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We don’t know where CNN keeps finding these wackjobs, but we’re glad they keep putting them on television. Here’s a GOP leader from Kansas named Vicki Sciolaro pushing anchor Brooke Baldwin to a point of no return, with talk of harlots, the “Oral Office,” and dismembered babies, all in an attempt to defend Donald Trump….
If you’ve spent much time with me, you’ve undoubtedly heard me ramble on at length about linked data. And in those conversations, you’ve likely heard me say something to the effect of “linked data is REST”. However, I haven’t really spent much time talking about REST by itself – especially considering the amount of importance…
During Sunday’s debate, Donald Trump once again said he doesn’t know whether Russia is trying to hack the U.S. election, despite Friday’s statement by the U.S. intelligence community pointing the finger at Putin — and despite the fact that Trump was personally briefed on Russia’s role in the hacks by U.S. officials. A senior U.S….
Image courtesy of Douglas Woods Whether it’s become of the breach of their account data, reports that the company built a tool for the U.S. government to monitor users’ e-mail, the pending sale (maybe) to Verizon, or because they’ve simply outgrown the service, a lot of users want to quit using Yahoo for their e-mail….
Donald Trump is a master of the “I am rubber and you are glue” approach to political rhetoric, but at Sunday night’s presidential debate, he tried a novel variant on the strategy. After Anderson Cooper asked him point blank if he used his $916 million reported loss from his 1995 tax return to avoid income…
Samsung pauses production of exploding phone as retailers pull it from the shelves The Samsung Galaxy should be renamed the Samsung Supernova: despite recall and replacement, the company’s smartphones keep burning up in spectacular fashion. The Korean manufacturer has paused production and retailers are pulling it from the shelves, reports the BBC. In a further…
Getty Images By Rafael Bernal – 10/10/16 02:29 PM EDT In a year in which Republican presidential nominee Donald TrumpDonald TrumpGiuliani: Clinton admitted to crimes at debate No end to poverty without reducing wealth inequality Trump again pushing unscientific polls to prove he won debate MORE is proposing a crackdown on immigration, all six of…
“The Birth of a Nation” arrives amid a resurgence in movies about slavery. Credit Illustration by Keith Negley Barrier Status: ‘none’ In the summer of 1831, Nat Turner’s slave insurrection ripped through Southampton County, Virginia, leaving scores of white men, women, and children dead. The rebels were captured and tried in Jerusalem, a few…
close story-meta-footer Video Ken Bone’s Debate Moment Ken Bone, an audience member who asked a question about energy policy at the second presidential debate on Sunday, has become an internet sensation. Publish Date October 10, 2016. Photo by The New York Times. Watch in Times Video » A desperate America seeking distraction from an ugly…
Nate Parker as “Nat Turner” in THE BIRTH OF A NATION. Jahi Chikwendiu/FOX Searchlight movies Difficult ‘Birth’ How the troubling gender politics of Nate Parker’s ‘The Birth of a Nation’ were sidelined by two years of #OscarsSoWhite .share Back in January, Nate Parker was The Savior. Anointed with prizes by both the audience and the…