Embarrassment To Her Country!

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., describes herself as a “Christian Nationalist” but doesn’t seem to know much about Christians outside our nation. In a move that would have made Soviet propagandists proud, she has claimed that Russia is a protector of Christianity
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2024/04/18/ukraine-marjorie-taylor-greene-russia-killing-christians/73352080007/

PUTIN'S THREE STOOGES!

"A full 54% of Americans (and 56% of registered voters) now want Congress to pass 'a law that keeps abortion as legal and accessible as it was nationwide under Roe v. Wade,' according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll."

Yahoo News reports: "That is the highest level of public support for making Roe the 'law of the land' since Yahoo News and YouGov started asking about the issue in spring 2022."

https://flip.it/JJPbKj

#Abortion #USPolitics #Politics #AbortionRights #Roe #News

It's time for our weekly #news #quiz!

Here's the first question: Expected tax revenues from which product have fallen short of projections in several U.S. states?

See how well you've been following the news this week: https://theconversation.com/the-conversation-u-s-weekly-news-quiz-189437

The Conversation U.S. weekly news quiz

Test your knowledge with a weekly quiz drawn from some of our favorite stories.

^{The Conversation}

• Cannabis  (69%, 127 votes)
• Ozempic (1%, 2 votes)
• Sports betting apps (19%, 35 votes)
• Cybertrucks (10%, 19 votes)

JESUS CAME TO JOHNSON!

House Speaker Mike Johnson split with Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans to side with the Democrats and push forward a desperately needed House vote on Ukraine aid on Saturday!

House Democrats rescue Mike Johnson to save $95bn aid bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

Republican House speaker now set to push forward legislation, which had stalled in the House amid protest from rightwing GOP
#AureFreePress #Breaking #BreakingNews #News #press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/19/house-democrats-mike-johnson-foreign-aid

#Israel assessing damage from limited strike in #Iran

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/iran-israel-attack-live-updates-rcna148496

#escalation #war #politics #military #attack #news

Live updates: Israel strikes Iran after weekend drone and missile attack, source says

Latest news and live updates as tensions in the Middle East remain heightened following Iran's retaliatory attack against Israel this weekend.

^{NBC News}

Cops can force suspect to unlock #phone with #thumbprint, US #court rules

Source: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/cops-can-force-suspect-to-unlock-phone-with-thumbprint-us-court-rules/

#usa #justice #privacy #security #smartphone #mobile #technology #news #police #surveillance

Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules

Ruling: Thumbprint scan is like a "blood draw or fingerprint taken at booking."

^{Ars Technica}

MAGA Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked by fellow lawmaker's extreme Ukraine aid bill amendments.

A U.S. lawmaker mocked Marjorie Taylor Greene by adding an amendment to the Ukraine aid bill requiring that she be appointed "Vladimir Putin’s Special Envoy to the United States Congress."
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #GOP #Politics

@gemelliz

Seth Klein gave Pierre Poilievre, leader of the opposition, a verbal spanking that will leave blisters on this backside, not to mention hie ego.

👉 "But alas, Poilievre’s Conservatives are another matter. Today’s Conservatives are not the kind of people you want leading in an emergency.
👉 They are a death cult.

#News #PierrePoilievre #Politics
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/04/19/opinion/conservatives-lead-emergency

Today’s Conservatives not fit to lead in an emergency

Today, as another existential and civilizational threat barrels down upon us, what would Conservative leadership look and sound like? Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party is a far different beast than your grandparents’ Conservatives, and Poilievre …

^{Seth Klein (Canada's National Observer)}

Utility-related fires are wreaking havoc across the United States. Since 2017, fires related to electricity transmission have burned at least 3 million acres.

New today: A closer look at the #Texas Panhandle fire, and why it's a grim preview of our near future. From our friends at Sierra Club magazine ... https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-panhandle-fire-climate-environment/

#wildfire #ClimateChange #environment #news #politics #USpol #weather #fire #drought #energy

The Epic Texas Panhandle Fire Is Just a Preview

Texas officials go to bat for oil and gas while the climate-fueled Smokehouse Creek Fire still rages.

^{Christopher Collins (The Texas Observer)}

BREAKING NEWS 🚨

An explosion was heard near the Iranian city of Isfahan, according Iranian news media, citing local sources. The cause is unknown, they said.

