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The notorious Twitter troll and alt-right figure Douglass Mackey, aka Ricky Vaughn on Twitter, was arrested Wednesday on federal charges of election interference stemming from allegations of a voter disinformation campaign during the 2016 election.
Mackey is accused of having used Twitter to mislead voters into casting their ballots via text. According to the complaint, 4,900 unique telephone numbers texted their votes to the number that was provided. He was involved in numerous group direct messages, including one with the name War Room, wherein dozens of people shared ideas about how to influence the election, according to federal prosecutors.
Heavy Lifting
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Derecktor Shipyard’s Fort Pierce, Fla., facility continues to take shape. Construction began in November last year, and the yard has taken delivery of a mobile lift that has a 1,500-ton capacity.
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Following a lengthy approval process by various agencies including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the City of Fort Pierce and others, construction began in November of last year at the century-old port.
Manufactured by Italy-based Cimolai Technology, the lift has 32 wheels that are more than 8 feet tall and weigh more than 10,000 pounds each. When assembled, it will be 85 feet high, 75 feet wide, 120 feet long and weigh 738 tons. The lift will be able to haul vessels to 250 feet.