The denigration of the U.S. to a banana republic continues with even more revelations into Herr Gropingfuror’s attempts to steal the 2020 election and the concomitant passage of state laws restricting voting rights.
“We have no underlying definite facts that it wasn’t.”— Trump representative Sean Dollman during recent deposition, when asked the basis of his assertion that the 2020 election was fraudulent
Huge hack reveals embarrassing details of who’s behind Proud Boys and other far-right websites
Epik long has been the favorite Internet company of the far-right, providing domain services to QAnon theorists, Proud Boys and other instigators of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol – allowing them to broadcast hateful messages from behind a veil of anonymity.
But that veil abruptly vanished last week when a huge breach by the hacker group Anonymous dumped into public view more than 150 gigabytes of previously private data – including user names, passwords and other identifying information of Epik’s customers.
Extremism researchers and political opponents have treated the leak as a Rosetta Stone to the far-right, helping them to decode who has been doing what with whom over several years. Initial revelations have spilled out steadily across Twitter since news of the hack broke last week, often under the hashtag #epikfail, but those studying the material say they will need months and perhaps years to dig through all of it.
“It’s massive. It may be the biggest domain-style leak I’ve seen and, as an extremism researcher, it’s certainly the most interesting,” said Megan Squire, a computer science professor at Elon University who studies right-wing extremism. “It’s an embarrassment of riches – stress on the embarrassment.”
Epik, based in the Seattle suburb of Sammamish, has made its name in the Internet world by providing critical Web services to sites that have run afoul of other companies’ policies against hate speech, misinformation and advocating violence. Its client list is a roll-call of sites known for permitting extreme posts and that have been rejected by other companies for their failure to moderate what their users post.
BUSTED: Steve Bannon admits he helped plot Jan. 6 Trump rally to ‘kill Biden presidency in the crib’
“You look at January 5th, we discovered that Steve Bannon, the former White House strategist, was there at the Willard Hotel blocks from the White House with Rudy Giuliani, having an almost war-room-type meeting with other Trump allies the eve before the January 6th insurrection,” Costa recently explained to MSNBC. “And Bannon had actually been in close touch with President Trump for days before January 6th. Based on our reporting, he privately told President Trump to have a reckoning on January 6th. And he said to the president, it’s time to kill the Biden presidency in the crib.”
Bannon seemed proud to confirm that the conversation had taken place.
Select committee is investigating Capitol riot as ’conspiracy to commit a coup’: Adam Schiff
Wallace noted that Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) said that the 6-part plan to install Trump as president after he lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden “outlines a coup” attempt — and called out Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) as “the go-to options for doing their overthrow.”
Describing Jan. 6 as a coup is nothing new for Kinzinger, an Air Force Lt. Colonel currently serving in the Air National Guard. The Illinois Republican described the events as a coup as they happened.
MAGA-rioting former sheriff’s deputy gets reamed out by judge for ‘outrageous’ attacks on fellow cops
“Frankly, this is a defendant who has taken oaths before. He swore oaths in multiple sheriffs’ offices that he would uphold the law,” he said. “This is someone who uses his badge and authority when it works for him, and disregards it when it does not.”
Daeder almost 3 years ago
Raffenberder! Heehee!
Concretionist almost 3 years ago
Yeah. Except he’d never put in the qualifier in the first place.
FreyjaRN Premium Member almost 3 years ago
That’s a nice touch with a certain hamberder-eating Circus Peanut
The Love of Money is . . . almost 3 years ago
Mike Lindell, The Pillow Guy, now says Trump will be back in the White House by Thanksgiving. He’s the Turkey that he couldn’t pardon . . .?
Meg: Cute as a Raccoon almost 3 years ago
This is completely unbelievable. Does anyone in their right mind think that trump knows that there’s a difference between “true” and “not true”?
The Nodding Head almost 3 years ago
To the aspiring/perspiring dictator, truth is just another fungible commodity.
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
Lying cheating anti democracy illiterate racist Trump is the head of the Republican party.
mourdac Premium Member almost 3 years ago
The denigration of the U.S. to a banana republic continues with even more revelations into Herr Gropingfuror’s attempts to steal the 2020 election and the concomitant passage of state laws restricting voting rights.
preacherman Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Isn’t this concept a bit late?
