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Keith Chu @keithchu.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

In case there was any doubt left about Jay Clayton's song-and-dance on the 2020 election, he used the same weaselly answer in his written responses - p. 84 www.intelligence.senate.gov/wp-content/u...

QUESTION 187: Who won the 2020 U.S. presidential election?

Answer: Joseph Biden was certified as President by the electors presenting before Congress in January 2021.

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Keith Chu @keithchu.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Trump is trying to kill FISA 702. If he was serious about extending government surveillance he would talk to @wyden.senate.gov and other reformers about how to protect Americans' rights, wouldn't tie it to poison pill voter suppression bills or appoint henchmen to the AG and DNI offices.

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Keith Chu @keithchu.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

when BILL KRISTOL says to oppose FISA 702 renewal, perhaps democrats should listen. www.thebulwark.com/p/bill-pulte...

excerpt from a Bulwark article by Bill Kristol: This means, for example, that one arrangement for handling intercepts involving American citizens under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that might be reasonable for a normal administration may well not be suitable for this one, and should be opposed given that Pulte would be in charge. Along these lines, Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner has reportedly warned Majority Leader John Thune that an extension of Section 702 might fail unless Pulte is removed.

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Keith Chu @keithchu.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Here is the assessment @wyden.senate.gov mentioned just now - last year the IC predicted every single thing that has happened so far, including impacts on the strait of Hormuz that have spiked gas prices

Iran’s conventional and unconventional capabilities will pose a threat to U.S. forces and partners in the region for
the foreseeable future, despite the degradation to its proxies and air defenses during the Gaza conflict. Iran’s large
conventional forces are capable of inflicting substantial damage to an attacker, executing regional strikes,
and disrupting shipping, particularly energy supplies, through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s unconventional
warfare operations and militant partners and proxies, such as Hizballah, have traditionally enabled Tehran
to pursue its interests throughout the region and maintain strategic depth with a modicum of deniability.
However, Iranian officials are grappling with how to slow and eventually reverse their and their proxies’
recent military losses from the Israeli campaign against Iran and its regional allies, including strikes on
Iranian military targets such as air defense systems in April and October 2024. The IC assesses Iran’s
prospects for reconstituting force losses and posing a credible deterrent, particularly to Israeli actions, are
dim in the near-term.

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Keith Chu @keithchu.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

while the trump administration takes away investigators and people responsible for locking up child predators, there's a bill to demand resources go directly to stopping kids from being victimized and arresting and prosecuting people who harm kids dcjournal.com/we-have-the-...

Landmark legislation such as the Invest in Child Safety Act, awaiting reintroduction in Congress, would expand federal and state investigative capacity, strengthen the Internet Crimes Against Children task forces, provide desperately needed digital-forensics resources, and improve coordination across agencies. That is how we must respond to organized exploitation. You can measure success in arrests and convictions, not headlines.

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Keith Chu @keithchu.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Trump giving China want it wants, from cutting edge US computer chips, to bulling the rest of Asia. In exchange, Americans are paying more for a bunch of stuff. WINNING!

NYT headline: From Chips to Security, China is getting much of what it wants from the US
Subhead: For China, President Trump's moves to loosen chip controls, soften US rhetoric and stay silent on tensions with Japan amount to a a rare string of gains.

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Keith Chu @keithchu.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

"Legislation to reopen the government would allow [8 Republican senators] to sue for $500,000 each - www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...

Each violation would be worth at least $500,000 in any legal claim, according to the bill language. The bill would also sharply limit the way the government could resist such a claim, taking away any government claims of qualified or sovereign immunity to fight a lawsuit over the issue.

The Republican senators whose phone records were subpoenaed as part of the investigation were: Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Dan Sullivan of Alaska, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming.

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Keith Chu @keithchu.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

predict this will not age well

NYT Headline: The Economy Seems Healthy. Were the warnings about tariffs overblown?

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Keith Chu @keithchu.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

inflation for us profits for banks growth for china and no tomato great job trump

NYT headline: inflation accelerated in June as trumps tariffs pushed up prices

NYT headlines about tariffs helping china, banks and meaning no more always-in-season tomatos

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Keith Chu @keithchu.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

here are some takeaways in handy chart form

Picture of a chart
Title: Do Wireless Carriers Notify Customers About Government Surveillance?
Category head: Notifies Customers?*

AT&T No
Boost Mobile No
Cape Yes
Charter No
Comcast No
Google Fi Wireless Yes
T-Mobile No
U.S. Mobile Yes
Verizon No

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Keith Chu @keithchu.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

if only there were a way to stop the tariff insanity oh wait there's a bipartisan bill getting a vote today tell your friends

washington post headlines: US economy shrank in first quarter of 2025 as tarifs sapped growth, UPS set to lay off 20,000 workers as it reduces business with amazon, After signaling restraint trump renews criticism of federal reserve.

Bar graf of GDP by quarter, 2025 Q1 is negative

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Keith Chu @keithchu.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Lots of talk about deals but bottom line the huge taxes on stuff people buy are going into effect tomorrow

CNN Headline: Trade Concerns won't be solved overnight, top Trump official says.

Picture of USTR Jameison Greer

Subhead: US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says Trump is still planning for his massive reciprocal tariffs to go into effect tomorrow

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Keith Chu @keithchu.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

is this American dominance butterfly meme etc

WSJ headline: US Stocks, Dollar Tumble after Trump Tariffs Blitz
Subhead: Dow industrials fall more than 1,000 points; Nasdaq plunges 4%, S&P slides 3%

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Keith Chu @keithchu.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

trump: make America Saudi Arabia

NBC News has requested comment from the White House about concerns over the Trump family’s relations with Riyadh.

But “there has never been a sharp distinction in Saudi Arabia between family business and the state’s business,” said F. Gregory Gause III, a visiting scholar at the Middle East Institute. “In the Trump era, that element is entering American politics.”

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Keith Chu @keithchu.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

sorry i'm spamming but this is a unique situation

CNN graphic: Extreme Fear is driving the US market

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Keith Chu @keithchu.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

personally not my metric but Trump allegedly cares about the stock market?

Headline: STOCK Market News - dow falls after white house tariff comments

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Keith Chu @keithchu.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

AT&T hack was even worse than previously known, according to 404. Now it's on the Trump FCC to shore up our country's woeful phone network security

“It is clearer than ever that AT&T's lax cybersecurity and Trump's ineffective, corrupt FCC pose a serious threat to U.S. national security,” Senator Ron Wyden told 404 Media in a statement. “Instead of throwing the book at AT&T for failing to secure Americans' sensitive data, FCC Chairman Carr is coddling Trump's corporate donors and raising the white flag to hackers. It's time for the public and the U.S. government to stop relying on the insecure voice and text message services provided by phone companies, which are beyond salvaging, and embrace secure, end-to-end encrypted voice, video and text communications.”

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Keith Chu @keithchu.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

You know who warned that a TikTok ban would lead to a Trump crony getting ahold of it?? Yes it was @wyden.senate.gov

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Keith Chu @keithchu.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Merry Christmas, you filthy animals

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Keith Chu @keithchu.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Big story from @wired.com overnight on data brokers selling location information about US military bases overseas. btw @wyden.senate.gov has been warning about this for A WHILE NOW