politics

Trying to Stop the Election Attacks: Scrutineers, Part VI

Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 09/28/2020 - 07:00
Reading Time: 19 minutesA recent Public Service Announcement from the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns that cybercriminals may circulate false election results. The PSA encourages the public only to trust election results coming from local and state election offices.
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/09/28/trying-to-stop-the-election-attacks-scrutineers-series-part-vi/

How One Simple Administrative Problem Could Impact Election Outcomes: Scrutineers Series, Part III

Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 08/10/2020 - 13:00
Reading Time: 17 minutesIn a year when 50 percent of voters or more are expected to vote by mail in the general election, a little-known issue could require millions to vote by provisional ballots.In this episode of the Scrutineers Series, Emily Levy interviews long-time election protection activist Mimi Kennedy, who is currently working on nationwide research for vot
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/08/10/how-one-simple-administrative-problem-could-impact-election-outcomes-scrutineers-part-…

US Restrictions Threaten Admissions, Careers for Chinese STEM Students

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 07/28/2020 - 07:00
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe moment that college student Kecheng Du saw a tweet from President Trump saying only “China!,” he feared that his plans for advanced studies in the US might go up in smoke. 
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/07/28/us-restrictions-threaten-admissions-careers-for-chinese-stem-students/

No One Wants Schools Shut Down.

Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 07/26/2020 - 07:00
Reading Time: 4 minutesLiving in the time of COVID-19 is like being on a slow-moving train and seeing the tracks ahead on fire. We cannot get off the train. We cannot make the train stop. We cannot put the fire out. We are stuck, watching the flames get ever closer to us at an excruciatingly measured pace. We know soon they will consume us. But we don’t know what to do about it.
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/07/26/no-one-wants-schools-shut-down/

Subscribercast #43 – Media Breakdown: Hollywood and Copaganda

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 07/22/2020 - 05:20
On this month&;s subscribercast I break down and analyse an interview by the Hollywood Reporter with Warren Leight, the showrunner...
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http://www.spyculture.com/subscribercast-43-media-breakdown-hollywood-and-copaganda/

Subscribercast #43 – Media Breakdown: Hollywood and Copaganda

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 07/22/2020 - 05:20
On this month&;s subscribercast I break down and analyse an interview by the Hollywood Reporter with Warren Leight, the showrunner...
URL: 
https://www.spyculture.com/subscribercast-43-media-breakdown-hollywood-and-copaganda/

In Politics, K-Pop Fans Turn Up the Volume

Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 06/28/2020 - 13:00
Reading Time: 5 minutesOn June 12, 16-year-old Claire Hanley posted a video on TikTok that has spurred teams of domestic and international cyber operatives who could affect the 2020 presidential election. No, they are neither Russians nor bots.
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/06/28/in-politics-k-pop-fans-turn-up-the-volume/

More Red States Mulling Green Light for Medicaid Expansion

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 06/24/2020 - 07:00
Reading Time: 6 minutesAnd then there were . That is the number of states that have refused to adopt an expanded Medicaid option available under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/06/24/more-red-states-mulling-green-light-for-medicaid-expansion/

The ‘Plague’ of Fascism Infecting Trump’s America

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 06/19/2020 - 17:07
Reading Time: 8 minutesAs Tulsa imposes nightly curfews in advance of Saturday’s much-ballyhooed Trump campaign rally, the president is once again threatening force against dissent and blurring any distinction between peaceful and violent protest.Trump took to
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/06/19/the-plague-of-fascism-infecting-trumps-america/

Has Trump Backer and Education Czar Betsy DeVos Gone Too Far?

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 06/10/2020 - 07:00
Reading Time: 5 minutesAs teachers and administrators struggle to reinvent how they teach students this September, US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’s recent policy decisions have only made the situation worse — ensuring that public schools will have greater budget shortfalls than before, right when they need more help.The $3 trillion stimulus bill Congress passed in late Marc
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/06/10/has-trump-backer-and-education-czar-betsy-devos-gone-too-far/

ClandesTime 204 – Why the Entertainment Liaison Offices Matter

Soumis par Aggregation le sam, 04/25/2020 - 08:16
Over more than a century the US government’s entertainment liaison offices have supported over 1000 movies, along with thousands of...
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http://www.spyculture.com/clandestime-204-why-the-entertainment-liaison-offices-matter/

ClandesTime 204 – Why the Entertainment Liaison Offices Matter

Soumis par Aggregation le sam, 04/25/2020 - 08:16
Over more than a century the US government’s entertainment liaison offices have supported over 1000 movies, along with thousands of...
URL: 
https://www.spyculture.com/clandestime-204-why-the-entertainment-liaison-offices-matter/

The Pentagon Changed the Entire Premise of MegaForce to Shape Our View of the Future

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 03/27/2020 - 17:46
MegaForce has to be one of the dumbest movies the Pentagon has ever supported but hidden until now is the...
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http://www.spyculture.com/the-pentagon-changed-the-entire-premise-of-megaforce-to-shape-our-view-of-the-future/

The Pentagon Changed the Entire Premise of MegaForce to Shape Our View of the Future

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 03/27/2020 - 17:46
MegaForce has to be one of the dumbest movies the Pentagon has ever supported but hidden until now is the...
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https://www.spyculture.com/the-pentagon-changed-the-entire-premise-of-megaforce-to-shape-our-view-of-the-future/

