Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – December 6, 2024

Greetings from Tyler, It turns out Nigel Farrage, mastermind of Brexit, is good buddies with Donald Trump. Problems that require money to fix are surmountable with Elon Musk on your side. Suddenly everyone is beating a path to Mar-a- Lago. … Read More

Romanian court annuls presidential election citing Russian ‘aggressive hybrid action’

Dec. 6 (UPI) — Romania’s Constitutional Court Friday canceled the presidential run-off election between far-right candidate Calin Georgescu and centrist Elena Lasconi. The court cited a Russian propaganda campaign as the reason. The court said in a statement that its … Read More

EU orders TikTok to preserve Romanian election data amid suspicion of Russian interference

Dec. 5 (UPI) — The European Commission Wednesday issued a retention order to TikTok to preserve data on the Romanian election and for upcoming EU elections amid suspicion of Russian interference in the vote. “We ordered TikTok today to freeze … Read More

France’s National Assembly votes ‘no confidence’ in Prime Minister Michel Barnier

Dec. 4 (UPI) — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier lacks the confidence of France’s National Assembly, which on Wednesday night voted to force his resignation while approving a “no-confidence” motion. A coalition of right- and left-leaning ministers voted 331 to … Read More

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was facing DOJ probe for insider trading when he was killed in targeted NYC shooting

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was one of several senior executives at the company under investigation by the Department of Justice when he was gunned down outside a Manhattan hotel on Wednesday. Thompson — who was killed in what police called … Read More

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