ECP NetHappenings Newsletter 9-16-23
“Only mad dogs and Englishmen Go out in the noonday sun”
The cooling Northeast tradewinds seem to have gone walkabout.
BREAKING: Lawsuit filed in the state of Minnesota could end up removing Trump from all 50 state ballots in 2024
Trump Lawyer Ellis, one of 18 Trump associates charged in Georgia election subversion case, says she ‘simply can’t support him’ again
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/15/trump-lawyer-jenna-ellis
We compete while they collude. Some #conspiracies are real.
#tech #technews #news #media manipulation #mediacontrol #privacy #infosec
Private AI summit with senators, titans of tech garners controversy
With 14 of 22 attendees being CEOs, some experts say key voices were missing.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/09/private-ai-summit-with-senate-titans-of-tech-garners-controversy/
BREAKING: Trump Scottish resort FAILS health inspection — with kitchen workers not washing their hands before preparing food, dirty cutting boards and equipment, and sausage that had been expired for 3 months. They must literally clean up their act or risk being shut down.
Musk’s new Twitter policies helped spread Russian propaganda, E.U. says.
Why Texas and Florida are on my personal “no fly zone.”
Texas Attorney General Is Acquitted
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/09/16/us/ken-paxton-impeachment-texas
Ken Paxton scored a stunning political victory, avoiding conviction in the state Senate on 16 charges of abusing his office
Texas AG Paxton acquitted in impeachment trial. Texas Republican AG Ken Paxton was just acquitted on all charges of blatant clear-cut plain-to-see glaringly obvious years-long corruption by the Texas Republicans.
“A broken and corrupt system allowed Ken Paxton to abuse the powers of his office. Hard-right Republicans decided today that it’s okay to take bribes and lie to the public, as long as you are the Republican Attorney General of Texas” – State Senator Roland Gutierrez
Paxton Impeachment Trial
Who Needs Cars?
UAW-automakers negotiations pit falling wages against skyrocketing CEO pay
https://www.epi.org/blog/uaw-automakers-negotiations/
Remote work thrives in the biggest and fastest-growing parts of the U.S.
https://www.axios.com/2023/09/16/work-from-home-offices-remote-work-census
Workers in America’s biggest, most competitive cities aren’t giving up the flexibility and savings — in both time and gas money — of working from home.
President Biden @POTUS
After negotiations broke down, the UAW announced a targeted strike at a few Big 3 auto plants. No one wants a strike, but I respect workers’ right to collective action. Workers deserve to share in the benefits they helped create for an enterprise.
Fetterman joins striking UAW workers in Michigan
https://www.axios.com/2023/09/16/fetterman-uaw-strike-detroit
POLITICAL SKANK
BREAKING FOX NEWS: Rep Raskin has filed civil suit against Reps Greene & Boebert for fostering a hostile work environment. The suit alleges disruptive behavior, name calling, revenge porn, physical threats, racism, drugs & guns at work, general malfeasance. Greene wants evidence.
Tuberville’s holds on military promotions actually have nothing to do with abortion, as he claims. They want to hold up promotions so they can put their own people in key positions once trump is re-elected . He needs to make the entire military one big security force for the far right. That way they can take over the country .
Their end goal has always been foreseen.
George Santos lied about his identity and got indicted for campaign finance fraud — and he’s still in the Republican controlled House.
Lauren Boebert was groping in a theater full of kids and vaping around a pregnant woman — and she’s still in the Republican controlled House.
Lauren Boebert Accused of Perjury in Bombshell Lawsuit, Faces Being Deposed Over Stripper Claim
https://radaronline.com/p/lauren-boebert-accused-perjury-stripper-lawsuit/
Lauren Boebert says she ‘fell short of values’ after Beetlejuice groping video
Congresswoman issues apology after being kicked out of performance of musical in Denver for inappropriate behavior.
Congratulations to the literally zero Republicans standing up to denounce trashbasket Lauren Boebert for giving her dipshit date a very public sleeve job. take a victory lap, you gutless cowards. I don’t care that Lauren Boebert gave her boyfriend a public handjob. I care that she’s a shameless f^cking hypocrite. and a traitor. and a moron.
WhistleBlower FBI Special Agent Buma’s statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee (with redactions) on Rudy Guilani and Trump’s links to dirty Ukrainian oil money from Russian intelligence. Also, the FBI’s work to bury the info.
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23903968/wed-redact.pdf
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs law restricting release of her travel, security records
https://apnews.com/article/huckabee-sanders-travel-security-arkansas-records-320300ea14af98adf88e2a2d39647a94
HEALTH
Microplastics found in human hearts.
https://news.yahoo.com/scientists-discover-concerning-material-hiding-190000406.html
The Navajo Nation has received a $55 million grant to help Navajo homeowners with mortgage payments and home repairs.
https://www.knau.org/knau-and-arizona-news/2023-09-14/navajo-nation-gets-55-million-to-help-homeowners
China’s ‘teapot’ small independent refiners mop up swelling Iranian crude, defying U.S. curbs
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chinas-teapot-refiners-mop-up-swelling-iranian-crude-defying-us-curbs-2023-09-14/
Need to borrow $1 million anonymously? Head to the blockchain.
https://www.axios.com/2023/09/16/4k-anonymous-crypto-nft-supreme-1-million-loan
4K is the first decentralized protocol for bringing physical assets on-chain. We turn humanity’s most treasured objects into physically-backed NFT’s, unlocking secure & frictionless exchange and ultimate individual freedom. https://4k.com/
The “weird” sweetheart deals that helped Elon Musk and Masa Son close massive acquisitions
https://www.axios.com/2023/09/16/elon-musk-masa-son-twitter-arm