Joe Biden‚ always concerned about foreign countries‚ has announced 500 new sanctions on Russia after the death of Alexey Navalny last week in prison. The sanctions target those connected to Navany’s imprisonment‚ as well as the financial sector‚ defense industrial base‚ procurement networks‚ and sanctions evaders across several continents. The Treasury Department said they are […] The post While Our Borders Are Open‚ Biden Levels Sanctions Over Novalny appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The cellular outage that crippled service for AT&;T customers all over the U.S. on Thursday was likely the result of a software update gone wrong‚ the company said.  After speculation that the massive outage could have been caused by a cyberattack or even a sun flare‚ AT&;T released a statement explaining that it believes the outage was caused by “the application and execution of an incorrect process used as we were expanding our network‚ not a cyber attack.”  “We are continuing our assessment of today’s outage to ensure we keep delivering the service that our customers deserve‚” AT&;T added.  Sources familiar with the situation told ABC News that initial findings from the company pointed to a software update glitch and the company was not concerned about any malicious external activity causing the disruption. National Security Advisor John Kirby said on Thursday that the FBI and Department of Homeland Security had been investigating the cause of the outage‚ concerned about a possible cyberattack.  AT&;T’s service issues on Thursday morning prevented at least 70‚000 customers from using the basic functions on their phones‚ with some customers also unable to call 911. The outages mainly impacted people in Houston‚ Atlanta‚ San Antonio‚ Miami‚ Dallas‚ Indianapolis‚ and Louisville‚ leaving them unable to call‚ text‚ or use the internet on their cell phones‚ according to tracking site Downdetector. There were also reports of outages from Verizon and T-Mobile customers‚ but those companies said the reports of service problems came from customers attempting to communicate with people on other networks. Some concerned and frustrated AT&;T customers went to their local stores to find out what was happening. One video posted to X showed an AT&;T employee telling angry customers that the company was experiencing an outage and there was nothing he could do.  One AT&;T customer‚ who waited outside a store in South Florida‚ said he couldn’t do his job since his phone service wasn’t working.  CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “I’m an electrician. Every morning I receive a call to let me know where I’m heading for to work and right now I don’t even know where I’m going‚” said Dave Cash‚ according to WPTV.  AT&;T said on Thursday afternoon that its network had been restored to normal.  “We have restored wireless service to all our affected customers. We sincerely apologize to them. Keeping our customers connected remains our top priority‚ and we are taking steps to ensure our customers do not experience this again in the future‚” the company said.  Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this report. 

Joe Biden‚ who has portrayed himself as the champion of blue-collar workers‚ may be in for a rude surprise: former President Donald Trump has garnered a substantial amount of donations from workers in typically unionized industries. Bloomberg News analyzed Federal Election Commission data from the second half of 2023 and found that Trump is winning the lion’s share of donors who work at companies such as Walmart and Federal Express; he is also collecting substantial donations from workers at airline and shipping companies. Meanwhile‚ Biden’s “campaign lags Trump in contributions from donors with oft-unionized job titles including mechanics and truckers‚” Bloomberg reported. Three key swing states in 2024‚ Michigan‚ Pennsylvania‚ and Wisconsin‚ contain large percentages of union workers in their voting blocs. Biden is clearly worried about Michigan‚ with its large Muslim bloc of voters‚ as he has been sending emissaries to speak to the Muslim population there. He himself has visited a UAW picket line there and various union halls. Despite Biden implementing pro-union policies‚ Bloomberg notes that donors working for General Motors and Ford are roughly split between Trump and Biden. Additionally‚ the powerful Teamsters Union‚ which has supported every Democratic presidential nominee since Al Gore in 2000‚ made its first substantial donation to the Republican Party in the last 20 years‚ giving the Republican National Committee $45‚000. In February 2021‚ one year after Trump left office‚ NBC News opined‚ “There are signs across racial and ethnic demographic groups that Republicans are becoming the party of blue-collar Americans and the change is happening quickly.” NBC News pointed out that in the previous decade‚ the percentage of Republican blue-collar voters increased 12 points while Democrat blue-collar workers declined eight points. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Between 2010 and 2020‚ the percentage of Hispanic blue-collar workers grew 13%‚ while the percentage of black blue-collar workers grew 7%. “Most of the GOP’s blue-collar growth took place during the presidency of Trump‚” NBC News noted. “While working class voters harbor reservations about both political parties‚ they align more with Republicans than with Democrats on most of the matters that concern them‚” William Galston‚ a former Clinton White House aide‚ acknowledged.