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Pay no attention to the man behind the Twitter handle.

Thats the defense that lawyers floated for the anti-Hillary Clinton Twitter troll Douglas Mackey, who is currently on trial for tricking voters into thinking they could text their ballots in the 2016 presidential election for the former first lady.

The governments key witness, who was identified only by his social media handle Microchip, testified that he observed Mackey posting actively on group chats like War Room and Mad Men about the effort to undermine Clintons presidential bid with whatever dirty tricks could be mustered.

Microchip pleaded guilty to the same charge that Mackey now faces conspiracy against rights in regard to election interference.

Mackeys defense lawyer Andrew Frisch called his clients behavior stposting and insisted that the two internet trolls never worked together.

But Mr. Microchip and Mr. Mackey never had a phone call, a message, Frisch told the jury. The government charged and must prove a conspiracy. Without Mr. Microchip, there is no conspiracy. Without Mr. Microchip, all these people on the internet and in chatrooms are just people on the internet and in chatrooms.

Prosecutors showed realistic tweets that promised Clinton supporters could save time by texting their votes.

Avoid the line. Vote from home. Text Hillary to 59925, one Twitter post read.

Frisch said that the government couldnt produce any witnesses that testified that they were tricked by the ruse, but the U.S. Attorneys office in Brooklyn said that 4,900 people texted to the number.

The defense attorney also accused the government of prosecuting Mackey because of his political leanings.

This case is not about free speech, it is not about political speech, Assistant U.S. Attorney William Gulotta said in a rebuttal.

Theres no speech, he added. You cant use your words to commit fraud You cant use your words to trick people out of their right to vote. Imagine a country where that was legal.

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton headlined an event honoring the role women played in crafting the Good Friday Agreement, a peace agreement that ended a deadly period of conflict in Northern Ireland 25 years ago.

The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) hosted the March 16 conference to highlight the importance of women peacemakers in concluding The Troubles, a 30-year extended conflict between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland that killed nearly 3,000 and injured over 40,000 in the late 1990s. The conference also commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, which ended The Troubles.

Melanne Verveer, former U.S. ambassador for global womens issues and GIWPS executive director, moderated the event, which included discussions with a slate of 14 politicians, experts and activists. Leaders in attendance included Leo Varadkar, the Irish prime minister; Mary Robinson, a former president of Ireland; and Karen Pierce, the British ambassador to the United States.

Hillary Clinton visited Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, as First Lady during the Good Friday negotiations. Clinton and her husband, Bill, who was president at the time of the Good Friday Agreement, broke from presidential tradition by choosing to get involved in the peace talks in Northern Ireland.

Clinton said it is imperative that conflicts like the one in Ireland do not continue to inhibit the future success of affected populations by maintaining long term political stability.

The violence that afflicted Northern Ireland for so many years was an impediment to peoples full potential for them following their own dreams and understanding what was possible, not just for themselves but their families and their society, Clinton said at the event. So first and foremost, we have to continue to prevent violence.

Varadkar said that women are often ignored in the accolades that follow important diplomatic proceedings such as the Good Friday Agreement a dynamic he feels must change.

In truth, women from across the political spectrum were able to contribute to everything that happened, except for photographs at the end, Varadkar said at the event. Womens leadership, vision and inspiration is needed today more so than ever to ensure that Northern Ireland, and all of Ireland, achieves its full potential.

Female leaders played key roles in brokering the Good Friday Agreement, including rallying public support behind a 1998 referendum ratifying the peace accords, as well as bridging the sharp Protestant-Catholic divides that at times defined the conflict.

Robinson, the first female president of Ireland, said leading her country during such a tumultuous time enabled her to take risks in bridging gaps across a divided Irish people. Robinson embarked on a historic visit to Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, in February 1992.

The visit to Northern Ireland that stays with me most was the hardest one, Robinson said. The Irish government didnt want me to go, the British government certainly didnt want me to go. It was really hard, but nobody would say no.

I still remember, vividly, arriving at the Falls Community Center, the children outside with their flags, the sense of excitement of a community that was being recognized at last it was as much as that. It was just incredible, Robinson added.

Pierce said women ensured stability in Northern Ireland throughout The Troubles.

It was women who, throughout the decades of violence in Northern Ireland, kept their families fed, kept them intact, Pierce said. They faced the burdens of poverty, domestic violence, single parenthood, even loss of housing because of the conflict.

Verveer led a discussion panel following remarks from Varadkar and Pierce with Monica McWilliams, a lead negotiator in the Good Friday talks; Michelle ONeill, the First Minister-designate of Northern Ireland; Liz ODonnell, a former Minister of State of Ireland; and Robinson.

