Laith Alkhouri

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@MiaMBloom I forgot about this picture! You two make a whole room elated — PolitiTweet.org

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@MiaMBloom Almost! I don’t want to give away a whole big smile at first, that’s rare and expensive — PolitiTweet.org

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#NewProfilePic - due to popular demand, I decided to change my long-standing profile picture depicting me as unfriendly soul snatcher, to one that shows a familiar face, someone you trust, a happy one. (CC @MiaMBloom) https://t.co/m9CNaohnNn — PolitiTweet.org

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Since April 23, pro #ISIS research/media group Shahdh Al-Himam released several manuals/essays on a range of topics including: mines, criminal investigations for "lone mujahid," assassinations, kidnappings, and urban warfare. https://t.co/X1d11nQ755 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Jasminechic00: (Claim) The Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP) claimed an attack targeting DRC soldiers in Bunduguya, in Nort… — PolitiTweet.org

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"Studies have shown that cyberattacks against the energy sector are higher than average and research into the activities of threat actors has demonstrated that the energy sector is the target of several groups." https://t.co/ODU4n8XyzF — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @neiltyson: We cry foul when fooled by fake news and other forces of brainwashing, when perhaps we should instead build intellectual def… — PolitiTweet.org

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Young: #Baltimore City Servers Hit By #Ransomware Attack https://t.co/kt06xBjOPq — PolitiTweet.org

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@Angieslyst Angie, thanks - I understand what it is about, I just don’t agree with the taste, nor do I think they hit the mark. Esquire put out a great article explaining the meaning, I still think it hurts the eye, “bigly” — PolitiTweet.org

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@Angieslyst Except that none of the fashion statements have anything to do with the Camp theme. — PolitiTweet.org

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@RashaAlAqeedi Exactly - tried to ignore it but when it’s front and center, and people cheer on, all I see are a bunch of badly dressed celebs in worse fitted “clothing.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Is the fashion sense at the #MetGala quite horrendous, borderline disturbing, or what? — PolitiTweet.org

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@Jasminechic00 My take in the thread my friend. Much about this group remains unverifiable. — PolitiTweet.org

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Iranian lawyer who defended women’s right to remove hijab gets 38 years, 148 lashes – Women in the World https://t.co/y25e3z9tFh — PolitiTweet.org

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U.S. begins return of $200 million in 1MDB funds to Malaysia - Reuters https://t.co/moFooUefmq — PolitiTweet.org

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Great news for the Reuters journalists. Rohingya Muslims are still systematically persecuted, displaced, their villages destroyed, and the international community has kept a blind eye towards them. https://t.co/0NgtwIh1Xl — PolitiTweet.org

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Today, I spotted Spanish and Albanian translations/subtitled copies of the latest #ISIS video featuring its top leader Al-Baghdadi. Copies distributed on Telegram. — PolitiTweet.org

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"Kill and do not consult anyone,” he said in July 2016. “Kill by any means, smash his head on the wall, spit in his face, burn -- I mean anything, anything – poison, anything.” #Texas Man Found Guilty of Conspiring to Support #ISIS https://t.co/CK1ZzdnfUq — PolitiTweet.org

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According to @IBMSecurity , the average data breach cost is around $3.86 million (not billion). https://t.co/KAGDsFtltc - however, perhaps Dawlah Hacker Division read the incorrect numbers: 3.6 billion is the number of "user data records" exposed in 2018 https://t.co/u3BwJFfOff — PolitiTweet.org

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This is a nascent group, and it remains unclear whether it has any relationship with Caliphate Supporters Electronic Army or others. Emphasizing potential economic losses isn't new among the pro-ISIS hacktivists. Though the numbers are highly skewed and considerably overshot. — PolitiTweet.org

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Pro #ISIS self proclaimed hacking team Dawlah Hacker Division says it’s returning soon and currently recruiting — providing a proton email address. The group emphasizes the importance of this type of work by highlighting potential economic losses to businesses and governments. https://t.co/qgkXI4HtrW — PolitiTweet.org

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U.S. deploying carrier, bombers to Middle East to deter Iran: Bolton - Reuters https://t.co/PKF7Fc2toW — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @IntelTweet: There are unconfirmed reports of a drone attack by Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen targeting the Saudi city of Yanbu. https:… — PolitiTweet.org

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Probably UBL’s best biographer — PolitiTweet.org

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The only difference in their methodology is that Bank Al-Ansar mostly creates original social media accounts -- innovating ways to create them using vague names and "virtual" phone numbers. Caliphate Supporters Electronic Army seems to focus on hijacking existing accounts. — PolitiTweet.org

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Bank Al-Ansar has operated for at least three years with one single agenda item: create social media accounts for supporters to use in "invasion" campaigns, especially with the beginning of the heightened Twitter and Facebook suspension campaigns in early-mid 2016. — PolitiTweet.org

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The group recently issued a statement that it would provide supporters with Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts to use for dissemination of propaganda and other illicit content, following in the footsteps of pro #ISIS cyber group Bank Al-Ansar (Bank of the Supporters). — PolitiTweet.org

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Pro-#ISIS cyber group Caliphate Supporters Electronic Army claims that during the Hijri month of Shaaban 1440 (April 06-May 05, 2019) it hijacked/"infiltrated": 598 Twitter, 350 Facebook, 59 Instagram, 45 NordVPN, & 20 Telegram accounts. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @neiltyson: During Ramadan, daytime fasting for Muslims ends at sunset. But for Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world,… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jaketapper: Special Counsel Robert Mueller has reached a tentative agreement to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on May 15,… — PolitiTweet.org