Tuesday, November 06, 2018
When does this end?
Before or after the nuclear bombs land within the sovereign USA from Cuba?
November 6, 2018
By Jessica Guynn
San Francisco – Acting on a tip from law enforcement, (click here) Facebook has removed more than 100 accounts – 30 on Facebook, 85 on Instagram – engaging in coordinated activity in French, English and Russian, raising the possibility that foreign actors are attempting to meddle on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections.
Facebook said it was alerted Sunday night to the suspicious activity that law enforcement believe may be linked to foreign entities and blocked the accounts in question. Almost all the Facebook pages appear to be in French or Russian while the Instagram accounts were mostly in English. Some were focused on celebrities, others on political debate, Facebook said.
"Typically, we would be further along with our analysis before announcing anything publicly. But given that we are only one day away from important elections in the U.S., we wanted to let people know about the action we've taken and the facts as we know them today," Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook's head of cybersecurity policy, said in a blog post. "Once we know more – including whether these accounts are linked to the Russia-based Internet Research Agency or other foreign entities – we will update this post."
The investigation into the activity was announced late Monday. The company said it was too early in its investigation to determine who was behind the effort or how long the accounts had been operating. Facebook said it does not know how many people may have interacted with the Facebook and Instagram accounts....
These missiles are a direct threat to allies, including Israel. Trump is doing nothing.
November 6, 2018
Russia said it deployed its new frigate with long-range Kalibr cruise missiles (click here) to the Mediterranean Sea on Monday, a few months after Moscow had reinforced its naval forces off Syrian cost.
"The Black Sea Navy Fleet's frigate Admiral Makarov left [Navy base] Sevastopol and laid a course for the Black Sea straits. The vessel will be acting in the standing naval force of the Russian fleet in the Mediterranean," the Russian Defense Ministry said in statement.
Russia has in the past fired Kalibr cruise missiles from frigates and submarines stationed in the Mediterranean Sea at militant targets to support Syrian army offensives.
The ministry did not say whether the frigate was supposed to take part in the military operation in Syria where Moscow has backed President Bashar Assad since entering the war in 2015....
November 6, 2018
By Jessica Guynn
San Francisco – Acting on a tip from law enforcement, (click here) Facebook has removed more than 100 accounts – 30 on Facebook, 85 on Instagram – engaging in coordinated activity in French, English and Russian, raising the possibility that foreign actors are attempting to meddle on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections.
Facebook said it was alerted Sunday night to the suspicious activity that law enforcement believe may be linked to foreign entities and blocked the accounts in question. Almost all the Facebook pages appear to be in French or Russian while the Instagram accounts were mostly in English. Some were focused on celebrities, others on political debate, Facebook said.
"Typically, we would be further along with our analysis before announcing anything publicly. But given that we are only one day away from important elections in the U.S., we wanted to let people know about the action we've taken and the facts as we know them today," Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook's head of cybersecurity policy, said in a blog post. "Once we know more – including whether these accounts are linked to the Russia-based Internet Research Agency or other foreign entities – we will update this post."
The investigation into the activity was announced late Monday. The company said it was too early in its investigation to determine who was behind the effort or how long the accounts had been operating. Facebook said it does not know how many people may have interacted with the Facebook and Instagram accounts....
These missiles are a direct threat to allies, including Israel. Trump is doing nothing.
November 6, 2018
Russia said it deployed its new frigate with long-range Kalibr cruise missiles (click here) to the Mediterranean Sea on Monday, a few months after Moscow had reinforced its naval forces off Syrian cost.
"The Black Sea Navy Fleet's frigate Admiral Makarov left [Navy base] Sevastopol and laid a course for the Black Sea straits. The vessel will be acting in the standing naval force of the Russian fleet in the Mediterranean," the Russian Defense Ministry said in statement.
Russia has in the past fired Kalibr cruise missiles from frigates and submarines stationed in the Mediterranean Sea at militant targets to support Syrian army offensives.
The ministry did not say whether the frigate was supposed to take part in the military operation in Syria where Moscow has backed President Bashar Assad since entering the war in 2015....
The young generation Americans are making their mark on the landscape. Congratulations.
The incredible rise of Beta O'Rourke in Texas politics is absolutely amazing. I congratulate him and his supports and his voters for the impact they have had on the Texas landscape.
November 6, 2018
By Nicole Guadiano
Washington – New York activist (click here) and Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez cruised to victory Tuesday – and made history, becoming the youngest woman elected to Congress.
Ocasio-Cortez, who turned 29 in October, will represent a heavily Democratic district that includes Queens. She knocked out her general election opponents and scored the primary season’s biggest upset with the defeat of Rep. Joe Crowley, the fourth-ranking House Democrat.
And she isn't the only woman making her mark in early election returns....
November 6, 2018
By Nicole Guadiano
Washington – New York activist (click here) and Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez cruised to victory Tuesday – and made history, becoming the youngest woman elected to Congress.
