Canada #80

Microsoft's use of Chinese engineers on DOD systems leaves sensitive info vulnerable

by Thomas Stevenson Jul 17, 2025

Microsoft has used engineers in China for the maintenance of US Defense Department computer systems with little oversight from US officials, which may leave some of America's most sensitive information vulnerable to Chinese hackers, according to an investigation done by ProPublica.

According to the outlet, with Microsoft's arrangement that was established over 10 years ago, the set-up has relied on "digital escorts" who have citizenship in the US and have security clearance to oversee the work of Chinese software engineers in an effort to prevent espionage and hacking. However, ProPublica has found that the "digital escorts" lack the skills necessary to police the foreign actors.

“We’re trusting that what they’re doing isn’t malicious, but we really can’t tell,” one of the current escorts told reporters. The "digital escorts" make just over minimum wage for their work. The program has never been made public previously.

Although Microsoft said it has disclosed the details of the program with US officials, government workers have never heard of "digital escorts" being used. The program is so low-profile that the DOD's IT department did not have an easy time finding someone who could speak to the details of the arrangement.

"Literally no one seems to know anything about this, so I don’t know where to go from here,” Deven King, a spokesman for the Defense Information Systems Agency said.

A former executive at the CIA Harry Coker said, “If I were an operative, I would look at that as an avenue for extremely valuable access. We need to be very concerned about that." The former official also wondered if the vulnerability "could be part of an explanation for a lot of the challenges we have faced over the years.”

A chief information officer for the DOD during the Biden administration was concerned about the report from ProPublica: “I probably should have known about this," he said, adding that the situation needs a “thorough review by DISA, Cyber Command and other stakeholders that are involved in this."

Microsoft did not have executives in the company take questions from the outlet but said that the Chinese personnel work in a manner “consistent with US Government requirements and processes.”

One ad that had been posted for an escort position reviewed by ProPublica said that application stated technical skills were “highly preferred” and “nice to have," but that security clearance was the main requirement. Pay started at $18 an hour to monitor the foreign actors.

"People are getting these jobs because they are cleared, not because they’re software engineers,” one escort said.

https://thepostmillennial.com/microsofts-use-of-chinese-engineers-on-dod-systems-leaves-sensitive-info-vulnerable

Canada #80

Garland Favorito and VoterGA Appeal Inexplicable Dismissal of Curling vs. Raffensperger Election Ruling

by Jim Hoft Jul. 17, 2025

The 8-year-long federal lawsuit seeking to ban voting systems in the State of Georgia that store a voter’s intent on a QR code rather than human-verifiable text ended in April.

Judge Amy Totenberg issued her ruling over a year after the trial concluded, determining that “the Court lacks jurisdiction to consider the merits of Plaintiffs’ claims.”

The Gateway Pundit covered this trial from Day 1 in court, witnessing several egregious manipulations of the voting system demonstrated live and on the record in the courtroom.

University of Michigan computer science professor Dr. J. Alex Halderman successfully hacked the Dominion ICX system in court using a BIC pen in one hack and tools you can purchase on Amazon for several other hacks.

The hacks resulted in the ballots printing human-readable text that were inconsistent with the voter's intent. In other words, if you voted for Candidate A, the hack would cause the ballot to print from the ballot marking device showing a vote for Candidate B. The QR code would also record the vote as a vote for Candidate B.

One thing is certainly clear following the decision - How on earth did this case progress for eight years, a 17-day trial, and a 14-month long lull from Judge Totenberg in rendering a decision?

ATLANTA, GA, JULY 10, 2025 – VoterGA co-founder Ricardo Davis yesterday appealed an inexplicable U.S. District Court dismissal of Plaintiffs claims in the case known as Curling v. Raffensperger. The case involves the question of whether or not Georgia’s voting system is constitutionally deficient. Judge Amy Totenberg abruptly ruled on March 31, 2025, that all plaintiffs, including Davis, no longer had standing to pursue their claims.

Federal courts have made numerous rulings in the Plaintiffs’ favor over the life of the case which originated in 2017. Rulings that confirmed the Plaintiffs’ standing include:

Totenberg’s August 15, 2019 Order;

An 11th Circuit Court of Appeals denial on February 7, 2019, of a challenge to all Plaintiffs’ standing;

Totenberg’s 37-page analysis confirming Plaintiffs’ standing in an October 11, 2023 order that initiated a three-week trial in January 2024.

Davis heard about the dismissal the next day and said: “I thought it was an April Fool’s joke”. He added: “But more unprecedented was the way I was prevented before and during trial from presenting my case. The court rejected my original attorney and did not allow me to call any witnesses. Even the Defendants agreed I was entitled to the attorney of my choice.”

