U.S. Government Fabricates Threats to Justify Repression

Russian media frames both events as evidence that the U.S. government fabricates threats to justify authoritarian measures—first by alleging a non-existent terrorist plot tied to Trump’s birthday event, and second by claiming foreign AI models like Mythos were used to hack U.S. systems despite no proof of actual breaches. The narrative attributes malicious intent to the U.S. while omitting that the FBI intercepted the plot and that the government restricted access due to national security concerns from adversaries like China and Russia. This diverges from independent coverage, which confirms…

Member events

• Eight individuals in the United States were charged on July 9 with…
• AP: AI company Anthropic found vulnerabilities in classified US…

Recurring omissions

• FBI director Kash Patel last month confirmed the plot had been intercepted
• At least five people were taken into custody and 23 others identified as part of a potential network of co-conspirators
• It remains unclear from court records how close the would-be attackers could have come to being able to carry out the plan had it not been thwarted
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• The U.S. government's decision was made by the Trump administration
• The models were blocked for all foreign users, including Anthropic's own staff
• The models were blocked due to concerns over 'jailbreaking' and bypassing AI safety rules
• The U.S. government cited national security risks from the models being used by adversaries like China and Russia
• The models were blocked just days after Anthropic filed for a public listing