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The kingmaker got what he wanted; the king did not

From the Global War on Terror to Donald Trump’s Second Term

UnitedHealthcare, the health insurer whose CEO was murdered earlier this month, has spent decades fighting and winning political battles to maintain the for-profit health system status quo and kill any attempts to reform it.

Through its oversight and investigations, the Select Subcommittee found numerous instances of the federal government being weaponized against the American people. For example, the Select Subcommittee: :

• Highlighted censorship by Big Tech that led to Mark Zuckerberg admitting Facebook was pressured by the Biden-Harris White House to censor Americans.
• Empowered whistleblowers to come forward and have their voices heard despite retaliation by the Department of Justice and the FBI.
• Protected the First Amendment, leading to the dissolution of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) and other organizations that worked to censor Americans' speech.
• Revealed the weaponization of federal law enforcement against the American people, leading to important policy changes from the Department of Justice and IRS.
• Uncovered evidence that the Biden campaign coordinated with 51 former intelligence officials to interfere in the American electoral system weeks before the 2020 presidential election by signing the statement calling Hunter Biden's laptop disinformation.

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Between January and October 2024, the service monitored 2.47 million posts. From these, around 12,000 posts and comments were verified as abusive (i.e., regarded as breaking social media platform community guidelines) and referred to social media platforms for removal of the abuse, or, in serious cases, the entire account. Key trends, insights and action include:

• Abuse from 15 accounts was regarded as having breached criminal thresholds and was passed to the relevant national law enforcement for action
• A small number of accounts were the source of prolific abuse. 52 accounts sent 10 or more abusive posts/comments, 26 of which have now been suspended following referral by Threat Matrix with the remaining cases under platform review.
• ‘Angry gamblers’ are a significant motivation of abuse, accounting for 48% of all abuse in the period under review.
• Sexist remarks and sexually explicit or inappropriate content were the most common categories of abuse.
• 5 scams, in which player accounts were cloned, were detected, and reported to local authorities
• Increased volumes of abusive content, which correlate with heightened visibility and interest in tennis, were noted during periods in which Grand Slams were held.