Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Laments Decline in Big Tech Collaboration Since 2016
Participants in the Democratic National Convention (DNC) were comfortable speaking publicly about what Congress is investigating as conduct that eventually (after the 2020 ballot) turned into government-Big Tech collusion.
And they are doing this by reminiscing about “the good old days” after the 2016 election when major social platforms panicked and got cowed into “working” with Democrats.
“Election integrity” is how supporters of the practice frame the concern that was and is being addressed as platforms have their “calls” with officials.
A University of Southern California Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism panel heard that there is more “deceptive” content and “manipulating voter sentiment” than ever – and yet social media companies are “sharply downsizing election integrity departments,” as one report about the event put it.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chief information security officer Jude Meche shared that the relationship with these companies is now allegedly not what it used to be.
“Following the 2016 election, we had calls with X and with Meta all the time. They were working with us. That no longer exists, that all faded quickly. We don’t have counterparts in these companies anymore,” said Meche, whose committee’s job is specifically to get Democrat candidates elected to the US Senate.
What happened in 2016, of course, was Donald Trump’s victory. Professor of ethics and finance at New York University Michael Posner cautioned the panel that “we’re back to 2016.”
Posner was referring to social media companies backtracking on their promises to increase “content moderation” made in the wake of that election and accused, or perhaps warned them, that they have been allowed to act “with impunity” since.
But, the Twitter Files, for example, say that those who have been acting with impunity during that time are actually Democrats, and their administration since 2020.
Posner is concerned about the number of people companies like X and Meta these days employ to police and censor speech (election integrity and content moderation are what he calls it) – compared to 2016, when “there was a sense that something had to be done.”
If this DNC panel is anything to go by, there is once again “a sense that something has to be done” among Democrats – but roping in social platforms, particularly, it seems, X, to “cooperate” is now a very different proposition compared to what was doable only a few years ago.
Latvian Defense Minister Calls for Conscription of Women
Latvia should prepare for the compulsory conscription of women by 2028, Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds said on Tuesday.
The announcement comes less than a year and a half after the Baltic state reintroduced mandatory national service.
“Moving towards comprehensive national defense, I support the compulsory recruitment of women into the national defense service. 2028 could be the optimal time to start,” Spruds wrote on X (formerly Twitter), echoing statements made on national television.
The minister acknowledged that the groundwork for the change still needs to be laid, including altering the “public discourse” surrounding the initiative. He also emphasized the need to improve the “infrastructure of the service, as well as the provision of materiel and equipment tailored specifically to women.”
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In an interview on Latvia’s TV3, he stated that the National Armed Forces have already been given “appropriate tasks” to prepare the infrastructure for accepting female draftees.
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With a total population of around 1.87 million, Latvia maintains a military comprising just over 17,000 active-duty service members and 38,000 reservists.
An EU and NATO member since 2004, Latvia abolished national service in 2006. The Baltic state reintroduced conscription last year, citing the need to train its population for a potential confrontation with Moscow following the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Moscow has dismissed Western claims that it intends to attack the US-led military bloc as “ridiculous.”
West ‘Playing With Fire’ – Lavrov
Ukraine’s demands for Western permission to strike deep into Russia with long-range Storm Shadow missiles are blackmail, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a press conference on Tuesday.
Lavrov was asked to comment on recent media reports that Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has stepped up appeals to his backers to lift all restrictions on the use of Western weapons against targets on Russian territory.
“This is blackmail, it is an attempt to create an impression that the West wants to avoid excessive escalation, but in fact this is a ruse,” Lavrov said, stressing “The West does not want to avoid escalation. The West is asking for trouble, to put it bluntly. I reckon that this is already obvious to everyone.”
Lavrov further warned that the West would be embarking on a dangerous course if it expanded authorization for the use of its weapons.
“For a long time, we have been hearing these speculations about allowing the use of not only Storm Shadow, but also US long-range missiles…”
“We will repeat that playing with fire – and they are like children playing with matches – is a very dangerous thing to do for grown-ups who are entrusted with nuclear weapons in one or another Western country,” Lavrov stated.
