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The gun industry launched a secret project in the late 1990s.
To elect gun-friendly politicians, manufacturers gave #political operatives sensitive, intimate information on their customers without their consent.
The story behind the #data sharing and its impact has never been revealed.
Until now.
#News #Guns #Privacy #Politics #Business
propublica.org/article/gunmake…
Iconic Gun-Makers Gave Sensitive Customer Information to Political Operatives
At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians.ProPublica
NBC News:
Elon Musk’s X is boosting election conspiracy theories with AI-powered trending topics
The misinformation boosted by X’s AI model Grok has included conspiracy theories about voter fraud and unsubstantiated smears about Vice President Kamala Harris...
The dubious content is spreading in the app’s “explore” section, which says it uses Musk’s AI software...
nbcnews.com/tech/misinformatio…
#News #Politics #Democracy #Democrats #Harris #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #ElonMusk
Elon Musk’s X boosts election conspiracy theories with AI trends
The misinformation boosted by X’s AI model Grok included conspiracy theories about voter fraud and unsubstantiated smears about Vice President Kamala Harris.David Ingram (NBC News)
"Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork?"
- Aure
Donald Trump is not worthy of holding political office in the United States of America.
He does not possess the leadership, intelligence, moral compass, or ethics worthy of a leader of the Free world.
In the US, the President is the servant of the people.
If Trump is elected, the President will serve Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
COUNTRY OVER POLITICS!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #breaking #breakingnews #trending #Politics
The issue is NOT that the Washington Post editorial board was ready to endorse Kamala and was blocked.
The issue is the owner interfering with journalistic integrity to overrule the editorial board.
The reported 60,000 unsubscribed in the first 24 hours shows that many people DO take this seriously.
Get this:
William Lewis—publisher and CEO of The Washington Post who wrote the editorial saying the publication would no longer endorse US Presidential candidates—
is a citizen of Great Britain* and won’t even cast a vote in this upcoming election.
Democracy Dies In Darkness.
#USPol #News #NewsMedia #WashingtonPost #WaPo
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*as far as I can tell
New today: Those in charge don’t even bother to hide how little they care anymore. Hurricane Beryl was the sort of freak occurrence that is sadly now a common facet of life in the era of anthropogenic climate change, as was the shameless breakdown of leadership we saw. texasobserver.org/a-crisis-of-…
#politics #USpol #news #environment #weather #ClimateChange #Republicans #Texas #GregAbbott
In Texas, a Crisis of Inaction Without Consequence
In the face of our leaders’ blatant disregard, short-lived outrage is not enough. It’s time for everyday Texans to take back their power.Colin Bogle (The Texas Observer)
NEW: Gun-Makers Gave Sensitive Customer Information to #Political Operatives
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At least 10 #gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians.
#News #Guns #Politics #Privacy #Government #Business
propublica.org/article/gunmake…
Iconic Gun-Makers Gave Sensitive Customer Information to Political Operatives
At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians.ProPublica
"American creating deepfakes targeting Harris works with Russian intel, documents show" #giftlink
If you don't already know him, let me introduce you to John Mark Dougan. Sorry.
This article connects to a few other things in heavy rotation on Mastodon today.
#uspol #russianinterference #douganNetwork #johnmarkdougan #disinfo #disinformation #russiandisinformation #uselections #news
MSNBC:
‘Ted Cruz is too small for Texas’: Allred says state doesn’t need Sen. who goes to Cancún
youtube.com/watch?v=qOGZ__yUjr…
#News #Politics #Democracy #Democrats #Harris #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Texas
‘Ted Cruz is too small for Texas’: Allred says state doesn’t need Sen. who goes to Cancún
This year’s Texas Senate seat race might be the best chance the Democrats have in picking up a seat. Democratic Rep. Colin Allred is challenging Incumbent Re...YouTube
To win in Texas, U.S. Senate candidate Colin Allred aims to appeal to Democrats and moderates
houstonpublicmedia.org/article…
#Election2024 #Elections #News #Politics #ColinAllred #DemocratsInTexas #ModerateDemocrats #TedCruz
To win in Texas, U.S. Senate candidate Colin Allred aims to appeal to Democrats and moderates
To win his bid for the U.S. Senate, Congressman Colin Allred needs to convince Texas voters to break decades of precedent. Texas hasn’t elected a Democrat to a statewide office in three decades.Blaise Gainey (Houston Public Media)
“Not Medically Necessary”: Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest #Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Care
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When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to #EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for #care recommended by #doctors for their #patients.
propublica.org/article/evicore…
#News #Insurance #Algorithm #AI #Healthcare
EviCore, the Company Helping U.S. Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Treatments
When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.ProPublica