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  • RNC announces strategy to stop voter fraud.

    05/19/2026 10:26:46 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 22 replies
    Twitter / X / Eric Daughetry ^ | May 19, 2026 | Eric Daughetry
    🚨 JUST IN: RNC Chair Joe Gruters announces 130 LAWSUITS across 32 states to block Democrats from cheating in the elections — and MORE are coming President Trump has also said he's sending out an ARMY of election lawyers to stop the steal Pair it with the SAVE AMERICA ACT and the rigging will stop! "The Democrats are trying to cheat every single day. That's why we have to have 130 lawsuits. We're bringing the hammer wherever we can. 32 states, we have lawsuits because the Democrats are trying to cheat every single day." "It doesn't matter if it's redistricting....
  • TikTok reinstates Reform UK migration video after posts removed 'in error'

    05/18/2026 4:18:12 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 3 replies
    GB News ^ | May 18, 2026 | Oliver Partridge
    The error was corrected after review and the videos have been restored on the platform. TikTok has reinstated a video by Reform UK after originally being removed or restricted in error, GB News understands. The video, which was also posted to other social media platforms, depicts the party's home affairs spokesman, Zia Yusuf, warning Britain has been "overwhelmed" by mass migration. A TikTok spokesman confirmed the videos have been reinstated, following a review that found they were removed or restricted in error, and the party's account remains available on the platform. The spokesman said: "We use a combination of advanced...
  • Death Row Inmates Watching Porn [semi-satire]

    05/16/2026 9:38:51 AM PDT · by John Semmens · 2 replies
    Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 17 May 2026 | John Semmens
    In California, 90,000 prisoners have been issued computer tablets so they can connect with the outside world. While the tablets are free, usage fees may be charged to inmates. Text messages are five cents each. Video calls are 16 cents per minute. Movie rentals are $9 each and must be viewed within 48 hours. Inmate Grace Coleman complained "we can't afford to pay these normal world prices." State Sen. Josh Becker (D-13th district) agrees and says "it's the injustice of the whole thing. And not only injustice, but also the illogical nature of charging in a world where telecommunications costs...
  • 'Everyone is unhappy': Meta employees describe a grim environment as the company reportedly prepares to axe roughly 8,000 workers

    05/15/2026 6:18:23 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 33 replies
    AOL ^ | May 14, 2026 | Dave Smith
    t's a rough time to be working at Facebook, Instagram, or one of Meta's many other properties. Mark Zuckerberg's social media giant will reportedly hand out roughly 8,000 pink slips on Wednesday, May 20, eliminating about 10% of its global workforce. Notably, though, these cuts will arrive on the heels of one of the most lucrative quarters in the company's history: $56.31 billion in revenue and $26.8 billion in net income (1) for the first three months of 2026, per Meta's Q1 earnings filing. For many Meta employees, that stark contrast is apparently driving morale into the dirt. According to...
  • U.S. delegation throws away every gift from Chinese hosts — no exceptions.

    05/15/2026 4:41:58 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 71 replies
    Twitter / X / Open Source Intel ^ | May 15, 2026 | Staff
    NYP Reporter: Prior to boarding Air Force One to depart Beijing, the entire U.S. delegation disposed of every item provided to them by their Chinese hosts. Gifts, badges, pins, and commemorative items were all dumped into a trash bin on site. The directive was absolute, no item of Chinese origin was permitted to board the aircraft. The precautions extended beyond the departure itself. Delegation members had left all personal electronic devices at home before traveling to China and operated exclusively on clean burner phones throughout the duration of the trip.
  • WATCH: Woke Mayor Goes Absolutely Ballistic in Panicked Freakout after Getting Roasted by Republican Ads

    05/15/2026 4:31:36 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 26 replies
    American Tribune ^ | May 15, 2026 | Will Tanner
    Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing a surprisingly intense and serious primary threat from challenger Spencer Pratt this election cycle, with Pratt focusing on the wildfires that destroyed much of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood and using the general anger of Los Angelenos about the disastrous mismanagement of their city against the mayor. As part of that well-executed and high-energy campaign, he has been releasing very funny ads that feature the use of artificial intelligence to generate entertaining scenes that call out the mayor for her terrible policies and their even worse effects. Such is about what Mayor Bass freaked...
  • Eric Trump Announces Lawsuit Against Jen Psaki, MS NOW for 'Blatant Lies' About China Business Ties

