What stupid thing did the GOP say or do this time? Episode 3!

[Corvus]

You might want to look into other VPN services too at some point.. NordVPN for all it's advertised isn't great for anything but making your traffic look like it comes from somewhere else. Mullvad VPN is one I've seen recommended if you want something more secure and anonymized, but I have also heard that some sites do block IPs associated with it because bad actors also love that sort of thing.

To put it more simply, Mullvad has proven in legal court they do not log anything that goes through their service. NordVPN does log. Keep that in mind and put it against your own personal threat model when choosing among these or other VPN providers. (And if you feel the need to go deeper, make sure you don't leak DNS requests or other traffic outside the VPN!)

I'll almost certainly want something more secure down the road, but for my basic workaround requests and threat alerts, Nord will get the job done for the time being. I appreciate the recommendation.

 

[Dekafox]

Ted Cruz blocks bill that would extend privacy protections to all Americans | TechCrunch

The Texas senator blocked a bill that would have prevented data brokers from selling personal data on anyone in the United States, and not just federal lawmakers and government officials.

techcrunch.com

 

[KidTDragon]

Why do Texans keep voting for this perineum?

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Because he's the one with the R next to his name on the ballot.

 

[Corvus]

Yup. Nailed it in one.

 

[Pocket]

A bill to ban data brokers from existing was never going to get enough support to pass anyway. It would bankrupt half the tech industry, and if there's any industry that has both parties in their pockets, it's those guys.

 

[Pale Rider]

FB friend:

The GOP is going to pretend that all the damage they do during the shutdown is the Democrats' fault. The worst thing is that half of the country will totally believe this, no matter how idiotic it is.

When Republicans act surprised that Trump is hurting innocent people, I'm reminded of the people on "My 600-lb Life" who stare at the scale saying "I've been eating right, I don't understand". It's a lie, of course: they know perfectly well that they haven't been "eating right". They know exactly how they got here. They just don't want to admit it.

It's the same with Republicans. Republicans know exactly how they got here. They just pretend not to understand, because they don't want to admit that they made this happen.

We've officially entered the phase of Republicans believing Democrats have time-travel technology: they're looking at published definitions of "fascism" and assuming that they were written specifically to make Trump look bad.

 

[abates]

Former SC lawmaker RJ May pleads guilty to distributing child sex abuse files

Former South Carolina Republican Rep. RJ May pleaded guilty Sept. 29 to five counts of distributing child sexual abuse material. Each charges carries a sentence of five to 20 years in federal prison.

www.southcarolinapublicradio.org

 

[Ironbite4]

Bet he's on the Epstein List.

 

[wonko the sane?]

I doubt he makes enough to be there, which is why he made his own and sold it.

 

[KidTDragon]

Education Department employees surprised to find their email automatically changed to blame Democrats for shutdown

Five furloughed employees told NBC News they had put up nonpartisan out-of-office messages, only to see they were changed — without their permission — to partisan ones.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Rhinox]

Eh, of all the criminal actions and power grabs, violating the Hatch act a few thousand times is just a drop in the bucket

 

[wonko the sane?]

Eh, of all the criminal actions and power grabs, violating the Hatch act a few thousand times is just a drop in the bucket

DO NOT DO THAT!

Once is enough, and would be disqualifying for a democrat. Don't enforce the double standard, don't let it become "Oh, that's just donny being donny". Be outraged, and scream at your reps about it.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

I could point at any of a hundred thousand things Trump and his goons have done that would've ended a Democrat's career, if not put them behind bars. For the sake of my own blood pressure, I can't keep being outraged at every new horror. I am not trying to belittle the problem, and I am not happy about it, but I can only scream so much.

 

[wonko the sane?]

I know, and I understand. But part of trumps strategy is to normalize the horror. To do so much illegal jive that you eventually get to "That's just trump being trump".

Be angry at the criminal, not the crime.

 

[Ungnome]

I know, and I understand. But part of trumps strategy is to normalize the horror. To do so much illegal jive that you eventually get to "That's just trump being trump".

Be angry at the criminal, not the crime.

So much this. It's perfectly fine to step back for one's own sanity. Best thing you can do when you need a break is to stay silent and let others continue the fight while you recharge your batteries.

 

[Dekafox]

Anyone know anything about this person and their stuff? It sounds like basically just conservative slanted reporting while trying not to call it that, from the article, but seeing people complaining about it.

Paramount acquires Bari Weiss' The Free Press, names her top editor of CBS News

The Free Press has cultivated a loyal readership with news and editorials that take a skeptical view of progressive cultural trends.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Ironbite4]

Ok so take the most dumbest, deranged MAGA Moron you can think of. Then give them a Journalism degree.

Ironbite-that's Bari Weiss.

 

[KidTDragon]

A silver lining in this dark cloud we're living in.

A one-time 'conservative superstar' in California just went bankrupt

Seth MacFarlane said its criticism was "like getting hate mail from Hitler."

www.sfgate.com

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

And nothing of value was lost.