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Politics tamfitronics Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign has confirmed it was warned by the FBI it had been targeted by a foreign influence campaign, triggering renewed fears over foreign interference in US elections.The disclosure – reported by NBC – came after Donald Trump’s campaign claimed it had been hacked in an email phishing attempt, suspected to have been carried out by Iran.The FBI has confirmed in a statement it is investigating foreign hacking attempts against the campaigns.Harris’s campaign insisted on Tuesday its cybersecurity measures had prevented its systems from being hacked.“We have robust cybersecurity measures in place, and are not aware of any security breaches of our systems resulting from those efforts,” the campaign told NBC.But the confirmation of the FBI’s warning evoked memories of the 2016 campaign, when Russia was widely believed to have hacked...

Politics tamfitronics One meme shows a rack of wine at a supermarket labeled “Interesting Whites.” Another shows a different rack, this time labeled “Exciting Whites.” Yet another shows a menu, including “Light Crisp Dry Whites,” “Light–Medium-Bodied Off-Dry Whites,” and “Rich Whites.” The memes aren’t mocking the after-dinner selections of the suburban middle class, but lightly poking at Kamala Harris’ likely choices as a running mate.Several lists of potential hopefuls have been produced, and one thing is clear: Harris’ VP pick will be white and almost certainly a man.We were here four years ago, when Joe Biden had pledged to select a woman of color as his running mate. But there is one noticeable difference. Biden had “boxed himself into a corner” and was “playing identity politics at its worst.” He was, the sentiment went,trapped by...

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Politics tamfitronics When President Joe Biden announced his departure from the 2024 presidential race and his endorsement of Kamala Harris last week, it didn’t take long for videos of the vice president to start trending on social media.A video of Harris dancing with a group of children resurfaced from years ago. The TikTok, posted by The Daily Mail, reached over 28 million views and was captioned on screen, “Kamala Harris on her way to White House:????Perhaps the most viral Harris video has been the “You think you just fell out of a coconut tree” moment, which originated from Harris’ May 2023 speech about advancing opportunities for Hispanic Americans. The coconut and tree emoji now symbolize Harris’ campaign, expressing a certain goofiness, but also an excitement about Harris as the clear front-runner for the Democratic presidential...