CTIL Files #1: US And UK Military Contractors Created Sweeping Plan For Global Censorship In 2018, New Documents Show

By MICHAEL SHELLENBERGER, ALEX GUTENTAG, AND MATT TAIBBI

https://twitter.com/shellenberger/status/1729537450752811097

A whistleblower has come forward with an explosive new trove of documents, rivaling or exceeding the Twitter Files and Facebook Files in scale and importance. They describe the activities of an “anti-disinformation” group called the Cyber Threat Intelligence League, or CTIL, that officially began as the volunteer project of data scientists and defense and intelligence veterans but whose tactics over time appear to have been absorbed into multiple official projects, including those of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The CTI League documents offer the missing link answers to key questions not addressed in the Twitter Files and Facebook Files. Combined, they offer a comprehensive picture of the birth of the “anti-disinformation” sector, or what we have called the Censorship Industrial Complex.

The whistleblower's documents describe everything from the genesis of modern digital censorship programs to the role of the military and intelligence agencies, partnerships with civil society organizations and commercial media, and the use of sock puppet accounts and other offensive techniques.

"Lock your shit down," explains one document about creating "your spy disguise.”

Another explains that while such activities overseas are "typically" done by "the CIA and NSA and the Department of Defense," censorship efforts "against Americans" have to be done using private partners because the government doesn't have the "legal authority."

The whistleblower alleges that a leader of CTI League, a “former” British intelligence analyst, was “in the room” at the Obama White House in 2017 when she received the instructions to create a counter-disinformation project to stop a "repeat of 2016."

Over the last year, Public, Racket, congressional investigators, and others have documented the rise of the Censorship Industrial Complex, a network of over 100 government agencies and nongovernmental organizations that work together to urge censorship by social media platforms and spread propaganda about disfavored individuals, topics, and whole narratives.

The US Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency (CISA) has been the center of gravity for much of the censorship, with the National Science Foundation financing the development of censorship and disinformation tools and other federal government agencies playing a supportive role.

Emails from CISA’s NGO and social media partners show that CISA created the Election Integrity Partnership (EIP) in 2020, which involved the Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO) and other US government contractors. EIP and its successor, the Virality Project (VP), urged Twitter, Facebook and other platforms to censor social media posts by ordinary citizens and elected officials alike.

Despite the overwhelming evidence of government-sponsored censorship, it had yet to be determined where the idea for such mass censorship came from. In 2018, an SIO official and former CIA fellow, Renee DiResta, generated national headlines before and after testifying to the US Senate about Russian government interference in the 2016 election.

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https://public.substack.com/p/ctil-files-1-us-and-uk-military-contractors

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This is qresearch.

NOT"Dear Abby".

Investigative reporter says somebody is providing GPS coordinates to illegals…

November 28, 2023 (a day ago)

Hundreds of illegal aliens are slamming the U.S. southern border every day in mob crossings that are clearly pre-planned and organized by ‘mysterious hands.’

While embedded with a massive group making their way at night through Piedras Negras, Mexico, to the Rio Grande, Border Hawk correspondent Efraín González learned that migrants are provided with GPS coordinates which enable them to gather at specific locations and cross en masse.

It is unclear exactly who is behind the scheme, but some of the migrants indicated Mexican authorities may be involved.

“We accompanied this caravan that walked for an hour in the darkest to reach the crossing point. The migrant said they were angry Mexican authorities sent them to cross into this dangerous area of the river at night,” González explained.

“Most of these people do not know how to get to the river. However, through GPS they obtain the exact location where forklift tractors raised the razor wire in October.”

GPS-guided mass crossings into Eagle Pass have become much more frequent in November as the Biden border rush rages on.

https://revolver.news/2023/11/investigative-reporter-says-somebody-is-providing-gps-coordinates-to-illegals/

https://twitter.com/BorderHawkNews/status/1729144930256228691

Pelosi’s very mysterious niece wields tremendous power over billions of US tax dollars…

November 28, 2023 (a day ago)

Alexis Pelosi, 52, is virtually unknown in a city where her last name can elicit strong feelings. Yet she holds sway over programs that steer billions of dollars toward making buildings and homes more resilient to the impacts of climate change.

She declined to be interviewed, but in a written response to emailed questions she said her directive under the Biden administration is to help promote Fudge’s vision that “HUD be a part of the solution” to climate change, adding, “I am honored to be in a position to advance this important work.”

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Her current office is in the imposing Robert C. Weaver Federal Building on L’Enfant Plaza, where she has become part of HUD’s supersized bureaucracy and mission to ensure all Americans have access to safe, affordable housing amid rising threats from climate change.

Pelosi’s niece is far from being a wallflower by any stretch of the imagination. She’s deeply involved in all things related to The Swamp; it must run in the family.

Among other things, she is charged with executing multibillion-dollar programs drawn up in HUD’s 2021 climate action plan, which has received big cash infusions from the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

What appears clear — based on interviews, public records and social media — is that Alexis Pelosi works within the technocratic confines of government rather than at the tip of the political spear, where her in-law remains both revered and reviled.

Nancy Pelosi said in a statement that the nation and Fudge “are well-served by Alexis Pelosi’s leadership, knowledge and relentless commitment to climate resilience.”

The family tree branch that connects Nancy and Alexis originates from Alexis’ husband, Laurence Pelosi, whose father is the older brother of Paul Pelosi. And once more, the “real estate” connection emerges. It’s likely that Alexis’s influence and position have been advantageous to her husband’s firm as well.

Alexis goes to great effort to stay out of the public eye. The E&E News article goes on:

In Washington, Pelosi has remained mostly out of the headlines, including from HUD’s own news releases touting its climate efforts.

Last month, when HUD awarded its first grants under its $800 million “Green and Resilient Retrofit Program” — a major part of Pelosi’s portfolio — she stayed out of the limelight and instead posted a congratulatory message to HUD staff on her LinkedIn account.

Clearly, this is one big club where everybody knows each other, and we’re not on the guest list. This setup reeks of more backroom corruption, nepotism, and shady DC dealings—something that most of our lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are likely quite familiar with. However, it’s safe to say that the Pelosi family, much like the Bidens and the Clintons, has a real knack for dirty deeds.

https://revolver.news/2023/11/very-mysterious-pelosi-niece-wields-tremendous-power-over-billions-of-us-tax-dollars/

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