First off, the Defendants are two Iranian Nationals. Which is somewhat disappointing, since we all want to get to the goldurn Enemies Domestic we all know are out there, but there's at least a hint her about them.
There's a few more hints about Enemies Domestic here, too. First, the Iranians fed their disinfo to the Usual Suspects:
To increase the credibility of their messaging, the Iranians used ... wait for it ... The Proud Boys.
It'd be nice if they were a touch firmer about the Proud Boys, but I'll take it.
So let's get this straight: they weaponized disinfo that could be used by Trumpists to challenge the election and simultaneously intimidated Dems to try to scare them into voting for Trump.
Maybe that's just me but that seems like standard operating procedure for Trumpists in 2020.
The Iranians had obtained access to an American media company, but the FBI found them out, and probably watched them as they tried to use their access to sow more chaos.
womp womp
OK, out of time, have to move on to @Ravens football, but I LOVE the fact that a grand jury has been investigating 2020 election malfeasance and is now DROPPING BOMBS. Dirk out.
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DOJ Translator Thread: Should we freak out or not about what the Attorney General says about investigations? Or not!?
First off, the DOJ/FBI doesn't investigate people. If you ask it "are you investigating Trump" the answer is basically always "no." But if you ask it "are you investigating possible crimes" the answer will always be "yes" - because that's what they do.
In private (ie when talking to people and attorneys), the DOJ uses three words: Witness, Subject and Target. Investigators will be looking at the conduct of all three (and probably others, too), but they are not investigating those people - they are investigating possible crime
With great respect to thoughtful people that are calling for the appointment of a special counsel, here are some reasons NOT appointing one is a good idea. A thread.
Before I get to that, however, much of the discussion comes down to this: do you trust Merrick Garland and main justice to seriously address the seditionists?
If the answer is "no" I don't trust MG and the DOJ - and you are right - then a special counsel is a better idea than leaving the investigation in MG's hands. If the answer is "yes", I trust MG, then a SC counsel creates unecessary risk.
I don't even know where to begin with this article. The Mormon LDS church is offering $250,000,000 if it can be included in liability protection alongside the Boy Scouts of America over child sex abuse.
I know there are millions of Americans that find great solace in their religions, but there are times when it seems like the mega institutions are basically child rape and grift machines.
And - perhaps this is wrong - as institutions they seem more directed at boys. Even if not the primary target, millions of boys in America have been targeted and abused.
Millions were forced to seriously ask whether their then-current jobs were worth the money. No child care; no health benefits; shit wages; no security. Add the cost of commuting (and clothes) and the fact that children can't safely go to school. It's no mystery.
And as I said before. Read the comments. They tell the story so much better than "the story."
In the "too lazy to work" versus "to greedy to pay" narrative, I don't have a lot of sympathy for multi-national corporations who spend millions on CEOs whose sole job is cutting pay and millions more on lobbying to prevent any advancement for working people.
There's plenty of FB hate on here, all of it much deserved and OMG THIS IS SO MUCH WORSE THAN I THOUGHT. A thread. technologyreview.com/2021/09/16/103…
The top pages delivered to black and christian americans were troll farms. And FB knew it.
I've been meaning to write this thread for a while. The attacks on "new math" and "Common core" were early iterations of the current breathtakingly stupid anti-vax and anti-mask stupidity. Bear with me. A thread.
In 2015, the most pathetic, racist, neo-confederate a-holes in the country were railing about "common core." nbcnews.com/meet-the-press…
I am on record as NOT A FAN OF GWB, but Common Core was an aspect of No Child Left Behind (a GWB initiative) in which the Feds tried to impose on States a minimum educational standard in math, comprehension and critical thinking.