ikran

journalist 🕵️‍♀️ | formerly @yahoonewsuk @buzzfeednews

[sharky @ohnosharky]

you bro

[Clint Combs @Combs0294]

Abdullahi Mohamed's routine check-in and green card application apparently hinged on becoming a federal informant against Dem. Rep. Ilhan Omar:

Mr. Rivers said that prosecutors repeatedly told him and Mr. Mohamed that the investigation into Ms. Omar was “100 percent being run by 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.,” the address of the White House.

“I’ve never seen anything like this in my almost 28 years practicing law in federal court,” said Mr. Rivers, a veteran criminal defense lawyer in Minneapolis.

[삼중/모리코아(morikoa) @moriko38]

In South Korea, some bus stops are equipped with wireless chargers and heated benches, which cats absolutely love.

[Salon @Salon]

Today, after 31 years, we are saddened to announce that Salon is ceasing publication. It has been an extraordinary privilege. https://t.co/a103i0aEKi

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: The UAE hired Colombian mercenaries to help a notorious Sudanese paramilitary group accused of genocide, UN investigators found. https://t.co/o5t2LYtfSc

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

Now Russell Brand's been convicted of rape, we need to talk about Sylvie Berki. Because she can't speak for herself.

In 2014, Ms Berki said she'd been assaulted by Russell Brand.

But if she talks about it, even now, she risks jail.

[Julia Black @mjnblack]

this is why I love working at @VanityFair

yesterday, I saw half our staff clustered around our fashion correspondent's desk poring over this photo. As José puts it, "The image has several discrepancies. The style and make of the Chanel Flap bag is inconsistent with others the brand has sold, and the Valentino shoes in question appear askew in proportion; their straps have several punched holes that the authentic Valentino style does not."

AI image detectors confirmed that yes, Olivia Reingold used an AI-generated image to make her point, without a drop of disclosure. Wild!!!!

https://t.co/rLHuy6n69q

[Ahmed Vision @ahmedvision1]

Even at an estimated 20,000, Somalis are just 0.1% of Ohio’s nearly 12 million people. If half could vote and all backed one candidate, that’s 10,000 votes, not enough to determine the winner. Why does Trump portray them as a threat with so much power over elections?

[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

A meeting was scheduled between @ShabanaMahmood, @AndreaEganGS & Kolade, a Nigerian careworker. Kolade wanted to explain how the changes to the immigration system would impact on people like him.

So what did Mahmood do?

She banned him from the meeting
https://t.co/8dphetBDxq

[ikran @ikran]

@Duretpur oh…….😂

[ikran @ikran]

@zedonarrival she can use you as a stand in! you’re her twin omg

[RFI Afrique @RFIAfrique]

Elle est aujourd’hui libre, après plusieurs mois de détention. En Somalie, Sadia Moalim Ali, conductrice de taxi et militante, dénonçait sur les réseaux sociaux la hausse des prix, les expulsions forcées et les violences faites aux femmes. Elle affirme avoir été torturée en prison. Les journalistes qui ont osé raconter son histoire sont devenus à leur tour des cibles. L’un d’eux a dû fuir le pays. Le récit de Christina Okello.  https://t.co/5znAh8PgNg

[ઇઉ @gowonings]

girl who is going to be okay

[ikran @ikran]

@vsnpri i feel for her 😭😭

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

🔦A covert ad campaign pushing racist, anti-Muslim, anti-migrant and anti-Qatar propaganda has racked up more than 533 million recorded exposures across Europe, Lebanon and the United States, 30 different countries, since October 2023, according to a new investigation by researchers Marc Owen Jones and Sohan Dsouza. Its funder remains hidden, but several trails lead to Israel.

The campaign began with billboards in Lebanon blaming Iran and Hezbollah for the war, with Israel left out entirely. It then blamed Qatar, a key mediator between Israel and Hamas, with ads pressuring Sheikha Moza, the Emir's mother, over Israeli captives and urging boycotts of Qatari-owned brands. It soon escalated into "Great Replacement" conspiracy content describing Qatar as the hidden force "Islamising" Europe.

The operation spent over $1.2 million on Meta ads by mid-2024 alone. It ran dozens of fake front groups across six platforms and reached Times Square and a 2024 CPAC stage shortly before Donald Trump spoke.

Among the leads the researchers found:

▪️ A campaign poster traced to Johnnie Moore, the evangelical Trump adviser who later led the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, whose PR firm also publicized a campaign protest

▪️ A Wikipedia sockpuppet network linked to an Israeli IP address

▪️ Video files with Hebrew labels, made on a Sunday-to-Thursday workweek, pointing to an Israel-based production team

🔗 The report and a detailed thread are below. The operation is still running.

[Mircea Barbu @_mirceabarbu]

A little something I’ve been proud to contribute to, bringing some much-needed on-the-ground journalism to the story. Coming to HBO Max this November.

[Jane Clark Scharl @JcScharl]

I said this a year ago: human-made art will become a luxury good, just like local and nutritious food, natural-fiber clothing, and tech-free education for children. Basic human things are increasingly only for the rich.

[Maarin Stallli @saghalina]

It’s literally MOGadishu, please.

[Mohamed Gabobe @Mohamed_Gabobe]

Explosive Findings — US forces accused of ‘weaponising’ #Somalia’s floods by trapping women & children in the path of El Niño as part of an escalating #US drone war in #Somalia

“So many people die,” said one survivor

Penned by @TownsendMark for @guardian https://t.co/xNl4DxtjXI