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[?]Nonilex » 🌐
@Nonilex@masto.ai

Oh FFS

is now *credentialed* to cover the

The activist & former congressional candidate has repeatedly criticized defense officials on her website & social media accounts while boasting of her close ties to .


washingtonpost.com/business/20

    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
    @Nonilex@masto.ai

    It was not immediately clear whether their suspensions would affect Taranto’s sentencing date or the government’s recommendation on the punishment he should receive.

      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
      @Nonilex@masto.ai

      When Secret Service agents noticed Taranto in a wooded area near ’s residence, he fled. Investigators later found 2 & several rounds of in his van.
      Taranto faces sentencing Thursday, following his conviction earlier this year on counts of unlawful possession of firearms & ammunition & making false threats. In their sentencing memo, Valdivia & White recommended he serve 27 months in prison.

        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
        @Nonilex@masto.ai

        In court filings, they said Taranto had entered the building with the crowd of supporters & later tussled with MPD officers who were trying to repel the crowds. Once forced outside, court documents allege, Taranto also fought with other participants on the Capitol steps, using his cane to fend them off.

          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
          @Nonilex@masto.ai

          Since then, the has dismissed or reassigned several of the prosecutors who led cases against those accused in the , particularly in the ’s office for , where Valdivia & White work.

          Prosecutors charged Taranto, a 39-yo married father of 2, in 2023 with misdemeanors stemming from his role in the attack.

            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
            @Nonilex@masto.ai

            Although Valdivia & White were the primary signatories to the sentencing memo in Taranto’s case, the document also bore the name of , who was nominated for the role by .

            The suspensions follow efforts by Trump & allies to rewrite the narrative of the . Trump, in one of his first EOs after his return to the White House in January, pardoned hundreds of people who had been convicted of participating in the ….

              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
              @Nonilex@masto.ai

              Assistant Carlos Valdivia & Samuel White were told they were being suspended just hours after they filed a sentencing recommendation in a case against Taylor Taranto, a Washington state man accused of participating in the who is now facing sentencing for unrelated charges, acc/to people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of .

                Gene Cowan 🏳️‍🌈 boosted

                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                The has placed 2 federal prosecutors in Washington on leave a day after they filed a document in court that referred to the , 2021, attack on the Capitol as a “riot” carried out by a “mob,” 2 people familiar with the matter said.

                Imagine if they’d called it what it actually was, an carried out by .


                washingtonpost.com/national-se

                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                  The administration’s intense digital strategy has helped grab Americans’ & discussion around current events, with some of its videos now capturing bigger audiences on social media than mainstream news reports. A White House video claiming was “in chaos,” which used footage from other states, has been viewed more than 1.4 million times across Instagram, TikTok & X.

                  The White House shared a video on Oct. 8 claiming to show Chicago “in chaos.” The video was filmed in Uvalde, Texas, on Aug. 27, 2024, according to the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. (LEFT: White House, RIGHT: DVIDS)

                  Alt...The White House shared a video on Oct. 8 claiming to show Chicago “in chaos.” The video was filmed in Uvalde, Texas, on Aug. 27, 2024, according to the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. (LEFT: White House, RIGHT: DVIDS)

                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                    ’s video operation now includes in-house photographers & videographers who routinely capture the action of raids & responses for videos that admin officials have widely promoted online. In a video DHS posted to X this month, a man in a flak jacket, his camera held aloft, can be seen jogging to catch up with officers putting a detainee into an SUV.

                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                      The Post sent the same details to the White House. Abigail Jackson, a spokeswoman there, did not comment on the errors but said “the Trump administration will continue to highlight the many successes of the president’s agenda through engaging content and banger memes on social media.” [?]

                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                        WaPo provided a detailed list of videos featuring misleading footage. DHS propagandist Tricia McLaughlin did not dispute the errors or explain what had happened but said the videos were a small percentage of the more than 400 that the agency has posted this year. “Violence & rioting against law enforcement is unacceptable regardless of where [or apparently when] it occurs,” she said.

                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                          Some videos that purported to show the fiery chaos of targeted included footage from completely different states. One that claimed to show dramatic examples of past admins’ failures instead featured border crossings & smuggling boats recorded during Trump’s first term.

