Government-Backed Attackers May Have Hacked My Account

What I’ve realized about Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the hackers apparently targeting my email.

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Two Proud Boys have been charged with conspiracy in the US Capitol insurrection
A crowd of Trump supporters in front of the US Capitol on January 6, 2020. | Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/the Washington Post/Getty Images Prosecutors say the men conspired to “obstruct, influence, impede, and interfere with law enforcement” during the riot. Two members of the Proud Boys, a far-right hate group, have been charged with conspiracy for their involvement in the violent storming of the US Capitol on January 6. On Friday night, federal prosecutors announced the charges against Dominic Pezzola — 43, of Rochester, New York — and William Pepe — 31, of Beacon, New York — saying ... read more
Vox2021-01-30
3 hours ago
From building the wall to bringing back coal: Some of Trump's more notable broken promises
While Donald Trump's first campaign for president was all about change, his argument for re-election was based on the premise that he had delivered on his initial promises and would continue to do so. The campaign slogan "Promises made, promises kept," became Trump's rallying cry. ... read more
CNN2021-01-30
4 hours ago
Rob Portman reflects on his decision to retire from the Senate
Rewards of public service have diminished, the senator says. But could the Ohio Republican have done more to combat the forces of Trumpism that infect his party? ... read more
The Washington Post2021-01-30
4 hours ago
Analysis: Trump's in a historically strong 2024 primary position for an ex-president
Donald Trump is no longer president. He no longer has the megaphone of Twitter. ... read more
CNN2021-01-30
5 hours ago
Analysis: Covering Obama, then Trump, now Biden: What's changed?
We're now more than a week out of the Trump era and a week into the Biden era. ... read more
CNN2021-01-30
5 hours ago
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s space laser and the age-old problem of blaming the Jews
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on the floor of the House. | Erin Scott/Pool/Getty Images Why conspiracy theorists always end up pointing the finger at Jews — and why that’s a problem for the GOP. Let’s get this out of the way: First-term Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s claim that the 2018 California wildfires were ignited by a space laser controlled by a corporate cabal, including the Rothschild banking firm, is objectively ridiculous. It’s okay to laugh about it. And yet it is, at the same time, kind of horrifying. It’s the latest in a long line of conspiracies ... read more
Vox2021-01-30
6 hours ago
How the LAPD and Palantir Use Data to Justify Racist Policing
The killing of George Floyd last May sparked renewed scrutiny of data-driven policing. As protests raged around the world, 1,400 researchers signed an open letter calling on their colleagues to stop collaborating with police on algorithms, and cities like Santa Cruz, New Orleans, and Oakland variously banned predictive policing, facial recognition, and voice recognition. But elsewhere, police chiefs worked to deepen partnerships with tech companies, claiming that the answer to systemic bias and racism was simply more data. In her new book, “Predict and Surveil: Data, Discretion, and the Future of Policing,” sociologist Sarah Brayne slays that assumption with granular ... read more
The Intercept2021-01-30
8 hours ago
The Trump Era Could Have Been Much, Much Worse
It’s been almost three weeks since Donald Trump began his exile from public life on a Florida golf course. I thought this would be a moment of relief after years of exhaustion and misery. But as we start to get some distance from his presidency, I haven’t been able to shake a thought that’s increasingly haunted me of late: The United States got very, very lucky over the past four years.By “luck,” of course, I don’t mean that Americans reaped any benefits over the last four years. This country is less healthy, less wealthy, less happy, and less stable than ... read more
The New Republic2021-01-30
9 hours ago
Joe Biden’s Washington: How the president might engage with the city Trump ignored
His recent visit to Holy Trinity Catholic Church and Call Your Mother bagel shop are likely just the beginning. ... read more
The Washington Post2021-01-30
9 hours ago
For McCarthy and McConnell, Two Paths on Trumpian Crisis Management
Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell want to take back control of Congress in 2022. But first they have to figure out how to handle Donald Trump. ... read more
The New York Times2021-01-30
10 hours ago