text: Good morning. Here’s your Early Warning for Wednesday, 19 January 2022.TODAY’S BRIEFING:Left-wing groups & tech oligarchs funding China info opsCISA urges immediate cyber defense, updatesExtremists target faith-based groupsPoland on alert for cyber attackHazards WarningRussia-NATO SITREP: RUSSIAN UNITS ARRIVE IN BELARUS, WASHINGTON LOSING CONTROLIndo-Pacific SITREP: CHINA BUILDS BRIDGE TO INDIA; INDIA JUMPS INTO PACIFIC FIGHTLIC Summary/ INTSUMSITUATIONAL AWARENESSLEFT-WING GROUPS TIED TO TECH OLIGARCHS FUNDING CHINA INFO OPS: A network of left-wing U.S. charities and non-profits are funding information operations aimed at refuting China’s human rights violations against Uyghur and Turkic minorities. According to a report from New Lines magazine, the groups, like Code Pink and The People’s Support Foundation (PSF), have recently funneled over $65 million through various non-profits that have downplayed or denied documented human rights violations committed by Beijing. The PSF is a registered 501(c)(3) that collects tax-free donations and invests heavily in corporate stocks and securities using its revenue to disburse grants to other China-friendly organizations. In 2020 and 2021, Code Pink initiated campaigns such as one titled “China Is Not Our Enemy” in which the organization advocated for the U.S. to adopt conciliatory policies toward China. Both Code Pink and the PSF were co-founded by Jodie Evans, spouse of tech mogul Neville Roy Singham. (Analyst Comment: This is another example of China using western “fellow travelers” to conduct information operations against its adversaries. Through these organizations, China uses a “hidden hand” to propagandize its target audiences in the west and influence and direct western nation’s foreign policies vis-a-vis China. – M.M.)