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The author said they had heard for a year that every AI needed a memory system but had paid little attention. They wrote that Ash Hart had now introduced what they described as dynamic memory, called “Living Weigths,” inside an LLM’s brain, rather than text search, databases or indexing.

The author said it was time to stop describing Russia’s actions as “hybrid” and instead call them arson, sabotage or cyberattacks. At RUSI, they said exposing those who ordered and carried out the attacks was essential to deterring them, and added that Russia wanted to divide and weaken. https://t.co/5hsIcKzzeA #Russia #Cyberattacks #Deterrence #RU

The author wrote that they had spent a week in Ukraine visiting drone labs, speaking with trauma therapists and foreign fighters, seeing soldiers’ graves and watching *Faust* at the Lviv opera. They said the trip left them wondering whether they would enlist if their own country were invaded. #Ukraine #War #PersonalReflection #UA

Nigeria – how pro-Russian influence networks sell military rule as the answer When Nigerians took to the streets in August 2024 to protest soaring living costs and frustration with government, some demonstrations acquired an unexpected symbol: the Russian flag. In Kano, Kaduna and other northern cities, protesters were filmed carrying Russian colours and calling for Moscow’s intervention. Some demanded a military takeover. What initially looked like an unusual expression of anger has since become part of a much larger picture. A September 2026 assessment by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies describes Nigeria as a major target of overlapping foreign information operations, with Russia the most active external actor in its information space. The report does not identify a single centrally controlled campaign. Instead, it maps an ecosystem in which genuine dissatisfaction over insecurity, corruption and living standards is repeatedly redirected towards a broader proposition: democratic government has failed, while the military-led regimes of the Sahel offer a more effective alternative. Turning a real protest into a pro-Russian message The clearest example emerged during the 2024 #EndBadGovernance protests. Nigerian investigative reporting found that a Kano-based TikTok influencer with more than 100,000 followers had been paid through a Telegram channel associated with African Initiative, a Moscow-based media operation linked by researchers to Russian influence activity in Africa. The influencer said the channel supplied photographs, videos and talking points for redistribution on TikTok and Instagram. Among the messages provided were phrases such as “Putin please come and save Nigeria” and “The army is the answer for Nigeria”. Influencers were encouraged to use Hausa-language hashtags including #Zangazanga – “protest” – alongside references to Putin and Russia. Investigators identified 38 accounts circulating similar pro-Russian and pro-military narratives during the demonstrations. Russian flags subsequently appeared among protesters in several northern cities. This does not mean the protests themselves were created by Russia. They were driven by genuine economic and political grievances, and Nigerian protesters gave different reasons for carrying Russian flags. The important feature of the influence activity was precisely that it did not need to manufacture the original anger. It could attach a geopolitical message to an existing domestic crisis. From frustration to the idea of military government The narrative fits a wider pattern seen across West Africa. Russia has developed close relations with the military governments of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, while pro-Russian media ecosystems routinely portray those states as examples of sovereignty, stability and resistance to Western influence. Nigeria, by contrast, has remained under constitutional civilian government since 1999. Africa Center researchers say information networks targeting Nigerians increasingly contrast these two models. Recurring messages depict elections as wasteful or predetermined, civilian institutions as incapable of protecting citizens and military governments as more decisive on security and development. Some content portrays the Sahelian juntas as delivering better roads, lower prices and stronger security even where available evidence points to continuing or worsening instability. Language is central to the strategy. Hausa is spoken across northern Nigeria and neighbouring Niger, allowing political narratives to travel across borders that are far less important online than they are on maps. HumAngle documented efforts involving Nigerien state-linked actors to cultivate Hausa-speaking journalists and distribute material favourable to Niger’s junta and hostile to France and Western influence. The Russian and Sahelian-junta information ecosystems are not identical, but their narratives frequently reinforce one another. Fake journalists inside real Nigerian media The campaign environment extends beyond social media. A 2026 investigation by Graphika and Code for Africa identified 44 ghost reporters and fake experts whose identities were used to place Russia-aligned narratives in African media. Thirty-eight were assessed with high confidence to be fabricated. Their articles or quotations appeared across 138 websites and were amplified by at least 113 Facebook accounts