TWITTER FILES - CIA

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is the most famous of the 18 US government agencies that comprise the Intelligence Community (IC) of the United States of America. Unlike the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), the law strictly…

Nina Jankowicz And The Alethea Group

Before the IC’s attempt to infiltrate Twitter and control its content moderation, several of the operatives involved made the case for treating “disinformation” as a security threat that requires intelligence and military…

A CIA Analyst’s Guide to Spotting Fake News”

On July 28, 2020, a little-known teen and young adult book publisher released True or False: A CIA Analyst’s Guide to Spotting Fake News, by Cindy Otis, a former CIA analyst.

“I had wanted to work for the CIA…

Disinformation will become the next iteration of warfare…the government should identify vulnerable populations”

On July 9, 2020, Kaplan records a podcast on “The Next Iteration of Warfare.” She says:

— “A lot of the way that this is approached, at least…

I am being asked by Schumer’s NSA if we have been in touch with Obama”

At 5:22 pm on July 15, 2020, the Twitter account for then-presidential candidate Joe Biden tweeted, “I am giving back to the community. All Bitcoin sent to the address below will be sent…

One of the world’s best-regarded hackers”

On October 13, 2020, a Twitter executive emailed then-CEO Jack Dorsey to say, “Mudge signed.”

Dorsey’s hiring of Zatko was big news. Wrote Reuters, “Social media giant Twitter Inc, under increased threat of regulation…

Zatko had engaged with members of US intelligence agencies”

Attitudes toward Zatko would be quite different two years later.

Zatko turned whistleblower, sued the company, and settled for $7.75 million. He then filed a complaint with the Justice Department…

FLASHBACK: The US Intelligence Community’s effort to penetrate Twitter
On Dec 20, 2019, Elvis Chan, the FBI’s liaison to social media companies, emailed a Twitter executive. “My colleagues at the Fort had a query for you.”

“The Fort” is IC slang for Fort…

I'd recommend Alethea group”

On January 7, 2021, the day after the Capitol Hill riot, Zatko makes his first big recommendation to Twitter executives: hire the Alethea Group.

“I feel an external investigation may be quite valuable,” said Zatko over the company’s…

CIA, In-Q-Tel, And Alethea
Ted Schlein is partner at Ballistic Ventures and Kleiner Perkins, the legendary Silicon Valley VC firm. In 2022, Schlein led a $10 million Series A investment in Alethea Group for Ballistic, and sits on its board. Kaplan says she…

Does this affect our approach to Trump?”
Another Alethea analyst is Patrick Conlon. From 2019 to 2022, Conlon was Twitter’s Global Lead of Threat Intelligence, where he ran Twitter’s “Threat Disruption” group. According to his bio, Conlon “also guided the…

LAWFARE: The 65 Project is Canceling Lawyers Who Dare to Represent Republican Politicians. Run by David Brock and funded by George Soros the 65 Project is an all out war on the 6th Amendment to the Constitution.
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