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coctaanatis

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My social media interests include humor, current affairs, politics (we live in interesting times), history, art, cinema, and technology.

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coctaanatis, to news
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Former Trump aides charged in Wisconsin over 2020 elector plot

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s attorney general filed charges Tuesday against an aide and two attorneys who advised Donald Trump over a meeting of Republicans who claimed to be the state’s 2020 presidential electors even though Trump had lost the state.

"Gift" article

https://wapo.st/4e5dzbL

stux, to random
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It's even scarier when minions say that they simple "don't care" about the (at least) 34 convictions

And there are still so many people shouting "ahhh don't worry, it'll be alright when Trump comes back" but why would you EVER wanna take that chance even

Donald Trump is a tumor in society that only spreads further taking more and more with him into the abyss

Don't gamble with things like democracy because you will regret it

coctaanatis,
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@stux There's a surprising level of complacency and denial that needs to be overcome, and major media organizations (looking at you News Corp.) telling outright lies.

skykiss, to random
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coctaanatis,
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@skykiss Plot twist: He's getting away with it.

coctaanatis, to politics
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Another Provocative Flag Was Flown at Another Alito Home
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Also known as the Pine Tree flag, it dates back to the Revolutionary War, but largely fell into obscurity until recent years and is now a symbol of support for former President Donald J. Trump, for a religious strand of the “Stop the Steal” campaign and for a push to remake American government in Christian terms.

/nosanitize

"Gift" NYT report
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/us/justice-alito-flag-appeal-to-heaven.html?unlocked_article_code=1.uE0.WgWa.cAoVQU6O0LXg

lauren, to random
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I've seen a LOT of horrible tech ideas in my time. But the Microsoft announcement for a Windows feature (apparently enabled by default) to take and store screenshots every few seconds of everything you do on your PC has to be one of the most high privacy risk concepts I've ever seen. Even stored locally on the PC, it's a recipe for domestic abuse, government abuses, and a long list of other nightmares. Microsoft has jumped the shark BIG TIME.

coctaanatis,
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@lauren Is there a source for this?

coctaanatis, to Ethics
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Leonard Leo won't comply with Senate Democrats' subpoena in Supreme Court ethics probe

Washington — Conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo said he will not comply with a subpoena issued by Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee as part of their ongoing investigation into ethics practices at the Supreme Court.
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Democrats are seeking documents about gifts, trips and lodging provided to any member of the high court.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/leonard-leo-subpoena-supreme-court-senate-democrats-judiciary-committee/

coctaanatis, to random
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The Supreme Court Still Has an Ethics Problem
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Consider the ethics code the justices released in November. It largely excuses their transgressions: “For the most part these rules and principles are not new,” reads the introduction, implying the acceptance of luxurious vacations and participating in cases where they have clear bias is acceptable. ... There’s no judicial gift ban.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-07/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-scandal-hasn-t-improved-scotus-ethics

coctaanatis, to random
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With Abortion Drug, Alito Seems to Abandon His Usual Hard Line on Who Can Sue
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Given his previous opinions, one could reasonably conclude that Justice Alito might rule that the plaintiffs seeking to impede access to medically induced abortion lacked standing. But one would not expect such a result from his questions at oral arguments on March 26.

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024/04/02/with-abortion-drug-alito-seems-to-abandon-his-usual-hard-line-on-who-can-sue/

raymondpert, to iran

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    coctaanatis,
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    @raymondpert "In 2018, then-President Donald Trump unilaterally pulled the U.S. out of the accord..."

    The Art of the Blown Deal.

    coctaanatis, to random
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    ProPublica team wins 2024 Selden Ring Award for ‘Friends of the Court’
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    The reporters ultimately exposed the most serious ethical scandal in the modern history of the U.S. Supreme Court, revealing lavish travel and financial support that wealthy businessmen provided to the court’s current longest-serving justice.

    https://annenberg.usc.edu/news/spotlight/propublica-team-wins-2024-selden-ring-award-friends-court

    TonyStark, to random
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    The Trump administration touted liquified natural gas as “freedom gas” and “molecules of U.S. freedom.” I wish I were kidding.