and Pages. Nigeria was one of the most heavily targeted countries. According to the Africa Center’s analysis of the research, Daily Post Nigeria carried 39 articles involving 14 identified ghost authors. Once published by a genuine Nigerian outlet, such material could then be cited by other websites, social-media accounts or even Russian official channels as though it had originated independently in Africa. This is information laundering rather than simple propaganda: the most valuable asset being borrowed is the credibility of the local newsroom. Generative AI added another layer. OpenAI and Meta separately disrupted a Russia-origin network that produced Africa-focused political content and operated Facebook Pages posing as local media organisations. One fabricated commentator, “Dr Manuel Godsin”, was presented as a European-trained geopolitical expert although investigators found no evidence supporting his academic biography. ChatGPT had been used to generate articles under the persona’s name, while Meta removed 37 Facebook accounts and 29 Pages connected to the broader network. Different networks, similar strategic direction It would be misleading to merge all these activities into a single Russian command structure. The African Initiative-linked influencer campaign, the ghost-reporter network and the AI-enabled operation disrupted by OpenAI and Meta were uncovered separately and used different infrastructure. Public evidence does not demonstrate that every actor reported to the same organisation. What connects them is a recurring set of themes and methods: portraying Western partnerships as exploitative, presenting Russia as an alternative security partner, amplifying failures of civilian government, and giving military-led rule greater legitimacy. Investigative reporting on leaked Russian documents has meanwhile described a much wider influence apparatus operating across Africa, involving political consultants, paid journalists, influencers and locally tailored campaigns intended to reduce Western influence and expand Moscow’s position. The underlying technique is less about inventing dissatisfaction than redirecting it. Nigeria faces real security threats, economic pressure and public frustration. Influence operators do not need to persuade Nigerians that those problems exist. They need only influence the explanation for why they exist – and which political model appears to offer the answer. That is what makes the Nigerian case significant. The most effective propaganda does not necessarily introduce a completely false reality. It takes a real crisis and changes where the audience is encouraged to look for the solution. Sources Africa Center for Strategic Studies — The Raging Information Battle in Nigeria https://africacenter.org/spotlight/the-raging-information-battle-in-nigeria/ Graphika — Umbrae Ex Machina https://www.graphika.com/reports/umbrae-ex-machina OpenAI — Operation “No Bell” https://openai.com/index/disrupting-malicious-uses-of-ai-no-bell/ TheCable — Ghost reporters in African media https://www.thecable.ng/ghost-reporters-how-fabricated-african-voices-carried-pro-russia-narratives/ HumAngle — Nigeria Is Facing an Information War in Its Own Language https://www.humanglemedia.com/nigeria-is-facing-an-information-war-in-its-own-language DAIDAC / CJID — Russian influence during #EndBadGovernance https://daidac.thecjid.org/how-telegram-tiktok-aided-russian-disinformation-that-led-to-incarceration-of-nigerian-minors/ FactCheckHub — How Nigeria’s hunger protest took a radical turn https://factcheckhub.com/from-economic-protests-to-coup-agitation-how-nigerias-hunger-march-took-a-radical-turn/ News24 — Fake Kremlin-linked analyst planted stories in African media https://www.news24.com/southafrica/news/ai-expert-exposed-fake-kremlin-linked-analyst-planted-stories-in-african-media-20260318-0560 Vanguard — AI ‘expert’ exposed https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/03/ai-expert-exposed-fake-kremlin-linked-analyst-planted-stories-in-african-media/ Africa Confidential — How Moscow wages social media war https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/15961/how-moscow-wages-social-media-war Keywords #DISINFORMED #Episode15 #Nigeria #Russia #RussianInfluence #RussianDisinformation #Africa #WestAfrica #Disinformation #InformationWarfare #InfluenceOperations #ForeignInterference #FIMI #Propaganda #MilitaryRule #MilitaryGovernment #Democracy #PoliticalManipulation #NarrativeManipulation #AfricanInitiative #EndBadGovernance #Hausa #LocalInfluencers #GhostReporters #FakeExperts #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #AIPersonas #SyntheticMedia #AIPropaganda #Astroturfing #SocialMediaManipulation #Telegram #TikTok #DigitalInfluence #SourceLaundering #NarrativeLaundering #MediaManipulation #Sahel #Geopolitics #OSINT #WRLD

BrennpunktUA reported that a drone set a new speed record for a battery-powered aircraft at 699 km/h. According to this, the new electric motor technology should soon also be used in new interception drones. https://t.co/MWUahltxg5 https://t.co/t1uwga5Zeq #Drohnen #Technologie #Innovation (translated)

The author wrote that Dana Fisher of Talking Climate Collaborative had spoken at Climate Week NYC about online climate misinformation, which she attributed to a small, vocal group funded by fossil fuels. The post also quoted Fisher as saying the group was a minority, but that many people were afraid to discuss climate change.

