Psychedelic Warlord

Check the pic of his transgender punk band!

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-politics-beto-orourke/

Members of the group have protected O’Rourke’s secret for decades, reluctant to compromise his political viability. Now, in a series of interviews, CDC members have acknowledged O’Rourke as one of their own. In all, more than a dozen members of the group agreed to be named for the first time in a book about the hacking group by this reporter that is scheduled to be published in June by Public Affairs. O’Rourke was interviewed early in his run for the Senate.
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O’Rourke’s generation of hackers, and the Cult of the Dead Cow in particular, also thought deeply about how to grab media and public attention for a cause or a laugh. Group members, for instance, tossed raw meat from a Las Vegas stage, distributed an essay called “Sex with Satan” and falsely claimed the ability to hack satellites.
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Another t-file from O’Rourke, written when he was 15, is a short and disturbing piece of fiction. “One day, as I was driving home from work, I noticed two children crossing the street. They were happy, happy to be free from their troubles…. This happiness was mine by right. I had earned it in my dreams.

“As I neared the young ones, I put all my weight on my right foot, keeping the accelerator pedal on the floor until I heard the crashing of the two children on the hood, and then the sharp cry of pain from one of the two. I was so fascinated for a moment, that when after I had stopped my vehicle, I just sat in a daze, sweet visions filling my head.”

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"Psychedelic Warlord" is also a song (1975) by Hawkwind, a space prog-rock band.
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/beto-orourke-wrote-poem-asking-a-cow-to-wax-my-ass-and-scrub-my-balls

I need a butt-shine,
Right now
You are holy,
Oh, sacred Cow
I thirst for you,
Provide Milk.

Buff my balls,
Love the Cow,
Good fortune for those that do.
Love me, breathe my feet,
The Cow has risen.

Wax my ass,
Scrub my balls.
The Cow has risen,
Provide Milk.

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From the reuters article linked to in the Wiki entry:

There is no indication that O’Rourke ever engaged in the edgiest sorts of hacking activity, such as breaking into computers or writing code that enabled others to do so. But his membership in the group could explain his approach to politics better than anything on his resume. His background in hacking circles has repeatedly informed his strategy as he explored and subverted established procedures in technology, the media and government.

All the Democratic candidates and the Obama Administration before them and the Democratic party in general have worked for close to a decade to implement national cybersecurity mechanisms (obstructed by Republicans every step of the way, straight through now, blocking bills to beef up funding for election security) to stop national and international hacking/cyber attacks. Between the Republican party and Democratic party, the latter is the party who will try, once again, to implement as many mechanisms as possible to deal with cyber security attacks and cyberware. I for one trust O'Rourke and all the Democratic candidates and Democratic party to do their best to bolster America's cyber security infrastructure (which they've been trying to do....), not Donald "Russia please hack our systems and release Hillary's emails!" Trump.

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