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Il Problema dell'Anno 2038: Un Rischio di Collasso per i Sistemi Unix?. Cosa succederà ai sistemi informatici il 19 gennaio 2038 e come le aziende stanno affrontando questa sfida tecnica

Il "Problema dell'Anno 2038" rappresenta una delle principali sfide informatiche che potrebbero influenzare i sistemi digitali a livello globale

Il “Problema dell’Anno 2038” rappresenta una delle principali sfide informatiche che potrebbero influenzare i sistemi digitali a livello globale. Conosciuto anche come Year 2038 Problem, questa criticità colpisce principalmente i sistemi Unix e altri sistemi operativi che utilizzano una rappresentazione a 32 bit per la misurazione del tempo. Ma in cosa consiste esattamente questo problema e…

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[justinspoliticalcorner]

Thomas Joscelyn and Norman Eisen at The Bulwark:

Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as FBI director, asked that question during a November 25, 2022 episode of his Kash’s Corner podcast for the Epoch Times. It was no slip of the tongue. As the title of that episode suggested—“What Did the FBI Know Before Jan. 6?”—Patel spent considerable time trying to cast the FBI as a villain responsible for January 6th. Patel noted that FBI Director Christopher Wray had “testified that the FBI never instigated or helped the January 6th protesters commit crimes.” But citing a report that the FBI had confidential human sources in the crowd, Patel asserted: “Okay, well, that was in planning for at least a year.” Our review of Patel’s public appearances over the past four years reveals that he has repeatedly insinuated or argued that the FBI used its confidential human sources or employees to instigate the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol and entrap Trump’s supporters. Patel has claimed (as in the podcast episode above) that what he calls the “FBI’s Confidential Human Source Corruption Coverup Network” was somehow involved with January 6th. That is not only an insult to the memory of that day; it should be disqualifying for him to helm the bureau.

During the September 30, 2022 episode of Kash’s Corner, for instance, Patel said: “The question that has to be answered is, when did the FBI put those guys in, and where? And did those confidential human sources engage people who are not going to conduct criminal activity and convince them to do so?” Patel claimed that “is the definition of entrapment, which is illegal, and you can’t charge someone who’s been entrapped.” And he wondered who “was running this confidential human source network” and reporting it to FBI Director Chris Wray.

Patel added he would “venture a guess” that “once we see the documentation from January 6th, you will see the FBI’s confidential human source corruption coverup network on blast.” And he accused the FBI of inserting these human sources “into these matters.” Patel asked rhetorically: “Why? Why would you say January 6th? Because they wanted a political target, a political prosecution, not one based on law and fact.” The man who could lead Trump’s FBI has failed to substantiate these wild accusations, which are contradicted by other evidence and by common sense. Regardless, he has frequently advanced this conspiracy theory, using his background as a former federal prosecutor and public defender—key credentials used to buttress his nomination—to provide it with a veneer of credibility. Below, we provide additional examples showing how Patel has elaborated on this conspiracy theory in his public appearances and his book. But first, we explain how Patel’s conspiracy mongering was recently debunked by the Department of Justice’s own inspector general.

A debunked conspiracy theory

Patel is not alone in claiming that the FBI had a hidden hand in the events of January 6th. That conspiracy theory is popular on the right. In December 2024, the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report debunking the conspiratorial claim that the FBI corruptly used its confidential human source network to instigate January 6th. The OIG reports that it “found no evidence . . . that the FBI had undercover employees in the various protest crowds, or at the Capitol, on January 6.” The OIG did find that the FBI tasked three confidential human sources (CHS) with traveling to D.C. “for the events of January 6 to report on domestic terrorism subjects who were possibly attending the event.” And twenty-three other FBI CHSs were in D.C. for January 6th. However, the OIG emphasizes that “none” of these twenty-six CHSs was “authorized to enter the Capitol or a restricted area, or to otherwise break the law on January 6, nor was any CHS directed by the FBI to encourage others to commit illegal acts on January 6.” Simply put, the FBI relied on CHSs to provide information about domestic extremist groups such as the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers. The leaders of both groups have been convicted of seditious conspiracy for their actions surrounding and on January 6th. These rightwing extremists—especially the Proud Boys—were proven in a court of law to have led the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Patel falsely asserted that Ray Epps was “allowed to encourage and incite” the Jan. 6th riot as a “government employee”

