2016 Election

What the U.S. Should Have Learned From the 2016 Election

Years after revelations regarding Russian interference in 2016 started to come to light, the tiresome odes to “Soviet Russian tradecraft” ought to leave us wondering what’s changed. At this point, the fact that there were multiple Russian-led campaigns to sow disinformation around the 2016 election has become a well-documented fact. All took advantage of social…

Politics Hannah Gais

Leaked Database Shows Trump Campaign Targeted Black Americans for Voter Suppression in 2016

With 36 days to go until the next presidential election, we’re being reminded that there are still a lot of unanswered questions about the 2016 campaign. Questions like how did the Trump team use all that data that was taken from Facebook users without their consent? A new investigation from Channel 4 News reveals that,…

Politics Rhett Jones

Witness Says Assange Was Offered a Pardon to Help Trump, U.S. Lawyers Don’t Argue

On Friday, a lawyer representing Julian Assange in his ongoing UK extradition trial testified that she was present when a former Republican congressman visited the WikiLeaks founder in 2017 to dangle a potential pardon from President Trump in exchange for identifying the source of the leaked documents from the DNC that were distributed by WikiLeaks…

Tech News Rhett Jones

Julian Assange Lawyers to Argue Trump’s New Intel Chief Sought Shady Extradition Deal

Defense lawyers for Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder facing possible extradition to the U.S. from the UK on 18 charges related to his leaks of U.S. military and security secrets, plan to argue they have evidence new acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell abused his power to interfere in the case on behalf of…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay

Bloomberg May Be Taking Hits in the Polls, But He’s Crushing the Social Media Cringe Finals

Former New York City mayor and billionaire oligarch Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign hasn’t had the best week since the Feb. 19 Democratic primary debate in Nevada, where he was more or less mechanically separated into meat byproducts by the rest of the field on everything from his support for stop-and-frisk policing to his namesake firm’s…

Politics Tom McKay

Julian Assange Says Trump Offered Him a Pardon to Deny Russia Hacked Democrats in 2016

Lawyers for beleaguered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange claim that Donald Trump offered him a pardon if he’d claim the 2016 hacks of Democratic Party email systems had nothing to do with Russia, the Guardian reported on Wednesday. Assange is currently detained in the UK after he evaded bail over an unrelated, since-dropped rape investigation in…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay

Iranian Hackers Targeted Trump’s Re-Election Campaign: Report

Government-backed Iranian hackers reportedly attempted to crack President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign website Friday, reminiscent of Russian cyber interference in the 2016 election because I guess we’re just stuck in the Groundhog Day of American politics at this point. Microsoft issued a warning Friday that it detected “significant cyber activity” aimed at a then-unnamed 2020…

Politics Alyse Stanley

DNC Votes 222-137 Against Allowing Candidates to Participate in Climate Debate

Democratic National Committee delegates in San Francisco voted against allowing candidates to participate in a primary debate focused on climate change, per the Mercury News, in a contentious 222-137 vote that comes amid ongoing devastation in the Amazon rainforest and growing evidence that scientists have underestimated the pace at which the world is warming. Top…

Earther Tom McKay

President Trump Jokes With Smiling Vladimir Putin About Meddling in U.S. Elections

President Donald Trump had a good laugh with Russian President Vladimir Putin today at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan. Both leaders hammed it up for the cameras as Trump said to Putin, “Don’t meddle in the election, please. Don’t meddle in the election.” Trump pointed meekly toward Putin while he spoke, clearly making light…

Politics Matt Novak

Russia’s 2016 Twitter Propaganda Machine Was Carefully Built And Wildly Successful, Researchers Find

The Russian disinformation campaign leading up to the 2016 American presidential election was bigger in scope and coordination than reported earlier, according to new analysis from the American cybersecurity company Symantec. Twitter released a data set of reportedly Russian-controlled disinformation actors totaling 3,900 accounts and 10 million tweets in October 2018. Analyzed by Symantec, research…

