Just when you thought Elon Musk had already made Twitter more fun, it’s about to get a whole lot more thrilling. Former President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to return to the platform. When this happens, it will have tremendous ramifications for the world of American politics. Better buckle in, folks.

Shortly after Musk took over Twitter, he restored Trump’s account, which had been suspended because the left was pretending he was responsible for inciting the J6 riot in 2021. Since then, Trump was largely absent from social media until he created Truth Social, a conservative-leaning platform.

Now, reports suggest that the Orange Man What Is Bad™ might be ready to return to trigger Democrats once again:

It may take a while, but former President Trump has entertained the idea of returning to his happy place on Twitter, where he’s been absent for nearly 2 1/2 years, sources tell Axios.

Why it matters: Trump still has nearly 87 million followers on Twitter, but hasn’t posted there since he was banned after the Jan. 6 riot in 2021. Now a growing number of Trump allies — and some close to his campaign — are expecting him to tweet again.

For more than a year, Trump has been blasting his thoughts to some 5 million followers on Truth Social, where he is majority owner and has a financial incentive to keep the rage flowing.

As the speculation surrounding Trump’s potential return to Twitter grows, the anticipation of his reentry into the social media platform raises questions about the impact he will have on the narrative, the political landscape, and his chances of securing the GOP presidential nomination. With Trump’s ability to dominate the news cycle and Elon Musk now at the helm of Twitter, the stage is set for a highly influential and potentially consequential comeback.

https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/06/28/reports-trump-is-going-to-return-to-twitter-are-we-ready-n768698

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Authorities have arrested eight people, including seven Calgarians, in connection with one of the largest seizures of child pornography in Alberta.

The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) team made the arrests over the past three months.

"Operation ICE Storm 5 prioritized suspects with the largest collections and some of the most graphic content," officials said in a statement.

"To date, nearly one million child sexual exploitation photos and videos have been identified."

Police say the suspects were sharing "vast collections" of the illegal material over peer-to-peer file-sharing networks.

"These investigations demonstrate the pervasiveness of online trading that is taking place across Alberta," said Det. Justin Brooks with ALERT's ICE unit.

"Every day, thousands of child sex abuse images and videos are being viewed, downloaded and shared throughout the province."

More than 35 computers and devices were seized by police during Operation ICE Storm 5, resulting in terabytes – or billions of bytes of data – for forensic technicians to analyze.

The following suspects were arrested and each faces charges of possession of child pornography, accessing child pornography and making child pornography available to others:

Claudio Foglia, 60, of Calgary;

Warren Flemming, 40, of Calgary;

Craig Drumgold, 49, of Calgary;

Tyler Sartison, 54, of Calgary;

Derek Eichele, 59, of Calgary;

Chris Jenkins, 31 of Coalhurst, Alta.;

Thomas Weatherhead, 51, of Calgary; and

Jesse Carlson-Lepage, 35, of Calgary.

Brooks says the suspects targeted in the sting had the largest amount of images in their possession and it depicted the "most graphic content."

"Our investigators deployed a variety of sophisticated techniques in order to facilitate these arrests," he said.

Some of the images and videos seized in the investigation involved victims as young as six months old, Brooks said.

"Every one of those images or videos represents a victim – think about that. All around the world right now, there are children being abused and forced to commit despicable acts."

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/1m-child-exploitation-photos-and-videos-seized-8-albertans-arrested-1.6459628

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