also Enrolled Former Hamas Official

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Georgetown University scrubbed online evidence it enrolled a former Hamas official and daughter of a terrorist leader after a watchdog group’s inquiry.

The Washington, D.C., school wiped the profile of graduate student Mapheze Saleh, who worked for Hamas’s foreign ministry, from its website when the pro-Israel group Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA) contacted it about her terrorist ties, the group wrote Thursday. The revelation comes days after Georgetown began investigating anti-Israel students who alarmed the public by inviting a convicted terrorist to campus.

“Through her professional experiences, Mapheze has developed an expertise in regional and international relations with an emphasis on conflict resolution and security studies, and also solidified her commitment to public discourse and cross-cultural communication,” reads Georgetown’s deleted profile of Saleh. It acknowledges she has worked for “the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Gaza” controlled by the Hamas terrorist group that ignited war with Israel in October 2023 by slaughtering more than 1,100 people, raping women en masse and taking hostages.

Saleh has disclosed publicly that she is the daughter of “senior adviser to the Hamas Foreign Ministry” Ahmed Yousef, according to CAMERA’s report, which cited Arabic media translations and Saleh’s social media posts. (Read more from “University Whose Students Invited Terrorist To Campus Also Enrolled Former Hamas Official” HERE)

Asylum-Seeker Allegedly Stabs 5, Kills Teen In Attack

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A Syrian asylum-seeker allegedly killed a 14-year-old boy and seriously injured five people in a stabbing spree Saturday in southern Austria, the BBC reported.

The suspect, 23, allegedly carried out the attacks around 4 p.m. local time near the main square of the alpine city of Villach, on the border with Italy and Slovenia, according to the outlet. A delivery worker then reportedly rammed his vehicle into the suspect before two police officers detained him at the scene. The delivery worker — himself a Syrian — said he witnessed the attack while driving by and intentionally attacked the suspect, the outlet reported.

Local reports identified the alleged attacker as “Ahmad G” and reported that he laughed and smiled while carrying out the attack, according to Metro. The suspected stabber had a temporary residence permit while awaiting the decision on his asylum application, the BBC reported.

Police halted all train travel amid initial reports of a second potential stabber but later told the BBC only one attacker was involved.

The food delivery worker was identified as Alaaeddin Alhalabi by Austrian outlet 5 Minuten. Alhalabi claimed he was driving to deliver an order when he happened upon the gory stabbing scene, he told the outlet. (Read more from “Asylum-Seeker Allegedly Stabs 5, Kills Teen In Attack” HERE)

WHO Reveals COVID ‘Vaccines’ Caused Global Kidney Failure Surge

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Alarming data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that Covid mRNA “vaccines” have triggered a global surge in serious kidney injuries.

The data reveals that Covid mRNA injections caused massive spikes in reported cases of acute kidney injury (AKI), glomerulonephritis (GN), and tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN). . .

The researchers, led by Dr. Hyeon Seok Hwang from Kyung Hee University Medical Center in South Korea, analyzed over 120 million pharmacovigilance reports from the WHO’s VigiBase. . .

The team of researchers published the results of their peer-reviewed study in the prestigious scientific journal Nature. . .

The researchers investigated all vaccines but found that Covid mRNA injections were responsible for a disproportionately high number of cases. (Read more from “WHO Reveals COVID ‘Vaccines’ Caused Global Kidney Failure Surge” HERE)

Actress Blasted for Reading Book to Kids With Group Probed for Child Sex Trafficking

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Is it a harmless celebrity book-reading for young children, or is there a darker side tied to child sex trafficking?

Actress Jennifer Garner is coming under fire online after posting a video clip of herself reading the book “Secret Pizza Party” to young children at a Save the Children-sponsored event in Yakima, Washington.

One commenter on X said of the actress noted for “Alias” and “Catch Me If You Can”: “Hollywood actress elitist Jennifer Garner has left many of her fans disturbed after uploading a video of herself reading a book titled Secret Pizza Party to children at a Save the Children event, which is currently under investigation for child sex trafficking. The book Secret Pizza Party instructs children to keep secrets.”

One passage from the book about a thieving raccoon states: “I know what you’re thinking. Why would we keep such a delicious, delicious party a secret? Okay, sure. It’s so folks don’t show up to bonk you with brooms, but that’s not the only reason. When you make something secret, you make it special.”

(Read more from “Actress Blasted for Reading Book to Kids With Group Probed for Child Sex Trafficking” HERE)

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Elon Musk Shows Us How to Kill Cancel Culture Once and for All

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Elon Musk knows how to end cancel culture.

Earlier this month, a member of Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency team, Marko Elez, resigned after the Wall Street Journal reported that the young DOGE staffer once posted “to a deleted social-media account that advocated racism and eugenics.” The story primarily focused on the DOGE’s efforts and offered little evidence to support the serious accusation, giving readers only two examples.

For liberals angry over the DOGE’s mission to uncover and eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars, the story proved to be confirmation that Musk is operating a rogue campaign with immature and inexperienced loyalists.

What happened after Elez’s resignation may prove to be a turning point that erodes cancel culture.

It began when Vice President JD Vance spoke up.

“Here’s my view: I obviously disagree with some of Elez’s posts, but I don’t think stupid social media activity should ruin a kid’s life,” Vance said. “We shouldn’t reward journalists who try to destroy people. Ever. So I say bring him back. If he’s a bad dude or a terrible member of the team, fire him for that.” (Read more from “Elon Musk Shows Us How to Kill Cancel Culture Once and for All” HERE)

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Zelensky: ‘We Believe That Putin Will Wage War Against NATO’

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that his country has intelligence that Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to “wage war” against NATO countries. . .

Zelensky added, “That is why I told you that, ‘What is he waiting for?’ For a weakening of NATO by, for instance, policy of the United States of America, for example, that the United States of America will think to take its military from Europe. Yes, Putin thinks of that. But I will believe that the United States will not take its forces, its contingents from Europe because that will severely weaken NATO and the European continent. Putin definitely counts on that. And the fact that we receive information that he will think of the invasion against former Soviet republics. And forgive me, but today these are NATO countries.” (Read more from “Zelensky: ‘We Believe That Putin Will Wage War Against NATO’” HERE)