The Davis appeal counters Totenberg’s decision that Plaintiffs’ claims were speculative and did not represent a cognizable injury to a legally protected interest with three basic arguments:

The court erred in finding Plaintiffs no longer had standing since they had no change in status over the 7-year life of the case and standing was already determined years earlier;

Davis presented legally cognizable injuries to justify pursuing his claims such as inaccurate election results, system malfunctions and negligence by the Defendants;

The court abused its discretion by denying Davis the attorney of his choice, the ability to call rebuttal witnesses and previously deposed witnesses, to fully question Defendant witnesses and Plaintiffs’ experts and to designate deposition transcripts for the record.

Attorney David Oles, who argued valiantly for Davis, explained: “Ricardo Davis tried for seven years to show evidence of real problems in the Dominion Voting System. He was denied his day in court when that evidence was excluded.” Co-founder Garland Favorito, who attended trial every day as advisor to Davis, added: “It was the most judicially dishonest decision I have ever seen”.

More:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/07/garland-favorito-voterga-appeal-inexplicable-dismissal-curling-vs/

Canada #80

Burn It Down, Build It Back Woke: Newsom to Dump Low-Income Housing in Million-Dollar Pacific Palisades Neighborhood

by Robert Semonsen Jul. 16, 2025

California Governor Gavin Newsom has unveiled a plan to build low-income housing to replace property destroyed by the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.

Newsom’s plan will put low-income housing in the heart of the rolling hills of Pacific Palisades, a highly affluent area of Los Angeles that overlooks the Santa Monica Bay.

The priority is for “geographic proximity to the fire perimeters of the Eaton, Hughes, and Palisades fires,” Newsom explained.

The California Department of Housing and Community Development’s Notice of Funding Availability for the $101 million pool details how funding will be awarded.

Included is $101 million in funding for multifamily low-incoming housing. Such projects must allocate 40% of its units for the homeless, or individuals who have spent at least 15 days in jails, hospitals, prisons, and institutions for mental illness.

Jennifer Seeger, the HCD deputy director of the Division of State Financial Assistance, stated that Newsom’s grants will make “funds more accessible to support the development of safe, fire-resilient multifamily low-income housing that will provide long-term stability, protect vulnerable populations, and contribute to a more equitable and resilient Los Angeles.”

The plan includes scoring preference for projects that are closer to the fire burn radius, have local government funding commitments, and are ready to start construction within 180 days of awarded funds.

It’s also possible to stack funding, contractors could utilize multiple programs within the grant to increase their project’s portion of grant-funded low-income housing units, which Newsom hopes will incentivize a greater supply of low-income housing to completed.

The State also released their MFSN Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) in February 2025 providing $382 million for development of affordable multifamily rental housing, which contractors could also leverage.

Newsom has also cut back some of California’s notorious red-tape on development to expedite construction. He additionally signed an executive order to remove certain permitting barriers for building homes and schools, accelerate permit approval, as well as delaying changes to the state’s building codes.

The debris removal effort was completed earlier this month, setting a record for the fastest disaster clean-up in American history. 16,000 first responders and recovery personnel have participated in the cleanup efforts.

Rare for California projects, this effort was completed ahead of schedule.

Local officials met with Newsom to unveil a blueprint for recovery, with step-by-step plans to accelerate rebuilding. The plan proports to focus on community needs, provide financial support to “cover gaps”, and ensure critical infrastructure is in place, and undergrounding powerlines.

“By prioritizing affordable housing projects that are ready to go, these funds will accelerate household stability, climate and health outcomes in communities,” said Tomiquia Moss, secretary of the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency

In the end, Newsom’s grand scheme isn’t about rebuilding, it’s about reshaping California into a socialist playground, forcing affluent communities to foot the bill for his virtue-signaling experiments.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/07/burn-it-down-build-it-back-woke-newsom/

>>23340828

>What in the hell?

Feeding the fire. The screams from all sides for releasing the Epstein files will grow too loud and then there will be those who will learn the hard way "be careful what you wish for"

>>23340884

You don't have a mind to change but congrats on having a new script

>>23340933

The new hires get paid by the post and think they'll get those student loans for the liberal arts degrees paid off quick

Then their shit goes hasta la bye bye and the teeth gnash as the tears flow

At least weekly doarfags come by to squawk about muh censorship

f they listen carefully, on a quiet night they can hear the sensible chuckles and the "oh, this shit again"

>>23340985

>Got normie friends asking for answers and I got nothing

Consider asking the normie friends why they are not far more interested in the events at the Standard Hotel

>>23341021

Ok, then how about the part where the Unibomber was very much a reclusive dude so what happened at MIT/Harvard to make him anti-social?

Normies and their attachment to the "get Trump" Media when there's other things that would deserve attention

>>23341145

Then why are you here?