February 6, 2025

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Trump’s national security advisers warned him not to congratulate Putin. He did it anyway. – The Washington Post

Carol D. Leonnig, David Nakamura and Josh Dawsey015 mins

President Trump did not follow specific warnings from his national security advisers Tuesday when he congratulated Russian President Vladi­mir Putin on his reelection — including a section in his briefing materials in all-capital letters stating “DO NOT CONGRATULATE,” according to officials familiar with the call. Trump also chose not to heed talking points from aides instructing him…

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Commercial Surveillance State | Online Only | n+1

Matthew Crain, Anthony Nadler049 mins

The tactics of carefully targeted, data-driven manipulation—though innovative and destabilizing—are not entirely new. They predate the existence of Cambridge Analytica, and Facebook, and the contemporary notion of “fake news” itself. For decades, digital marketers—working in both commercial and political domains—have been perfecting models for using consumer data to identify and manipulate decision-making vulnerabilities. Blame the…

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Were you a victim of Cambridge Analytica’s dirty tricks? The fact you don’t know is the problem. – The Washington Post

Anne Applebaum08 mins

Why we must end anonymity for online political ads. “We just put information into the bloodstream of the internet, and then … give it a little push every now and again … like a remote control. It has to happen without anyone thinking, ‘that’s propaganda,’ because the moment you think ‘that’s propaganda,’ the next question…

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Jim Carrey Captures Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Inner Demon in Portrait and the ‘MAGA’ Crowd Isn’t Happy

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.03 mins

Photo: Kevin Winter (Getty Images) Funnyman Jim Carrey is actually a really deep dude who meditates and paints. On Saturday, Carrey released a portrait of a woman who favors White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, aka Suckabee. Somehow, Carrey was able to capture Suckabee’s true inner-demon spirit. It’s almost impossible to truly capture the…

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Ore. Man Who Followed Black Muslim Couple for 20 Blocks and Hurled Slurs Bursts Into Tears After Being Charged With Hate Crime

Breanna Edwards05 mins

KGW screenshot A Portland, Ore., man is giving me a particular type of joy after breaking down crying and expressing his heartfelt “regret” after being charged with a hate crime earlier this week for allegedly hurling slurs and intimidating a black Muslim couple. I confess, my favorite type of bigot is the crying bigot. KGW…

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Britain Banned Another Far-Right Activist From Entering The Country Ahead Of A Gathering In Hyde Park

Alan White03 mins

Another far-right activist has been refused entry to Britain, following the recent banning of internet personalities Martin Sellner, Lauren Southern, and Brittany Pettibone. Lutz Bachmann, the founder of the far-right Patriotic Europeans against Islamisation of the West (“Pediga”) movement, was banned ahead of a mass meeting at Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park, where the activist…

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Revealed: Trump’s election consultants filmed saying they use bribes and sex workers to entrap politicians – Channel 4 News

Channel 4 News UK07 mins

An undercover investigation by Channel 4 News reveals how Cambridge Analytica secretly campaigns in elections across the world. Bosses were filmed talking about using bribes, ex-spies, fake IDs and sex workers. Senior executives at Cambridge Analytica – the data company that credits itself with Donald Trump’s presidential victory – have been secretly filmed saying they…

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The Nancy Pelosi Problem – The Atlantic

PETER BEINART018 mins

The first female speaker of the House has become the most effec­tive congressional leader of modern times—and, not coinciden­tally, the most vilified. Last May, The Washington Post’s James Hohmann noted “an uncovered dynamic” that helped explain the GOP’s failure to repeal Obamacare. Three current Democratic House members had opposed the Affordable Care Act when it…

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Revealed: 50 million Facebook profiles harvested for Cambridge Analytica in major data breach | News | The Guardian

Emma Graham-Harrison021 mins

The data analytics firm that worked with Donald Trump’s election team and the winning Brexit campaign harvested millions of Facebook profiles of US voters, in the tech giant’s biggest ever data breach, and used them to build a powerful software program to predict and influence choices at the ballot box. A whistleblower has revealed to…

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