#INTELLIGENCE
US Airman Identified as Leader of Discord Channel That Leaked Top Secret Intelligence
The leader, known as ‘OG’ on the Thug Shaker Central Discord, has been identified as 21-year-old Jack Teixeira. He was arrested Thursday afternoon.
What ‘Low Confidence’ in the Lab Leak Theory Actually Means
The lab leak theory may turn out to be true, but we’re nowhere near being able to say that right now.
British Man Who Took Hostages at Texas Synagogue Was Investigated by MI5 in 2020
UK intelligence services investigated Malik Faisal Akram in 2020 but concluded he didn't pose a threat, allowing him to travel to the US and buy a gun.
The NSA and CIA Use Ad Blockers Because Online Advertising Is So Dangerous
The Intelligence Community has deployed ad-blocking technology, according to a letter sent by Congress and shared with Motherboard.
US Spy Agencies: COVID-19 ‘Not a Bioweapon,’ Can’t Rule Out Lab Hypothesis
An unclassified report released Friday provided an overview of the intelligence community's assessment of the origins of COVID-19.
How To Bullshit Like a Pro, According to Experts Studying Bullshit
“Your goal should be to impress by using clichéd buzzwords like consciousness, actuality, space and time, and throwing them together with no concern for the truth.”
Scientists Observed a Brainless Blob Thinking and Making Decisions
The slime mold Physarum uses mechanical signals to probe environments that it hasn't directly explored yet.
'Cock.li' Admin Says He’s Not Surprised Russian Intelligence Uses His Site
A joint FBI-DHS-CISA report said that the SVR, the Russian foreign intelligence service behind the SolarWinds hack, uses Cock.li.
Inspiring: CIA Rebrands to Attract Diverse Operatives
The coup-plotting spy agency has a diversity problem preventing it from attracting recruits who can trace their heritage to places the CIA has undermined and destabilized.
Latest Research on Brain Structures Reveals How Birds Are Actually Intelligent and Even Self-Aware
So if you’re called a 'bird brain', take it as a compliment.
Trump's Would-Be New Spy Chief Tried to Delete His Internet History and It Went About How You'd Expect
If he does get the job as America’s spymaster, Rep. Ratcliffe may want to consult U.S. intel experts about something called the “Wayback Machine.”