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Leaked Zuckerberg Audio Reveals Facebook’s Plan to Sue the U.S. Government If Elizabeth Warren Tries to Break Up Big Tech

Mark Zuckerberg is fully prepared to sue the federal government if someone like Democratic Senator and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren tries to break up Facebook into smaller companies, according to audio recordings obtained by the Verge. Warren has made breaking up Big Tech a signature promise of her presidential campaign. The audio recordings, which were…

Jay Inslee’s Long Green Shadow Over the 2020 Race

Washington Governor Jay Inslee may have ridden off into the sunset away from the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, but his influence continues to manifest itself—if you know where to look. The first presidential climate candidate, Inslee released a six-part climate plan that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dubbed the “gold standard” before he dropped out of the…

Why We’re Not Moving Forward With Our Climate Summit

A good story has a beginning, a middle, and an end, and the climate summit Gizmodo has been in the process of planning for months is one of those stories. It began in April with behind the scenes discussions, had a middle in which we announced it in partnership with the New Republic and then…

Why We’re Challenging the 2020 Democrats to a Climate Summit [Updated]

It’s been said before, but it bears repeating: The first round of Democratic presidential debates failed the planet. In a combined 240 minutes of discussion—at an event held in city poised to sink into the ocean—the moderators devoted a combined 15 minutes of airtime to the biggest existential threat humanity faces. We were hardly surprised.…

Trump Comments on Antitrust Investigation of Big Tech Fail to Conceal True Motive of Pure Revenge

President Donald Trump suggested this morning that Attorney General Bill Barr might go after the big tech companies, seeming to confirm rumors that the U.S. Justice Department would soon launch an onslaught against Silicon Valley. The DOJ is reportedly thinking about an antitrust investigation of Google but Trump’s comments today hint that “antitrust” might be…

Elizabeth Warren Backs Radical Climate Action as She Gears Up for 2020

After years of sitting at the margins, a transformative climate action plan known as the Green New Deal has become a focal point in Washington, D.C. thanks to intense pressure from activists and incoming representatives like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Now, just two days into 2019, there are signs radical climate action could become an important issue in the 2020 Democrat…

Facebook Removes 5 Accounts Tied to Shady Disinformation Tactics in Alabama Special Election

Following an investigation by the New York Times that revealed a group of researchers mirrored tactics used by the Russians to oppose Republican candidate Roy Moore in last year’s special election in Alabama, Facebook has reportedly closed the accounts of several individuals involved with the effort. The Washington Post on Saturday identified one booted individual…

Dear Democrats: No One Gives a Shit If You Think the Net Neutrality Petition Is a Waste of Time

There’s a handful of House Democrats wrestling with the idea of signing a document that, it’s safe to say at this point, will have no historical impact whatsoever. If it is remembered at all, it will be remembered as a list of people who failed to overturn one of the most unpopular decisions by the…

Democrats Are Trying to Kneecap Ocasio-Cortez’s Climate Change Committee Before It’s Even a Thing

The biggest impediment to Democrats pushing bigger climate action could be…Democrats? Incoming House majority leader Steny Hoyer told reporters on Wednesday that while there’s a plan to reinstate a select committee on climate change, his expectation is that it would lack subpoena power that the former iteration of the committee had. Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has…

How to Watch the Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford Hearings Today, No Cable Required

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, one of the women who accuses Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, will both testify in front of a Senate committee today. You can watch the livestreams below even if you’re not near a TV. The hearing is scheduled to start at 10:00am ET, 7:00am PT. And depending…

U.S. Lawmakers Call for Investigation Into Use and Abuse of Face Recognition Tech

Less than a week after a damaging report exposed substantial flaws in facial recognition technology marketed to law enforcement by Amazon, five Democratic lawmakers are calling for an investigation into the commercial and government use, and potential abuse, of the technology. In a letter Tuesday, lawmakers raised concerns about the use of facial recognition and…

Democratic Candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Didn’t Even Have a Wikipedia Page on Monday

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old progressive activist, became the Democratic candidate for New York’s 14th congressional district after a primary election yesterday. Ocasio-Cortez defeated 56-year-old Joseph Crowley, a man who served ten terms and was the chair of the House Democratic Caucus. The weird part? Ocasio-Cortez didn’t even have a Wikipedia page on Monday. But she…

Senate Hits 50 Votes in Bid to Save Net Neutrality and/or Make Republicans Look Dumb

Senate Democrats are getting serious about overruling the FCC’s recent decision to kill net neutrality protections. Republican Senator Susan Collins has joined 49 Democrats in the endorsement of a legislative measure that would reverse the FCC’s ruling. Only one more vote is necessary for the measure to pass the Senate. Democrats have seized on the…

The Looming Net Neutrality Fight Is Looking Damn Good for Democrats

The bombastic, high-profile war over net neutrality isn’t over—but the battle is about to move deep into the weeds. In a party-line vote last Thursday, the FCC’s three Republican commissioners voted to repeal and replace the 2015 Open Internet Order, giving broadband carriers the ability to legally block or throttle content and to create “fast…

The DNC Hack Was Much Bigger Than We Thought

The recent hack that targeted Democratic officials and led to the resignation of Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz was much bigger than initially suspected, according to a new report from the New York Times. Sources tell the paper that over 100 officials and groups had their private email accounts breached, and the primary…

Vapes Are Banned At the Democratic Convention, Welcome to Hillary’s America

Are you going to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia this coming week? Well, prepare to have your liberties destroyed. The LIE-berals have banned all vape products from the convention floor. First the Democrats took away all our guns, and now they want to take away all our e-cigarettes. Back in the good old days,…

As the 2016 presidential campaign ramps up, Republicans and Democrats have different wish lists when it comes to the traits they mostwant in a candidate. Military service far and away tops the list for Republicans, while a significant share of Democrats would like to see a woman at the top of the ticket.

Hillary Clinton’s managers started a Twitter account for her, which apparently proves she’s running for president.

Michelle Obama’s speech was blocked by democrat streaming partner YouTube over copyright last night. Oops. [WIRED]

OBAMA HULK SMASH GOP

If Shepard Fairey’s iconic HOPE poster featuring a somewhat cartoony interpretation of Barack Obama could sell like hotcakes during the last presidential election, then this Incredible Hulk/Obama action figure created by Ron English should be even more popular this year. Except that it’s not available for sale, and probably never will be given the copyright…