                          The U.S. Department of Homeland Security shared a video claiming to be from New York and referring to “illegal criminals who flooded our communities” when the country had open borders. The video was filmed in international waters and in 2019, during President Donald Trump's first administration, according to the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. (LEFT: DHS, RIGHT: DVIDS)

                          Alt...The U.S. Department of Homeland Security shared a video claiming to be from New York and referring to “illegal criminals who flooded our communities” when the country had open borders. The video was filmed in international waters and in 2019, during President Donald Trump's first administration, according to the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. (LEFT: DHS, RIGHT: DVIDS)

                          The U.S. Department of Homeland Security shared a video claiming to show “illegal criminals who flooded our communities” due to open borders under past administrations. The video was filmed during President Donald Trump's first term, according to the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. (LEFT: DHS, RIGHT: DVIDS)

                          Alt...The U.S. Department of Homeland Security shared a video claiming to show “illegal criminals who flooded our communities” due to open borders under past administrations. The video was filmed during President Donald Trump's first term, according to the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. (LEFT: DHS, RIGHT: DVIDS)

                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                            The official’s sound bite about in played over a clip from May showing detainees on a Coast Guard boat off the coast of Nantucket, the Massachusetts island 400 miles away.

                            Officials in ’s admin have used similarly misleading footage in at least 6 videos promoting its agenda shared in the last 3 months, a WaPo analysis found, muddying the of events in viral clips that have been viewed millions of times.

                            The U.S. Department of Homeland Security shared a video claiming to show federal agents working to “deport vicious criminals” from Washington, D.C. The video was filmed on Nantucket, the Massachusetts island, in May, according to The Post's reporting. (LEFT: DHS, RIGHT: Jason Graziadei/Nantucket Current)

                            Alt...The U.S. Department of Homeland Security shared a video claiming to show federal agents working to “deport vicious criminals” from Washington, D.C. The video was filmed on Nantucket, the Massachusetts island, in May, according to The Post's reporting. (LEFT: DHS, RIGHT: Jason Graziadei/Nantucket Current)

                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                              posted a swaggering montage to social media in August declaring it had triumphed in its takeover of . It showed footage of federal agents fighting what a DHS official called a “battle for the soul of our nation” & working “day & night to arrest, detain & deport vicious criminals from our nation’s capital.”
                              
There was one problem. Several of the clips had been recorded during unrelated operations months earlier, in Los Angeles & West Palm Beach, Florida.

                              The U.S. Department of Homeland Security shared a video claiming to show federal agents working to “deport vicious criminals” from Washington, D.C. The video was filmed in West Palm Beach, Florida, in February, according to the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. (LEFT: DHS, RIGHT: DVIDS)

                              Alt...The U.S. Department of Homeland Security shared a video claiming to show federal agents working to “deport vicious criminals” from Washington, D.C. The video was filmed in West Palm Beach, Florida, in February, according to the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. (LEFT: DHS, RIGHT: DVIDS)

                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                Ya don’t say?

                                admin uses misleading videos to portray chaos, push
                                
Official videos purporting to show the triumph of recent operations used footage that was months old or recorded thousands of miles away, a Washington Post analysis found.


                                wapo.st/4nuDGwf

                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                  has strenuously denied he was unaware of his admin’s actions, calling such claims “ridiculous & false.” on the cmte denounced the probe as a & waste of time.

                                  are shifting attention back to Biden at a tumultuous time, 10 months into the 2nd presidency, with the government & at a standstill over legislation to fund it.

                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                    The report does NOT include any concrete evidence that aides conspired to enact policies without ’s knowledge or that the president was unaware of laws, pardons or executive orders signed in his name. But said their findings cast doubt on all of Biden’s actions in office. They sent a letter to AG urging a full investigation. ordered a similar inquiry earlier this year.

                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                      More

                                      send autopen report to the , urging further investigation 🙄

                                      on Tuesday unveiled their long-promised report on fmr President Joe Biden’s use of the autopen, delivering a blistering critique of his time in office & inner circle that largely rehashes public information while making sweeping accusations about the workings of his White House.


                                      apnews.com/article/autopen-joe

                                        [?]AI6YR Ben » 🌐
                                        @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org

                                        United State Holocaust Memorial Museum

                                        State of Deception: the Power of Nazi Propaganda

                                        exhibitions.ushmm.org/propagan

                                          [?]Toni Aittoniemi » 🌐
                                          @gimulnautti@mastodon.green

                                          @randahl Every accusation is a confession.

