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#OSINT #Data #Investigations #CognitiveSecurity #Analysis #Tradecraft #Disinformation #AI #InfluenceActivities #INFOOPS
Plessas Experts Network OSINTirl's last cast is now on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7mVKCyBLek&feature=youtu.be

https://medium.com/@txrattler/from-handle-to-human-solo-osint-profiling-with-free-tools-68f5672f94ca

🛰️ Weekly OSINT Download – May 27
Signals tracked. Tools tested. Gaps closed.

📍 Applied Recon:

Practiced identity profiling from minimal data: usernames, metadata, old accounts.

Refined solo background check flow — efficient, client-ready, no fluff.

Geolocation drills: worked image verification and failed trails to sharpen instinct and exit discipline.

Began longform narrative analysis — tracking how pacing and structure shape viewer retention and emotional targeting.

🗂️ Signal Shaping:

Studied why 20-min, 3-arc formats dominate high-retention media.

Logged passive audio elements as ambient framing tools.

Tuned voice delivery for clarity and precision — applied to case narration and info drops.

🛠️ In Progress:

CTF prep: US Cyber Games open soon.

Building quiet authority — showing work through process, not hype.

Laying down content as proof-of-skill, not just noise.

#OSINT #CTF #CyberGames #SignalWork #OpenSourceIntel #InfoOps #SoloRecon #Tradecraft

🛠️ The #euvsdisinfo #dataset is a fantastic resource—well-structured, highly useful, and a great example of proactive #data sharing in the #research of #disinformation. I’ll be using it in an upcoming research project!

🔍 That said, the data collection #methodology remains a bit opaque. If anyone has insights on how the data is gathered, I’d love to hear more!

🔗 https://euvsdisinfo.eu/

#Disinformation #OSINT #DataTransparency #InfoOps #Research #politicalscience #polsci #eeas

Absolutely delighted to see the Routledge Handbook of the Influence Industry being used to help define the scope of this excellent new conference. And it looks a great event to submit a paper to! 'Propaganda and Influence: New Historiographical Perspectives' https://calenda.org/1217954?lang=en #propaganda #disinformation #influenceoperations #infoops #influenceindustry

CFP ALERT! 🚨 Excited to be co-editing this Forum with @marcowenjones in @NatComm journal Critical Studies in #Media Communication: "A Century of #Propaganda Studies: From pen and sword to surveillant smartphone." See doc for info & submission details! https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRE24SaTlY8by45oJ1ahKM-FdWbn9TeREFFLe-GtgH7IjhJOR0av7mSv8V2OZ8kqOb5CScWrvc_i8tw/pub #disinformation #surveillance #psyop #journalism #influenceoperations #infoops #polcomm #commodon #ai

This is a fascinating history of US Army information doctrine. #psyop #infoops #IO #propaganda #psywar #influence #stratcom #army https://tnsr.org/2023/01/the-organizational-determinants-of-military-doctrine-a-history-of-army-information-operations/ @potemkinvillage #histodon @histodons

Quite a few #disinformation researchers on #Mastodon now, from all different fields & instances.

Why not connect & share content!
Let's try this group thingy for #infoops #InformationOperations #HybridWarfare #InformationWarfare #infowar #SemanticOperations #misinformation #conspiracy #InformationManipulation etc, etc, etc.. (wow so many different #!)

You can follow &
Tag @disinformation to boost your toots.