When we reported the Snowden archive, we knew it was genuine, but breathed a huge sigh of relief when NSA didn't claim the docs were fake. The same was true with our Brazil reporting over the last year: publishing private messages from corrupt Bolsonaro officials & prosecutors.

As a journalist publishing private communications & docs that are incriminating, you know the subjects of the reporting will immediately claim they're fake *if the are*. Of course they will: that would kill the reporting! There's a reason the Bidens aren't claiming they're fake.

I don't think that the emails -- so far -- reveal a huge scandal. They so far just establish standard sleaze and DC corruption. The huge scandal to me is the blatant rank-closing and cone of silence -- a prohibition -- erected *by journalists* around this story to defend Biden.

I am making these tweets to explain in one place some analysis that was done last night. 1 - I was asked offline about doing Benford's on election data. I explained that this is common and a useful way to detect anomalies in data that are driven by artificial process (e.g. fraud)

11 - In the end, Biden's vote data from that page is far more anomalous than Trump's. Here is what it looks like visually:

Oops China is offended *again*

AP: AG Barr authorizes federal prosecutors to pursue “substantial allegations” of voting irregularities

A Russian citizen from St. Petersburg reportedly finds a note in a box of shoes from China that says: "Help, I am in jail in China. Help Uyghur." Would be good to investigate this more closely. (Link to Russian report in the thread).

'Uighur Jail' Note Found in St. Petersburg Shoe Alarms Human Right Experts themoscowtimes.com/2020/11/18/uig…

'Uighur Jail' Note Found in St. Petersburg Shoe Alarms Human Right Experts themoscowtimes.com/2020/11/18/uig…

Bagaimana jika Anda membeli sepatu baru yg di dalamnya ada catatan kecil dari penjara #Uyghur? Itulah yg ditemukan di St Petersburg Rusia 18 November lalu. ‘Uighur Jail’ Note Found in St. Petersburg Shoe Alarms Human Right Experts themoscowtimes.com/2020/11/18/uig…

Stop turning a blind eye to the genocide in China.

Gab CEO completely backed up President Trump’s Twitter account before it was deleted and recreated him on Gab. GabCEO在推特刪掉川普總統帳號前，已經做了全部備份，並重新發布了出來！ President Trump’s new account: 這是川普總統的新帳號：gab.com/realdonaldtrump populist.press/gab-ceo-pulls-…

For those wondering about @SignalApp's scaling, #WhatsApp's decision to sell out its users to @Facebook has led to what is probably the biggest digital migration to a more secure messenger we've ever seen. Hang in there while the Signal team catches up.

We have been adding new servers and extra capacity at a record pace every single day this week nonstop, but today exceeded even our most optimistic projections. Millions upon millions of new users are sending a message that privacy matters. We appreciate your patience.

Donald Trump is the first president in modern history did not start a new war.

Biden Rescinds Trump Order Banning Chinese Communist Involvement In US Power Grid thenationalpulse.com/news/biden-rev…

Jack Posobiec They don’t call him BeijingBiden for nothing

1 / 3 One of the newest resistance strategies used by anti-coup protesters is to delay the advance of security forces by hanging htameins- women's sarongs- across the roads. The photos below illustrate how protesters in Yangon’s Thaketa Township employ this tactic.

2 / 3 Many superstitious Burmese people, including soldiers, believe that walking past, or especially under, a piece of clothing worn below a woman's waist will diminish a man's power.