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  1. To a world at a loss as to how to handle Trump, I say this: the only answer may be to wait him out

    As for the supposed constraints of #Congress & #SupremeCourt, they have been all but inert & the world can only watch and wait. Both have been cowed by #Trump

    This year’s #midterm #elections must alter this

    They will almost surely deliver #Democrat majority, leading to #congressional #vetoes on “emergency powers” & possible #impeachment ...

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  2. Williams irked #Republicans for using #stateparty #resources to #promote his #losing #congressional #candidacy in the #5thCongressionalDistrict.

    It also released #antiLGBTQ #messages during his tenure, including one claiming that “#godless #groomers in our #society want to attack what is #decent, #holy, and #righteous” during the month of #June, also known as #PrideMonth. The #state #GOP also posted on #X “Burn all the #prideflags this June.”

  3. #Stanford University spox Dee Mostofi said in a statement that much of the Observatory work was continuing under new leadership….
    
“Stanford remains deeply concerned about efforts, including #lawsuits & #congressional investigations, that chill #freedom of #inquiry & undermine legitimate & much needed #academic #research — both at Stanford & across #academia,” Mostofi added.

    #disinformation #NationalSecurity #ForeignInfluenceCampaigns #propaganda #ElectionIntegrity #CyberSecurity #FarRight

  4. 2 ongoing lawsuits & 2 #congressional inquiries into the Observatory have cost #Stanford millions of dollars in #legal fees. Students & scholars affiliated w/the program say they have been worn down by online #attacks & #harassment, amid the heated #political climate for #misinformation #research, as #legislators threaten to cut #FederalFunding to #universities studying #propaganda.

    #law #disinformation #NationalSecurity #FarRight #extremism #MAGA #ForeignInfluenceCampaigns #propaganda