    05/15/2026 4:28:19 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 15 replies
    Western Journal ^ | May 15, 2026 | Randy DeSoto
    Eric Trump announced Friday that he will be suing MS Now’s Jen Psaki and the network for allegations she made that he accompanied his father, President Donald Trump, to China to further his own business interests. In a segment that aired this week after Eric Trump arrived in China, Psaki said that he is on the board of a company called ALT5 Sigma. “Today, while Eric is in China with his dad, the Financial Times is reporting that this company has a memorandum of understanding to explore a potential deal with a Chinese chip manufacturer [Nano Labs] to build AI...
  • Hillary Clinton Screams ‘Corruption’ Over President Trump’s $10 Billion IRS Lawsuit While Ignoring the Convicted Leaker Who Started It All

    05/14/2026 10:52:21 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 17 replies
    100 Percent Fed Up ^ | May 14, 2026 | Staff
    Hillary Clinton could not get to her keyboard fast enough. Within hours of reports that the Justice Department is considering settling President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, Clinton was on X accusing Trump of “shaking down taxpayers” and declaring that the “corruption meter is flashing red.” What Clinton did not bother to mention, and what the left keeps hoping you will forget, is why this lawsuit exists in the first place: a former IRS contractor named Charles Littlejohn stole thousands of confidential tax returns, smuggled them out of government systems on personal devices including an iPod, and...
  • Nearly 19,000 people used ‘vouching’ to register to vote in Minnesota on Election Day 2024

    05/08/2026 9:04:29 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 12 replies
    Alpha News ^ | May 08, 2026 | Luke Sprinkel
    Data obtained by America First Legal also shows how many people used "vouching" to register to vote in 2022 and 2020. Data from the Minnesota secretary of state shows that 18,898 people used “vouching” to either update their voter registration, or become registered to vote, in Minnesota in 2024. That information was obtained by America First Legal in a data request. Under Minnesota state law, an individual seeking to become registered to vote on Election Day can confirm their residency simply by having a registered voter “vouch” for them. In short, the registered voter signs an oath confirming the unregistered...
  • 'Action Is Needed' -- Microsoft Changes Windows Update In 10 Days

    05/05/2026 5:17:18 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 40 replies
    Forbes ^ | May 02, 2026 | Zak Doffman
    ...1.6 billion Windows users -- most of whom are affected by its decision to terminate critical Secure Boot certificates for the first time since 2011. April's various Windows updates included new status updates and refreshed certificates for all eligible PCs. Check yours now.Microsoft says that following these changes to Windows Update, the security app will "show whether devices have received these updates, their current status, and whether action is needed" under Device Security... This escalates to a "red (critical)" warning in 10 days, affecting all PCs where action is needed.The original Secure Boot certificates start expiring in June, by which...
  • Eric Swalwell Sent Women ‘Videos of Him Masturbating’ and Other Perverted Messages After Joining Snapchat to Restore ‘Faith’ in ‘Democracy’: Report

    05/04/2026 6:02:40 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 60 replies
    Media-ite (😣) ^ | May 04, 2026 | Charlie Nash
    Former Democratic congressman Eric Swalwell was accused by multiple women of sending sexual messages, including “videos of him masturbating,” after becoming one of the first members of Congress to join Snapchat in an effort to restore “faith” in “democracy.” In a bombshell report on Sunday – less than a month after Swalwell resigned from Congress after being accused of rape and sexual assault by multiple women – CNN spoke to “more than a dozen” women who claimed the congressman had made them feel uncomfortable, both in person and online, over the past decade. Several women told CNN that the congressman...
  • Joe Hoft has had a Stroke.....

    05/03/2026 9:19:22 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 40 replies
    Citizens Free Press X ^ | May 03, 2026 | Staff
    Unconfirmed report that Joe Hoft has suffered a stroke. https://t.co/t5xx1SuZnb— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) May 3, 2026
  • Apple Just Positioned Itself for the Next Trillion Dollars [20:55]

    04/28/2026 5:59:43 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 7 replies
    YouTube ^ | April 26, 2026 | AI News & Strategy Daily | Nate B Jones
    What's really happening inside Apple's AI strategy behind the Tim Cook succession? The common story is a smooth handoff to an Apple lifer -- but the reality is more interesting: Apple just restructured the entire company around a race the rest of the industry isn't running. Apple Just Positioned Itself for the Next Trillion Dollars | 20:55 AI News & Strategy Daily | Nate B Jones | 273K subscribers | 177,195 views | April 26, 2026
  • FCC Asked to Adopt Plan Taking Nine UHF TV Channels from Broadcasters for Reassignment to 6G Wireless

    04/26/2026 7:07:47 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 58 replies
    Broadband and Breakfast ^ | Apr 20, 2026 | Ted Hearn
    Spectrum: A new proposal asked the FCC to clear out a large block of UHF broadcast spectrum -- a move that could force more than 40% of U.S. TV stations to relocate. In an April 15 petition, a group called Landover Saturn 5 LLC urged the FCC to open a rulemaking that would repurpose Channels 28 -- 36, or 554 -- 608 MHz, for flexible wireless use aimed at future 6G services. The plan dropped just three days before the start of the National Association of Broadcasters' annual convention in Las Vegas. The company -- which said "it has the...
  • RISC-V 2026 Update [20:48]

