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.entry-header /share-comment-etc Ad Bar /Ad Bar I was working the polls on election day, handing people ballots and explaining how to fill them out properly. I made it my mission to come up with interesting uses for the removable tabs and entertain people for the 30 seconds that I had their captive attention. When…
Two years ago, the tech world erupted into one of the ugliest gender-related scandals it has ever seen. Serial entrepreneur and one-time wunderkind who sold a company to for $40 million at the age of 16 and another one for $300 million at the age of 25, Gurbaksh Chahal pled guilty to misdemeanor battery and…
The first time I ever wrote something about Max Levchin, it was in BusinessWeek, and I cited as evidence of his calculating data obsession that he once graphed his girl friends’ bra sizes over time to see how his taste in women was changing. His PayPal mafia friends thought it was a little unfair. Said…
Speaking with the Christian Broadcasting Network, Trump said that it had been “impossible, or at least very tough” for Syrian Christians to enter the United States. “If you were a Muslim you could come in, but if you were a Christian, it was almost impossible and the reason that was so unfair — everybody was…
(Image: ZDNet) Senior Trump administration aides communicating over encrypted messaging apps may be violating federal record-keeping laws. The Wall Street Journal reported that political aides close to the president are using Signal, an end-to-end encrypted messaging app. And it’s not just in the White House. Aides close to the New York governor and the mayor…
Image Credit: Brad Jonas for Pando From The Gender Wars Desk This member-only article was unlocked for you by Doug Henwood. Unlock expires 1 day, 14 hours from now. For unlimited access to all of Pando, become a Pando member for just $10 a month. I first moved to Silicon Valley in 1999. I have seen no…
A bill would eliminate criminal liability for domestic violence in Russia. Elizabeth Keatinge (@ekeatinge) has more. Buzz60 Russian lawmakers vote at the State Duma (lower parliament house) in Moscow, Jan. 27, 2017. The State Duma voted 380-3 to eliminate criminal liability for battery on family members that doesn’t cause bodily harm, making it punishable by…
A statement from President Trump marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day omitted any mention of Jews or anti-Semitism, a departure from recent bipartisan precedent set by previous presidents. The statement calls for remembrance of “victims, survivors, heroes,” but nowhere does it mention the millions of Jewish people killed during the Holocaust, nor does it mention the…
PHILADELPHIA — Republican lawmakers aired sharp concerns about their party’s quick push to repeal the Affordable Care Act at a closed-door meeting Thursday, according to a recording of the session obtained by The Washington Post. The recording reveals a GOP that appears to be filled with doubts about how to make good on a long-standing…
Salon Media, whose sluggish stock had been surging in recent days on reports by The Post that an activist investor planned to buy a controlling stake in the company, is expected to formally reveal as soon as Friday that hedge fund Spear Point Capital is now the controlling shareholder, sources said. A new board of…