So ... a quick recap.

1) There was *massive* voter fraud.
2) Republicans claimed they wouldn't stand for it, and object to the illegal electoral votes.
3) A handful of people (most probably Antifa) gained access to what *should* be a highly guarded building. >>>

4) Some chaos ensues for a few hours, but not a single person was hurt or killed (inside the Capitol, that is)
5) And all of a sudden, this causes our once fierce Republicans to drop their objections, and agree to a stolen election.

... 🤔

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Further observations:

1) It seems the Washington Police *helped* the so-called "protesters" to gain access to the Capitol --- it's not the first time the DC Police Force acts *against* the interests of Trump.

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2) The only person that died yesterday was an *actual* Trump-supporter ... shot by the DC Police.
3) There's footage around that seems to suggest the mayhem in the Capitol was staged.

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4) And, most interestingly: Trump leaves a *pre-recorded* message on Twitter, that almost immediately gets an entirely *new* Twitter-warning, stating this message shouldn't even be retweeted. Why? Because the message *proves* Trump *knew exactly* what was going to happen.

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What happened yesterday was 100% Color Revolution Playbook ... the Cabal's tried and tested method for regime change.

By organizing this giant rally yesterday, Trump provided them with all the cover and incentive they needed to execute their script once again.

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So, in other words ... they took the bait. They truly went all-in on their crimes. Total commitment.

Yesterday demonstrated their intent, and it also demonstrated they have the majority of *both* parties in their back pocket.

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If you're going to drain the swamp, you'll need to drain *all* of it. This goes *way* beyond R vs. D.

Now, if it can be proven this entire operation was coordinated and funded by foreign entities, the US Army will step in, as this basically qualifies as a hostile invasion.

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And I'm pretty sure some very shocking and convincing proof *will* surface over the course of the next couple of weeks.

Remember: FISA works both ways!
CORRECTION: It seems the person that was killed *was* inside the Capitol building. So I got that wrong.

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There are 3 important moments in that transcript.

1.) When someone asked Trump about a statement *he had already made* about there being blame on “both sides,” he said the “fine people” line.


2. Trump does clarify! “I’m not talking about the neo-Nazis and white nationalists — because they should be condemned totally “

Okay!

Then adds that there were “many people in that group other than neo-Nazis and white nationalists.”
This idea - that elections should translate into policy - is not wrong at all. But political science can help explain why it's not working this way. There are three main explanations: 1. mandates are constructed, not automatic, 2. party asymmetry, 3. partisan conpetition 1/


First, party/policy mandates from elections are far from self-executing in our system. Work on mandates from Dahl to Ellis and Kirk on the history of the mandate to mine on its role in post-Nixon politics, to Peterson Grossback and Stimson all emphasize that this link is... 2/

Created deliberately and isn't always persuasive. Others have to convinced that the election meant a particular thing for it to work in a legislative context. I theorized in the immediate period of after the 2020 election that this was part of why Repubs signed on to ...3/

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Recently, the @CNIL issued a decision regarding the GDPR compliance of an unknown French adtech company named "Vectaury". It may seem like small fry, but the decision has potential wide-ranging impacts for Google, the IAB framework, and today's adtech. It's thread time! 👇

It's all in French, but if you're up for it you can read:
• Their blog post (lacks the most interesting details):
https://t.co/PHkDcOT1hy
• Their high-level legal decision: https://t.co/hwpiEvjodt
• The full notification: https://t.co/QQB7rfynha

I've read it so you needn't!

Vectaury was collecting geolocation data in order to create profiles (eg. people who often go to this or that type of shop) so as to power ad targeting. They operate through embedded SDKs and ad bidding, making them invisible to users.

The @CNIL notes that profiling based off of geolocation presents particular risks since it reveals people's movements and habits. As risky, the processing requires consent — this will be the heart of their assessment.

Interesting point: they justify the decision in part because of how many people COULD be targeted in this way (rather than how many have — though they note that too). Because it's on a phone, and many have phones, it is considered large-scale processing no matter what.