cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/53708637

O’Keefe was charged alongside fellow influencer Cam Higby after they allegedly misrepresented themselves at polling places during Minnesota’s primary in August.

A Minnesota prosecutor on Wednesday charged conservative provocateur James O’Keefe and influencer Cam Higby with felony counts of unlawful voting and identity theft after they misrepresented themselves at polling places in August using the names of registered voters.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, who announced the charges at a news conference, accused the pair of entering polling places during state primary election voting on Aug. 11 and identifying themselves using names of registered voters in those precincts without those voters’ knowledge or permission.

“Both men stopped short of signing the oath we all sign before receiving our ballot,” she said. “But Minnesota law states clearly that no individual shall intentionally misrepresent their identity in applying for a ballot.”

Obama has been casting caltrops behind him with each campaign stop, offering pointed criticism of Republican candidates and Donald Trump that has been unusual for the former president. He continued to do so on Wednesday, again invoking the image of Trump’s gilded renovations of the White House and noting Trump’s strident reaction to his crack last week likening it to Saddam Hussein decorating a Cheesecake Factory.

“The Saddam Hussein thing didn’t bother him. But he was very upset about the Cheesecake Factory,” Obama said. “I mean, it’s all crazy, but this is the crazy part: they mobilized a whole government response to that joke.

“The White House even called the secretary of the treasury,” the former president continued. “The guy who is trying to figure out how to lower inflation … they told him he should hold a press conference in front of the Cheesecake Factory.”

i have been medically transitioning for over 6 years and i have mostly just been living my life. a lot of the initial joys that came with living as a woman, especially socially, have mostly felt 'normal' for some time. and that is good!

however, i have been thinking about that recently and it is so comforting to actually realise this. i started my current job as myself, and everyone sees me as a woman. my work friends, most of whom are women, have never shown any doubt about it. i'm just Emma. and thats amazing!

i haven't told anyone that i am trans, and i wouldn't say that i "pass", my voice definitely doesn't (im working on that. 😭) i have to wear a uniform and its a unisex design, so nothing feminine about it. i do get misgendered by staff from other departments at times, but not from anyone i interact with regularly. some coworkers have even had conversations with me and said things that would imply i'm cis!

i guess what i'm saying is that it is amazing how much you can influence how people see you just by being you. i'm still working on my self confidence, but i never thought i would be in this position. like at all. its such a wonderful feeling knowing that i really am just a woman.

anyways, i felt happy thinking about this and thought i'd share some positivity <3

A Russian official said potential relief for a state investment fund was part of talks. Russia has sought to wring economic benefits from the negotiations on ending the war with Ukraine.

Because this is what the USA has always done: it is the place all brutal right-wing dictators who manage to escape a revolution flee to (at least at first). Here's a list of the right-wing dictators I know of who made the USA their home of permanent exile:

1. Paul Magloire
2. Julio Lozano Díaz
3. Manuel A. Odría
4. Marcos Pérez Jiménez
5. Syngman Rhee
6. Joaquín Balaguer
7. Lon Nol
8. Nguyen Van Thieu
9. Ferdinand Marcos
10. Prosper Avril

I've probably missed a few, and this doesn't include the people who fled to the USA only to make their final home elsewhere (like the Batistas).

But it's pretty normal for right wing assholes to make the USA their home and political base. Almost as if the USA was telling people something.

One character in the kingdom of Monelia. She would be in a similar role as the main character of the kingdom, having a shadowy form like her.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/54633140

After spending years manufacturing consent for US-sponsored regime change in Venezuela, having a government in Caracas subservient to Washington represented a new scenario for the corporate media. The novel conditions have raised few significant qualms for Western outlets. Tactical objections notwithstanding, there is no fundamental disagreement with the US running the affairs of a Global South country.

Artist: Mn374390 | danbooru

Discover-Tech, an Israeli advertising firm previously linked to the delivery of zero-click spyware, is the top bidder for Starlink ad impressions in 105 countries, according to a new report from Reuters. Researchers say it all points to a large-scale tracking effort aimed at users of SpaceX’s satellite internet service.

John Scott-Railton, a senior researcher at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, posted on X that data from TrendAI suggest the existence of a “worldwide surveillance op targeting @Starlink users.”

Discover-Tech was previously named in Citizen Lab’s October 15th report as the buyer of ordinary-looking ads that delivered Candiru spyware to devices at Al Jazeera without any user interaction. Candiru is an Israeli mercenary spyware vendor (now rebranded as Integrity Labs) that develops tools capable of silently compromising phones and computers. In 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security added Candiru to their trade restriction list, known as the Entity List, over concerns it supplied surveillance technology used against journalists, activists, and government officials.

A Russian official said potential relief for a state investment fund was part of talks. Russia has sought to wring economic benefits from the negotiations on ending the war with Ukraine.

Crow searching for materials for its nest.

Originally published 28 January, 1956, the first line seems very pleasant and typical... Then the second line creeps up behind you.

Once again, we have Thing watching over the family, they are up on the balcony.