Lifelong Californian. Inaugural Gen X-er. Pescatarian atheist not into sports...what could possibly go wrong?
The epistemic crisis will be experienced as a series of short form videos of natiral disasters viewing on your phone until you are/aren't in one and a procedurally generated lie makes it impossible for people observing from afar to trust if the peril is real or hallucinated.
Albuquerque JournalGallup officials say AI news outlet Prism McKinley County is publishing false and misleading stories during historic flooding.
LA Dodgers owner Mark Walters had a very good reason to corral the players into a WH visit. His company is under investigation by the DOJ & SEC. Private credit, billions in undisclosed loans transferred from his investment firms to his insurance firms. Gift link: www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
Exclusive | Federal Probe Into Dodgers Owner’s Financial Empire Was Sparked by WhistleblowerAuthorities are examining about $16 billion in private-credit deals involving Mark Walter’s insurance companies to determine whether fraud occurred.www.wsj.com
Michele Fiore raised more than $70,000 for a memorial statue honoring Las Vegas police officer Alyn Beck, who was killed in the line of duty. She used the funds for cosmetic surgery, rent, and her daughter’s wedding. A jury convicted her in two hours. Trump pardoned her before she was sentenced.
My latest piece was originally written for Democracy Docket members. They decided to share this one with everyone because of the stakes for this election. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
The GOP has a plan to undermine free and fair elections. We must stop themThe GOP is not acting like a party trying to persuade voters to support its candidates — because it isn’t.www.democracydocket.com
We actually had the 16th highest mortality rate in the world and it largely resulted from the ignorant asshats who were *resisting* the common sense protection measures Fauci was promoting like masking and distancing. What a colossal asshole.
Aaron RuparRFK Jr: "Because of Dr Fauci's leadership and other reasons, we had the highest mortality rate from covid of any country in the world" #OtherReasons 🙃
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appoints state AG Ashley Moody to the US Senate. She turns around and approves $10 million to Hope Florida, FRAUDULENTLY diverting money from Medicaid to a non-profit for his wife, Casey DeSantis, to spend on 2024 elections. www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/f...
Florida Senator Ashley Moody faces renewed scrutiny over her role in Hope Florida scandalAs Florida attorney general, it was Moody and her office that approved the diversion of $10 million of taxpayer money to the Hope Florida Foundationwww.cbsnews.com
Exclusive from me — Daniel Moraff, one of the political operatives behind Graham Platner's rise and fall, has been accused of sexual assault. Full story here:
Exclusive: Political operative behind Graham Platner's rise accused of sexual assaultA spokesperson for Daniel Moraff said: “Any suggestion that he committed a criminal offence is false and without foundation."www.thehandbasket.co
I was a Capitol Police officer on January 6th. I testified about what I saw. Then I ran for Congress to keep fighting for accountability. Outside groups spent $11 million to silence me. They will not. I am re-launching Standing Our Ground: www.standingourground.us/p/five-years-ago-today-i-raised-my
www.standingourground.us
👀 Last year, DOJ charged David Huerta - an labor leader - with a Felony during an ICE protest in Los Angeles. They then downgraded it to a misdemeanor. Huerta then pled not guilty. And today, DOJ is dropping the case.
emptywheelBFD: DOJ moves to dismiss CA SEIU President David Huerta's case (w/o prejudice for a month, then with). In the process misspells Todd Blanche's last name. 🤣 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A century ago, white nationalists were saying the exact same things about Rep. Rulli's Italian ancestors -- they weren't white, they were criminals, they could never assimilate to "our" country
Aaron RuparRep. Michael Rulli on reports that ICE is preparing to mass deport of Haitians from Ohio: "Let's get them out of here. Let's get 'em all out of here, and let's start from the beginning."
When Elon Musk says "zero" children died in Africa from his DOGE cuts, he really means zero children died who are *worthy of any concern.* It's vile coded signaling to his global fascist audience. From me and @polphilpod.bsky.social, a deep dive into Musk's fascism: newrepublic.com/article/2135...
The Real Reason Elon Musk Keeps Insisting DOGE Cuts Killed “Zero” KidsIn his explosive interview with The Economist, the SpaceX billionaire inadvertently revealed something darker about his true vision for the future—and about his affinities with global fascism.newrepublic.com