The Daily Populous

On Monday night, a bipartisan coalition of senators approved motions to push forward a package of further aid to countries including Ukraine and Israel.

"Our policy should be focused on how do we bring Vladimir Putin to the table," Johnson said.

Ron Johnson during a Senate Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs hearing at the US Capitol on December 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. »

In a blog post Friday, Instagram, the popular photo and video app owned by Meta, said it will no longer “proactively recommend” political content from accounts that users do not already follow.

By default, going forward Instagram and Threads will not promote political content (unless it’s from accounts users already are following).

Such users flagged for political content also can “stop posting this type of content for a period of time, in order to be eligible to be recommended again,” Instagram said. »

But French authorities think they are ready to be activated aggressively as part of what one official calls a “massive” wave of Russian disinformation.

For France, the detection of this latest Russian destabilisation effort comes after a series of campaigns that it has attributed to Moscow.

As the campaign for the European Parliament elections draws near, France is thought to be a particular target for Moscow. »

“Trump’s supporters ‘consistently shifted their attitudes to more closely match ostensible opinions and the real-life interests of Trump,'" Moss writes.

"A cult can ‘catalyze the formation of shared psychotic disorder’ because it involves a dominant, charismatic leader who dictates the beliefs, actions, and behaviors of followers.".

“Trump warned his supporters, ‘If you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore,’” Moss reminds the court. »