"Le monde est beaucoup moins lumineux" : politiques et artistes américains saluent la mémoire de Dolly Parton, "une des plus grandes artistes de notre époque" https://t.co/oVP5lFDKEZ
Two well-known Bridgeport Democrats rejected plea agreements in a hearing on Tuesday, choosing instead to confront scores of charges of absentee ballot crimes in a trial.
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Dolly Parton's first hit was titled 'Dumb Blonde'. The country music legend, who has died at 80, was anything but that. @muzaken@otago https://t.co/OXWjNeCJSU
🚨 Two years ago, I was detained in Paris by police for 3 days — the longest they can hold someone before charging them.
In an unprecedented move, French authorities accused the head of a major platform of crimes committed by its users.
That investigation is still ongoing, although it makes less sense with each passing year.
Why?
Because we now have extensive evidence that Telegram was neither worse than other popular platforms at moderation, nor the worst at cooperating with authorities.
So why was Telegram singled out?
Over the last two years, we have seen a pattern emerge in multiple countries: Telegram is quietly asked to grant political favors — such as illegal censorship or surveillance. When we refuse, local media and “non-governmental” organizations launch orchestrated campaigns portraying Telegram as a cesspool of crime, from child pornography to terrorism.
Our moderation is no worse than that of other major platforms. Yet these campaigns instill the idea that Telegram should be persecuted or restricted.
Suddenly, officials start caring about crime and protecting children — but only on platforms that reject their secret political demands. Platforms that accept such deals get away with almost anything — including literally selling ads promoting child pornography.
Is the French investigation against me political? It certainly fits the pattern we see elsewhere, mostly in authoritarian countries. And it definitely raises questions.
In time, this investigation may itself be investigated — especially now that Macron’s war against free speech is facing pushback. This month, France’s Constitutional Council struck down his social media ban for children under 15 on freedom-of-expression grounds.
In the end, freedom and truth will prevail ✊
Here’s the key issue: Canada was bringing in Chinese steel and aluminum and selling it as Canadian steel to help China avoid tariffs
When told to knock it off, they refused. This is why the trade deal collapsed
We cannot allow China to build a proxy state on our border
OH CANADA: China has been stealing more than $60 billion in tariff revenue by laundering its exports through other countries. The biggest offender is Canada, and Mark Carney walked away from the trade talks to avoid upsetting the CCP by ending the scam.
Does anyone remember this amazing story? On July 2, 1982, a truck driver from California flew 16,000 feet into the sky in a lawn chair. Larry Walters, 33, from San Pedro, had dreamed of flying his whole life. He bought 42 eight-foot helium weather balloons, tied them to a regular Sears lawn chair, strapped on a parachute, packed a BB gun to pop balloons to descend, a CB radio, sandwiches, and a six-pack of beer.
He expected to float a few hundred feet above his backyard. He cut the rope and shot up like a rocket — to 16,000 feet. He drifted directly into the main approach path for LAX. Two airline pilots radioed the tower: they had just passed a man in a lawn chair holding a gun at 16,000 feet. For 45 minutes, he floated over Los Angeles, freezing cold, too scared to shoot balloons because he might fall. Finally, he started popping balloons one by one and slowly descended.
He landed tangled in power lines in Long Beach, California, causing a blackout. When police arrested him, they asked why he did it. He said, "A man can't just sit around." The FAA fined him $4,000. He became a national folk hero — Lawnchair Larry — and inspired the movie Up.
MOTIVE: In 2019, Mark Carney was the head of the Bank of England, he called for the end of the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency. He spoke of a New World Order and suggested the Chinese Renminbi as a successor. Full text: https://t.co/nypicppCXw
6 temu zmarł Andrzej Walicki (15 V 1930-20 VIII 2020) filozof, historyk idei, prof. UW, Instytutu Filozofii i Socjologii PAN, Uniw. Notre Dame w USA.Znawca filozofii romantyzmu i Rosji,analityk komunizmu. Konwertyta na prawosławie, całkowity rusofil i piewca gen. Jaruzelskiego
"The ultimately unsuccessful Ukrainian drone assault is something we have now seen over and over again: Kyiv embarks on an audacious, headline-grabbing military gambit; Western media and officials seize on it to claim the tide is turning; and then when the smoke clears, it turns out nothing has been achieved but an escalation of the war. Ukraine winds up battered even worse, and with less favorable negotiating terms on the table."
@RStatecraft MORE: https://t.co/JJiHzDQXk9
It's amazing how this high sparrow communist comes out against every billionaire except the one in China who's funding his anti-AI infrastructure campaign.
Pentagon teaching advanced weaponry techniques in Mandarin to Chinese Communist students;
employing pro-Fidel Castro WOLA "experts" at @Southcom;
hiring Muslim Brotherhood agents as pre-deployment trainers to teach our officers how to think of Islam.
Anybody see a pattern?
Seit Januar fördert der Staat private Käufer von Batterieautos mit insgesamt drei Milliarden Euro. Nicht jede Prämie erreicht ein erwünschtes Ziel. Und es wachsen die Zweifel, ob die Hilfe nötig ist. https://t.co/gwvUP4hJEG
I'm old enough to remember when Alexander Vindman told Congress he'd had three (3) offers to leave Trump WH and become Ukraine Defense Minister, including while attending Zelensky's inauguration in Ukraine.