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President Trump’s EPA Says Burning Wood is Carbon Neutral, Like Wind and Solar Energy

The awkwardly named Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared that burning wood is carbon neutral. In the eyes of the Trump regime, burning wood for energy is now just as environmentally friendly as wind and solar power, despite the fact that burning biomass releases greenhouse gases. “Today’s announcement grants America’s foresters much-needed certainty and clarity…

Climate Change Matt Novak Apr 24

Report: Trump Using Personal Cell Phone a Lot More, Just in Case His Calls Weren’t Insecure Enough Already

The number of people in this administration who seem to think they’re much smarter than all those nerds warning them about potential security vulnerabilities boggles the mind. So of course President Donald Trump is increasingly ditching government-approved communications methods to instead use his personal device, CNN reported on Monday. “He uses it a lot more…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay Apr 23

Report: Trump May Seek Wartime Authority to Boost Coal and Nuclear Plants

Donald Trump’s administration is considering invoking sweeping wartime powers to pump up coal and nuclear power plants that are losing out against competitors in the natural gas industry. Per Ars Technica, the White House is considering two ways to boost the coal industry after being thwarted several times at end-runs around the regulatory process. The…

Tech News Tom McKay Apr 21

Democrats Sue Trump Campaign Aides, Alleging Collusion With Russia, WikiLeaks in 2016

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) filed a lawsuit in federal court on Friday alleging the Trump campaign conspired with WikiLeaks and the Russian government to sow chaos during the 2016 election and advantage Trump in the race for the White House. DNC Chair Tom Perez, in a statement published by The Washington Post, called the…

Tech News Dell Cameron Apr 20

James Comey Scheduled to Speak at Amazon Employee Event on Monday

Former FBI director James Comey is scheduled to speak at Amazon headquarters in Seattle on Monday. And so far, President Trump hasn’t tweeted about it. That will probably change once Fox News gets the memo. First reported by The Intercept, Comey is scheduled to speak at 10am PT as part of a “fish bowl” event…

Commerce Matt Novak Apr 20

Trump Tower Fire That Killed Tenant Resulted From Power Strips Plugged Into Each Other, FDNY Says

The fire that raged through President Donald Trump’s famous New York skyscraper and headquarters, Trump Tower, and killed residential tenant Todd Brassner on April 7th appears to have been the result of too many power strips, the New York Fire Department said on Monday. According to the FDNY, fire marshals—the agency’s police force handling serious…

Tech News Tom McKay Apr 16

Trump, Clearly Still Obsessed With Amazon, Creates Post Office Task Force

Donald Trump signed an executive order last night seeking a review of the United States Postal Service’s business practices—something other government agencies have already done—in what is widely understood to be part of the president’s continued attacks on Amazon. The review body, as outlined, would be headed by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and will have…

Commerce Avery Ellis Apr 13

That Viral Photo of Our Big Lumpy President Is Actually Photoshopped

Have you seen this photo of President Donald Trump bursting out of his jacket? The US president is a large man, but he’s not quite that lumpy. The photo has been photoshopped. The original photo, which you can see below, was taken by Tom Brenner for the New York Times. It shows President Trump arriving…

Tech News Matt Novak Apr 9

Trump Tower Caught on Fire, With One Death Reported [Updated]

Trump Tower, President Donald Trump’s midtown Manhattan skyscraper, caught on fire on Saturday. It is, as of yet, unclear how or why flames are engulfing the side of the 58-story building. But video posted to Twitter shows New Yorkers gathered to see flame shoot out one end of the tower, which just as quickly drew…

Tech News Tom McKay Apr 7

Poisoned Russian Spy ‘Improving Rapidly’ But His Pets Are Now Dead

Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy living in the UK, is “improving rapidly” after being poisoned by a nerve agent, according to the latest report by his doctors. But Skripal’s pets aren’t quite as lucky. British authorities say that once a vet was able to visit Skripal’s sealed off home, two guinea pigs were found…

Tech News Matt Novak Apr 6

Former Postmaster General Says Trump Is Completely Wrong About Amazon

Patrick Donahoe worked with the United States Postal Service for a total of 39 years until his retirement in February of 2015, serving the final four-and-change years of his career as Postmaster General. He knows the agency inside and out, and—shocker—he told UBS analysts today that Amazon is profitable for the USPS, contrary to the…

Commerce Avery Ellis Apr 5

EPA Chief Scott Pruitt’s Aides Eyed Leasing a Private Jet at a Cost of $100,000 a Month

Environmental Protection Agency chief and climate skeptic Scott Pruitt, who just months ago was widely rumored to be under consideration for a shift to the completely different role of attorney general, has seen his palace intrigue problems mount as more reports of wasteful behavior emerge. Here’s the latest, per the Washington Post. Not only did…

Climate Change Tom McKay Apr 2

Trump’s One-Sided Feud With Amazon Continues to Fester

President Donald Trump’s dumb feud with Amazon—a company he almost certainly hates solely because it’s owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, who also owns the Trump-critical Washington Post—continued on Saturday with another series of incoherent tweets. Trump has long insisted that Amazon doesn’t pay “internet taxes,” which aren’t a thing. He’s also repeatedly claimed it doesn’t…