                                          Independent of data coming out from Florida and some other ’red’ states in the 2024 election are showing signs of manipulation.

                                          Classic ”flood the zone” tactic: When you know evidence against you is about to come out, release several competing counter narratives to confuse the public into not believing anything.

                                            [?]Toni Aittoniemi » 🌐
                                            @gimulnautti@mastodon.green

                                            In concert with my current ”Iron Front” avatar, I think actual revolutionary came to an end, even in the USSR, already in the 1930’s with Stalin, who was basically a nationalist wearing socialist robes.

                                            Stalin’s pact with Hitler to start the 2nd World War and then proceed to claim the Soviets defeated fascism is the ultimate ”victory”.

                                            100 years later we are in the same stage, fascism rising and the infighting.

                                            We need strength, but let’s NOT do that.

                                              Gene Cowan 🏳️‍🌈 boosted

                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                              announces a new corps after mass walkout
                                              
A new crop of *conservative* & influencers — including the Gateway Pundit, the Post Millennial, Human Events & the National Pulse — signed an agreement with the Department.


                                              washingtonpost.com/business/20

                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                But the admin has taken other aggressive steps to assert more sway over .

                                                , for instance, is compiling the largest set of national roll data it has ever collected, an effort to try to prove unsubstantiated claims that large numbers of undocumented immigrants have voted illegally, The Times previously reported.


                                                nytimes.com/2025/09/09/us/poli

                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                  McCarthy’s appointment comes as nearly all of the experts at have been placed on administrative leave or reassigned this year amid a large-scale *downsizing* of the agency, which had played a leading role in deterring attacks on elections systems & combating about voting.

                                                    Ω 🌍 Gus Posey boosted

                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                    Another activist, , who spread debunked claims about voting machines in Georgia when she was the chairwoman of the DeKalb County Party, was named in May to be the director of public affairs at the & Infrastructure Security Agency, or , which is housed in .

                                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                      …The idea of *reinvestigating* the 2020 election gained steam recently with the White House’s decision to hire , a lawyer who has been tasked with *examining* the 2020 vote & other matters, acc/to a White House official. The hiring of Olsen, who has worked closely for years with the pillow entrepreneur to promote false stolen-election , was first reported by WSJ.


                                                      wsj.com/politics/elections/whi

                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                        “And therefore, we [would] have some additional powers that don’t exist right now,” Honey said in March, according to a recording reviewed by The New York Times from someone who joined the call, “and therefore, we can take these other steps without & we can mandate that states do things & so on.”

                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                          In the past few months, has elevated multiple proponents of his false fraud claims into high-level admin jobs. Now, as government insiders, these activists could wield their newfound power to discredit future results or rekindle old claims to argue for a federal intrusion into locally administered voting systems.

                                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                            The remark parroted a widespread view on the right that had sought to silence supporters of ’s false fraud claims. Honey also repeatedly mentioned a false report often cited by conspiracists to support their claims that voting machines were rigged to favor Democrats, acc/to the people familiar with the call.

                                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                              Heather Honey, a leader in that movement until her appointment in August as deputy assistant secretary for *election integrity*, complained that her department’s experts tasked with combating about had “strayed from their mission.”

                                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                officials from nearly all 50 states gathered on a call last month with ’s point person on “election integrity,” eager to hear how the woman filling a newly created admin position might help safeguard the ahead of next year’s .

                                                                But many of them left alarmed.

                                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                  straight up robbing

                                                                  Trump Demands Pay Him $230 Million For Federal Investigations Into Him

                                                                  Senior department officials who were defense lawyers for Trump & those in his orbit are now in jobs that typically must approve any such payout, underscoring potential ethical conflicts.


                                                                  nytimes.com/2025/10/21/us/poli

                                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                    , who led the during an investigation into Russian in 2016, has been historically critical of on . Just before his tenure as CIA director ended in 2017, he warned that he didn’t think Trump had “a full appreciation of Russian capabilities, Russia’s intentions & actions that they are undertaking in many parts of the world.”

                                                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                      Becomes the Next Target in Revenge Quest

                                                                      The Committee has referred the former chief to the for criminal prosecution on the grounds that he “knowingly made false statements” to about Trump’s collusion with during a hearing in May 2023.