As part of the conspiracy theory blaming the FBI for January 6th, the MAGA right has fixated on Ray Epps—baselessly asserting that he worked for the FBI and somehow instigated the attack on the Capitol. As discussed above, Patel and Pool wove Epps into their retelling of the conspiracy theory. Patel has pushed his baseless claims much further in other appearances, falsely stating that Epps was “allowed to encourage and incite a riot around some of the events of January 6th as a government employee”; was on the U.S. Capitol grounds “on behalf of the FBI”; was on the “FBI payroll”; and was part of the FBI’s “corruption coverup network,” involving “the illegal use of confidential human sources.” Patel’s allegations, documented more fully below, are not based in fact. During a January 2022 interview with the House January 6th Committee, Epps himself denied working for the U.S. government in any capacity, saying that “the only time I’ve been involved with the government was when I was a Marine in the United States Marine Corps.” In September 2023, Epps pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct on restricted grounds and was subsequently sentenced to one year of probation. During his plea hearing, a government prosecutor confirmed on the record that Epps “was not before, during, or after” January 6th “a confidential source or undercover agent working on behalf of the government, the FBI, or any law enforcement agency.” Outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray has directly rebutted the conspiracy theory centered on Epps in congressional testimony as well. Nevertheless, Patel has alleged on multiple occasions—without citing adequate supporting evidence or documentation—that Epps was working for the FBI. And again, Patel used his credentials as a former federal prosecutor to lend the conspiracy theory the appearance of legitimacy. “Look, as a former federal prosecutor who ran sources and informants, if the answer is, ‘This guy is not on our payroll and we don’t know him, and he did absolutely nothing for the United States government,’ you come out hard and fast in your press op and say those things,” Patel said during the January 6, 2023 episode of his Kash’s Corner podcast. “But those things have never been said by this DOJ or FBI about Ray Epps.”

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Conclusion

PATEL PUSHING CONSPIRACY THEORIES about what happened on January 6th should disqualify him from leading the FBI. These allegations deface the truth: the responsibility of Donald Trump, his supporters, and his enablers for what happened that day. That dishonors the memory of the members of law enforcement who were injured or died as a result of what really happened that day and in its long runup. But groundlessly focusing blame on the very agency Patel is supposed to lead is more shocking still. It undermines his ability to win the trust of those who make up the FBI. Given the bureau’s central role in protecting us all, the risk of dysfunction is unacceptable. And what other conspiracy theories will he subscribe to, and who will be targeted as a result? Because of the power of the FBI, that question should concern us all. Patel should be thoroughly examined on all of this at his confirmation hearing. It should be disqualifying.

Potential Donald Trump FBI nominee Kash Patel traffics in the dangerous myth that the FBI “planned” the January 6th Insurrection and the lie that Ray Epps “incited” the insurrection.

Patel is wrong: Trump was the chief instigator, and the OIG debunked Patel’s BS lie. On top of that, this fascist bozo should NOT be leading the agency.

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a PSA about the chatlog iterators and how you can use them in fanon content

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Take it back to the start...

I've had a change of heart!

[allthecanadianpolitics]

The financial head of the publisher of the Epoch Times is facing money laundering charges in an apparent $67-million US scheme to benefit himself and the company.

The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York alleges Weidong Guan, also known as Bill Guan, conspired with others in a "sprawling, transnational scheme" to "benefit himself, the media company and its affiliates."

Financial records on the ProPublica website show that Guan is the chief financial officer of the New York-headquartered Epoch Times Media Group, which publishes the conservative newspaper and website of the same name.

The 61-year-old from New Jersey is charged with one count of conspiring to commit money laundering, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and two counts of bank fraud, which each carry a maximum sentence of 30 years. 

In an email to CBC News, a spokesperson for the Epoch Times said Guan is "innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt" and that the company would co-operate with any investigation into the allegations against him, but that he has been suspended "until this matter is resolved." [...]

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Tagging: @newsfromstolenland, @vague-humanoid

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1 Thessalonians 5:1-2 (NASB1995) - Now as to the times and the epochs, brethren, you have no need of anything to be written to you. For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night.

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SPOILER

The first two chapter of reverse 1999 can be summerized as:

toxic doomed yuri against the force of blue makima and her pet-i mean her puppets

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Broadcast iterators

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Death Note: Epoch

The person whose name is written in the Death Note by a God of Death, will always die.

