Monthly Archives: September 2022

Ohio GOP candidate J.R. Majewski was demoted from military rank for drunk driving on a US airbase in Japan

J.R. Majewski, Republican candidate for U.S. Representative for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District, takes the stage at a campaign rally in Youngstown, Ohio., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. Tom E. Puskar/AP PH Ohio GOP candidate J.R. Majewski’s military record is again coming into question. According to The AP, Majewski was demoted because he drove under the influence…

Russian soldiers said they were ‘fooled like little kids’ and ‘no one told us we were going to war,’ audio obtained by The New York Times shows

Russian soldiers guard an area as a group of foreign journalists visit in Kherson, Kherson region, south Ukraine, May 20, 2022. Associated Press Photo, File The New York Times published dozens of audio recordings of Russian soldiers in Ukraine. Ukrainian officials intercepted calls the soldiers were making home to Russia. The soldiers largely complained about…

Trump’s legal team says that vendors don’t want to work with them for special-master review because ‘seasoned IT professionals’ can’t handle the government’s 11,000 files and strict deadlines

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a “Save America” rally in Anchorage, Alaska, on July 9, 2022. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Following the Mar-a-Lago raid, Trump asked for (and was granted) a special master to review government docs.  In a new filing, his attorneys argued that vendors don’t want to work with them because of the…

Putin’s military lacks ‘manpower’ but that’s just one of ‘a lot of other problems,’ CIA director says

In this image made from video released by the Russian Presidential Press Service, Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he addresses the nation in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Russian Presidential Press Service via AP CIA Director William Burns said Russia’s military mobilization won’t be enough to help them win the war. Putin ordered…

A China-based operation sought to sway the US midterms — but failed because the propaganda workers took long lunches and worked 9 to 5. Meta shut it down anyway.

Meta has shut two China and Russia-run influence networks. Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters Meta took down a China-based network which sought to influence the US midterms. It was the first Chinese network Meta shut, which targeted US domestic politics before the midterms. The propaganda operation was largely ineffective, as it mostly posted when Americans were sleeping. Meta…

Never-before-seen malware has infected hundreds of Linux and Windows devices

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Researchers have revealed a never-before-seen piece of cross-platform malware that has infected a wide range of Linux and Windows devices, including small office routers, FreeBSD boxes, and large enterprise servers. Black Lotus Labs, the research arm of security firm Lumen, is calling the malware Chaos, a word that repeatedly appears in…

Never-before-seen malware has infected hundreds of Linux and Windows devices

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Researchers have revealed a never-before-seen piece of cross-platform malware that has infected a wide range of Linux and Windows devices, including small office routers, FreeBSD boxes, and large enterprise servers. Black Lotus Labs, the research arm of security firm Lumen, is calling the malware Chaos, a word that repeatedly appears in…