McWilliams said the anniversary of the agreement allowed her to reflect on the significance of the progress Ireland has seen over the last two and a half decades.

There are people alive today that would not have been alive had we not made that Good Friday Agreement, McWilliams said.

Verveer then invited four women to participate in a conversation with McWilliams: Avila Kilmurray, a social activist; Patricia OLynn and Emma Little-Pengelly, Northern Ireland legislators; and Emma DeSouza, a writer and activist.

Norms must be challenged for sustainable peace solutions to be effectively implemented in regions that have been impacted by conflict and violence, Clinton said.

We dont want to hear different opinions from people who we have already concluded are outside the pale of our comfort zone. You cannot run a society, let alone make peace for long, if that is your ingoing attitude, Clinton said. So we all have to do some serious soul-searching about how we relate to one another in this much more complicated information environment.

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Ive heard of dancing in the aisles, but poop-your-pantsing in the aisles? This seems to be a recurring problem at performances of Broadways Some Like It Hot. Page Six reports multiple alleged instances of someone making shit sherbet at the Shubert, and no one has a clear story about what, exactly, is going on. On March 14, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton attended a performance of the musical, and, a source tells Page Six, the lights came up for intermission and there were two human turds in the aisle just near the famous political duo. Out of context, this sounds darn near intentional, like a disturbed protester planted the dookie as a political attack. But an eyewitness spoke to the house manager, who said that it was actually the fourth time it had happened. A source close to the show gave yet another account suggesting that this was a one-off medical accident: It was an elderly person and its rather sad, but yes, the house staff worked quickly to help resolve the situation and Act II started as scheduled.

Nobodys perfect!

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U.S. Transportation Secretary PeteButtigiegis scheduled visit Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock on Wednesday as part of a four-state tour highlighting federally-funded safety improvements at airports.

The two-day trip includes stops in Charlotte, Oklahoma City and Dallas-Fort Worth.

Under President Joe Biden's administration, Clinton National Airport has received millions in federal grants, including an $8 million award announced last month that will support construction of a new 70,000-SF utility plant.

In 2021, the airport received $4.9 million tobe invested inrunways, taxiways and safety and sustainability projects.

America has the world's safest and most complex aviation system because of our rigorous standards and the dedicated aviation workforce that ensures millions of people get to their destinations safely every day. But we can never take our safety record for granted as recent close calls have made clear, Buttigieg said in a statement. I look forward to seeing first-hand some of the innovative ways airports are layering in new safety measures, and hearing from the people putting them into action at our nations airports.

The stop in Little Rock is part of Biden's "Investing in America" tour, which will bring the president and other administration officials to more than 20 states in the coming weeks to showcasenew roads and bridges, electric vehicle manufacturing facilities and other projects funded through his economic initiatives.

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LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) - Britain's MI5 intelligence agency has increased the threat level in Northern Ireland from domestic terrorism to "severe" - meaning an attack is highly likely.

The move to return the level to its second highest category follows recent attacks on police offices and comes weeks before political leaders are due to gather in the province to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a peace deal that largely ended three decades of violence.

U.S. President Joe Biden said this month that he had accepted an invitation to visit Northern Ireland in April, and both Bill and Hillary Clinton are due to attend anniversary-related events.

"The public should remain vigilant, but not be alarmed, and continue to report any concerns they have," Chris Heaton-Harris, the British minister for the province, said in a written statement.

The British government said the level had been increased from "substantial" following the recent targeting of police officers, and it was not thought to be linked to the anniversary.

The threat for Northern Ireland had been held at severe since the system was introduced in 2010. It was lowered, for just over a year, in 2022.

Chief Constable Simon Byrne of the Police Service of Northern Ireland said his officers would not be deterred from "delivering a visible, accessible and responsive community focused policing service to keep people safe".

While a 1998 peace deal largely ended three decades of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland, police officers are still sporadically targeted by small splinter groups of mostly nationalist militants opposed to Britain's rule over the region.

An off-duty officer was left seriously injured last month following a gun attack that police said was carried out by the new IRA, a much smaller group than the Irish Republican Army, which disarmed following the Good Friday accord.

Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell was shot a number of times by two gunmen while putting footballs in his car after finishing a coaching session with a youth soccer team.

Some 3,600 people died during the fighting between Irish nationalist militants seeking union with the rest of Ireland, and the British army and pro-British unionist militants wanting to stay in the United Kingdom.

Leaders are due to gather in Belfast in April to celebrate the signing of that peace deal, which was struck on April 10, 1998, and partially brokered by the U.S. government of then-President Bill Clinton.

Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar, Muvija M and Padraic Halpin; writing by Kate Holton, editing by William James and Ed Osmond

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