Ocasio-Cortez, who turned 29 in October, will represent a heavily Democratic district that includes Queens. She knocked out her general election opponents and scored the primary season’s biggest upset with the defeat of Rep. Joe Crowley, the fourth-ranking House Democrat.
And she isn't the only woman making her mark in early election returns....
This election has witnessed blatant voter suppression in two major elections.
Stacy Abrams was denied votes by voter suppression laws by Brian Kemp who will most probably win the election.
Heidi Heitkamp running for the US Senate was denied her voter base by voter laws imposed on Native Americans in the state of North Dakota.
Those are so very blatant it is should be criminal.
Heidi Heitkamp running for the US Senate was denied her voter base by voter laws imposed on Native Americans in the state of North Dakota.
Those are so very blatant it is should be criminal.
We are still fighting slavery that serves the Republicans vote suppression agenda.
November 6, 2018
By David Knowles
Voters in Florida (click here) have passed Amendment Four, automatically restoring voting rights to convicted felons who have served out their prison term.
At least 60 percent of voters must approve an amendment to the state’s constitution for it to become law, and the Associated Press projected Amendment Four had cleared that threshold.
The passage of the amendment could have a profound impact on Florida’s political landscape, as felons make up nearly 10 percent of the adult population in the state. An estimated 1.5 million disenfranchised Floridians will now be eligible to vote in the next election.
The restriction that denied felons the right to vote originated in the state’s post-Civil War constitution as a way to prevent freed slaves from voting....
A religious bigot lost her job.
By Michael Collins
Davis, a Republican, was defeated by Democrat Elwood Caudill Jr., in the race for Rowan County Clerk. Davis called Caudill to concede, according to news reports....
Brett Kavanagh lied to the Senate committee.
The report of the Senate Judiciary Committee is out. Read the Exhibit 20 (page 98 of 144) which was a written testimony by Paul Redon of his experience with Britt Kavanaugh. It is stunning. It completely matches the character issues presented by Dr. Ford, including bragging about women or better said, girls.
Paul Rendon listed 79 memories of his experience with Kavanaugh and his team affiliates.
Kavanaugh lied about everything. His friends never denied any of the statements by Dr. Ford; they simply say they have no memories of that time.
US Senate Judiciary Committee Report (click here)
If sincerely interested in this judge's rise to power, read the report, the 144 pages are primarily exhibits. This is a legal document and the testimony by Paul Redon completely surprised me considering the tone of so many others distancing from Kavanaugh through poor memories.
7. I was unaware of any other student there that was of humble means.
8. All of my friends and all the other students at the school, as far as I knew, were from much wealthier families.
9. The students were divided into different social groups.
10. Brett Kavanaugh hung out with the jocks in the school, who were on the football team.
11. There was a group of students that were routinely picked on by Brett Kavanaugh’s group of friends, and were tormented, teased and ridiculed, and pushed and shoved into lockers or into closets.
12. I never witnessed Brett Kavanaugh physically attack a student, but there were many times I witnessed one of Brett Kavanaugh’s larger friends physically attack a student, and saw Brett Kavanaugh witness the attack and laugh about it.
Kavanaugh loves to laugh at everyone's expense.
13. Brett Kavanaugh would also laugh when his friends teased and ridiculed other students.
14. To my knowledge, the kids that were picked on never reported it, presumably out of fear of retaliation.
15. Brett Kavanaugh never did anything to stop this physical and verbal abuse, but stood by and laughed at the victims.
16. My group of friends were in between the students that got picked on and the football players that picked on the students.
17. Brett Kavanaugh was close friends with Mark Judge.
18. I can recall the names of the other people in his group of friends and can provide those to the Senators if they want them.
19. Mark Judge was the class clown.
20. Brett Kavanaugh would always laugh the loudest when it was in response to Mark Judge’s jokes and antics.
He loved his beer as well and measured the weekend consumption by the keg.
21. Underage drinking was part of the subculture of the football team group and not the culture of the whole school.
22. The football team players, including Brett Kavanaugh, during their junior and senior years would routinely brag about how many kegs that they drank over the weekend.
23. I would witness them bragging on Mondays about how many kegs they consumed over the weekend.
The words spoken by Kavanaugh about Renate was not in friendship or admiration, it defamed her as a sex object.
31. Aside from bragging about how much they drank over the weekend, they would also brag about how much sex they had over the weekend.
32. I do not recall Brett Kavanaugh specifically say he had sex with any particular person.
33. However, I do recall Brett Kavanaugh generally participate in these conversations where the football players were bragging about sexual conquests over the prior weekend.
34. One name that routinely was a subject of conversation when the football players were bragging about sexual conquests was a person named Renate, pronounced, REE NATE.
