#foreign interference

[destielmemenews]

"Adams has consistently said he is cooperating with the investigations and has denied wrongdoing through the steady drumbeat of searches, seizures and departures of top members of his administration.

But as news of the indictment spread Wednesday night, he began to mount a defiant defense that he was being targeted by the federal government for his political views, adopting language similar to former President Donald Trump and other politicians accused of crimes."

"The indictment alleges illegal actions stretching back to 2014, from when he was Brooklyn Borough president.

“For nearly a decade, Adams sought and accepted improper valuable benefits, such as luxury international travel, including from wealthy foreign businesspeople and at least one Turkish government official seeking to gain influence over him,” the indictment reads."

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[trexalicious]

It's not just about his A1 Visa but also his foreign interference in US elections...

[ninjamonkeystudios]

Reminder to report and block bots. Anti-Democrat, Anti-Harris, and Anti-America bots are running wild on Tumblr right now. Engaging spreads their misinformation.

Report as spam and block!

Don’t feel bad. They had nothing useful to say to you anyway.

[tomorrowusa]

Dictators are trying to get one of their own elected in America.

Voters here should not be dictated to by foreign war criminals.

[agentfascinateur]

Israel funding far-right UK riots

My guess is because the Labour Government didn't contest the ICC arrest warrants on Israeli officials.

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

Russia, China and Iran remain the country's most significant foreign election threats, though the U.S. has seen an "increasing" number of threats from other actors, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday.

THE BIG PICTURE: The most concerning threat to this year's election are those against election workers which often stem from false narratives about the 2020 election, Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CSIS) told lawmakers.

• Both Haines and Easterly said the federal government's ability to protect elections has increased in recent years and that it has never been more prepared.

• Easterly said election workers have resigned over threats they received.

• "Such claims are corrosive to the sacred foundations of our democracy," Easterly said, "and they have led to harassment and threats of violence against election officials of both parties and their families."

ZOOM OUT: Haines said Russia remains the most active foreign threat to elections with the goals of eroding trust in U.S. institutions, exacerbating societal divides and reducing American support for Ukraine.

• She said China has a sophisticated influence apparatus but it did not deploy it in the 2020 presidential election and there has been no indication it will do so this election.

• China has targeted candidates from both political parties in previous elections to generate support for its foreign policy initiatives, like its territorial claims in Taiwan and Tibet.

THE BIG PICTURE: The intelligence community said earlier this week that threats against election workers have been "supercharged" by new technologies, including artificial intelligence.

• This election, generative AI has also been used to damage campaigns, including a fake robocall campaign using President Biden's voice to discourage votes in New Hampshire's primary in February.

• The Senate Rules Committee on Wednesday passed three bills to protect elections against deceptive AI, while a bipartisan group of senators unveiled a roadmap for how Congress should regulate AI that same day.

GO DEEPER: The split reality of election threats on Capitol Hill

[laughingpainfully]

I'm trying not to blame you. But why did you have to do us like that girl.

[chloeworships]

My question is why doesn’t Pierre get the security clearance he needs to be able to fully understand who from his party is at risk for foreign interference?

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Why is he asking the PM to release the names when he can gladly find out himself without all the theatrics and at the same time protect the integrity of his party?

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If I were in government I’d want ALL the security clearances I could get right up to having the codes to the Canadian Space Agency spaceship so I can meet up with my American 🇺🇸 friends at NASA for some wine on the moon 🌙 🚀🤣 — on second thought I don’t think Canadian citizens would like that but you understand me 😅 — gimmie access to EVERYTHING.

Either way this doesn’t look good for the Con’s. No wonder they want to force an election 🗳️ and force the PM out of office. Shameful.

By not getting this clearance how can one effectively keep Canadians safe? How can one effectively govern? How can one have aspirations to become Prime Minister without showing that level of commitment and competence?

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I’m sorry but this is a HUGE red flag for me as a voter 🚩 and proud Canadian citizen.

This concerns NATIONAL SEE-CURI-TAY and you don’t want clearance to look into Pandora’s box? Especially since we are indirectly involved in two✌🏾wars and have just expelled 6 Indian diplomats???? 👀

This is top level intel and you’re just not going to look into it? 👀

Bbrrrrroooooooooooo🚩 👀

[news-buzz]

B.C. Sikh group responds to new allegations of Indian overseas interference Information Buzz

A outstanding chief in British Columbia’s Sikh group says the group feels vindicated following explosive new RCMP allegations of overseas interference by brokers of the Indian authorities in Canada. RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme stated Monday that the pressure had proof of violent felony exercise in Canada, together with homicides and extortion, being related to Indian authorities…

[mossadegh]

When ex-President Harry Truman said he was “disturbed” by the CIA’s illicit covert activities abroad, it set off a firestorm in the agency he founded in 1947...

The Mossadegh Project

[babessinfoihand]

[trexalicious]

Harry - useful idiot or witting moron?

[immaculatasknight]

Digital dictators

[davidaugust]

Not even a little surprising the watches are a way around campaign finance laws.

[nando161mando]

Violent protests in Georgia after bill introduced | ABC News

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

A federal jury convicted a Republican political operative on Thursday for funneling illegal campaign contributions from a Russian national into former President Trump’s 2016 campaign.

Jesse Benton, who previously worked for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), worked with another GOP political operative to arrange for the Russian national to attend a fundraiser and take a picture with Trump.

Since the event required a contribution, the Russian national sent $100,000 to Benton’s political consulting firm — $25,000 of which he donated in his own name to the Trump campaign and the other $75,000 of which he pocketed.

Trump and his campaign were not aware that the individual — who the Washington Post identified as Russian naval officer and multilevel marketer Roman Vasilenko — was Russian, according to the Justice Department.

Benton was previously convicted of campaign finance crimes in May 2016 for paying an Iowa state senator to support former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) in the 2012 presidential race. Trump pardoned Benton in December 2020.

The political operative worked on Paul’s 2012 presidential campaign, as well as his son Rand Paul’s 2010 campaign and McConnell’s 2014 campaign. Benton also served as chief strategist of the Great America PAC, which supported Trump, in 2016.