Commerce Tom McKay Mar 31

Trump’s Claim That Amazon Pays ‘Little or No’ State Taxes Is Utter Nonsense

President Trump’s obsession with Amazon has reportedly cost the US business $53 billion, but right or wrong on any one point, his stance on Amazon’s penchant for dodging federal taxes reeks of hypocrisy, and his latest accusation about failing to pay state taxes simply wrong. The president, who repeatedly promised to release his own tax…

Commerce Dell Cameron Mar 29

Facebook’s Plan To Fight Election Interference Includes Weeding Out Fake Memes and Videos

Facebook has started fact-checking photos and videos, as a part of a larger plan to prevent foreign agents from using the platform to spread propaganda and influence elections. Executives on Thursday explained Facebook’s plans in a blog post and on a conference call with journalists. Some of the plans had already been announced—for instance, verifying…

Social Media Jennings Brown Mar 29

Amazon Lost $53 Billion in One Day Because Trump Has Opinions

With politicians, users, and even its own employees furious with Facebook in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, it’s hard to imagine that a company could be more screwed than the social network. But we live in Trump world now, and his “obsession” with punishing Amazon is causing investors to flee at a cost…

Social Media Rhett Jones Mar 29

UK Authorities Granted Warrant to Search Cambridge Analytica’s Office

British election authorities have reportedly acquired a warrant to search the London offices of Cambridge Analytica. The UK’s Information Commission said on Saturday that it had launched an investigation into Cambridge Analytica following confirmation by Facebook last week that the political consultancy had acquired data on 50 million users without their consent. In a breaking…

Tech News Dell Cameron Mar 23

The CDC’s New Chief Was Accused of Fudging HIV Vaccine Research in the Early 1990s

The track record of Trump appointees tasked with safeguarding the country’s public health has been, in the kindest sense, spotty. So it probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that the latest person tapped to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Robert Redfield, is alleged to have engaged in research misconduct involving an experimental…

Tech News Ed Cara Mar 22

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 Mar 20

One Detail From the Infinity Gauntlet Comic That Probably Won’t Make It Into Avengers: Infinity War

The most recent trailer for Avengers: Infinity War revealed more of Thanos’ plan, and its own connections to the events of one of the comics that inspired the film in the first place, The Infinity Gauntlet. There’s one brief moment in the 1991 comic, however, that likely wouldn’t go down well with a certain President…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Mar 19

President Trump’s EPA Says Burning Wood is Carbon Neutral, Like Wind and Solar Energy

Report: Trump Using Personal Cell Phone a Lot More, Just in Case His Calls Weren’t Insecure Enough Already

Report: Trump May Seek Wartime Authority to Boost Coal and Nuclear Plants

Democrats Sue Trump Campaign Aides, Alleging Collusion With Russia, WikiLeaks in 2016

James Comey Scheduled to Speak at Amazon Employee Event on Monday

Trump Tower Fire That Killed Tenant Resulted From Power Strips Plugged Into Each Other, FDNY Says

Trump, Clearly Still Obsessed With Amazon, Creates Post Office Task Force

That Viral Photo of Our Big Lumpy President Is Actually Photoshopped

Trump Tower Caught on Fire, With One Death Reported [Updated]

Poisoned Russian Spy ‘Improving Rapidly’ But His Pets Are Now Dead

Former Postmaster General Says Trump Is Completely Wrong About Amazon

EPA Chief Scott Pruitt’s Aides Eyed Leasing a Private Jet at a Cost of $100,000 a Month

Trump’s One-Sided Feud With Amazon Continues to Fester

Trump’s Claim That Amazon Pays ‘Little or No’ State Taxes Is Utter Nonsense

Facebook’s Plan To Fight Election Interference Includes Weeding Out Fake Memes and Videos

Amazon Lost $53 Billion in One Day Because Trump Has Opinions

UK Authorities Granted Warrant to Search Cambridge Analytica’s Office

The CDC’s New Chief Was Accused of Fudging HIV Vaccine Research in the Early 1990s

Mark Zuckerberg Can’t Be Bothered

One Detail From the Infinity Gauntlet Comic That Probably Won’t Make It Into Avengers: Infinity War

First Statewide Data Center Ban Passed by Maine Legislature

FCC Exempts Netgear from Foreign-Made Router Ban for Some Reason

Jamie Dornan Is Your New Aragorn in ‘The Hunt for Gollum’

Trump’s Fed Pick Is Knee Deep in Tech and Crypto Investments

The First Trailer for ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Takes Terror Stateside

The Trump Phone Still Looks Like Total Trash

‘Masters of the Universe’ Really, Really Wants to Be the Next ‘Barbie’

Samsung’s Micro RGB TVs Provide So Much Color It May Be Too Much

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

The Soundboks Mix Is Going to Make You the Most Popular Guy at the Park

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

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