35. I heard Brett Kavanaugh talk about Renate many times.
36. The impression I formed at the time from listening to these conversations where Brett Kavanaugh was present was that Renate was the girl that everyone passed around for sex, and that if one of the boys was unable to find sex with a girl, that Renate was the option for sex as a last resort.
37. In particular, I recall that Brett Kavanaugh had made up a rhyme using the REE NATE pronunciation of Renate’s name.
These behaviors recalled by a person, Paul Redon, who was neither a friend or enemy of Kavanaugh is very telling. He made observations and not opinion. His observations are spot on in reflections of Dr. Ford.
Dr. Ford was treated EXACTLY as she described of Brett Kavanaugh and was lucky she was not raped. Paul Redon is a witness to the ill character of a young man that acted out of privilege and not decency.
I thank Paul Redon for coming forward and proving Dr. Ford was indeed a victim to a vicious young man interested in only his own creature comforts.
Brett Kavanaugh, then a judge in the DC Circuit, bald faced lied under oath to the US Senate Judiciary Panel. There is a reason Trump truncated the investigation by the FBI. He knew what was on the desk of the committee's leadership.
Paul Rendon listed 79 memories of his experience with Kavanaugh and his team affiliates.
Kavanaugh lied about everything. His friends never denied any of the statements by Dr. Ford; they simply say they have no memories of that time.
US Senate Judiciary Committee Report (click here)
If sincerely interested in this judge's rise to power, read the report, the 144 pages are primarily exhibits. This is a legal document and the testimony by Paul Redon completely surprised me considering the tone of so many others distancing from Kavanaugh through poor memories.
7. I was unaware of any other student there that was of humble means.
8. All of my friends and all the other students at the school, as far as I knew, were from much wealthier families.
9. The students were divided into different social groups.
10. Brett Kavanaugh hung out with the jocks in the school, who were on the football team.
11. There was a group of students that were routinely picked on by Brett Kavanaugh’s group of friends, and were tormented, teased and ridiculed, and pushed and shoved into lockers or into closets.
12. I never witnessed Brett Kavanaugh physically attack a student, but there were many times I witnessed one of Brett Kavanaugh’s larger friends physically attack a student, and saw Brett Kavanaugh witness the attack and laugh about it.
Kavanaugh loves to laugh at everyone's expense.
13. Brett Kavanaugh would also laugh when his friends teased and ridiculed other students.
14. To my knowledge, the kids that were picked on never reported it, presumably out of fear of retaliation.
15. Brett Kavanaugh never did anything to stop this physical and verbal abuse, but stood by and laughed at the victims.
16. My group of friends were in between the students that got picked on and the football players that picked on the students.
17. Brett Kavanaugh was close friends with Mark Judge.
18. I can recall the names of the other people in his group of friends and can provide those to the Senators if they want them.
19. Mark Judge was the class clown.
20. Brett Kavanaugh would always laugh the loudest when it was in response to Mark Judge’s jokes and antics.
He loved his beer as well and measured the weekend consumption by the keg.
21. Underage drinking was part of the subculture of the football team group and not the culture of the whole school.
22. The football team players, including Brett Kavanaugh, during their junior and senior years would routinely brag about how many kegs that they drank over the weekend.
23. I would witness them bragging on Mondays about how many kegs they consumed over the weekend.
The words spoken by Kavanaugh about Renate was not in friendship or admiration, it defamed her as a sex object.
31. Aside from bragging about how much they drank over the weekend, they would also brag about how much sex they had over the weekend.
32. I do not recall Brett Kavanaugh specifically say he had sex with any particular person.
33. However, I do recall Brett Kavanaugh generally participate in these conversations where the football players were bragging about sexual conquests over the prior weekend.
34. One name that routinely was a subject of conversation when the football players were bragging about sexual conquests was a person named Renate, pronounced, REE NATE.
35. I heard Brett Kavanaugh talk about Renate many times.
36. The impression I formed at the time from listening to these conversations where Brett Kavanaugh was present was that Renate was the girl that everyone passed around for sex, and that if one of the boys was unable to find sex with a girl, that Renate was the option for sex as a last resort.
37. In particular, I recall that Brett Kavanaugh had made up a rhyme using the REE NATE pronunciation of Renate’s name.
These behaviors recalled by a person, Paul Redon, who was neither a friend or enemy of Kavanaugh is very telling. He made observations and not opinion. His observations are spot on in reflections of Dr. Ford.
Dr. Ford was treated EXACTLY as she described of Brett Kavanaugh and was lucky she was not raped. Paul Redon is a witness to the ill character of a young man that acted out of privilege and not decency.
I thank Paul Redon for coming forward and proving Dr. Ford was indeed a victim to a vicious young man interested in only his own creature comforts.
Brett Kavanaugh, then a judge in the DC Circuit, bald faced lied under oath to the US Senate Judiciary Panel. There is a reason Trump truncated the investigation by the FBI. He knew what was on the desk of the committee's leadership.
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