Duka almost 3 years ago
“We have no underlying definite facts that it wasn’t.”— Trump representative Sean Dollman during recent deposition, when asked the basis of his assertion that the 2020 election was fraudulent
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
Huge hack reveals embarrassing details of who’s behind Proud Boys and other far-right websites
Epik long has been the favorite Internet company of the far-right, providing domain services to QAnon theorists, Proud Boys and other instigators of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol – allowing them to broadcast hateful messages from behind a veil of anonymity.
But that veil abruptly vanished last week when a huge breach by the hacker group Anonymous dumped into public view more than 150 gigabytes of previously private data – including user names, passwords and other identifying information of Epik’s customers.
Extremism researchers and political opponents have treated the leak as a Rosetta Stone to the far-right, helping them to decode who has been doing what with whom over several years. Initial revelations have spilled out steadily across Twitter since news of the hack broke last week, often under the hashtag #epikfail, but those studying the material say they will need months and perhaps years to dig through all of it.
“It’s massive. It may be the biggest domain-style leak I’ve seen and, as an extremism researcher, it’s certainly the most interesting,” said Megan Squire, a computer science professor at Elon University who studies right-wing extremism. “It’s an embarrassment of riches – stress on the embarrassment.”
Epik, based in the Seattle suburb of Sammamish, has made its name in the Internet world by providing critical Web services to sites that have run afoul of other companies’ policies against hate speech, misinformation and advocating violence. Its client list is a roll-call of sites known for permitting extreme posts and that have been rejected by other companies for their failure to moderate what their users post.
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Huge-hack-reveals-embarrassing-details-of-who-s-16476615.php
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
BUSTED: Steve Bannon admits he helped plot Jan. 6 Trump rally to ‘kill Biden presidency in the crib’
“You look at January 5th, we discovered that Steve Bannon, the former White House strategist, was there at the Willard Hotel blocks from the White House with Rudy Giuliani, having an almost war-room-type meeting with other Trump allies the eve before the January 6th insurrection,” Costa recently explained to MSNBC. “And Bannon had actually been in close touch with President Trump for days before January 6th. Based on our reporting, he privately told President Trump to have a reckoning on January 6th. And he said to the president, it’s time to kill the Biden presidency in the crib.”
Bannon seemed proud to confirm that the conversation had taken place.
https://www.rawstory.com/steve-bannon-january-6/
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
Trump demands GOP shut down the government to block Freedom to Vote Act: ‘Republicans have no choice!’
https://www.rawstory.com/freedom-to-vote-act/
The lying cheating republican traitors want to block your right to vote them out, and they are destroying the country to do that.
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
Biden had two vulgar words to say when he first encountered one of Trump’s ‘toys’ in the White House
https://www.rawstory.com/biden-trump-golf-toy/
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
Trump’s new lawsuit proves that the NYTimes story about his taxes is true: NBC reporter
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-proves-tax-story-correct/
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
Select committee is investigating Capitol riot as ’conspiracy to commit a coup’: Adam Schiff
Wallace noted that Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) said that the 6-part plan to install Trump as president after he lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden “outlines a coup” attempt — and called out Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) as “the go-to options for doing their overthrow.”
Describing Jan. 6 as a coup is nothing new for Kinzinger, an Air Force Lt. Colonel currently serving in the Air National Guard. The Illinois Republican described the events as a coup as they happened.
https://www.rawstory.com/adam-schiff-select-committee/
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
MAGA-rioting former sheriff’s deputy gets reamed out by judge for ‘outrageous’ attacks on fellow cops
“Frankly, this is a defendant who has taken oaths before. He swore oaths in multiple sheriffs’ offices that he would uphold the law,” he said. “This is someone who uses his badge and authority when it works for him, and disregards it when it does not.”
https://www.rawstory.com/capitol-rioter-trial-2655075193/
davidthoms1 almost 3 years ago
John! No longer bowing to your choice of KING?
Soulfulpsy Premium Member about 2 years ago
Yes, since “true” = “helps ME!” and “not true” = “hurts me/doesn’t help me” (good, bad; genius, moron, and more)