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Someone Likely Used a Sophisticated Phone-Spying Device at the 2024 DNC
(I'd prefer to link to the WIRED story but it's behind a paywall)
https://gizmodo.com/someone-likely-used-a-sophisticated-phone-spying-device-at-the-2024-dnc-2000548822
So….WHO did this? I wonder if perhaps a particular TechBro with a Social Media company is leveraging his contacts within the tech industry.
Oh – for the non-Telecom nerds:
The StingRay is an IMSI-catcher, a cellular phone surveillance device, manufactured by Harris Corporation. Initially developed for the military and intelligence community, the StingRay and similar Harris devices are in widespread use by local and state law enforcement agencies across Canada, the United States, and in the United Kingdom. Stingray has also become a generic name to describe these kinds of devices.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingray_phone_tracker
And the parent company:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris_Corporation
(It appears the CEO only made one donation in the 2024 election cycle to a Dem candidate.)
Assume everything you send anywhere, voice, data, whatever – is being read.
Heather Cox-Richardson has an excellent, clear summary of Jack Smith's Prosecution Report.
I don't believe the majority of US citizens understand yet how profound this change is for our country. Combine the disastrous SCOTUS decision with the worst political bad actor our country has ever seen – Trump – and the principles our country was founded on may be gone forever. You don't think so? Then tell me how we will ever go back.
We go back by going forward, just as we did after Nixon/Watergate & impoundments, Reagan/Iran-Contra, and any number of other excesses.
My current Trump-related wishlist: get Democratic majorities to pass legislation and get a Democratic President to sign laws designed to
Pete hegseth is crushing it in these Senate hearings like he crushed his sobriety or his promise of fidelity to his wife. Anyone who doesn't believe this isn't getting their news from X or Meta.
Democrats tried the culture war narrative and moral majority trope with their attacks on Pete which were easily deflected. The harder questions on policy and how this “disruptor” will enable to the DoD to meet goals such the 515 ship Navy given a severely neutered industrial base and labor pool, coupled with inefficient contracting, were left to the Republicans who pitched softballs.
Total failure by the Dems, but Pete should f**k things up sufficiently in a year or two that will see everyone calling for his head. My bet is that he ends up getting an aircraft carrier or submarine sunk.
My bet is that the results will be far worse than the sinking of a vessel.
Yep you don’t hear any other opinions on X or Meta regarding culture war or morality thus those opinions dont exi
Yesterday on X Biden crowed about the IRS recovering over $ 1 billion in taxes from millionaires, saying everyone has to pay their fair share in taxes. Funny how this doesn't apply to favorite son Hunter who he gave a full pardon for multiple counts of criminal tax evasion.
The hypocrisy is so thick you couldn't cut it with a chainsaw. Fortunally in a few days the Liar in Chief will be at the beach on permanent vacation.
Excited for the billions lost due to the trump tax cuts, I see.
Gee Allyn, only five days left until you’ve lost your most significant pet concern. That kind of inevitable bereavement, especially as you’re witness to it’s coming, can be devastating. It’s like those final days of my little brother’s watching over his goldfish before its passing demise, struggling bravely but in ever weaker and smaller circles, trying so desperately to complete just one more lap around his fishbowl. Nearly a half-century later, he’s still sometimes affected by that grief.
I wish I could guarantee you that you will get over it and that you will feel much better, eventually. Life’s just not always like that. My sympathies.
Hunter Biden PAID his taxes owed and the IRS penalties. See Hunter Biden paid off tax bill in 2021, but investigation continued: report
Or the USA Today account (from Yahoo): "Legal experts expect Biden to highlight his recovery from drug addiction, his repayment of the taxes before charges were filed and the lack of need for a deterrent to discourage him from buying another gun while using drugs."
The pardon only applied to the criminal prosecution.
This article will give you nightmares
I don't think we're sleepwalking. I do think way too many don't care if it happens.
I'm already having nightmares, so no biggie, but thought this was my key takeaway from that article:
I expect the next 2 years to suck eggs at best. But I hope the opposition can delay the worst damage, through hemming and hawing or old-school filibustering or going to court, or any other strategy they can think of. Then, g_d willing, maybe we as a united opposition can take the House back in 2026. I know I'm a broken record on this, but Tr*mp lost 41 House seats during his last midterm. Our dearest Framers or Founders put short House terms in place so "the people" could react frequently to how things are going.
I'm not holding my breath until it's actually true, but "they're" saying there is agreement on a Gaza ceasefire.
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-hamas-gaza-ceasefire-hostages-01-15-24/index.html
1. Above all, I will welcome this cease fire.
2. But, It’s coming much too late.
2a. Although, Bibi did get his war – and his Donald – that he so desperately needed and wanted.
3. And the reality is, neither governing side is even a remotely credible partner for any kind of longer-term peace or stability.
My post today – the electrical grid is in better shape than most people think.