MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 01/10/2025I’m a Canadian officially involved in American science politics. I feel oddly honored. 010
MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Oh - flood gates are open.media.tenor.coma pole dancer in a club with the words oh yeahALT: a pole dancer in a club with the words oh yeah 000
Reposted by MJ Baniasnot any use, to many. @anyuse.bsky.social · 09/07/2025More on my unnecessarily deep dive into Commonwealth v. Russ. This time with more maps. Do you like maps? I like maps.open.substack.comThe house that isn't there.And how long it hasn’t been. 174
Reposted by MJ BaniasBullsh*t Hunting @bullshithunting.bsky.social · 03/07/2025It all started with a Twitter account, some ChatGPT quotes, and someone looking for a good time. This is the breakdown of how a guy convinced Rolling Stone he was the rep for a suddenly popular AI band, Velvet Sundown. www.bullshithunting.com/p/a-free-osi...bullshithunting.comA Free OSINT Lesson: The "Velvet Sundown" Squatter Who Duped the News MediaAndrew Frelon: A fake band manager pretending to manage a band that doesn't exist. How Avant-garde. 063
MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 03/07/2025www.bullshithunting.com/p/a-free-osi...bullshithunting.comA Free OSINT Lesson: The "Velvet Sundown" Squatter Who Duped the News MediaAndrew Frelon: A fake band manager pretending to manage a band that doesn't exist. How Avant-garde. 000
MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Velvet Sundown has drawn a lot of attention in a very short period of time. One internet trickster decided to squat on their social media, and convinced dozens of journalists he was the real deal. 052
MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Following the Velvet Sundown AI music drama? Turns out- the news media has been duped. www.bullshithunting.com/p/a-free-osi...bullshithunting.comA Free OSINT Lesson: The "Velvet Sundown" Squatter Who Duped the News MediaAndrew Frelon: A fake band manager pretending to manage a band that doesn't exist. How Avant-garde. 010
Reposted by MJ BaniasOSINT Industries @osint.industries · 07/06/2025📚 Cults, books, and OSINT. In his latest, @mjbanias.bsky.social shows how open-source tools, and 𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗧 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, helped trace the hidden power behind a cult’s publishing empire — from a single copyright page to a multi-million dollar network. 🌐 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱: substack.com/home/post/p-... 021
MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 06/06/2025It’s funny that in the Musk/Trump drama, I can’t root for anyone. I hate both of these idiots. 100
MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 04/06/2025I wrote another post that hopefully teaches you all something cool. Or, just enjoy the Reading Rainbow references. 023
MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 17/05/2025Holy! @justinseitz.bsky.social and @kennedycatherine.bsky.social - we’re way better than Deloitte. Can we start charging Deloitte prices please!? 110
MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 16/04/2025media.tenor.coma woman in a white lace top is holding a clear bottle of waterALT: a woman in a white lace top is holding a clear bottle of water 010
MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 16/04/2025I’m looking for your best cryptid and monster stories. Seen something weird out there? I want to talk to you! 022
MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Honestly- I’m convinced you’re the one who taught that shark how to click. Why are you conspiring against me? Who do you work for?! 110
MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Wait… so it clicks and it’ll only bite my toes off or something- and not finish the job and kill me?!?! I feel worse now. 130
MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Things that click freak me out. Being hunted by things that click; my bowels loosen. 210
MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 23/03/2025I do not understand really what’s going on. Slide into my DMs! 110
MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Well well well… just a bunch of Russian assets working in the highest ranks of the US government. 010
MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 28/02/2025media.tenor.coma man and a woman are sitting at a table in front of a microphone and the woman is saying well .ALT: a man and a woman are sitting at a table in front of a microphone and the woman is saying well . 120
Reposted by MJ BaniasKenna Hughes-Castleberry @kennaculture.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Another week calls for another episode of the "Debrief Weekly Report" #podcast! This week @mjbanias.bsky.social joins me in discussing #robots, #cleanenergy and screen detoxing. It's all here and more! thedebrief.org/hydrogen-min... @stephgerk.bsky.socialthedebrief.orgHydrogen Mining the Misty MountainsOn this week's episode of The Debrief Weekly Report, Kenna and MJ climb to the mountain top and talk about mining hydrogen. They also get weird with shapeshifting embryonic robots, and then remember a... 043
MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Well, this isn’t good. apple.news/A6qVKTph6QKa...apple.newsUS joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine — CNNThe United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy. 010
MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 22/02/2025I assumed the current US administration was going to be an existential threat. But not this existential… www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...nbcnews.comTrump says he's 'sick' of how Zelenskyy has handled Ukraine's war with Russia: 'He has no cards'"I’ve had very good talks with Putin, and I’ve had not such good talks with Ukraine," Trump said of the U.S. negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. 010
MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 07/02/2025My latest piece on AI and that it’s actually really good at scamming you. thedebrief.org/ai-phishing-...thedebrief.orgAI Phishing Revolution: Study Reveals Bots Now Out-Scheme Humans in Cyber Deception - The DebriefNew research has revealed that artificial intelligence systems are now capable of crafting phishing emails as effectively as human experts. 012
MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Spent a day in LA talking about secret Soviet technology, CIA projects, and the Cold War. And oddly enough, a weird zeppelin ghost story made it into the mix. 060
MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 16/01/2025For all you #OSINT nerds who got your fancy tools and Pythons… sometimes you just got to find the people with the tea, and have em spill it. www.bullshithunting.com/p/a-free-osi...bullshithunting.comA Free OSINT Lesson: Why RUMINT is the Unsung Hero of Intelligence GatheringSpill the Tea! 2257
MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Oh! But now you can be! Just sign up to my new course, “Being MJ: The Subtle Art of Regulating Body Temperature.” It’s absolutely free for $99.99. You can also pair it with my most popular course, “Being MJ: A Lesson in Higher Learning, Secular Humanism, and Greek Antiquity.” 010
Reposted by MJ BaniasJustin Seitz @justinseitz.bsky.social · 15/01/2025🚨NEW! From @mjbanias.bsky.social - A Free OSINT Lesson: Why RUMINT is the Unsung Hero of Intelligence Gathering www.bullshithunting.com/p/a-free-osi...bullshithunting.comA Free OSINT Lesson: Why RUMINT is the Unsung Hero of Intelligence GatheringSpill the Tea! 053
MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 30/12/2024You gotta kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight. 021
Reposted by MJ BaniasBullsh*t Hunting @bullshithunting.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Relax into your weekend with tales of premature burials and demons sent to deal with the naughty kids. www.bullshithunting.com/p/for-the-we...bullshithunting.comFor the Weekend Warriors, Weirdos & Whackjobs - Issue #58Yule love this one (eye roll) 032
MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 19/12/2024At some points in my week, I very much become alternate universe Lt. Harry Kim from Star Trek: Lower Decks and, as I push the button to destroy all universes, yell, “I’m two pip Harry Fucking Kim and I don’t have to listen to anybody!” I then self immolate into atoms. 020
MJ Banias @mjbanias.bsky.social · 16/12/2024I’ll fiiiind yooou…media.tenor.coma woman is laughing at a man in front of a closet .ALT: a woman is laughing at a man in front of a closet . 130