    04/21/2026 8:03:39 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 9 replies
    YouTube ^ | April 19, 2026 | ExplainingComputers
    Christopher Barnatt explores the rapidly growing RISC-V landscape, highlighting recent industry acquisitions and the adoption of the RVA23 profile for improved software compatibility. The overview covers developments in automotive, server, and AI sectors, alongside new hardware advancements and enhanced Linux support for this open-standard instruction set architecture. RISC-V annual review, including RVA23 silicon, AI, RISC-V in automotive, and an interview with RISC-V International CEO Andrea Gallo. RISC-V 2026 Update | 20:48 ExplainingComputers | 1.17M subscribers | 45,433 views | April 19, 2026
  • Best Linux Microsoft Office Alternatives [18:08]

    04/21/2026 7:35:15 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 22 replies
    YouTube ^ | April 12, 2026 | ExplainingComputers
    Comparing local office suites that can be installed natively in Linux, with a focus on the fidelity of LibreOffice, FreeOffice, SoftMaker Office, OnlyOffice and WPS Office. Best Linux Microsoft Office Alternatives | 18:08 ExplainingComputers | 1.17M subscribers | 84,920 views | April 12, 2026
  • Dem Vows Vengeance on MAGA [semi-satire]

    04/12/2026 10:56:31 AM PDT · by John Semmens · 12 replies
    Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 12 April 2026 | John Semmens
    Suzanna Karatassos, a Democrat candidate for a Georgia House seat, pitched herself as "a progressive fighter who will rebuild America by punishing MAGA voters once Trump is gone from the oval office. The people who voted for Trump in three straight elections need to be barred from public discourse by being locked out of internet access for at least the next four years." "Former President Biden is slandered as a demented nincompoop by Republicans, but he was wise enough to make an effort to pressure social media corporations to censor anti-progressive views," Karatassos reminded everyone. "In 2023, Judge Terry Doughty...
  • Why My AI Writing Assignment Failed

    04/04/2026 1:00:22 PM PDT · by karpov · 13 replies
    James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal ^ | March 25, 2026 | David Head
    AI is here to stay, the experts say. Don’t fight it. Embrace it and give students a legitimate way to use AI in their writing. I’ve heard those claims since ChatGPT exploded onto the scene in late 2022 and sounded the death of the college essay. I’m an AI skeptic. As a historian, I know that teaching students to write and think for themselves is a crucial part of my job. But I’m also open-minded. As a historian, I know well the many examples of people resisting new technology simply because it’s disruptive—before embracing the same tech as an essential...
  • News Summary-Intelligence Report 2/27/2026*Newsdump Friday*Rubio Warns Ambassadors*Cash Plane Crash Riot*"Friendly Takeover" Cuba*EU Ignites Trade Deal*Bill Clinton Epstein*US Military Downs Border Patrol Drone*

    02/27/2026 9:30:36 PM PST · by Nextrush · 10 replies
    Nextrush Free ^ | 2/27/2026 | Nextrush/Self
    Secretary of State Marco Rubio warning US ambassadors...refrain from comments... Open AI reaching agreement with the US Department of War to deploy... ...fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan continuing... Trump reported displeased with FBI Director Kash Patel...Winter Olympics... In Bolivia the deadly crash of a military plane carrying money... singer songwriter Neil Sedaka has passed away... "It's not something good to have in your food...But I also understand the President's point of view"...Robert F. Kennedy Jr... Trump's social media blast...severing US government use of technology..."Anthropic"... Trump speaking..."friendly takeover' of Cuba... Ukrainian drones...attack...fire ignited at an oil refinery... United States supportive of...
  • The Genius of Computing with Light [32:20]

    02/25/2026 7:20:15 AM PST · by SunkenCiv · 10 replies
    YouTube ^ | February 15, 2026 | Dr Ben Miles
    PsiQuantum are world leaders in the race to utility-scale quantum computing, but they have been shrouded in mystery for over a decade...until now. Thanks to some good fortune and incredible generosity from the PsiQuantum team I was able to get behind the scenes and see what makes their ground-breaking quantum computer 'click'. The Genius of Computing with Light | 32:20 Dr Ben Miles | 2.24M subscribers | 246,872 views | February 15, 2026 0:00 Silicon Valley's Most Secretive Quantum Computer 1:38 A Quantum Computer that runs on Light 6:03 How to Create a Single Photon 9:00 How to Build a...