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Ukraine has lobbied for months to use Storm Shadows against targets inside Russia. Kiev wants to launch the missiles at Russia’s heartland as “demonstration” attacks, The Guardian reported on Saturday. The outlet cited a senior Ukrainian official as saying Russia would consider negotiating only if it believed Ukraine had the ability “to threaten Moscow and St Petersburg.”
Storm Shadow missiles were developed primarily by an Anglo-French collaboration and are now manufactured by European joint venture MBDA. At the same time, some of components are supplied by the US, which means the White House also has to agree to their use inside Russia. The Biden administration has so far refused to do so.
Zelensky has previously urged the West not to fear a potential escalation by Moscow, and has said that Kiev’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region proves that Moscow has no “red lines.”
The assault, which started on August 6, is the largest of its kind on Russian territory since hostilities erupted between Moscow and Kiev in 2022. According to the Defense Ministry in Moscow, over 6,600 Ukrainian troops have been killed in the incursion and around 800 pieces of military hardware have been destroyed.
Russia has alleged that Ukrainian troops have been using Western-supplied weapons in the attack on Kursk Region – claims that have seemingly been supported by reports in the Western media.
Lavrov said last week that “Zelensky would never have decided [to attack Russian territory] if the United States had not instructed him to do this.”
‘Merely an Attempt to INTERFERE WITH THE ELECTION’: Trump Blasts Jack Smith Reindictment
Donald Trump slammed the Deep State’s latest lawfare tactic filing a superseding indictment against him in a D.C. district court Tuesday, calling the move a blatant attempt by Democrats to interfere in the 2024 election.
Read Trump’s forceful rebuke of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s latest filings, attempting to sidestep the Supreme Court’s recent presidential immunity ruling, posted to Truth below:
In an effort to resurrect a “dead” Witch Hunt in Washington, D.C., in an act of desperation, and in order to save face, the illegally appointed “Special Counsel” Deranged Jack Smith, has brought a ridiculous new Indictment against me, which has all the problems of the old Indictment, and should be dismissed IMMEDIATELY. His Florida Document Hoax Case has been completely dismissed. This is merely an attempt to INTERFERE WITH THE ELECTION, and distract the American People from the catastrophes Kamala Harris has inflicted on our Nation, like the Border Invasion, Migrant Crime, Rampant Inflation, the threat of World War III, and more….
….For them to do this immediately after our Supreme Court Victory on Immunity and more, is shocking. I’ve also been informed by my attorneys, that you’re not even allowed to bring cases literally right before an Election – A direct assault on Democracy! This is an unprecedented abuse of the Criminal Justice System. The case has to do with “Conspiracy to Obstruct the 2020 Presidential Election,” when they are the ones that did the obstructing of the Election, not me. They cheated on the Election, and they go after me for “cheating on the Election.” Interestingly, this comes at the exact same time as Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook has admitted to concealing massive amounts of information, such as Hunter Biden’s Laptop from Hell, which is a direct acknowledgment that the 2020 Presidential Election was MANIPULATED and RIGGED by the DOJ. What they are doing now is the single greatest sabotage of our Democracy in History….
….This travesty is now on Comrade Kamala Harris, who is actively pushing it, rather than immediately calling for its dismissal, as should be done. This is for Third World Countries and Banana Republics, not for the U.S.A.! As Jack Smith knows, the whole case should be thrown out and dismissed on Presidential Immunity grounds, as already ruled unequivocally by the U.S. Supreme Court. Smith rewrote the exact same case in an effort to circumvent the Supreme Court Decision. The people of our Country will see what is happening with all of these corrupt lawsuits against me, and will REJECT them by giving me an overwhelming Victory on November 5th for President of the United States….
….No Presidential Candidate, or Candidate for any Office, has ever had to put up with all of this Lawfare and Weaponization directly out of the Office of a Political Opponent. They’ve Weaponized local D.A.s and Attorney Generals, and anybody else that will listen, to Interfere with the upcoming 2024 Presidential Election – Never been done before. This is now Kamala’s Weaponized System against her Political Opponent. All of these Scams will fail, just as Deranged Jack’s Hoax in Florida has been fully dismissed, and we will win the Most Important Election in the History of our Country on November 5th. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
Infowars’ Alex Jones also responded to the Deep State’s latest attack on Trump.
