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  • Xeni Jardin
    7:11 am Tue, Apr 9, 2019
    Barr: We'll release the Mueller report in a week but first we gotta color code it and redact the bad stuff

    Trump's handpicked Attorney General Bill Barr says the report prepared by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office will be ready for public release within about a week.

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  • Xeni Jardin
    3:05 pm Mon, Apr 8, 2019
    Amazon shareholders to vote on proposal to stop selling racially biased facial surveillance software to governments

    "BIG DEAL," says the ACLU's Matt Cagle about this story. "Amazon shareholders will vote on whether the Board must reconsider company sales of face surveillance to governments. The SEC rejected… Read the rest of the article: Amazon shareholders to vote on proposal to stop selling racially biased facial surveillance software to governments

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  • Xeni Jardin
    2:51 pm Mon, Apr 8, 2019
    Mar-a-Lago mystery Chinese malware lady to stay in jail for another week

    COURT SKETCH: WILLIAM HENNESSY. Yujing Zhang, the Chinese woman who was arrested for illegally entering the president's Mar-a-Lago resort, appeared in court Monday. Yujing Zhang was arrested in March for… Read the rest of the article: Mar-a-Lago mystery Chinese malware lady to stay in jail for another week

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  • Xeni Jardin
    2:35 pm Mon, Apr 8, 2019
    Gizmodo to be acquired for second time in 4 years

    "Private equity firm Great Hill Partners has agreed to acquire Gizmodo Media Group from Univision, forming a new company led by digital media exec Jim Spanfeller," reports the Wall Street… Read the rest of the article: Gizmodo to be acquired for second time in 4 years

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  • Xeni Jardin
    2:10 pm Mon, Apr 8, 2019
    Trump to armed border agents: "If judges give you trouble, say, 'Sorry, judge, I can't do it.'"

    Trump told border agents to break U.S. law and ignore judicial orders, CNN reported.

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  • Xeni Jardin
    2:00 pm Mon, Apr 8, 2019
    'Privileged,' Utah Jazz star Kyle Korver's powerful essay on race in the NBA and America

    What an incredibly powerful piece of writing from Utah Jazz basketball player Kyle Korver on playing in the NBA, on coming to understand his own racial justice blind spots, and… Read the rest of the article: 'Privileged,' Utah Jazz star Kyle Korver's powerful essay on race in the NBA and America

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  • Xeni Jardin
    5:22 pm Fri, Apr 5, 2019
    Girl on a rollercoaster goes completely bonkers

    "Best part is when she passes out, revives and realizes she's still on the ride."

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  • Xeni Jardin
    4:59 pm Fri, Apr 5, 2019
    Teens 'not damaged by screen time', new Oxford study finds

    Research by Oxford University scientists finds "little evidence of a relationship between screen time and wellbeing in adolescents." Based on data from over 17,000 teenagers, the study "casts doubt on… Read the rest of the article: Teens 'not damaged by screen time', new Oxford study finds

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  • Xeni Jardin
    4:39 pm Fri, Apr 5, 2019
    WATCH: Adult baby diaper Trump balloon flies over Donald's US-Mexico border visit

    The "Baby Trump Balloon" was flown by activists to protest President Trump's proposed border wall, during the President's visit to the US-Mexico border to make the case for more racist policies… Read the rest of the article: WATCH: Adult baby diaper Trump balloon flies over Donald's US-Mexico border visit

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  • Xeni Jardin
    2:15 pm Fri, Apr 5, 2019
    Trump hires new lawyer who says not to hand over tax returns as Democrats demand

    William S. Consovoy, the attorney hired by Trump last Friday, told Treasury it should not turn over Trump's tax returns until it receives a legal opinion from DoJ.

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  • Xeni Jardin
    7:47 pm Thu, Apr 4, 2019
    Waiting For Assange: A Tragicomedy Tweet Thread

    An oddly epic tweet thread by a reporter who stakes out Julian Assange of Wikileaks for promised news, and nothing happens.

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  • Xeni Jardin
    7:23 pm Thu, Apr 4, 2019
    'Yuri's Night' space parties in L.A. Sat April 6th, then DC, Seattle, Colorado, Space Coast April 12-13, 2019

    The annual space party 'Yuri's Night' happens in L.A. on Saturday April 6th, and then in a bunch more cities the following weekend: Washington, DC, Seattle, Colorado Springs, Kennedy Space… Read the rest of the article: 'Yuri's Night' space parties in L.A. Sat April 6th, then DC, Seattle, Colorado, Space Coast April 12-13, 2019

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  • Xeni Jardin
    2:32 pm Wed, Apr 3, 2019
    WATCH: Super satisfying magnet action

    These magnetic balls look fun as heck. Keep them out of the way of small kids and pets, please.

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  • Xeni Jardin
    2:04 pm Wed, Apr 3, 2019
    Megachurch preachers and their expensive sneakers: @preachersnsneakers IG

    The preachersnsneakers Instagram is ???.

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  • Xeni Jardin
    7:47 am Wed, Apr 3, 2019
    House Judiciary votes to authorize subpoena for full Mueller report

    "It should be up to a judge — not the President or his political appointee — to decide whether or not it is appropriate for the committee to review the complete record." — House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler

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  • Xeni Jardin
    7:37 am Wed, Apr 3, 2019
    Malware-packing Chinese lady who hacked her way into Trump's Florida Mar-a-Lago now faces federal charges

    Yujing Zhang hacked her way into Donald Trump's private Florida club Mar-A-Lago with social engineering skills any self-respecting DEFCON or HOPE attendee would recognize.

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  • Xeni Jardin
    7:13 am Wed, Apr 3, 2019
    WATCH: 'Joker' trailer features Joaquin Phoenix as new Batman villain

    This might be the best trailer I have ever seen in my life. Is this teaser trailer for JOKER available as a vape? I want to inhale it nonstop until… Read the rest of the article: WATCH: 'Joker' trailer features Joaquin Phoenix as new Batman villain

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  • Xeni Jardin
    5:47 pm Tue, Apr 2, 2019
    When a dog has a happy dream, you know it.

    Wholesome content to brighten up your internet right here.

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  • Xeni Jardin
    5:33 pm Tue, Apr 2, 2019
    Facebook says this white nationalist video doesn't break its new white nationalism ban. Huh?

    Just as pretty much everyone predicted, one week after Facebook made a big deal of banning white nationalist and white separatist content on its platform…. Facebook now says a viral… Read the rest of the article: Facebook says this white nationalist video doesn't break its new white nationalism ban. Huh?

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  • Xeni Jardin
    5:20 pm Tue, Apr 2, 2019
    Intelligence officials sue to end pre-publication government review of writings

    The action was brought in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Maryland, against DNI Dan Coats, CIA Director Gina Haspel, NSA Director Paul Nakasone, and Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan.

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