The Exploding DNC IT Scandal Is As Crazy As Fiction

The Exploding DNC IT Scandal Is As Crazy As Fiction
"In a plot Tom Clancy might have dreamed up, an IT staffer who’d worked for Democrats in Congress was arrested by federal officials and charged with bank fraud. 

Fox News has reported that officers and agents from the U.S. Capitol Police, the FBI and Customs and Border Protection, were involved in the arrest of Imran Awan at Dulles International Airport not far from Washington, D.C., as he tried to fly away to Pakistan.

Awan has pleaded not guilty to bank fraud, but his strange case has all the feeling of the opening scene of a movie that might soon include political corruption and so much more.

Democrats are being understandably quiet about the hill staffer who had been employed by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) as of Tuesday morning, but has now reportedly been fired. Politico has reported that Awan is “at the center of a criminal investigation potentially impacting dozens of lawmakers.” Awan was arrested after wiring $283,000 from the Congressional Federal Credit Union to Pakistan, says The Daily Caller.

...McDaniel is so worked up because Awan allegedly stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in equipment from House offices and even allegedly funneled sensitive congressional data offsite in what some are calling a massive cyber-security breach..."
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Wasserman Schultz fires IT staffer after his arrest | Miami Herald

Wasserman Schultz fires IT staffer after his arrest | Miami Herald:

"She declined to answer questions about Awan in Washington on Wednesday, and her spokesman, David Damron, accompanied her to the House floor while instructing a reporter that Wasserman Schultz would not take questions about her former employee.

Wednesday evening, Wasserman Schultz released a statement:"

It took DEF CON hackers minutes to pwn these US voting machines • The Register

It took DEF CON hackers minutes to pwn these US voting machines • The Register

"We've got three years to shore up election security

DEF CON After the debacle of the 2000 presidential election count, the US invested heavily in electronic voting systems – but not, it seems, the security to protect them.

This year at the DEF CON hacking conference in Las Vegas, 30 computer-powered ballot boxes used in American elections were set up in a simulated national White House race – and hackers got to work physically breaking the gear open to find out what was hidden inside.

In less than 90 minutes, the first cracks in the systems' defenses started appearing, revealing an embarrassing low level of security. 
Then one was hacked wirelessly.
“Without question, our voting systems are weak and susceptible..."
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Green extortion... they culda paid down debt.....VW, in Settlement, to Build Electric Vehicle Stations | Climate Central

VW, in Settlement, to Build Electric Vehicle Stations | Climate Central
"Volkswagen will build a massive network of electric vehicle charging stations across California as part of a settlement over its diesel emissions scandal.

The California Air Resources Board has voted unanimously to approve the $200 million plan as the first of a number of steps the German automaker has proposed to take to help cut greenhouse gas emissions in California. 
In total, the company has agreed to spend $800 million on zero-emissions electric vehicle infrastructure in the state over 10 years.

The plan calls for 2,500 vehicle chargers to be installed at more than 350 stations across California, complementing a nationwide network of charging stations the company is installing in 38 states. 

...It intends to use a percentage of the money to create a “green cities” program providing disadvantaged and low-income communities with access to electric vehicles.
...The program will focus on neighborhoods in two cities, Sacramento and another to be named. Volkswagen’s subsidiary, Electrify America, will commit $44 million to Sacramento to build charging stations, provide electric vehicles for ride sharing and other electric vehicle-related projects..."

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Life in Pain and the War on Relief – Da Tech Guy Blog

Life in Pain and the War on Relief – Da Tech Guy Blog:
"I am in physical pain every single day of my life and I have been for the entirety of the twenty first century thus far. 
Pain keeps me from falling asleep when it is time for bed, wakes me up during the night, and it is what wakes me up completely every single morning.
...There was a time when I took prescription pain medication (opiods) and I was able to be much more productive because intense physical pain also saps a person’s mental and physical energy, and when I hurt less I can do more, but I stopped taking those medications when it became too much of a hassle to get them, what with the “pain contracts” and the drug testing, and the stigma and all.
Getting off pain meds was very unpleasant, but so was the sneering contempt I was subjected to whenever I had to mention that I was taking prescription medication to treat chronic pain or try to find a new doctor who would prescribe them or even just the way I was looked down on at the pharmacy when it was time to get those scripts filled.
It seems these days that medical professionals will subject their patients to just about anything in order to avoid providing actual pain relieving medication to people who are suffering from physical pain...all because of the so-called “opiod crisis” that primarily involves heroin addicts and others who are getting and abusing drugs obtained more often on the street...
What happens when people who are in far more pain than what I have to live with are denied the relief they used to be able to obtain? 
Well, they could look elsewhere and get themselves some street drugs, despite the risks of getting bad medicine or getting caught, or they could suffer and lose quality of life (as I have opted to), or they can take the ultimate (and very sad) action to end their never ending pain by taking their own lives..."
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Russia probe: Democrats block key witness against shadowy firm Fusion GPS | Fox News

Russia probe: Democrats block key witness against shadowy firm Fusion GPS | Fox News:

"Senate Democrats used a parliamentary maneuver Wednesday to cut short a high-profile hearing, where a key witness was set to testify on Russia's misdeeds and also raise fresh allegations against the company behind the infamous anti-Trump dossier."

This One Photo Perfectly Sums Up Why We Needed Trump's Military Transgender Ban | Lifestyle

This One Photo Perfectly Sums Up Why We Needed Trump's Military Transgender Ban | Lifestyle

"Twitter is going ape over Trump's decision not to let transgendered people serve in the military. 

The virtuous left wants to know why — while clutching their pearls and clucking at us. 

This one photo sums up the reason better than I ever could. 

This is a mental disorder. 

People who behave like this need to be in a safe facility somewhere with padded rooms. 
This is not the kind of thing we need running around screwing up the military with its outrage and perpetual offense taking. 

The military exists to kill people and break things. 

It is not a social experiment. 

It is a fighting force. 

Anything that gets in the way of killing people and breaking things needs to be tossed out. This person needs a doctor who will straighten out her head and help her re-enter civilization where we do not bleed all over ourselves on purpose to shock people. 

She needs basic home-training, not basic training.

I'm getting tired of treating our military like some college campus safe space..."

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