                                                                      newrepublic.com/post/202081/jo

                                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                        says execs bribed officials for $1M

                                                                        prosecutors have charged tech firm Smartmatic with money laundering & other crimes arising from >$1M in bribes that several execs allegedly paid to officials in the Philippines.

                                                                        The 2015–2018 payments were made to obtain a contract with the Philippines govt to help run that country’s 2016 presidential election & secure the timely payment for its work….


                                                                        apnews.com/article/smartmatic-

                                                                          [?]Toni Aittoniemi » 🌐
                                                                          @gimulnautti@mastodon.green

                                                                          Revealed: Israel completely faked the evidence of “Hamas command tunnels under Al-Shifa hospital” with CGI.

                                                                          None of it was real, it was fabricated from commercially available 3D asset packs and a digital scan belonging to the Scottish Maritime Museum.

                                                                          Israel presented digital artwork as battlefield evidence. No tunnels were ever found by recovery teams at the locations presented.

                                                                          youtube.com/watch?v=mGdQ5XXeVx8

                                                                            [?]kkarhan » 🌐
                                                                            @kkarhan@infosec.space

                                                                            Jokes aside, the and of as well as spread of from the is a massive issue.

                                                                            needs to be actively combatted by and that also means setting the right ...

                                                                            The were once almost as as the [ @notjustbikes can propably vouch for that looking into the History, digging up 1960s & 1970s Amsterdam as example.] but they chose to do something about it with the fact that as a I can vouch for the fact that the Netherlands have excellent roads and far less traffic due to viable alternatives.

                                                                              [?]kkarhan » 🌐
                                                                              @kkarhan@infosec.space

                                                                              Und ja, mich regt die Masse an - Shice für wie die und den nur noch auf...

                                                                              Denn das konstante an und normalisiert , und generell !

                                                                              youtube.com/watch?v=cGmVehWBdH

                                                                                [?]kkarhan » 🌐
                                                                                @kkarhan@infosec.space

                                                                                Für alle von euch die sich wegen und nicht geben wollen wäre hier ne kommentierte wie heutzutage extrem billig, professionell und einfach ist.

                                                                                Wer sich der illusion hingibt, mit "" hier irgendwas reißen zu können glaubt auch mit nem Polizeischild und Schlagstock gegen nen A-10 "Warthog" und dessen 30mm Antipanzer-Maschinengewehr gewinnen zu können!

                                                                                [?]Steve Thompson PhD » 🌐
                                                                                @SteveThompson@mastodon.social

                                                                                Israeli journalists in foreign newsrooms face editorial bias after October 7 | The Jerusalem Post

                                                                                jpost.com/jerusalem-report/art

                                                                                  [?]kkarhan » 🌐
                                                                                  @kkarhan@infosec.space

                                                                                  Fascist propaganda is always based upon lies...

                                                                                  mastodon.green/@Tarnport/11532

                                                                                    [?]Wokebloke for Democracy » 🌐
                                                                                    @dougiec3@libretooth.gr

                                                                                    A Russian stooge for money. Many more in the US, some operating YouTube channels with Russian financing.

                                                                                    monkdebunks.substack.com/p/not

                                                                                      [?]kkarhan » 🌐
                                                                                      @kkarhan@infosec.space

                                                                                      @Purple_Lilith & von mittels gewaltsam erzwungener Finanzierung!?

                                                                                        [?]Nando161 » 🌐
                                                                                        @nando161@partyon.xyz

                                                                                        Everyone seems allergic to the word, but was not an activist, he was a . was a backed by a designed to steer kids towards . He didn’t advocate for ; he spun narratives to change . .

                                                                                        Everyone seems allergic to the word, but Charlie Kirk was not an activist, he was a propagandist. Turning Point was a meme factory backed by a billionaire designed to steer kids towards Christian Nationalism. He didn’t advocate for policy; he spun narratives to change beliefs. Propaganda.

                                                                                        Alt...Everyone seems allergic to the word, but Charlie Kirk was not an activist, he was a propagandist. Turning Point was a meme factory backed by a billionaire designed to steer kids towards Christian Nationalism. He didn’t advocate for policy; he spun narratives to change beliefs. Propaganda.

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