Tech News Patrick Howell O'Neill

Barr’s Summary of Russian Cyber Interference in the 2016 Election Is Comically Light on Details

On Sunday, Attorney General William Barr released his summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s inquiry into alleged Russian interference to boost Donald Trump in the 2016 elections—a report that states it took “19 lawyers who were assisted by a team of approximately 40 FBI agents, intelligence analysts, forensic accountants, and other professional staff,” 2,800 subpoenas,…

Politics Tom McKay

Trump Is Still Rambling About a Dumb Theory That the DNC Is Hiding an Incriminating Server

On Monday, flanked by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at a press conference in Helsinki, Donald Trump refused to concur with the conclusions of US intelligence agencies that Russia was behind intrusions into computer systems belonging to the Democratic National Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and Hillary Clinton’s campaign during the 2016 elections. Those intelligence…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay

DOJ Indicts 12 Russian Military Officers Accused of 2016 Election Meddling

The U.S. Justice Department on Friday announced new charges against 12 Russian military officers accused of interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election by hacking into computers and stealing confidential documents, which they later allegedly disseminated to the public. The charges were announced at a press conference by U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron

Mark Zuckerberg Fails to Apologize

We found Mark Zuckerberg. The Facebook CEO has come out of hiding after the Cambridge Analytica scandal shaved tens of billions of dollars from his company’s market cap and sent countless users to delete their profiles. After several days of deafening silence, Zuckerberg admitted in a Wednesday afternoon Facebook post that he and Facebook “made…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Mark Zuckerberg Can’t Be Bothered

Facebook held an open meeting at 10am Tuesday morning in Menlo Park. The whole company was invited to gather and ask questions about the recent—and rather furious—scandal around how Cambridge Analytica, a private data company hired by the Trump campaign that acquired and leverage information on over 50 million Facebook users. Facebook general counsel Paul…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Facebook Suspends Cambridge Analytica, Data Firm That Worked on Donald Trump’s Campaign [Updated]

Facebook has booted Cambridge Analytica, a data firm once hired by President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, and its UK-based parent company SCL Group after it allegedly received user data improperly downloaded and shared by a University of Cambridge professor. Per the New York Times, Cambridge Analytica was formed years ago as an effective “shell” for…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay

Facebook Users Cry ‘Censorship’ After Being Told Which Russian Troll Pages They Liked

As the FBI’s investigation into Russian election interference reaches a fever pitch, Facebook rolled out a new News Feed alert Monday night. The bulletin told users who followed pages created by Russian trolls that those pages have been removed. And some of the affected users did not like this. A brief search revealed that numerous…

Social Media Adam Clark Estes

Report: FBI Failed to Warn U.S. Officials Targeted by Russia’s Fancy Bear Hackers

As Russian hackers affiliated with the Fancy Bear cyber-spying unit were attempting to break into the Gmail accounts of “scores of U.S. officials” in recent years, the FBI failed to notify almost any of them that they were being targeted, the Associated Press reported on Sunday. Per the AP, in interviews with 80 Fancy Bear…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay

YouTube Stars Who Met With Feds to ‘Grow’ Trump-Themed Business Were Paid by Trump Campaign

A pair of familiar faces from the 2016 campaign trail randomly popped up on the US Commerce Department’s Twitter account Monday afternoon. But by Tuesday morning they were gone. YouTube stars Lynnette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson—better known as “Diamond” and “Silk,” respectively—were invited to the Commerce Department’s headquarters this week, apparently to discuss ways in…

Tech News Dell Cameron

Russia Retaliates Against US For Hacking Sanctions, Orders Removal of 755 Diplomatic Staff [Updated]

Russian President Vladimir Putin retaliated against new US sanctions legislation widely expected to be signed by President Donald Trump, announcing on Sunday he would expel or have the US otherwise cut 755 US diplomatic staff. The sanctions in question were designed to punish Russia following US intelligence agencies’ universal conclusion Russian operatives interfered in the…

