Israeli firm BlackCore suspected of meddling in New York and Scotland votes

Post by watwut » Sat, Jun 13, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC

ai_fry_ur_brain wrote: post #43

Matl wrote: post #31

Last time I suggested on a similar story that there's a disproportionate number of firms in Israel with an explicit focus on subversion, manipulation, spying and malware, seemingly because a large portion of the Israeli population gain a certain expertise in these fields as part of serving in the IDF and working to suppress Palestinians, I got accused of bias because apparently there's many more Israeli startups work…

The Nazis did a ton of cutting edge research too.

Post by znpy » Sat, Jun 13, 2026, 10:39 AM UTC

Matl wrote: post #31

Last time I suggested on a similar story that there's a disproportionate number of firms in Israel with an explicit focus on subversion, manipulation, spying and malware, seemingly because a large portion of the Israeli population gain a certain expertise in these fields as part of serving in the IDF and working to suppress Palestinians, I got accused of bias because apparently there's many more Israeli startups work…

Post by srean » Sat, Jun 13, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC

mschuster91 wrote: post #23

roenxi wrote: post #6

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Yeah it's an interesting article because on the one hand, PR firm doing PR and that doesn't seem very newsworthy. On the other hand, there is an extremely good case that the firms doing PR in French elections should be French PR firms and responsive to French law enforcement. Ditto Scotland and New York. I can't find an angle where it looks like a good idea to tolerate well organised and financed foreign guns for hir…

> Although I do think throwing "pro-Palestine" in is a cheap insinuation. Pretty much everyone is against genocide. It doesn't tell us much about why they might be targeted for a smear campaign. The question if there is a genocide isn't settled, either. There are credible arguments for both viewpoints when it comes to the current iteration of the Palestine conflict.

Post by jijijijij » Sat, Jun 13, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC

ChrisMarshallNY wrote: post #24

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> Israel has always been a country trying to coopt the culture of its Arab neighbors. They've tried to claim shawarmas, falafel and hummus, dishes that are quintessentially Arabic, as their own. That argument is just as much BS as the squabbles in the Balkans over who can claim Nikola Tesla, cevapcici, burek/börek, döner/gyros, pljeskavica and a whole other host of foods. Everyone got their own takes on food and tryi…

Baklava is a fairly good example of a “regional, not cultural” food. I have enjoyed Greek, Turkish, Lebanese, Moroccan, Afghan, and Iranian baklava. Each culture puts its own stamp on the food.

Post by free652 » Sat, Jun 13, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC

WhatsName wrote: post #47

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>Sure someome will argue things here get flagged cause they are political, but I don't buy that. Are you saying that this isn't political? It's literally about politics. The comments section will be predictable and it will be flagged for that. Do you disagree?

I do not disagree that there is a political aspect to this article. Todays news on Fable and Mythos are political too. HN has plenty of political articles, yet some are more flagged than others. I claim there might be a pattern of supression. Are arguing against my main point that it would be good to have more transparency so I can support or refute my claim?