Message-ID: <20220728203006.187A7795@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 20:30:06 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Hoax network OAN is in deep trouble after losing a second
major telecom contract
By Hunter Jul 27, 2022
There was once talk that Fox News was in desperate trouble, in danger
of losing its audience to far-far-right upstart networks willing to
tell much bolder lies to the ever-angry Trumpian base. Donald Trump
himself tried to promote the perpetually dishonest One America News
and Newsmax - and solely because they were willing to suck up to
him and promote thoroughly debunked claims of supposed election fraud
and share his near-bottomless well of made-up "evidence."
Well, bad news and good news: Newsmax is likely going to be a boil on
America's rear end for a while yet, but OAN appears to be on much
shakier ground. The far-right propaganda network lost its major
backer, AT&T's DirectTV, a few months ago. Now Verizon is dropping the
network from its own service, Fios.
https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2022/7/27/2112996/-OAN-now-spiraling-down-the-drain-as-Verizon-joins-AT-T-in-dropping-the-hoax-promoting-network
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Message-ID: <20220728195627.E743B795@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 19:56:27 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: MN: Landline outage in Cook and Orr affecting 911 service
Sheriff's Office - 100 North Fifth Avenue West - Duluth, MN 55802
Phone: (218) 726-2340 www.stlouiscountymn.gov
Ross Litman, Sheriff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: July 14, 2022
Landline outage in Cook and Orr affecting 911 service
The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office has been made aware of a fiber
cut affecting landline phone service in the Cook and Orr areas. Anyone
needing to call 911 from these communities should use a cell
phone. VOIP service also is not affected by this issue.
Century Link is aware of the situation and is working on repairs.
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNSTLOUIS/bulletins/3213cf5
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Message-ID: <20220728013550.0EE50CF1@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 01:35:50 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: EU found evidence employee phones compromised with spyware
-letter
By Raphael Satter
July 27 (Reuters) - The European Union found evidence that smartphones
used by some of its staff were compromised by an Israeli company's spy
software, the bloc's top justice official said in a letter seen by
Reuters.
In a July 25 letter sent to European lawmaker Sophie in 't Veld, EU
Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said iPhone maker Apple had told
him in 2021 that his iPhone had possibly been hacked using Pegasus, a
tool developed and sold to government clients by Israeli surveillance
firm NSO Group.
https://tinyurl.com/mwr88bh
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Message-ID: <20220728014850.497CECF1@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 01:48:50 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com>
Subject: OAN founder claims Verizon declined to air channels for
free, promises network will spread conspiracy theories "for a long time"
Robert Herring blames Verizon's decision to drop OAN on a secret
conspiracy to censor his network, defends ivermectin coverage
BY MEDIA MATTERS STAFF, 07/27/22
PEARSON SHARP (REPORTER): As One America News fights against fake
news, the fake news fights back. On July 30, the telecommunications
giant Verizon decides that it will terminate its contract with One
America News, shutting the door on over 17 years of history
together. Now, apparently, Verizon has been telling their customers
that OAN refused to cooperate and we just wouldn't work with them on a
deal, basically blaming us for not renewing the contract. But that is
a flat-out lie. And here to explain what really happened is the
founder and owner of One America News, Robert Herring.
https://www.mediamatters.org/one-america-news-network/oan-founder-claims-verizon-declined-air-channels-free-promises-network
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***** Moderator's Note *****
I've never met Robert Herring, nor have I ever seen any program from
"One America News." I published this story lede because the story
describes wild accusations against Verizon, and is therefore in the
David_probably_gets_his_arse_kicked_by_Goliath category.
Bill Horne
Moderator
