El_Grillo
Carefully collated stream of political conflict & terrorism; occasional snark. The opinions expressed are not necessarily my own - so feel free to use them.
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A Restaurant ‘Eighty-Sixed’ Sarah Huckabee Sanders. What Does That Mean?
The Atlantic 619d 4 tweets
Many have claimed to know the origin story of the service industry’s most infamous number. But the real roots of the term have been largely forgotten.
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El_Grillo How did the service industry start "eighty-sixing" people, anyway? explains 98d
The Republican Embrace of QAnon Goes Far Beyond Trump
Maggie Haberman, Matthew Rosenberg - Nytimes.com 158d 23 tweets
As the president all but endorses the internet-driven conspiracy theory, it is shifting from the fringes of the internet to become an offline political movement.
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El_Grillo GOP's transfixion with Fringe - from Tea Party to Freedom Caucus to #Q... 158d
West Point summoned cadets back for Trump’s graduation speech. Now several have the coronavirus.
Mother Jones 238d 3 tweets
"This was anticipated."
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El_Grillo West Point summoned cadets back for Trump’s graduation speech. Now several have the coronavirus. via 238d
One-in-five English people believe COVID is a Jewish conspiracy - survey
The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com 246d 5 tweets
Preliminary data shows many Britons believe Jews created the coronavirus. This is a developing story.
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El_Grillo #JustDucky: One-in-five English people believe COVID is a Jewish conspiracy - survey 246d
Mossad gave Berlin intel on Hezbollah ops on German soil ahead of ban — report
Timesofisrael.com 268d 1 tweets
Unnamed Israeli official tells TV Germans were provided info on warehouses where terror group stashed materials for explosives, as well as money laundering networks
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El_Grillo Mossad gave Berlin intel on Hezbollah ops on German soil ahead of ban — report 268d
Thousands of Americans backed by rightwing donors gear up for protests
Adam Gabbatt - the Guardian 283d 15 tweets
Conservative activists to demand governors lift stay-home orders – and movement has been driven by wealthy conservative groups
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El_Grillo Thousands of Americans backed by rightwing donors gear up for protests 282d
The briefings aren’t working: Trump’s approval rating takes a dip
POLITICO 292d 8 tweets
Views of Trump’s coronavirus response are now breaking down along familiar lines of polarization.
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El_Grillo The briefings aren’t working: Trump’s approval rating takes a dip after brief #DeadVirus bump 292d
Intelligence report warned of coronavirus crisis as early as November: Sources
ABC News 293d 62 tweets
"Analysts concluded it could be a cataclysmic event," a source says.
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El_Grillo Intelligence report warned of coronavirus crisis as early as November: Sources - ABC News - via 293d
Ten dead after German gunman attacks late-night cafés
Thetimes.co.uk 341d 1 tweets
A suspected right-wing extremist gunman killed at least ten people in a series of shootings across a large town near Frankfurt before taking his own life.The German authorities suspect that the
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El_Grillo #HookahLoungeMassacre: A suspected right-wing extremist gunman killed at least ten people in a series of shootings across a large town near Frankfurt before taking his own life. 341d
Trump pardons ex-San Francisco 49ers owner DeBartolo Jr.
AP NEWS 342d 1 tweets
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal who built one of the most successful...
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El_Grillo Trump's on a tear today, commuting sentences and issuing pardons to men accused of fraud and public corruption #BirdsOfAFeather 342d
Use of 3D printed guns in German synagogue shooting must act as warning to security services, experts say
The Independent 472d 2 tweets
‘All you need is a weekend worth of time and $50 for the materials’, Balliet wrote in obscure online post about manufacturing weapons
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El_Grillo German synagogue shooter Used 3D printed guns: "All you need is a weekend worth of time and $50 for the materials", Balliet wrote in obscure online post about manufacturing weapons 472d
Darknet cybercrime servers hosted in former NATO bunker in Germany | DW | 28.09.2019
DW.COM 486d 1 tweets
Police stormed a bunker hosting countless illegal darknet platforms in a quiet German town. The alleged owner of the operation was believed to be living in the underground data center that hosted criminal websites.
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El_Grillo Darknet cybercrime servers hosted in former NATO bunker in Germany 486d
Bankers ‘confirm Warren’s whole worldview’ by saying they’ll donate to Trump to defeat anti-Wall Street Senator in 2020
Rawstory.com 486d 1 tweets
“Wall Street continues to make campaign ads for Elizabeth Warren.” For the second time in three weeks, Sen. Elizabeth Warren embraced Wall Street executives’ fear of her potential presidency after CNBC reported Thursday that several anonymous...
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El_Grillo Bankers ‘confirm Warren’s whole worldview’ by saying they’ll donate to Trump to defeat anti-Wall Street Senator in 2020 486d
The Making of a Russian Spy
The Atlantic 580d 39 tweets
An ethnic Russian serving in Estonia’s military had something to hide. Now he’s in prison as a convicted traitor.
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El_Grillo An ethnic Russian serving in Estonia's military had something to hide. Now he's in prison as a convicted traitor. has the story of the model soldier turned operative for Moscow 579d
C-SPAN caller says global warming is sign of 'the rapture': God is heating Earth to punish 'people left behind'
Raw Story - Raw Story 645d 1 tweets
A C-SPAN caller on Monday said that she is weary about climate change because it is a sign of the Christian End Times. During a C-SPAN’s Earth Day call-in show, a woman named Ellen from Indiana explained why she is “somewhat concerned” about global...
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El_Grillo C-SPAN caller says global warming is sign of ‘the rapture’: God is heating Earth to punish ‘people left behind’ 645d
A Mystery Agent Is Doxing Iran's Hackers and Dumping Their Code
WIRED 648d 4 tweets
Iranian intelligence seems to be getting its own taste of a Shadow Brokers-style leak of secrets.
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El_Grillo A Mystery Agent Is Doxing Iran's Hackers and Dumping Their Code via 648d
Man 'shoots ex-girlfriend and two others in bar before crashing car and shooting householder dead'
The Independent 731d 1 tweets
Twenty-one-year-old later took his own life
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El_Grillo Shooting near Penn State: Man 'shoots ex-girlfriend and two others in bar before crashing car and shooting householder dead'. 21 year old later took own life 731d
Michael Cohen’s Cellphone Was Reportedly Near Prague at Time of Alleged Russia Meeting
Slate Magazine 760d 1 tweets
An Eastern European intelligence agency also reportedly has wiretap evidence of a Russian citizen saying the president's former lawyer was in Prague.
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El_Grillo So Michael Cohen May have never been to Prague, but his cellphone has. 760d
Trump complains that Mueller hasn’t questioned campaign staffers who didn’t collude with Russia
Brad Reed - Raw Story 791d 1 tweets
President Donald Trump on Monday once again attacked special counsel Robert Mueller, whom he accused of not bothering to interview the staffers on his presidential campaign who did not collude with Russian agents. “Will [Mueller] be putting in...
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El_Grillo Trump complains that Mueller hasn’t questioned the campaign staffers who didn’t collude with Russia 791d
Ivanka Trump used personal email for government business – report
David Smith - the Guardian 798d 3 tweets
White House adviser sent hundreds of emails last year, many in violation of federal records rules, the Washington Post reported
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El_Grillo Russia? If you're listening? Ivanka Trump used personal email for government business – report 798d