    LNG has a huge expansion ratio. Even a single tanker rupture turns into a huge release that is looking for an ignition source. It’s heavier than air, but after it heats up, the vapors disperse uncontrollably.

    This is a win for public safety.

    Biden hits pause on approvals of liquified natural gas exports:
    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-hits-pause-approvals-liquified-natural-gas-exports-rcna135831

    coctaanatis,
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    @TonyStark Propane is heavier than air. Natural gas is lighter than air. If the Europeans don't get natural gas from the US they'll most likely get it from Russia.

    georgetakei, to random

    Trouble in MAGA paradise https://www.comicsands.com/dylan-quattrucci-trump-victory-party-2667089952.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

    coctaanatis,
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    @georgetakei Sounds like Habba can look forward to a bar referral, and not the happy kind with mixed drinks and sympathetic bartenders.

    coctaanatis, to random
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    Judicial Conference Probes Ethical Breaches Of Unnamed Judge... But It's Almost Certainly Clarence Thomas

    It's the bare minimum, but after all we've learned about Clarence Thomas in the last year, the bare minimum is noteworthy.

    In 2011, the Judicial Conference ignored complaints that Thomas had failed to disclose private plane travel.

    https://abovethelaw.com/2024/01/clarence-thomas-investigation/

    coctaanatis, to random
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    Mark Robinson's secret meeting with Ginni Thomas raises questions

    Not long after the Jan. 6 riot, Thomas and North Carolina's controversial lieutenant governor held a mysterious meeting with a right-wing organization.
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    But the meeting ... fills in some details about the extent of [Ginni's] organizing since Jan. 6, 2021 — which has been largely, but not completely, out of public view.

    https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/mark-robinson-ginni-thomas-meeting-rcna133469

    stux, to Russia
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    When attacks dozens of cities they think it's "okay" but when strikes back they want an international investigation?

    Don't make me laugh.. from sadness

    Sorry but what a crap country has Russia become, and with that I mean it's whole "government" or maffia as one can call it

    Russia is nothing more then an aggressor that takes whatever it wants and it should be stopped at all costs!

    Putler's reign of destruction should be over rather sooner than later

    coctaanatis,
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    @stux I'm not optimistic that Putin's successors will be any better.

    raymondpert, to indonesia

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    coctaanatis,
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    @raymondpert Not mentioned is the role Facebook played in the events leading up to the Rohingya genocide.

    https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/amnesty-report-finds-facebook-amplified-hate-ahead-of-rohingya-massacre-in-myanmar

    dangoodin, to random

    Researchers on Wednesday presented intriguing new findings surrounding an attack that over four years backdoored dozens if not thousands of iPhones, many of which belonged to employees of Moscow-based security firm Kaspersky. Chief among the discoveries: the unknown attackers were able to achieve an unprecedented level of access by exploiting a vulnerability in an undocumented hardware feature that few if anyone outside of Apple and chip suppliers such as ARM Holdings knew of.

    “The exploit's sophistication and the feature's obscurity suggest the attackers had advanced technical capabilities,” Kaspersky researcher Boris Larin wrote in an email. “Our analysis hasn't revealed how they became aware of this feature, but we're exploring all possibilities, including accidental disclosure in past firmware or source code releases. They may also have stumbled upon it through hardware reverse engineering.”

    Other questions remain unanswered, wrote Larin, even after about 12 months of intensive investigation. Besides how the attackers learned of the hardware feature, the researchers still don’t know what, precisely, its purpose is. Also unknown is if the feature is a native part of the iPhone or enabled by a third-party hardware component such as ARM’s CoreSight

    The mass backdooring campaign, which according to Russian officials also infected the iPhones of thousands of people working inside diplomatic missions and embassies in Russia, came to light in June. Over a span of at least four years, Kaspersky said, the infections were delivered in iMessage texts that installed malware through a complex exploit chain without requiring the receiver to take any action.

