The Troll’s Lawyer — Backchannel — Medium
Tor Ekeland was a burned-out alcoholic. His first client was hacktivist, Jew-hating weev. Here’s how he beat the Feds. The Troll’s Lawyer — Backchannel — Medium.
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I’d Love To Help My Wife, But I’m Trapped Under Something
Previously, from the same author. When my employer called me into his office and granted me paternity leave on the birth of my first child, I had no idea what I was in for. Most of my male coworkers had already left the office at this point, having impregnated willing strangers in order to take…
Where Young College Graduates Are Choosing to Live – NYTimes.com
When young college graduates decide where to move, they are not just looking at the usual suspects, like New York, Washington and San Francisco. Other cities are increasing their share of these valuable residents at an even higher rate and have reached a high overall percentage, led by Denver, San Diego, Nashville, Salt Lake City…
What Rising Airline Fees Tell Us About the Cable Industry – NYTimes.com
Photo Credit Mikey Burton close shareTools The day when people are no longer forced to pay for dozens of cable channels they never watch seems to be coming nearer. But subscribers may want to be careful what they wish for. On Monday, the Dish Network unveiled a new web streaming service with a handful of…
How Nonemployed Americans Spend Their Weekdays: Men vs. Women – NYTimes.com
Every year, the American Time Use Survey asks thousands of Americans to record a minute-by-minute account of one single day. For many “prime-age” adults, those between the ages of 25 and 54, a significant chunk of time on weekdays is taken up by work. But for the almost 30 million prime-age Americans who don’t work,…
The year of outrage 2014: Everything you were angry about on social media this year.
Following the news in 2014 is a bit like flying a kite in flat country during tornado season. Every so often, a whirlwind of outrage touches down, sowing destruction and chaos before disappearing into the sky. These conditions are hardly new. Over the past decade or so, outrage has become the default mode for politicians,…
Kirby Delauter, Kirby Delauter, Kirby Delauter – The Frederick News-Post : Politics And Government
Knowing Councilman Kirby Delauter as we do, we weren’t surprised that he threatened The Frederick News-Post with a lawsuit because we had, he says — and we’re not making this up — been putting Kirby Delauter’s name in the paper without Kirby Delauter’s authorization. Attorneys would be called, Kirby Delauter said. In fact, we spent…
Police Now Citing ‘Feelings’ as Reason for Slowdown | Rolling Stone
By Matt Taibbi | January 6, 2015The apparent work stoppage by the New York Police Department is now officially a really confusing story.The latest weekly stats show that whatever they NYPD is up to is still going on in a big way, with parking violations down 92 percent compared to the same week last year,…
Every Internet Conversation With Dudes, Ever — The Archipelago — Medium
This type of dude can’t stand the idea that some woman somewhere doesn’t know his opinions. So here they are. Every Internet Conversation With Dudes, Ever — The Archipelago — Medium.
The Real Story Behind Jeff Bezos’s Fire Phone Debacle And What It Means For Amazon’s Future | Fast Company | Business + Innovation
“What the hell happened?” It is a cold day in early December in Midtown Manhattan, and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has barely taken his seat on stage when his interviewer throws out that brusque query. It’s the question on the lips of every one of the 400 attendees of this tech conference, but it’s still…