“PUGLIA IN”: “ORTA NOVA SOUND LAB” CONQUERS NEW YORK: THE “COMMUNITY BAND” LANDS ON “BROADWAY WORLD” SOURCE: https://www.pugliain.net/303862-orta-nova-sound-lab-new-york-banda/ I am delighted that my article submitted to editor Chloe Rabinowitz has been accepted and published. In any case, we are not talking about just any website, but the largest theatre website in the world on the internet, the one that covers Broadway, the West End and beyond, with over 6 million visitors per month, present in 100 US cities, 45 countries and in 12 languages worldwide. __________________________________________________________________________ Orta Nova (FG) — The social and musical project “Orta Nova Sound Lab” debuted last week on the prestigious US portal BroadwayWorld, an international live performance network based in New York. The initiative, born in Orta Nova in the heart of Capitanata, nothern Puglia region in South Italy, to create a youth community band, was presented overseas as an innovative model of inclusion and urban regeneration for the Mezzogiorno. The Pulgian model of social regeneration through music, promoted by the “Associazione Nazionale Bande da Giro (ANBG)” chaired by Benedetto Grillo and supported by the Municipality of Orta Nova, has been admitted for funding by the Ministry of Culture under the call for strengthening music in suburbs and vulnerable areas. The project follows in the wake of interventions to counter youth distress and educational poverty envisaged in the spirit of the “Caivano Decree”. The article published in the American outlet is co-authored by New York editor Chris Rabinowitz and by Orta Nova author and researcher Luciano Magaldi Sardella. The text illustrates how the centuries-old Puglian wind-band tradition has been reinterpreted as an instrument of prevention and civic cohesion, thanks to collaboration between the MAO FM 19.77 association, the Olivetti Institute, the Pertini Institute, Music Art and the C.I.S.A. of Foggia. Why the News Went International The “Orta Nova Sound Lab” band project demonstrates that when a project has anti-mafia roots, pedagogical value, and a credible institutional network, the press responds. From local and national outlets such as Cassarmonica, Ansa Puglia, TGNorba, Corriere della Sera Bari, RaiNews TGR Puglia, La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno, Amica9TV, Brindisi In, Puglia IN, Blasting News Italia, TRM Network, Secolo XIX, FoggiaToday, PlayNews24, Stato Quotidiano, and many others, which thoroughly documented the press conference, coverage has now reached “Broadway World”, which has interpreted the Orta Nova experience as a “social laboratory” capable of answering the mafia with music. This leap in scale derives from joint work and from the liaison work carried out by Luciano Magaldi Sardella, who, together with New York editor Chris Rabinowitz, succeeded in translating for an Anglophone audience the profound meaning of a town band that in Puglia is not folklore, but a civic garrison, a concrete alternative to young people’s dependence on electronic screens and to social disintegration. In a southern Italy often narrated solely through its emergencies, Orta Nova chooses to be narrated for its capacity to generate community. And this time, the news has travelled around the world, starting from a square in the Basso Tavoliere. The Stages of the Programme and the Major Concerts in Capitanata The programme, entirely free of charge for participants, offers training courses for wind and percussion instruments alongside ensemble music lessons. During October 2026, the streets of Orta Nova will host band parades and processions, whilst between November and December the area will see performances by the prestigious Gran Concerti Bandistici of Conversano and Bisceglie. The bill will reserve a specific space for equal opportunities with the all-female performance of the Orchestra Note di Puglia. The journey will culminate in January 2027 with the first official concert of the newly formed Banda di Comunità of Orta Nova, the culmination of a training itinerary that projects the social redemption of the Province of Foggia onto the global cultural scene.

The author described Vladimir Putin in derogatory terms and summarised his Valdai speech as blaming NATO expansion for the war, denying that Russia had started the war in Ukraine and making numerous nuclear threats. The post ended with an incomplete point quoting Putin as saying, “We only hit,” followed by a link. https://t.co/AGEAyX6ztZ #Putin #Ukraine #NATO #RU #UA #NATO

The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki translated by Jesse Kirkwood Translated from the Japanese bestseller, this charming and magical novel, inspired by the myth of cats returning favors to those who care for them, reminds us that it’s never too late to follow our stars. In Japan cats are a symbol of good luck. As the myth goes, if you are kind to them, they’ll one day return the favor. And if you are kind to the right cat, you might just find yourself invited to a mysterious coffee shop under a glittering Kyoto moon. This particular coffee shop is like no other. It has no fixed location, no fixed hours, and seemingly appears at random to adrift young people at crucial junctions in their lives. It’s also run by talking cats. While customers at the Full Moon Coffee Shop partake in cakes, coffees, and teas, the cats also consult them on their star charts, offer cryptic wisdom, and let them know where their lives have veered off course—because every person who visits the shop has been feeling more than a little lost. And for a down-on-her-luck screenwriter, a romantically stuck movie director, a hopeful hairstylist, and a technologically challenged website designer, the feline guides will set them back on their fated paths. After all, there is a reason the shop appeared to each of them…

