“WaPo investig found more than a yr would pass before prosecutors, FBI agents embarked on formal probe of actions dir from WH to try to steal election… #FBI stopped short of IDing [#Trump] as focus of investig.
Former FBI official Frank Figliuzzi wasn't happy after watching Republicans grill FBI director Christopher Wray in the House Wednesday. While Democrats questioned Wray for ignoring warnings about Jan. 6, Republicans sought answers to a slew of conspiracy theories and culture war grievances that go a...
Kinda wild we just...never found out who planted bombs at the DNC and RNC the night of January 5, just hours prior to the Capitol attack on #January6th.
$500,000 Reward Remains in Effect for Information About Capitol Hill Pipe Bomber.
“Scathing new report from Dems on Senate panel accuses #FBI of "downplaying" & failing to thoroughly communicate risks & warnings ahead of #Jan6.
Investigation by Senate Homeland Security & Govt Affairs Committee blamed both FBI officials & #DHS intelligence analysts for misjudging or misreading the risks, sluggishly and passively issuing warnings and "finger pointing" in the aftermath of the tragedy.”
4 months after the #FBI raided #MarALago, Trump’s attys discovered 4 docs marked #classified in his personal bedroom.
That revelation was among several cited by US District Judge Beryl Howell in a newly unsealed 2023 opinion that found prosecutors had presented compelling #evidence that #Trump#knowingly stashed #NationalSecurity docs in his home & then tried to conceal them when the #DOJ tried to retrieve them.
Apparently, there is a #career path from #Philosophy, to #Professor of Philosophy, to #FBI agent. investigating computer fraud, wire fraud, identity theft, and money laundering (via Seamus Hughes) #phd#jobs#phdjobs 😂
Holy shit. Mitt Romney sent a text to "Leader" Mitch McConnell before January 6th, saying, Trump supporters would "storm the Capitol" and urged Mitch McConnell to ensure "sufficient security plans are in place." Mitch McConnell NEVER responded. Nothing screams more Mitch McConnell than this.
Charles McGonigal, a former U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officer, was sentenced to four years in prison on Dec. 14 for helping well-known, Kremlin-linked Russian oligarchs evade sanctions and launder money.
Manafort is a convicted felon. It’s not just that he’s a Kremlin agent who was paid $10 million/year by Oleg Derispaska starting in 2006 to advance Putin’s interests in the United States. It’s not just that he knowingly colluded with the Kremlin in 2016 bypassing proprietary data to Russian intelligence in mid-campaign.
Rapist Donald to Rehire Confessed Money Launderer Who Conspired with his Business Partner, a Russian spy, wanted by the FBI.
WaPo reported the criminal defendant Donald has hired the convicted felon, national security threat Manafort as a campaign adviser. The rapist pardoned Manafort in 2020 after he was convicted in 2018 on Obstruction of justice, bank fraud & tax charges.
Reward: The #FBI is offering a #reward of up to $250,000 for information leading to the #arrest of Konstantin Kilimnik, a longtime Manafort business associate, a Russian intelligence agent.
With the Kolektiva.Social Security Alert ringing around the Fediverse [TL;DR - An unencrypted backup of their Instance database is in the hands of the FBI after a Raid], now is a stupendously good time to talk about Privacy and your software choices in regards to it.
Before we start: Do not assume you are safe and private on the Fediverse. Keep any incriminating conversation to properly secure channels. DMs here, like on Twitter et al, are NOT encrypted.
A great starting point is the website Privacytools.io. There, you'll find categorised lists of recommended software, vetted by an active community. It's NOT perfect. I'd argue a few of their choices (Disclaimer: I'm fundamentally argumentative by default. Hi, Mum! :blobcat_wave:) and could make a few suggestions they've not covered, e.g. InviZible Pro for Android mobiles (NB: get it from F-Droid, Not Giggle Play). But generally it's in the right ballpark on most things.
Pro-tip: navigate to software links via your chosen search engine (it will recommend a few of those too) - Ublock Origin and other good ad-blockers will complain about their referrer links.
