by Jim Heath | Oct 14, 2020 | coronavirus, Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Health
Rapidly increasing caseloads across Europe and the United States are raising grave fears of another surge in coronavirus cases as winter approaches and people around the world chafe under pandemic restrictions that impede their daily lives — and their livelihoods....
by Jim Heath | Sep 17, 2020 | 2020, Antifa, FBI, Headlines, Joe Biden
Russia is seeking to hurt Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential campaign through social media and influence operations, FBI Director Christopher Wray warned today. Moscow is carrying out efforts to sow discord in the U.S. “primarily to denigrate Vice President Biden and...
by Jim Heath | Sep 15, 2020 | 2020, Cyber Security, Headlines
One way to avoid having your repetitive pro-Trump posts tagged as belonging to a bot is to hire teenagers in Arizona to behave like bots — and that’s exactly what the conservative group Turning Point Action did. These kids posted messages such as “Don’t trust Dr....
by Jim Heath | Sep 14, 2020 | 2020, Ads, Headlines, Trump
A jaw dropping mistake by Donald Trump’s campaign has many shaking their heads in disbelief. A digital ad released by a fundraising arm of the Trump campaign on Sept. 11 calling on people to “support our troops” uses a stock photo of Russian-made fighter jets...
by Jim Heath | Sep 10, 2020 | 2020, Democrats, Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Joe Biden
Russian state-backed hackers have been targeting a firm linked to Joe Biden’s presidential campaign for the last two months, according to Microsoft. The hackers targeted staff at campaign strategy firm SKDKnickerbocker – which is working with Biden and...
