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A bizarre cyberattack involving a vile, AI-generated video of Donald Trump kissing Elon Musk’s feet has rocked the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Now, a whistleblower alleges that a high-ranking union official was behind the hack — all while on taxpayer time.
According to The New York Post, the video, which played on cafeteria TV monitors at HUD headquarters, was reportedly uploaded by an official tied to the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 476. The disturbing clip ended with the phrase: "LONG LIVE THE REAL KING."
The unnamed federal hacker was identified by the government earlier this year as an official with AFGE Local 476, which represents HUD employees, a whistleblower revealed in a letter to Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the report stated.
“Reports of union bosses playing childish games and illegally engaging in partisan political activity while on the taxpayers’ dime are the latest in a string of concerning allegations against HUD employees in recent years,” Ernst was quoted as saying by The Post.
AFGE Local 476 President Dr. Ashaki Robinson swiftly denied the allegation,...
from the i'm-not-angry;-i'm-disappointed dept Results of a recent survey have just been released by the Pew Research Center and its discoveries are a bit surprising and a bit disappointing. After s...