A federal judge has given a green light to event contract exchange Kalshi Inc. to let Americans bet as much as $100 million on the outcome of the 2024 congressional elections. read more
The music industry traded tape for hard drives and got a hard-earned lesson.
The presence of hard-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer alongside Donald Trump on the campaign trail in recent days has raised questions, including from some Republicans, about the influence the controversial former congressional candidate may have on him.
Lauren Chen brings people together. When the Russians were on the hunt for American influencers to produce propaganda, they hired a conservative YouTuber to scout for stars, according to the Department of Justice. read more
From Coke to Clorox, ProPublica contacted all 51 companies on the Consumer Brands Association board of directors to ask if they agreed with the group's proposed redefinition of "recyclable" plastic. Most did not respond. None said they disagreed.
Time to post this again...
How to Identify a Malignant Narcissist
www.verywellmind.com
... A malignant narcissist is an abusive person who finds pleasure in lying, manipulating, and using other people in order to get the things that they want.
Narcissism is a personality trait recognized throughout history, but awareness of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) and narcissistic personality in popular culture has grown.1 As a result, people may wonder whether they are dealing with someone who is selfish, thoughtless, or overly power-seeking"or if they are dealing with someone with a true disorder.
This article discusses what it means to be a malignant narcissist and how to spot the signs. It also explores what causes this type of behavior and what you can do to protect yourself from a malignant narcissist. ...
What It Means to Be a Malignant Narcissist ...
Among the different types, people with malignant narcissism are by far the most harmful to others. Social psychologist Erich Fromm, who first coined the term malignant narcissism, called people with this type "the quintessence of evil."1 ...
Signs Someone Is a Malignant Narcissist
Signs and symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder (and the severity of these symptoms) vary. But the following are common characteristics of malignant narcissists:1
- - - Preoccupied with fantasies about beauty, brilliance, success, and power
- - - Unable to handle criticism
- - - Tendency to lash out if they feel slighted
- - - Likely to take advantage of others to get what they want
- - - Overly concerned about their appearance
- - - Expect to be treated as superior and craves this validation, also known as narcissistic supply
- - - Lack of empathy for others
- - - Inflated sense of self and inability to self-regulate
- - - Have no remorse for hurting others and no interest in apologizing unless it benefits them
- - - Have an attitude of deserving the best of everything
- - - Tendency to monopolize conversations and/or mistreat those who they perceive as inferior
- - - Hidden insecurity and a weak sense of self
- - - Tendency to blame others for their own bad behavior
Additional signs of malignant narcissism can include:
- - - Seeing the world in black-and-white terms, including seeing others as either friend or foe
- - - Seeking to win at all costs, leaving a great amount of pain, frustration, and even heartache in their wake
- - - Not caring about the pain they cause others -- or maybe even enjoying it and experiencing it as empowering
- - - Doing what it takes to protect themselves from loss, inconvenience, or failing to get what they want in any situation
...
Note: I am not a medical professional, I have no medical training.
@#31 ... How the hell can trump confuse Haiti and Venezuela? ...
Good question.
Trump Appears Confused About Admitting to 2020 Loss
www.thedailybeast.com
Trump Is Getting More Confused and Incoherent. Will the Media Say So?
newrepublic.com
Trump is either delusional or confused. He's unfit for the White House either way
www.latimes.com
Donald Trump 'Confusing' State He's In At Rally Raises Questions
www.newsweek.com
Yeah.
Confused?
Getting back to the topic of this thread...
RT's work extends beyond propaganda to covert intelligence operations, U.S. warns
www.cbc.ca
... The U.S. warned countries around the world on Friday it believes Russia's destabilization efforts extend far beyond using North Americans for political interference, saying media entities have been "functioning like a de facto arm of Russia's intelligence apparatus." ...
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted two Russians -- both RT employees -- who are accused of illegally funnelling $9.7 million US into a Tennessee content-creation company to spread pro-Russia propaganda.
The indictment didn't name the outlet central to the scheme, but details in the court document match those of Tenet Media, a company founded by Canadian far-right commentator Lauren Chen and her husband, Liam Donovan. ...
@#41
Along those lines...
(likely an OpEd) Karl Rove Targets Attorney General Race in California (2010)
www.huffpost.com
... A shadowy Virginia-based group funded by the oil industry, tobacco companies, and health insurance industry -- and run by Karl Rove -- is trying to sway the outcome of the race for California Attorney General. ...
Yesterday, Ami Bera wrote about Karl Rove protecting Dan Lungren. Today he went statewide. A shadowy Virginia-based group funded by the oil industry, tobacco companies, and health insurance industry -- and run by Karl Rove -- is trying to sway the outcome of the race for California Attorney General. This is an unprecedented move in a down-ballot race, and the money is being used to create cynical commercials for political gain.
Rove's group, the "The Republican State Leadership Committee," has purchased $1.1 million of TV airtime to run vicious ads attacking our campaign. And who exactly is funding this group's attacks? The very polluters, cigarette manufacturers, and insurance industry giants who I will stand up to as Attorney General. ...
@#39 ... Kamala Harris is the same candidate today that she was in 2020 and the same candidate she was in 2016 when she won her US Senate campaign. ...
Yeah.
But she was also on the radar of the GOP way before then ...
National GOP group targets Calif. attorney general candidate Kamala Harris (2010)
laist.com
... A national Republican group has purchased more than one million in TV ads attacking the Democratic Party's nominee for California Attorney General, Kamala Harris. National GOP groups are flush with campaign cash this year, and are able to exert influence in more races than in the past. ...
So, it seems that back in in the ancient year of 2010 the national GOP saw VP Harris as someone they would have to contend with.
Wow.
Update...
US Election Betting Again on Hold as CFTC Seeks to Block Kalshi
www.bnnbloomberg.ca
... Americans seeking to bet on the outcome of the 2024 elections on a federally regulated derivatives exchange have again hit a roadblock.
A federal appeals court issued a freeze on trading on Kalshi Inc.'s political derivatives contracts late Thursday so that it could sort out a US government request to prevent the contracts from continuing to trade. Kalshi, which had only gone live with the election contracts earlier Thursday, suspended trading after the court's ruling.
The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit could rule as soon as Monday on whether to let Kalshi resume trading or whether the contracts will be frozen pending further litigation -- potentially through the November elections. ...
(funny how much more quickly this case seems to move through the courst than the cases involving fmr Pres trump. But I digress.)
@#2 ... The group, which has worked arm in arm with GOP figures like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, ...
Wow.
Whoa...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appoints Moms for Liberty co-founder to state Commission on Ethics (September 2023)
apnews.com
... Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed a co-founder of Moms for Liberty, a "parental rights" group that has sought to take over school boards in multiple states, to the Florida Commission on Ethics on Wednesday.
Tina Descovich was named to the nine-member, Tallahassee-based commission, which investigates alleged breaches of public trust by elected and appointed officials, as well as state employees. ...
@#37 ... I'm just an American who disagrees with you, not a Russian asset. ...
Quite curios that your current alias seems to find the need to bring up that topic.
Hmmmm..