July, 2018

Russian Hackers’ New Target: a Vulnerable Democratic Senator
Sen. Claire McCaskill is a top target for Republicans looking to grow their slim Senate majority in 2018. Turns out, Russia’s “Fancy Bear” hackers are going after her staff, too.

Seth Green
James Gunn
Dan Schneider
Steven Spielberg
Tom Hanks
Steven Colbert
JimmyKimmel
Barack Obama
Kevin Spacey
Kathy Griffin

Q tells you to think about why Mark Meadows is "backing down". Think about the optics of this.

The American Civil Liberties Union tested Amazon’s facial recognition system — and the results were not good. To test the system’s accuracy, the ACLU scanned the faces of all 535 members of congress against 25,000 public mugshots, using Amazon’s open Rekognition API. None of the members of Congress were in the mugshot lineup, but Amazon’s system generated 28 false matches, a finding that the ACLU says raises serious concerns about Rekognition’s use by police.

"False Matches"

Democrat Members of congress took notice:
The test has already inspired significant reaction from three members of Congress. Shortly after the test was published, Sen. Markey (D-MA), Rep. Gutiérrez (D-IL) and Rep. DeSaulnier (D-CA) signed onto an open letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos asking for a full list of law enforcement agencies using the technology and inquiring about safeguards for using it on children younger than thirteen. “Serious concerns have been raised about the dangers facial recognition can pose to privacy and civil rights,” the letter reads, “especially when it is used as a tool of government surveillance.”

If there’s a “blue wave” coming in 2018, someone may have forgotten to tell Oregon’s voters. A Republican challenger has pulled even with blue state Oregon’s Democratic incumbent governor, according to a new poll.

The news comes as a surprise in a state that hasn’t seen a Republican governor since late 1980s, sparking fears of the end of Democratic Party’s total domination of the state.

"This allowance will be in addition to the continued funding of Mr. Zuckerberg's overall security program to cover the costs of security personnel for his protection; the procurement, installation, and maintenance of certain required security measures for his residences; and the usage of private aircraft for personal travel," Facebook wrote in a filing.

• Congressional officials say Rosenstein's DOJ withheld and concealed documents and information
• Lawmakers went ahead with Rosenstein's articles of impeachment despite Speaker Ryan's disapproval
• Congressmen say they have been "stonewalled" repeatedly by DOJ

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea (AP) — A U.S. military plane left from Osan Air Base for North Korea on Friday to pick up the remains of what are believed to be U.S. servicemen killed during the Korean War, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported.

"If you want answers, and you CAN handle the truth, join me in demanding those answers
from “Special Counsel” Robert Mueller, along with his resignation. If he were to resign,
it could well be the only truly moral, ethical and decent action Mueller has undertaken
in this entire investigation."