    With that, the devices were infected with full-featured spyware that, among other things, transmitted microphone recordings, photos, geolocation, and other sensitive data to attacker-controlled servers. Although infections didn’t survive a reboot, the unknown attackers kept their campaign alive simply by sending devices a new malicious iMessage text shortly after devices were restarted.

    A fresh infusion of details disclosed Wednesday said that “Triangulation”—the name Kaspersky gave to both the malware and the campaign that installed it—exploited four critical zero-day vulnerabilities, meaning serious programming flaws that were known to the attackers before they were known to Apple. The company has since patched all four of the vulnerabilities.

    https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/12/exploit-used-in-mass-iphone-infection-campaign-targeted-secret-hardware-feature/

    coctaanatis,
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    @jawarajabbi @dangoodin It would fit. Kaspersky is reportedly FSB.

    ai6yr, to gardening
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    Gardening observation: after record rainfall in our area, my garden is going into "jungle mode" -- ie everything is growing very fast and large. Many volunteers!

    In great contrast, the house I am staying at now (very close by) the garden beds are doing: nothing.

    The difference is here they have removed all organic matter as a matter of course (previously thrown in the trash, now to the yard bin), and only used chemical fertilizers (for 50 years). Also used to regularly spray weeds wit weed killer.

    At my house, every last organic scrap of food or plant trimming gets composted and turned into the garden.... Totally supercharges the garden beds.

    coctaanatis,
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    @ai6yr Not only did people not use diapers, but cars were only available in avocado and mustard. Also, you had to have at least one suit or dress made from double knit polyester. Sorry, them was the rulz!

    raymondpert, to Texas

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    coctaanatis,
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    @raymondpert Texas, like Arizona, has no jurisdiction over the border. That's federal. This is performative politics.

    coctaanatis, to random
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    One galling aspect about Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito receiving valuable gifts, from politically activist Billionaires with interests before the Supreme Court, is just how unrepentant and in-your-face they are about it.

    For example, Alito wrote a screed in the Wall Street Journal, basically asserting the Justices are above the law. Ginni Thomas' lawyer, Mark Paolette, attacks ProPublica without disclosing his own relationship to the Thomases.

    coctaanatis, to random
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    According to The Federalist, ProPublica plans another "hit piece" on Clarence Thomas, by which they presumably mean ProPublica has more evidence of the corruption of a sitting Supreme Court justice.

    coctaanatis, to random
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    Clarence Thomas’ Benefactors Finally Face the Music
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    "For any official to accept undisclosed gifts of the magnitude reported this year would warrant a Senate investigation. The fact that these gifts came from people engaged in a covert effort to shape the court, its power, and its opinions makes an investigation into how these gifts may have influenced the justices all the more urgent."

    Not so sure they'll cooperate, but it's progress.

    https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/12/clarence-thomas-benefactors-subpoena-welcome.html

    maxkennerly, to random
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    Conservative men have made themselves unfuckable with their abhorrent views, but somehow this is a problem liberal women should solve by lowering their standards.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/22/marriage-polarization-dating-trump/

    coctaanatis,
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    @maxkennerly I wonder who thought this would be a good editorial?

    stux, to random
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    Every cryptocurrency exchange these days:

    We never use customer funds :noding_cat:

    We are financial okay, trust me :blobfoxsignno:

    coctaanatis,
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    @stux Also, we don't need no regulation!

    coctaanatis, to random
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    A guide to the friends and patrons of Clarence and Ginni Thomas

    These are the associates of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife, Ginni, who have given gifts, made payments or otherwise supported the couple based on recent reporting from various news outlets

    Harlan Crow
    Leonard Leo
    H. Wayne Huizenga
    Anthony Welters
    Heritage Foundation
    Hillsdale College
    The Daily Caller
    Center for Security Policy

    Gift Washington Post link
    https://wapo.st/3QQZzc6

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