NetHappenings: Abort Theocracy
#Politics
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has put up a billboard in Ohio’s capital saying “Abort Theocracy: Keep Abortion Safe & Legal” ahead of a crucial referendum on the issue.
https://ffrf.org/news/news-releases/item/42621-ffrf-s-ohio-billboard-defends-abortion-rights
The real witch hunt. Abort Theocracy #AbortTheocracy
MAGA cult views science as witchcraft. Vaccines, climate, obstetrics, even simple arithmetic of adding up votes Rightwing podcaster suggests Hurricane Hilary is God’s punishment for drag queens
This is an attempt to FORCE Christianity upon ALL public school children REGARDLESS of their personal beliefs or the beliefs of their parents
It is indoctrination, nothing less.
The top education official in Oklahoma says he’s doing all he can to “put God back in schools” — offering a preview of what could be coming in other Republican-led states.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ryan-walters-oklahoma-schools-superintendent-tulsa-rcna101235
Our police = right wing militias
“I am the unofficial liaison to the Oath Keepers (inching towards official,” the Secret Service official wrote. “They are primarily retired law enforcement/former military members who are very pro-LEO [law enforcement officer] and Pro Trump.” #Jan6thInsurrection
Emails reveal Secret Service contacts with Oath Keepers
https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-investigations/emails-reveal-secret-service-contacts-with-oath-keepers/
Busted: Internal emails show Secret Service agent was in contact with Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes
https://www.rawstory.com/stewart-rhodes-secret-service-2664303303/
The agent described himself “the unofficial liaison to the Oath Keepers (inching towards official)” in the email, and said Rhodes and other members of the anti-government militia wanted “to provide protection and medical attention to Trump supporters if they come under attack by leftist groups.
Real Time Billionaires
https://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/#48d7a7723d78
Broke and unable to pay his lawyers, Giuliani is flying to Atlanta of a private jet.
Fulton County judge sets bond for Trump attorney Sidney Powell at $100,000 in the Georgia election interference case.
First Mug Shots
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-fulton-county-georgia-case-first-mug-shots_n_64e57e3de4b07db68195f68c
Donald Trump is not only skipping Wednesday night’s Republican presidential primary debate on Fox News — he plans to counterprogram the event via an interview with the network’s former star Tucker Carlson. The sit-down is intended to air at the same time as the RETHUGLICAN ELON MUSK debate on XTwitter
#news #Elon Musk’s X follower count bloated by millions of new, inactive accounts.
We took a close look at Elon Musk’s more than 150 million followers on X aka Twitter. What we found is…concerning.
https://mashable.com/article/elon-musk-x-twitter-follower-data
Canada passed a law requiring Facebook to compensate news outlets for using their content. Facebook responded by blocking news across Canada. Now record wildfires are raging and millions of people can’t access vital information on Facebook. We have petulant, childish billionaires running our social media and everything else.
https://sfist.com/2023/08/22/facebook-taking-heat-for-blocking-news-about-wildfires-from-canadian-users/
Justice Department Announces Results of Nationwide COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Action
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-results-nationwide-covid-19-fraud-enforcement-action
Good report on the State of Ransomware in Education 2023
https://papers.govtech.com/The-State-of-Ransomware-in-Education-2023-142208.html
Direct to consumer DNA testing like 23andMe is allowing Police to search its Data even when you Opt out
Forensic genetic genealogists skirted GEDmatch privacy rules by searching users who explicitly opted out of sharing DNA with law enforcement.
(12ft bypass of intercept paywall)
Leonard Leo, Trump’s Supreme Court “whisperer,” & his nonprofit network are under investigation by the D.C. Attorney General.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/22/d-c-attorney-general-is-probing-leonard-leos-network-00112331
Man flees China by riding jet ski hundreds of miles to South Korea
The man, who has been detained since washing up in the port city of Incheon last week, is believed to be a dissident who was previously jailed for criticizing President Xi Jinping.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-dissident-jet-ski-south-korea-xi-jinping-rcna101343
Minnesota names first Black chief justice of state Supreme Court, Natalie Hudson
Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday promoted Hudson to be chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, making her the first Black person to lead it.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/minnesota-names-first-black-chief-justice-state-supreme-court-natalie-rcna101382
U.S. sanctions Roman Semenov, one of three co founders of virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash
Philippine Supply Boats Breach a Chinese Coast Guard Blockade in the Hotly Contested South China Sea
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/08/23/philippine-supply-boats-breach-chinese-coast-guard-blockade-hotly-contested-south-china-sea.html
A Top Russian General Linked to the Head of a Rebellious Mercenary Group Is Reportedly Dismissed
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/08/23/top-russian-general-linked-head-of-rebellious-mercenary-group-reportedly-dismissed.html