FBI: Russians made fake video depicting ballots for Trump being destroyed – Los Angeles Times

Source: FBI: Russians made fake video depicting ballots for Trump being destroyed – Los Angeles Times

A look at Musk’s reported contact with Russia’s Putin, why it matters – Los Angeles Times

Musk and Putin have spoken repeatedly about personal matters, business and geopolitics, the Journal has reported, citing multiple current and former officials in the U.S., Europe and Russia.

During one talk, Putin asked Musk not to activate his Starlink satellite system over Taiwan as a favor for Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose ties to Putin have grown closer, the Journal reported. Putin and Xi have met more than 40 times since 2013…

“He’s a war criminal who is slaughtering civilians. That makes this wrong in my view,” McFaul said of Musk’s talks with Putin. “You have to decide what team you are on. Are you on the American team or are you on the Russian team?”

The request from Putin on Starlink as a favor to China is likely to get attention, given U.S. support for Taiwan and concerns about the growing partnership between the Kremlin and Beijing.

Musk, whose Tesla operates Gigafactory Shanghai, has developed a close relationship with China’s leaders. His remarks about China have been friendly, and he has suggested Taiwan cede some control to Beijing by becoming a special administrative region.

Moscow has growing ties to other American adversaries. The U.S. has accused Russia of sending ballistic missiles to Iran and said North Korea sent troops to Russia, possibly for combat in Ukraine.

On Ukraine, Musk’s views have shifted since he initially supported Kyiv following Russia’s 2022 invasion and provided it with his Starlink system for communications.

Musk then refused to allow Ukraine in 2023 to use Starlink for a surprise attack on Russian soldiers in Crimea.

He also floated a peace proposal that would have required Ukraine to drop plans for NATO membership and given Russia permanent control of Crimea, which it seized in 2014. The plan infuriated Ukrainian leaders.

“The policy of the U.S. government is to try to isolate Vladimir Putin, and Elon Musk is directly undercutting that,” said Bradley Bowman, a former West Point assistant professor who is now senior director of the Center on Military and Political Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a Washington-based think tank.

“What is Putin doing with Musk? Putin is trying to reduce his international isolation and impact American foreign policy,” Bowman said.

Source: A look at Musk’s reported contact with Russia’s Putin, why it matters – Los Angeles Times

Inside the U.S. Government-Bought Tool That Can Track Phones At Abortion Clinics – Slashdot

Privacy advocates gained access to a powerful tool bought by U.S. law enforcement agencies that can track smartphone locations around the world. Abortion clinics, places of worship, and individual people can all be monitored without a warrant.

An investigation into tracking tool Locate X shows in the starkest terms yet how it and others — based on smartphone location data sold to various U.S. government law enforcement agencies, including state entities — could be used to monitor abortion clinic patients. This comes as more states contemplate stricter or outright bans on abortion…

Source: Inside the U.S. Government-Bought Tool That Can Track Phones At Abortion Clinics – Slashdot

Salir a vivir – Santiago Galicia Rojon Serrallonga

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Los instantes y las horas parecen acumularse, formar torbellinos que se llevan la vida y las historias; pero simplemente se retiran y ceden el turno a otros momentos que, igual que sus predecesores, se desvanecen sin llevar cargas ni liviandades, quizá porque no tienen afectos, sentimentalismos y apegos. Simplemente se van. Y la gente y las cosas parecen diferentes, inmersas en un proceso irremediable de envejecimiento. Muchos recuerdan el ayer, algunas de las etapas pretéritas, cuando se sintieron tan felices, mientras otros anhelan el porvenir, sueñan el amanecer, un futuro que desconocen si lo vivirán; algunos más -una mayoría-, seguramente no añoran ni piensan en los otros días, y menos en una aurora posterior, en un mañana incierto, porque se encuentran atrapados en lo cotidiano, en lo rutinario, en satisfacer necesidades apremiantes en entornos hostiles, dinámicos y saturados de inmediatez, superficialidades y estupidez, en los que resulta más perentorio comer, sobrevivir, enfrentar crisis de toda clase, satisfacer apetitos y competir feroz e irracionalmente. Pocos hombres y mujeres, en el mundo, buscan un oasis dentro de sus existencias y hacen un paréntesis, en medio de la jornada terrena, con el objetivo de reencontrarse a sí mismos, examinar las huellas que han dejado en el camino y definir las que están marcando en la hora presente y las que sellarán su ruta existencial, más allá de las auroras y los ocasos que se presenten durante su andar. Es injustificable, necia e inútil la práctica de tanta gente de mirarse al espejo, contemplar con dolor y tristeza las arrugas y las canas recién descubiertas y quejarse del tiempo que ha pasado, cuando ni siquiera se han atrevido a vivir en armonía consigo y con los demás, en completo equilibrio y plenamente, con la intención de ser felices, derramar bien y luz, sonreír y preparar el itinerario a un desenvolvimiento integral y superior. Los segundos transcurren imperceptibles, silenciosos o estridentes, calmados o inquietantes, y se suman, multiplican su palpitar, hasta formar minutos, horas, días, semanas, meses, años. Les es prohibido hablar, pero de alguna manera invitan a algo tan simple como es vivir con sabiduría y no tan absurdamente como es tendencia en incontables personas. La vida está presente. Solo hay que atreverse a vivir.

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Source: Salir a vivir – Santiago Galicia Rojon Serrallonga

(46) Beyoncé endorses Kamala Harris at rally in Texas • FRANCE 24 English – YouTube

Democrat Kamala Harris was in Texas Friday for an appearance with superstar Beyoncé in Houston at an event highlighting the conservative state’s abortion ban, which was enacted after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Three of the justices who voted to overturn Roe were nominated by Trump. The rally was Harris’s largest to date despite the fact that she has little chance of winning Texas. #Beyoncé #Kamala Harris #US presidential election

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