Public’s Voice Needed, Even in a Pandemic

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 03/20/2020 - 23:01
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs these words are being written, the clock is ticking on comment periods on a number of crucial proposals from the Trump administration — rule changes that could jeopardize public health and safety, and the environment. 
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/03/20/publics-voice-needed-even-in-a-pandemic/

ClandesTime Special – Kevin Gosztola on the Assange Extradition Case

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 03/04/2020 - 12:05
In this episode I welcome Kevin Gosztola, a journalist, editor of Shadowproof and co-host of Unauthorized Disclosure. We talk about...
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http://www.spyculture.com/clandestime-special-kevin-gosztola-on-the-assange-extradition-case/

ClandesTime Special – Kevin Gosztola on the Assange Extradition Case

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 03/04/2020 - 12:05
In this episode I welcome Kevin Gosztola, a journalist, editor of Shadowproof and co-host of Unauthorized Disclosure. We talk about...
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https://www.spyculture.com/clandestime-special-kevin-gosztola-on-the-assange-extradition-case/

ClandesTime 201 – Thirteen Days and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 03/01/2020 - 05:15
In 1962 the US and the Soviet Union came to the brink of nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis...
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http://www.spyculture.com/clandestime-201-thirteen-days-and-the-cuban-missile-crisis/

ClandesTime 201 – Thirteen Days and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 03/01/2020 - 05:15
In 1962 the US and the Soviet Union came to the brink of nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis...
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https://www.spyculture.com/clandestime-201-thirteen-days-and-the-cuban-missile-crisis/

John Krasinski Plays the Innocent Act When it Comes to Making Political Propaganda (Again)

Soumis par Aggregation le sam, 02/22/2020 - 12:43
13 Hours and Jack Ryan star John Krasinski gave another interview recently where he claimed that appearing in cryptoconservative propaganda...
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http://www.spyculture.com/john-krasinski-plays-the-innocent-act-when-it-comes-to-making-political-propaganda-again/

John Krasinski Plays the Innocent Act When it Comes to Making Political Propaganda (Again)

Soumis par Aggregation le sam, 02/22/2020 - 12:43
13 Hours and Jack Ryan star John Krasinski gave another interview recently where he claimed that appearing in cryptoconservative propaganda...
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https://www.spyculture.com/john-krasinski-plays-the-innocent-act-when-it-comes-to-making-political-propaganda-again/

Is Trump’s Dam Breaking?

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 01/16/2020 - 16:26
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s a small thing that may not get a huge amount of attention, but it seems significant. A writer for an iconic, conservative news and opinion publication has leveled a new charge at Trump, based on revelations over the Ukraine affair and the role of operative Lev Parnas.Writing
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/01/16/is-trumps-dam-breaking/

Congressional Watchdog: Trump’s OMB Violated the Law by Withholding Ukraine Aid

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 01/16/2020 - 10:30
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn the eve of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has dealt the president a harsh blow. 
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/01/16/congressional-watchdog-omb-violated-the-law-by-withholding-ukraine-aid/

Ex-CIA Rep. Elissa Slotkin Praises CIA’s Entertainment Liaison Office

Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 12/22/2019 - 13:08
It isn&;t often that the CIA&;s entertainment liaison office makes the news but former CIA officer turned Democrat Representative Elissa...
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https://www.spyculture.com/ex-cia-rep-elissa-slotkin-praises-cias-entertainment-liaison-office/

Ex-CIA Rep. Elissa Slotkin Praises CIA’s Entertainment Liaison Office

Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 12/22/2019 - 13:08
It isn&;t often that the CIA&;s entertainment liaison office makes the news but former CIA officer turned Democrat Representative Elissa...
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https://www.spyculture.com/ex-cia-rep-elissa-slotkin-praises-cias-entertainment-liaison-office/

The Back Story to the ‘Afghanistan Papers’

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 12/13/2019 - 13:00
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis week, the Washington Post dropped a bombshell that is already being called “the new Pentagon Papers.” It is based on a three-year investigation of what US officials really knew and thought of the US’s 18-year war in Afghanistan — versus what they were telling the public. 
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/12/13/the-back-story-to-the-afghanistan-papers/

How the World Views Trump, Impeachment and the 2020 Election

Soumis par Aggregation le sam, 12/07/2019 - 07:00
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs the impeachment of President Donald Trump and the forthcoming presidential election monopolizes the American conversation, WhoWhatWhy launches a weekly series looking at how the world views these historic events. This week Trump was in London for the 70th anniversary summit of NATO.
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/12/07/how-the-world-views-trump-impeachment-and-the-2020-election/

Who is William Barr? Attorney General’s Unknown Past

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 12/06/2019 - 15:23
Reading Time: 16 minutesIf you want to understand William Barr, President Donald Trump’s strikingly partisan and loyal attorney general who has continually assured Trump that his desired actions are perfectly legal, then you have to understand William Barr, the person.
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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/12/06/william-barr-a-lawyer-fit-for-a-king/

Subscriber Podcast #36 – The LAPD’s Hollywood Office

Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 11/24/2019 - 09:25
Just like many federal agencies the Los Angeles Police Department have a dedicated entertainment liaison office for dealing with Hollywood....
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https://www.spyculture.com/subscriber-podcast-36-the-lapds-hollywood-office/