Some personal software choices:
Vivaldi / Librewolf (Browser)
Vivaldi.net (Email)
Linux (OS, any distro)
Signal (instant Messaging)
Mega / Internxt Drive / Nextcloud (Cloud storage)
Bitwarden (Password Manager)
Syncthing (File sync)
Neo Store (Client for the F-Droid app store on Android)
My Privacy-focused Browser Extension choices:
UBlock Origin
Disconnect
Privacy Badger
Decentraleyes
ClearURLs
Canvas Fingerprint Defender
Feel free to recommend your own choices in comments. Or disagree with/question mine! One thing I will never tell you is that I have everything right. You might know better. :blobcat_wink:
'Former high-ranking #FBI official Charles McGonigal pleaded #guilty Tuesday in federal court to conspiring to violate U.S. #sanctions and to #laundering money by secretly working on behalf of a Russian oligarch (Oleg #Deripaska ) he had been tasked with investigating
#FBI director #ChrisWray deposed under oath this week by lawyers for former FBI agent Peter Strzok & former FBI lawyer Lisa Page, who are separately suing the federal govt over their departures from the FBI, which came after months of public ridicule by #Trump and his allies.
The closed-door deposition on Tuesday, confirmed by two people familiar with the matter, 👉🏼could pave the way for the sworn deposition of Trump himself in the coming weeks.👈🏼
Ask yourself: Why is the media ignoring the Russian #bribery of FBI's Charles McGonigal?
Are they under orders from Trumpers inside #FBI to hide fbi #corruption?
Trump's Chris Wray has known about this since 2019.
Rosenstein severely limited scope of the investigation into Donald's Russian funders.
NYT: former deputy attorney general instructed Special Counsel Robert Mueller NOT to investigate Trump's personal & financial ties to Russia.
Mueller was limited that was a red line, he could not investigate money ties with Russians. Mueller tried to get financials from Deutsche Bank, but he couldn't. M$M was behind the times. Just like they are now. Rosenstein narrowed Mueller's scope of investigation. Barr finished him off as TOC fixer. He'd covered up Iran Contra too.
Charlie McGonigal fbi traitor.
McGonigal used to be the FBI's top NYC spy-hunter, had top-level access to classified intel.
McGonigal was arrested for illicitly taking Russian money, among other things.
Second CD from #FBI#FOIA for China's Honker Union hacktivist group arrived, will be uploading to archive dot org and linking from here shortly. #hacker#hacking#history#histodons
Vivek Ramaswamy’s plan to eliminate the FBI without Congress
Vivek Ramaswamy plans to shut down five federal agencies by bypassing Congress and using executive authority should he take office in 2024.
Ramaswamy, who detailed parts of his proposed agenda during a phone call with Semafor on Tuesday night, said he plans to shutter the FBI, ATF, U.S. Department of Education, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Services.
Uploaded #FBI#FOIA file relating to case of ShadowHawk, a #hacker arrested for #hacking AT&T & NATO in 1987. File includes a lot of press clippings as FBI agent asked NCAVC for a profile of juvenile hackers & got back 'Computer World' article photocopies. https://archive.org/details/ShadowHawk-FBI-FOIA
Republican LIED to FBI about President #Biden & his Son.
The republican made up the whole insane conspiracy & has now been ARRESTED. Republicans are the biggest criminals in American history.
An FBI "informant" has been INDICTED on two counts of allegedly feeding the bureau false information about President Joe Biden & his son Hunter during the 2020 presidential campaign.
Republican Alexander Smirnov, 43, disliked Joe Biden and was arrested in Las Vegas after returning from a trip overseas, according to the Justice Department. The case grew out of the special counsel investigation being led by David Weiss, Weiss had been appointed by then-President Donald Trump as the top federal prosecutor in Delaware.
Republicans fabricated another #BigLie. Holy F*cking hell. Republicans.
Today in Labor History February 27, 1973: 300 Oglala Sioux activists from the American Indian Movement (AIM) liberated and occupied Wounded Knee, South Dakota. This was the site of the infamous Massacre at Wounded Knee (1890). They occupied the site to protest a campaign of terror against them by the FBI, and corrupt tribal officials, and the tribal thugs knowns as GOONs (Guardians of Oglala Nation). The occupation lasted over 2 months, before being quashed by the U.S. government. 3 Native activists were killed. Dennis Banks and Russell Means were indicted for their roll, but charges were later dropped due to prosecutorial misconduct.
Ex-FBI official says GOP is telling agents: 'If you investigate our party, you are going to pay the price' (www.rawstory.com)
Former FBI official Frank Figliuzzi wasn't happy after watching Republicans grill FBI director Christopher Wray in the House Wednesday. While Democrats questioned Wray for ignoring warnings about Jan. 6, Republicans sought answers to a slew of conspiracy theories and culture war grievances that go a...
Former FBI agent sentenced to 4 years in prison for helping Russian oligarchs evade sanctions (kyivindependent.com)
Charles McGonigal, a former U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officer, was sentenced to four years in prison on Dec. 14 for helping well-known, Kremlin-linked Russian oligarchs evade sanctions and launder money.