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January 29, 2021
Parkland survivor responds to video of Marjorie Taylor Greene confronting him with baseless claims
Parkland survivor responds to video of Marjorie Taylor Greene confronting him with baseless claims (CNN)
Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg speaks to CNN after a video of GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene confronting Hogg with baseless claims surfaced. In a written statement to CNN, Greene said that the video was taken while she was in Washington, "going from office to office in the Senate to oppose the radical gun control agenda that David Hogg was pushing." Greene was not a member of Congress at the time the video was shot in March of 2019.
January 28, 2021
The Republicans have surrendered to the domestic terrorists who attacked the U.S. Capitol and are determined to let Trump off the hook.
GOP Surrenders to Domestic Terrorists Heather Gardner - Meidas Touch
The Republicans have surrendered to the domestic terrorists who attacked the U.S. Capitol and are determined to let Trump off the hook.
January 28, 2021
Jim Carrey - Real Time with Bill Maher (Sep 7, 2018)
Actor and comedian Jim Carrey joins Bill and his guests – David Axelrod, Michelle Goldberg, and former Rep. Charlie Dent
January 27, 2021
Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys extremist group, has a past as an informer for federal and local law enforcement, repeatedly working undercover for investigators after he was arrested in 2012, according to a former prosecutor and a transcript of a 2014 federal court proceeding obtained by Reuters.
In the Miami hearing, a federal prosecutor, a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent and Tarrio’s own lawyer described his undercover work and said he had helped authorities prosecute more than a dozen people in various cases involving drugs, gambling and human smuggling.
Tarrio, in an interview with Reuters on Tuesday, denied working undercover or cooperating in cases against others. “I don’t know any of this,’” he said, when asked about the transcript. “I don’t recall any of this.”
Law enforcement officials and the court transcript contradict Tarrio’s denial. In a statement to Reuters, the former federal prosecutor in Tarrio’s case, Vanessa Singh Johannes, confirmed that “he cooperated with local and federal law enforcement, to aid in the prosecution of those running other, separate criminal enterprises, ranging from running marijuana grow houses in Miami to operating pharmaceutical fraud schemes”.
Tarrio, 36, is a high-profile figure who organizes and leads the rightwing Proud Boys in their confrontations with those they believe to be antifa, short for “anti-fascism”, an amorphous leftist movement. The Proud Boys were involved in the deadly insurrection at the Capitol on 6 January.
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was an FBI informant
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/27/proud-boys-leader-enrique-tarrio-fbi-informantEnrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys extremist group, has a past as an informer for federal and local law enforcement, repeatedly working undercover for investigators after he was arrested in 2012, according to a former prosecutor and a transcript of a 2014 federal court proceeding obtained by Reuters.
In the Miami hearing, a federal prosecutor, a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent and Tarrio’s own lawyer described his undercover work and said he had helped authorities prosecute more than a dozen people in various cases involving drugs, gambling and human smuggling.
Tarrio, in an interview with Reuters on Tuesday, denied working undercover or cooperating in cases against others. “I don’t know any of this,’” he said, when asked about the transcript. “I don’t recall any of this.”
Law enforcement officials and the court transcript contradict Tarrio’s denial. In a statement to Reuters, the former federal prosecutor in Tarrio’s case, Vanessa Singh Johannes, confirmed that “he cooperated with local and federal law enforcement, to aid in the prosecution of those running other, separate criminal enterprises, ranging from running marijuana grow houses in Miami to operating pharmaceutical fraud schemes”.
Tarrio, 36, is a high-profile figure who organizes and leads the rightwing Proud Boys in their confrontations with those they believe to be antifa, short for “anti-fascism”, an amorphous leftist movement. The Proud Boys were involved in the deadly insurrection at the Capitol on 6 January.
January 27, 2021
Apple released iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 updates on Tuesday after an anonymous researcher found that attackers may be able to remotely hack certain iPhones, iPads and iPods.
On the company's support page, Apple outlined two security threats that have since been fixed in the newest operating system update, version 14.4. Both security threats, Apple said, may have already been exploited.
The company explained that one vulnerability, which is linked to the web browser rendering engine, WebKit, may allow remote hackers access to a device.
Katie Moussouris, CEO and founder of cybersecurity firm Luta Security, said that means an attacker could control a user's phone. "You've zombified that device," she said. "You are controlling it from a distance."
And since the threat is tied to internet browsing, she noted, "Your regular web browsing may cause you to be held compromised, without having to do really much of anything else," she said. "And that's a problem."
Apple warns of "remote attacker" security threat on iPhone and iPad, releases iOS 14.4 update
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/apple-security-update-iphone-update-14-4/Apple released iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 updates on Tuesday after an anonymous researcher found that attackers may be able to remotely hack certain iPhones, iPads and iPods.
On the company's support page, Apple outlined two security threats that have since been fixed in the newest operating system update, version 14.4. Both security threats, Apple said, may have already been exploited.
The company explained that one vulnerability, which is linked to the web browser rendering engine, WebKit, may allow remote hackers access to a device.
Katie Moussouris, CEO and founder of cybersecurity firm Luta Security, said that means an attacker could control a user's phone. "You've zombified that device," she said. "You are controlling it from a distance."
And since the threat is tied to internet browsing, she noted, "Your regular web browsing may cause you to be held compromised, without having to do really much of anything else," she said. "And that's a problem."
January 27, 2021
Psychotic Republican's Facebook History EXPOSED - The Damage Report
Majorie Taylor Greene is 100% insane — face-eaters, threatening to kill lawmakers, and more! John Iadarola and Jayar Jackson break it down on The Damage Report.
January 27, 2021
Democracy Lives - Meidas Touch
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