Tom Wilson

Dominus Illuminatio Mea. Personal musings only.

[Alex Raufoglu @ralexdc]

Both China and Russia are becoming Iran's eyes in the sky, U.S. intel officials suspect

[Joe Hill @jo3hill]

London looks so much better now it’s been densified and built up, compared to how sad it looked in 1983.

This post comparing the city in aerial photographs from 1983 with images from 2026 is fantastic.

https://t.co/fU4YXhgOhY

[Shane Harris @shaneharris]

This was really the Tulsi Gabbard school of persuasion: Put out a bunch of documents, claim they say things that they obviously don’t, presuming that your target audience won’t bother to read them.

More from @RadioFreeTom

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[Will Sommer @willsommer]

Trump's big document release tonight, supposedly meant to prove China stole the 2020 election, includes this classified intel graphic making clear that Russia was the only country trying to meddle in American voting systems.

[CBS News @CBSNews]

President Trump announced that his administration is declassifying intelligence that reveals "shocking vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure," including "hacking, exploitation and foreign interference."

FACT CHECK RATING: False.

Officials have repeatedly said election infrastructure remains secure.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said there was “no evidence of any malicious activity” affecting the integrity of the 2024 elections. CISA also said the 2020 election was “the most secure in American history,” with no evidence that voting systems deleted, lost or compromised votes.

[Zachary Cohen @ZcohenCNN]

The documents Trump is referring to right now, and CNN has reviewed all of them, largely discuss vulnerabilities that have been known for years and/or are reflected in the 2021 US intel community assessment.

None of the declassified information supports the claim that any previous election results — including the 2020 presidential contest that Trump lost — were manipulated by foreign interference or fraud in a way that would’ve changed the outcome.

[Sam Stein @samstein]

one of the documents that Trump has disclosed tonight has a section noting that China targeted the BIDEN campaign and does "not currently intend to covertly interfere to try and sway the outcome of the election."

[Stephen Richer @stephen_richer]

Reminder:

To create thousands of fake voters, you'd need to first create thousands of fake social security entries.

And you'd need to create fake residences, where the mail wouldn't go undeliverable.

Then you'd need to create fake identification for these people to show up and vote.

AND

There would be a record of all of these fake voters, with full name, DOB, and address. You'd be able to point to specific entries.

Because whether or not you registered, and whether or not you voted, is a public record.

[Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias]

Nonstop Watergate-scale scandals are happening

https://t.co/qIDX0OmTO4

[Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney]

NEW: Donald Trump's speech on the 2020 election tonight isn't arriving on a blank slate.

His own intel officials rejected the notion that foreign powers manipulated votes. And endless reviews/audits have confirmed this.

w @johnnysaks130

https://t.co/9cXVu8BtgV

[Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @ReichlinMelnick]

WOW. The ex-wife of the ICE officer who shot a 26-year-old Colombian man in Maine has come forward to say that he had mental health issues and was abusive in their relationship.

She says after the shooting he called asking her to vouch for him — instead, she went to the press.

[Brendan Pedersen @BrendanPedersen]

this is jaw dropping. my jaw is dropped. I am having difficulty lifting my jaw back up into closed position.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Recent deaths — in Houston and Biddeford, Maine — are among at least 17 shootings of motorists by federal immigration officers since the beginning of President Trump’s term nearly 18 months ago, a Washington Post analysis shows. https://t.co/7oFPAxdQcx

[Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 @IAPonomarenko]

Right — because who in the Ministry of Defense of the 21st century, in the age of the drone revolution, combat robots, and military AI, really needs a 35-year-old IT top executive who led the digital transformation of an entire nation and can pick up the phone to ask Elon Musk to shut off Starlink for Russians.

No, what we need is a former high-ranking cop who boasts about making recruits tuck in their beds with perfect hospital corners and who happens to suit the generals and the major defense contractors just fine.

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @ReichlinMelnick]

This is despicable. ICE was sharing confidential information about asylum claims made by political dissidents with the Iranian government itself, according to this article.

Not only is that illegal, it has the real possibility of getting some of these people tortured or killed.

[CBS News @CBSNews]

Asked about the recent ICE-related fatal shootings in Texas and Maine, Houston’s top prosecutor, Harris District Attorney Sean Teare, tells @camiloreports that the actions of federal immigration agents “in no way resemble” the tactics of “every law enforcement agency” he’s worked for.

“Either these agents are completely untrained, or intentionally putting themselves in situations where they can justify firing into cars,” Teare said.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Homan: The officers involved in these shootings are well trained, I wouldn’t even call this a bump in the road. This will be a short term review, so ICE feels comfortable….

[Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins]

I asked border czar Tom Homan why ICE agents weren't wearing body cameras in Maine or Texas, given Congress gave DHS $20 million for them back in April.

[Maine @TheMaineWonk]

His name was Joan Sebastian Guerrero.

- He was here legally.
- He was authorized to work.
- He had Social Security Number.
- He was NOT target of ICE investigation.
- DHS: He did NOT try to kill ICE agents.

He was executed in front of his 3 year old daughter.

[olexander scherba🇺🇦 @olex_scherba]

Ulyana Vorona, a promising Ukrainian athlete was killed by a 🇷🇺 gliding bomb while waiting for a bus in 🇺🇦 Sumy. She was just 13.

Meanwhile, IOC is welcoming 🇷🇺 Russia back to @Olympics.