Notices by Bruno J. Navarro (bruno_j_navarro@mastodon.social), page 2

A former CIA officer explains how a vast, pro-Putin corruption network uncovered in Europe is a warning sign for the U.S.

https://newrepublic.com/article/180630/russia-corruption-network-europe-buying-politicians-america

“I don’t see how America will be any more secure if the next owner of TikTok is a MAGA Trump crony backed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.”

— Sen. Ron Wyden https://www.semafor.com/article/03/18/2024/senator-ron-wyden-criticizes-mnuchins-tiktok-bid-ties-to-gulf-money

The appointee as postmaster general under Donald Trump, Louis DeJoy, is currently implementing a 10-year “Delivering for America” austerity plan that will slash jobs and close sorting centers. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/15/usps-job-layoff-mail-service-delay-louis-dejoy

Taylor Swift’s Get Out the Vote Plea Drives Record Registration Traffic to Vote.Org

The impressive figures represented a 22.5% jump in voter registrations compared to 2022’s numbers ... https://www.billboard.com/culture/politics/taylor-swift-get-out-vote-plea-record-registration-traffic-voteorg-1235417628/

Bluesky’s moderation woes continue as users threaten to leave the site in protest of its failure to flag slurs in account usernames.
https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/17/bluesky-racial-slurs-banned-list-usernames/

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The harassment started to intensify as TV meteorologist Chris Gloninger did more reporting on climate change during local newscasts — outraged emails and even a threat to show up at his house. https://apnews.com/article/meteorologist-harassment-threats-climate-change-iowa-bf91adbd26ca5e97507406947b47d684