Trump Indicted AGAIN For Questioning The Election By Deep State Prosecutor Jack Smith – Alex Jones Responds pic.twitter.com/5C2b4NCmgI
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) August 27, 2024
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Breaking: Kamala Agrees to Pre-Taped Joint Interview with Walz on CNN
Democrat nominee Kamala Harris has agreed to a pre-taped CNN interview accompanied by her running mate Gov. Tim Walz (Minn.) that will air Thursday at 8 pm CST.
Harris’s first major sit-down interview since replacing Joe Biden as the Democrat nominee 37 days ago will be conducted by CNN’s chief political correspondent and anchor Dana Bash.
“The interview will present Harris with the first chance to elucidate her position on various domestic and foreign issues during a campaign that has so far been heavy on vibes but light on concrete policy. She will also have a chance – if she chooses – to explain how her positions might differ from Biden,” CNN reported Tuesday.
Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will sit with CNN for an exclusive first joint interview since launching presidential campaign https://t.co/R85yogk2Id
— CNN (@CNN) August 27, 2024
CNN acknowledged that Harris has had trouble with interviews in the past.
Previous major interviews have presented a challenge for Harris. During a 2021 sit-down with NBC’s Lester Holt, Harris responded with annoyance when asked why she had not visited the US-Mexico border as part of her assignment to investigate root causes of migration from Central and South America.
“At some point, you know, we are going to the border,” Harris said in the interview. “We’ve been to the border. So, this whole, this whole, this whole thing about the border. We’ve been to the border. We’ve been to the border.”
Holt responded: “You haven’t been to the border.”
“I, and I haven’t been to Europe. And I mean, I don’t – I don’t understand the point that you’re making,” Harris said with a laugh. She added: “I’m not discounting the importance of the border.”
Many on social media criticized the fact that Harris’s first major interview since becoming the Democrat nominee won’t be conducted live and won’t be 1-on-1.
The woman who wants to be the first female president of the United States can’t do an interview on her own? Interesting…and embarrassing.
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) August 27, 2024
Having Walz w her also cuts in half, if not more, the amount of time she would normally be expected to engage. Walz will talk to run out the clock, he’ll interrupt to save her, and push back on Bash if she strays into real journalism. Pathetic yes, also confirms Harris cannot… https://t.co/EU01Vuc5Zu
— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) August 27, 2024
Why did CNN agree to do a pre-taped interview with Harris and Walz instead of going live?
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) August 27, 2024
And why isn’t Harris doing this solo?
Dana Bash will conduct the interview, the same “anchor” who insisted recently that Harris wasn’t the Border Czar.
Is Kamala not competent enough for a one-on-one interview?
— Mayson Burch (@anticatlady) August 27, 2024
Please explain. 1. why it isn’t live. 2. why does Walz need to be there? Hold hands.?
— LionsGoBlue (@GoBlueTherapy) August 27, 2024
So now Kamala Harris isn’t even capable of doing an interview by herself?
— Real Defender?? (@real_defender) August 27, 2024
What a joke.
Imagine these two idiots being interviewed at once.
— MatthewJshow (@MatthewJshow) August 27, 2024
Softball questions.
She needs Tim to hold her hand? The woman is a joke.
— Mary ?? (@MooreHomes1) August 27, 2024
Hahahaha she’s too afraid to do one alone!
— FedUpLineman (@Floridaliberty1) August 27, 2024
Kamala Harris’ first interview is a joint interview? She can’t handle the pressure of doing it alone? You can’t make this stuff up folks.
— Amerinder Khatra (@AmerinderKhatra) August 27, 2024
She can’t even take an interview by herself… wow
— Timmy Fairview ?? (@MrPoliticalClip) August 27, 2024
Staged interview
— NAKURU MAYOR (@Morgan_ke1) August 27, 2024
Kamala is not competent to do one without tampon Tim? ??? and why is this not live??? Fake ass crap from Dems as usual
— CSA ??? (@CTSXinvest) August 27, 2024
This is probably for the same reason that Harris’s campaign asked for her to be able to have pre-written notes on hand for the upcoming presidential debate against GOP nominee Donald Trump.