Tech News Tom McKay

2016 Election

What the U.S. Should Have Learned From the 2016 Election

Leaked Database Shows Trump Campaign Targeted Black Americans for Voter Suppression in 2016

Witness Says Assange Was Offered a Pardon to Help Trump, U.S. Lawyers Don’t Argue

Julian Assange Lawyers to Argue Trump’s New Intel Chief Sought Shady Extradition Deal

Bloomberg May Be Taking Hits in the Polls, But He’s Crushing the Social Media Cringe Finals

Julian Assange Says Trump Offered Him a Pardon to Deny Russia Hacked Democrats in 2016

Iranian Hackers Targeted Trump’s Re-Election Campaign: Report

DNC Votes 222-137 Against Allowing Candidates to Participate in Climate Debate

President Trump Jokes With Smiling Vladimir Putin About Meddling in U.S. Elections

Russia’s 2016 Twitter Propaganda Machine Was Carefully Built And Wildly Successful, Researchers Find

Barr’s Summary of Russian Cyber Interference in the 2016 Election Is Comically Light on Details

Trump Is Still Rambling About a Dumb Theory That the DNC Is Hiding an Incriminating Server

DOJ Indicts 12 Russian Military Officers Accused of 2016 Election Meddling

Mark Zuckerberg Fails to Apologize

Mark Zuckerberg Can’t Be Bothered

Facebook Suspends Cambridge Analytica, Data Firm That Worked on Donald Trump’s Campaign [Updated]

Facebook Users Cry ‘Censorship’ After Being Told Which Russian Troll Pages They Liked

Report: FBI Failed to Warn U.S. Officials Targeted by Russia’s Fancy Bear Hackers

YouTube Stars Who Met With Feds to ‘Grow’ Trump-Themed Business Were Paid by Trump Campaign

Russia Retaliates Against US For Hacking Sanctions, Orders Removal of 755 Diplomatic Staff [Updated]

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

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2016 Election

What the U.S. Should Have Learned From the 2016 Election

Leaked Database Shows Trump Campaign Targeted Black Americans for Voter Suppression in 2016

Witness Says Assange Was Offered a Pardon to Help Trump, U.S. Lawyers Don’t Argue

Julian Assange Lawyers to Argue Trump’s New Intel Chief Sought Shady Extradition Deal

Bloomberg May Be Taking Hits in the Polls, But He’s Crushing the Social Media Cringe Finals

Julian Assange Says Trump Offered Him a Pardon to Deny Russia Hacked Democrats in 2016

Iranian Hackers Targeted Trump’s Re-Election Campaign: Report

DNC Votes 222-137 Against Allowing Candidates to Participate in Climate Debate

President Trump Jokes With Smiling Vladimir Putin About Meddling in U.S. Elections

Russia’s 2016 Twitter Propaganda Machine Was Carefully Built And Wildly Successful, Researchers Find

Barr’s Summary of Russian Cyber Interference in the 2016 Election Is Comically Light on Details

Trump Is Still Rambling About a Dumb Theory That the DNC Is Hiding an Incriminating Server

DOJ Indicts 12 Russian Military Officers Accused of 2016 Election Meddling

Mark Zuckerberg Fails to Apologize

Mark Zuckerberg Can’t Be Bothered

Facebook Suspends Cambridge Analytica, Data Firm That Worked on Donald Trump’s Campaign [Updated]

Facebook Users Cry ‘Censorship’ After Being Told Which Russian Troll Pages They Liked

Report: FBI Failed to Warn U.S. Officials Targeted by Russia’s Fancy Bear Hackers

YouTube Stars Who Met With Feds to ‘Grow’ Trump-Themed Business Were Paid by Trump Campaign

Russia Retaliates Against US For Hacking Sanctions, Orders Removal of 755 Diplomatic Staff [Updated]

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor *And* an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Let us help find what you are looking for...

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!