FLIGHT RADAR shows unidentified planes in Iranian airspace.

DEVELOPING...
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #BreakingNews #Breaking

https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-04-18-24/index.html

BREAKING NEWS 🚨

"We Have Our Jury!"

A total of 12 Trump jurors have been seated.

All that remains is the seating of 6 alternate jurors.

The trial MAY begin on Monday if all 18 jurors seated on Friday!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump #MAGA #BreakingNews #Breaking

RUSSIAN SPY CAPTURED!

Man charged with 'helping Russians facilitate President Zelensky assassination attempt'

The man known only as Pawel K was found trying to help facilitate the assassination of Ukraine's President, as well as gathering intelligence about one of Poland's key airports
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/man-charged-helping-russians-facilitate-32619830

MORE REPUBLICANS QUITTING CONGRESS!

A 36-year-old House Republican who has served in Congress just three years said Thursday he will not seek reelection in November.

Why it matters: Rep. Jake LaTurner's (R-Kan.) retirement is a stark addition to a trend of House members in both parties sprinting for the exits after a year filled with infighting
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol

https://www.axios.com/2024/04/18/jake-laturner-retire-house-gop-kansas

Russian Takeover Of House

The House Republicans are filthy with Putin supporters.

House GOP erupts into name-calling and fresh threats to Johnson over effort to pass aid
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump #MAGA #BreakingNews #Breaking

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/18/politics/mike-johnson-speakership-rules

“We must have this national conversation. How are we going to deal with long #COVID?”

Featured post: Medical experts and those suffering from this challenging condition are demanding better—more research and healthier air to breathe. https://www.texasobserver.org/long-covid-texas-clearing-the-air/

(Edit: adjusted word choice based on reader feedback 🤠)

#LongCovid #Health #news #politics #USpol #science #healthcare #research #CovidIsNotOver #Austin #Texas

Clearing the Air: Long COVID Sufferers Call for a Healthier World

Even young, healthy Texans can suffer for years after COVID infections.

^{Kit O'Connell (The Texas Observer)}

#LLM Agents can Autonomously #Exploit One-day Vulnerabilities

Source: https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.08144

To show this, we collected a dataset of 15 one-day vulnerabilities that include ones categorized as critical severity in the #CVE description. When given the CVE description, GPT-4 is capable of exploiting 87% of these vulnerabilities compared to 0% for every other model we test (GPT-3.5, open-source LLMs) and open-source vulnerability scanners (ZAP and #Metasploit).

#ai #technology #Software #chatgpt #bug #hack #news #cybersecurity

LLM Agents can Autonomously Exploit One-day Vulnerabilities

LLMs have becoming increasingly powerful, both in their benign and malicious uses. With the increase in capabilities, researchers have been increasingly interested in their ability to exploit cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

^arXiv.org

Ukrainian journalists say state #security spied on them

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/ukrainian-investigative-journalists-uncover-state-security-service-spying-on-them-sbu-bihus-info/

#sbu #spy #news #media #press #freedom #journalism #justice #politics #hunanrights

Ukrainian journalists say state security spied on them

SBU used some 30 officers to wiretap media outlet.

^{Veronika Melkozerova (POLITICO)}

"OF ENORMOUS CONCERN!"

Risk of especially deadly bird flu variant spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO

Chief scientist voices fears about H5N1 variant that has ‘extraordinarily high’ mortality rate in humans
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #BreakingNews #Breaking #WHO

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/18/risk-bird-flu-spreading-humans-enormous-concern-who?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

President Biden expressed his readiness to sign the bills on additional funding for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan

The House must pass the package this week and the Senate should quickly follow," he added.

The US president promised to "immediately sign" the bills to "send a message to the world: We stand with our friends, and we won’t let Iran or Russia succeed."
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia

Dear Reader,

"Did Johnson have a 'Come to Jesus' moment where he put his morality ahead of Trump's need to please Putin? The jury is still out."
- Aure

Speaker Mike Johnson said he will "take personal risk" by pushing ahead with his plans for a House vote on foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as fellow Republican representatives continue to call for him to vacate the chair
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #BreakingNews #Breaking

https://www.newsweek.com/mike-johnson-impassioned-ukraine-speech-defies-maga-1891569