Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wiley gives us a window into the political persuasion industry and the way Steve Bannon and right-wing billionaire Robert Mercer weaponize data. Hidden cameras capture Cambridge Analytica’s CEO Alexander Nix boasting about using prostitutes, bribery sting operations, and honey traps to discredit politicians. Following what seemed like an endless silence, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg apologizes for what he calls “mistakes” made when it comes to sharing third-party data. And as the Washington Post began reporting this week, Facebook was certainly not alone. David Remnick of The New Yorker says the case amounts to a “moral reckoning” in Silicon Valley. And last night, the Daily Beast broke the news that Guccifer 2.0 was traced back to a Russian intelligence officer. Guccifer was exposed after the officer forgot to turn on the VPN client before logging on.
More chaos in the White House as Trump boots National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster and brings in the war-hawk John Bolton. Bolton has openly advocated for war against Iran and North Korea. The “former U.N. Ambassador” under George W. Bush was famous for saying that “There is no such thing as the United Nations” and “If the U.N. Secretariat building in New York lost 10 stories, it wouldn’t make a lot of difference.” This week Trump’s lead lawyer in the Special Counsel Inquiry, John Dowd, resigned after a reported “disagreement on strategy.” Trump turns once again to Fox News for his replacement. He named the conspiracy pushing pundit Joseph diGenova and, apparently, his Clinton-uranium-mine-conspiracy advocate wife Victoria Toensing, to join legal televangelist Jay Sekulow, to round out his legal team. And this just in...apparently Trump is threatening to veto the spending bill because no money for his beautiful wall.
Illinois Nazi Arthur Jones is now a Congressional candidate for the Republican Party after more than 20,000 Illinois Republicans voted for this open Nazi. [Blues Brothers quote]. Somehow saying “I just voted the straight-party ticket,” doesn’t really cut it when it comes to voting for an ACTUAL Nazi. And tomorrow, March 24, is the gun control action March for Our Lives in DC and cities around the country. The D.C. march will be spearheaded by the students from Parkland, Florida. Meanwhile, Pennridge high school students face the second of six rounds of detention Saturday morning. Last weekend supporters showed up ahead of the detentions in support of students who joined the national student walkout on March 14. The NRA also showed up. More solidarity actions are expected this weekend, but there are concerns that the national attention received by the Pennridge students will draw greater numbers of right-wing extremists as well.
In Pennsylvania, state GOP caught canvassing at a gun rally put on by Three Percenters, Oath Keepers and Pennsylvania Lightfoot Militia. If you need a refresher, those are the groups that provided security for white nationalists and racists in Charlottesville. In signs that the grassroots resistance that emerged following the 2016 election is firmly rooted in PA, 94 candidates filed petitions for Pennsylvania’s congressional primary. That’s the most in 25 years. Chris Dush and ten other Republicans introduce articles of impeachment against Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices over their gerrymandering decision. Gubernatorial candidate Senator Soprano...I mean Wagner is on board. Greg Edwards picks up to more big endorsements. Democracy for America and 350 Action are now backing his as well. And as you heard in today’s intro, the Superintendent of Blue Mountain schools is deploying “buckets of river stones” in every classroom so students can stone attackers. Go on Susie...just like David and Goliath.
In today’s last call, Pizza Boy put on a six-pack called “Get a Grip.” And Free Will is teasing a huge canning project and an upcoming Mojito Sour. That’s about it this week as we were buried under a foot of snow.
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