Europe faces a political dilemma: whether - and how - to talk to Russia while the Americans are already talking to Putin’s regime. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have made repeated trips to Moscow; CIA Director John Ratcliffe recently visited too. The concern is also the #Europe #Russia #Diplomacy #RU #US

"Communication is our most undervalued solution when it comes to climate change." 🗣️ Bernadette Woods Placky of the Talking Climate Collaborative on why closing the climate silence gap starts with conversation. Watch more content from Climate Week NYC on @WeDontHaveTime https://t.co/oYTyZr4HkB #ClimateChange #Communication #ClimateAction #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.

"Hate is a feature of the job." 🚨 Katharine Hayhoe, climate scientist & co-founder of Talking Climate Collaborative, says 20-30% of the attacks she gets online now come from people who care about climate change but have given up on fixing it. Watch more @WeDontHaveTime https://t.co/UNNshMsa8X #ClimateChange #OnlineHarassment #TalkingClimate #Therearenospecificcountriesmentionedinthetweet.

Der polnische Außenminister Sikorski liest dem russischen Aussenminister Lavrov vor dem UN Sicherheitsrat gehörig die Leviten. - In knapp 6 Min. zerreißt er alle vorher angebrachten Russen-Stuss Propaganda Talking-Points komplett in der Luft. Bravo!👏👏👏https://t.co/BQOGPg2xy9 #Polen #Russland #UNSicherheitsrat

Math Detectives: Alien Angles: The Radian Code Mystery by Mr. Numberwise www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHT5N6SC www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GHT5N6SC Writing What if aliens didn’t use degrees… but radians? When a strange signal appears in the school cafeteria, Jim, Mia, and the mysterious talking ant discover something unbelievable: The message is written in a secret math language. Not degrees… but radians. To solve the mystery, they must: • Decode π, π/2, and 2π • Translate alien rotation commands • Use circles to crack hidden messages • Think like real mathematicians But someone is watching them… And this time, the puzzle is harder. Perfect for ages 10–14, this book turns math into an adventure: Story-based learning Step-by-step explanations Visual thinking 20 fun worksheets included Can YOU crack the alien code? Made Easy Series math mystery book for kids StorytellerUK2026 radians for kids easy explained learning angles pi radians children math detective story book summer adventure stories for kids 9-12 middle school math practice angles geometry stem learning kids problem solving #Amazon #MathMysteryBookForKids #StorytellerUK2026 #RadiansForKidsEasyExplained #LearningAnglesPiRadiansChildren #MathDetectiveStoryBook #SummerAdventureStoriesForKids_9_12 #MiddleSchoolMathPracticeAnglesGeometry #StemLearningKidsProblemSolving #Kids #GreenwichMeridian #Equator #PrimeMeridian #InternationalDateLine #NorthPole #SouthPole #CompassRose #WorldMap #LatitudeAndLongitude #GreatCircleRoute #ArcticCircle #AntarcticCircle #TropicOfCancer #TropicOfCapricorn #FerdinandMagellan #Magellan #JuanSebastiánElcano #JamesCook #MarcoPolo #IbnBattuta #Battuta #ZhengHe #VascoDaGama #DaGama #AmerigoVespucci #Vespucci #RoaldAmundsen #Amundsen #ErnestShackleton #Shackleton #DavidLivingstone #Livingstone #Sacagawea #0248 (=256) 20261006: 916(306)8 #HappyEdu #HappyKids #HappyMath

@MichaelBroecker @peterthiel @axelspringer But we're not talking here about a scientist, a journalist, or the average person. Peter Thiel is a libertarian multibillionaire who feels his freedom is being restricted. He is buying political power in order to do away with the control exercised by a liberal democracy #PeterThiel #Libertarianism #PoliticalPower #Nospecificcountriesarementionedinthetweet #sotherearenocountrycodestoreturn.

But we're not talking here about a scientist, a journalist, or the average person. Peter Thiel is a libertarian multibillionaire who feels his freedom is being restricted. He is buying political power in order to do away with the control exercised by a liberal democracy #PeterThiel #Libertarian #PoliticalPower #Nospecificcountrycodesarepresentinthetweet.