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step into the grand tour...grand tour grand tour

[justinspoliticalcorner]

S.V. Dáte at HuffPost:

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI tried to downplay his history of backing pro-Trump conspiracy theories ― including the outlandish claim that the FBI had incited the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol ― and his support for violent domestic terrorists who assaulted police officers that day as he appeared before a Senate panel Thursday. Kash Patel, if confirmed, would bring to the office a 60-name enemies list of Trump’s critics — a scenario unheard of at the nation’s top law enforcement agency since reforms made in the 1970s following the abuses of power committed by its founding director, J. Edgar Hoover. Patel on Thursday claimed that his list of “deep state” enemies — published as an appendix in a 2023 book with the caution that it was not “exhaustive” — was not an enemies list at all. Asked repeatedly if he intended to investigate those named in his book — many of whom are Republicans who broke from or did not show total loyalty to Trump — Patel never answered directly. “I have no plans in going backwards,” Patel said multiple times. Patel’s efforts to back away from his recent past resulted in a number of extraordinary exchanges with Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, particularly around his key role in glorifying violent Trump followers who assaulted police officers in his name in 2021.

Sen. Dick Durbin, the Democratic ranking member of the committee from Illinois, asked Patel about a “Justice for All” recording that featured inmates of the District of Columbia jail in March 2023. Seventeen of the 20 behind bars on the day of the recording were charged with assaulting police officers, with some already having been convicted. “My understanding is that the performers on this ‘J6 Choir’ were the rioters who are in prison,” Durbin said. “I’m not aware of that, sir,” Patel responded. Durbin followed up, “You weren’t aware of who was on the record?” Patel answered, “No, senator.” California Democrat Sen. Adam Schiff later returned to the issue, asking if Patel truly did not know anything about the recording, then why did he tell longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon that “we went to a studio and recorded it, mastered it, digitized it and put it out as a song”? [...]

Patel, 44, began his career as a public defender but became a hero in the pro-Trump world as an aide to Devin Nunes, the former California congressman who in 2017 was the Republican chair of the House Intelligence Committee. Patel wrote a report seeking to discredit the FBI and special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the Russian assistance Trump received in helping him win the 2016 presidential election. He subsequently moved to the Trump White House and worked as a staffer for the National Security Council, where he was known to seek face time with Trump whenever possible. Trump in the final months of his first term installed Patel as deputy to the director of national intelligence, and in the final weeks tried to place Patel as CIA Director Gina Haspel’s deputy as part of his machinations to overturn the 2020 election he had just lost. He backed down when Haspel reportedly threatened to resign in protest. Patel finished Trump’s term as chief of staff at the Defense Department, where he famously was said to have supported investigating an absurd claim that votes in the 2020 election had been flipped from Trump to Democrat Joe Biden using Italian satellites. Patel spent the four years between Trump’s terms participating in the pro-Trump movement’s grift machine, cashing in on appearances and merchandise to exploit the demand for all things Trump. He produced a podcast for The Epoch Times, a news site known for promoting conspiracy theories. He traveled the country for revival-style meetings of believers in QAnon, a fringe movement that sees Trump as a messianic figure destined to rid the government of those who secretly murder children to drink their blood. He marketed clothing and accessories with his “K$H” logo, peddling them at conservative gatherings. He published a series of children’s books featuring “King Donald” and casting himself as a wizard who foils plots against him by villains including “Hillary Queenton” and “Comma-la-la-la.” He even helped market pills that claim — with zero evidence of efficacy — to undo the effects of COVID-19 vaccines. “Spike the Vax, order this homerun kit to rid your body of the harms of the vax,” Patel wrote in a social media post, linking to a “Warrior Essentials” website.

On Thursday in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, potential FBI director Kash Patel tried to unwind his 4+ years of support for right-wing conspiracy theories and the J6 Choir. Patel is unfit to lead the FBI.

See Also:

Living It With Olivia Troye: Unfit for Duty: The Grave National Security Risk of Kash Patel Leading the FBI

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I drew this June first but didn’t post it oops so here it is now <3

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I think I've forgotten your face

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lost and losing more each moment

losing time to find a path

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i've had this instant for long enough, it's time to empty the jar

the leaves falling so slowly now, i stepped outside to check the air had not been replaced with something too heavy, too thick to even breathe