The Matt Gaetz wing of the GOP and AOC wing of the Dems voted together to require the FBI to first obtain a warrant before spying on Americans. Only in DC is that an extreme position. On civil liberties issues, the populist side of Congress is far closer to ordinary Americans.

Tonight on System Update, live at 7pm ET:

The House, led by Speaker Johnson, renews warrantless spying on Americans.

Then: A new Mid East war seems imminent, dragging in the US.

And: Lee Fang on US-funded NGOs in Kiev that smear US war opponents:

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U.S. foreign aid money is flowing into Ukraine to fund a network of anti-disinfo watchdogs and journalists, who are helping the government demonize opponents, pass censorship laws, and smear pro-peace Americans as Russian agents. New investigation🧵

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The great wealth transfer of billionaire boomers dying over the next few years and passing on their fortunes to out-of-touch Millennial, Gen X & Zoomer kin will have a profound impact on our politics. One committed donor can do a lot of damage.

The donors helping Pamela Price and the judges in SF who refuse to incarcerate people selling fentanyl are virtually all spouses or heirs of mega-fortunes who live in secluded ultra-wealthy enclaves far from the suffering they cause.

One useful thing about buying or renting a home would be something that tells you the nearest grocery store, availability internet speed, drinking water quality (esp. lead, PFAS, etc.) and air quality.

New: In VA-10's Democratic primary, Eileen Filler-Corn secured DMFI PAC's endorsement on Feb. 8, and transferred them $110,000 a day later from her state PAC.

The two sides deny coordination. And while an FEC complaint accuses Filler-Corn of violating a provision of…

Here is Ross Burley (Ross Burley), head of the US State Dept/UK foreign office-funded 'Centre for Information Resilience' calling for YouTube to censor me. This NATO-state funded propagandist also falsely calls Grayzone a 'Russian propaganda outfit.'

U.S. Helps Pro-Ukraine Media Run a Fog Machine of War realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2024/…

U.S. Funds Ukraine Groups Censoring Critics, Smearing Pro-Peace Voices, by Lee Fang open.substack.com/pub/leefang/p/…

In December 2022, Zelensky passed the On Media Law, giving power to a board he controls to ban media without court order, a measure widely condemned by independent journalists. USAID contractors and media provided cover to support the law, calling it vital for EU integration.