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‘Might as well allow H‑1Bs to make nuclear bombs’: American businessman says letting foreigners work in AI labs is ‘national security’ issue

American businessman and self-described Christian conservative Andrew Torba has criticised allowing H‑1B visa holders and other foreign workers to participate in artificial intelligence research in the United States, calling it a “massive national security issue.”

The Times of India · Jan 28

JD Vance's Venmo Shows Payment For Donuts And A Network Of Highly-Influential Right Wing Individuals

JD Vance's public Venmo reveals his connections with elites, far-right figures, and more. Experts warn of privacy risks and security threats.

International Business Times UK · Jul 19, 2024

How anti-vaccine activists and the far right are trying to build a parallel economy

Due to fears of "cancellation," alternative technology and financial platforms are being built for the so-called freedom economy by figures on the far right, including those with antisemitic beliefs.

WEKU · Apr 1, 2024

Doug Mastriano adviser Jenna Ellis questions Josh Shapiro's faith — 'at best a secular Jew'

PHILADELPHIA — Jenna Ellis, the senior legal adviser to Doug Mastriano's Republican bid for Pennsylvania, serves in that role primarily to stir his deeply conservative base and to agitate controversy on social media.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 22, 2022

Far-right figures champion and celebrate Kanye West’s posts: ‘Like Tiananmen Square’

Many people online have widely condemned the rapper’s messages as being “hurtful” and “deeply dangerous”

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022

Pa. gubernatorial candidate Mastriano mocks opponent Shapiro as ‘little Josh.’ Shapiro’s revenge is a massive bank account

PHILADELPHIA — State Sen. Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor in Pennsylvania, frequently mocks the height of his Democratic opponent, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 27, 2022

Will Bunch: Prophets, 'Pizzagaters' and an Oath Keeper: A field guide to Doug Mastriano World

It’s now September — that time of year when political candidates start changing their colors weeks ahead of the autumn leaves. None more so than Pennsylvania’s Republican gubernatorial nominee, state Sen. Doug Mastriano, who in his right-wing media hits — the Christian nationalist continues to shun mainstream outlets, with the…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 2, 2022

Mastriano touts endorsement from rabbi who promoted Qanon conspiracy, ‘reptilian’ Hitler theory

The headline looked promising for Doug Mastriano’s gubernatorial campaign, and the Republican state senator promptly shared it Thursday morning with his nearly 200,000 followers on Twitter and Facebook.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 1, 2022

Doug Mastriano wore a Confederate Army uniform in an Army War College faculty photo

PHILADELPHIA — State Sen. Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor in Pennsylvania, appeared during his time on the faculty of the Army War College in an official photograph while wearing a Civil War Confederate Army uniform.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 27, 2022

Editorial: Doug Mastriano should have rejected his extremist allies. He didn't, and hasn't

“I reject antisemitism in any form,” Doug Mastriano has said, in response to the controversy over his use of the right-wing social media site Gab as a “consultant” to his campaign. Pennsylvania's GOP gubernatorial nominee later quietly closed his account. We’re glad he rejects antisemitism, but he needs to specifically…

Tribune News Service · Aug 26, 2022