The former chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, John Podesta, has joined The Washington Post as a contributing columnist, the paper announced on Thursday.
Podesta, who also served as chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and a counselor to President Barack Obama, has recently written two op-eds for the Post.
The first, published in December, was about the the FBI's investigation into Russian hacking of the Democratic National Committee. The second, published last week, was about President Donald Trump's penchant for dismissing all criticism of himself as "fake news."
The Post says Podesta's columns "will provide commentary and analysis on the intersection of politics and policy, the Trump administration and the future of the Democratic Party."
“No one knows more about how Washington works, how the White House operates, and how policy ideas are translated into reality than John Podesta,” said Editorial Page Editor Fred Hiatt in a statement. “His long experience in Congress, inside two Democratic White Houses and on the front lines of numerous presidential campaigns, will offer readers vital insight into Washington and politics at the start of a new era.”
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Jem777 ago
Lol. Washington Post got 18 million dollar contract from CIA....7th floor. Epitome of Fake News
HashTagFU ago
Came here to say that's the CIA covering their boy. You are spot on.
OhRutherfordBehave ago
600 million and don't forget that Alexa listens to everything you do.
Jem777 ago
Who can forget Alexa.
PM_Me_Your_Clam_Pics ago
Yeah, I would Never put Anything in my house that listens to me/us. Even Samsung has a warning about their TV's.
john_molestda ago
apple phones listen to you.. thats how siri works.. and also have noticed my google search suggestions correlating to what i am listening to like podcasts and such
BackAgain ago
I believe you mean 600 million
The last time Bezos got a huge contract from the CIA guess what came out? The Alexa device. That thing that sits in peoples house listening for your commands. Sketchy as fuck
Jem777 ago
Yes. Lost track of billions & millions for a moment. Who cares right. Just taxpayers working hard. Their money protected in Tax Shelters. No worries
Truthseeker3000 ago
I'd put big money on the fact that "Alexa" listens for certain keywords and records back to CIA or NSA on those conversations. It sounds far fetched but knowing how they operate and their motives it would fit perfectly.
B_dog ago
It's not far-fetched at all. https://theintercept.com/2015/05/05/nsa-speech-recognition-snowden-searchable-text/
There have been hints in the media about voice recognition keyword based surveillance since the late 1990s.
Your newer smart phones have voice recognition software which is very reliable. The IC need only leverage that and vast data processing capabilities (which it has) to conduct surveillance on a hitherto unimaginable scale. George Orwell was an optimist.
madmanpg ago
7th floor got wiped out. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/state-dept-layoffs-under-rex-tillerson-being-carried-out/
hamans_revenge ago
There's more than one 7th floor buddy
Jem777 ago
Not yet completely. Vault7 is coming.
vector3rector ago
Aside from having hired a kings of fake news and the most exposed money launderer in history., They also just hired one of the most highly monitored and researched pedophiles in history too.
They are preparing for one hell of Yiannopoulos moment.
truthvibe ago
I still don't understand what the 600 million dollar CIA contract with Amazon actually buys. Can somebody please enlighten me?
mysecretidentity ago
Probably a data center to compete with nsa or store all their blackmail videos
HolyMoly0 ago
It buys a conflict of interest.
truthvibe ago
snap! good one :)
HolyMoly0 ago
Details on WaPo owner Jeff Bezos' $600 million contract with the CIA
Bill_Murrays_Sandals ago
Jeff Bezos’ $250,000 Investment into Google in 1998 has yielded way over $2 billion dollars too and he is sitting over over $50 billion right now.