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Election Security

'Sloppy' Mobile Voting App Used in Four States Has 'Elementary' Security Flaws

MIT researchers say an attacker could intercept and alter votes, while making voters think their votes have been cast correctly, or trick the votes server into accepting connections from an attacker.
Kim Zetter
2.13.20
News

Distressing Dog Photos Show the Horror of Animal Hoarding

Nearly 50 dogs covered in urine and feces were rescued in Northern Ontario after suffering years of neglect.
Anne Gaviola
2.13.20
Coronavirus

Coronavirus Is Shutting Down So Many Factories That Oil Demand Is Tanking

Workers at factories that make iPhones were reportedly told to get back to work earlier this week, but only 10% of them did.
Alex Lubben
2.13.20
Dating

Deleting Your Social Media Accounts After a Breakup Will Set You Free

It’s sweeping, it’s mysterious, it’s drastic, it’s everything necessary to feed the post-breakup id. It’s also just practical.
Katie Way
2.13.20
election 2020

Remember When Bloomberg Blamed the Financial Crisis on Giving Black People Equal Access to Homes?

In 2008, the man with the money had an interesting interpretation as to why the entire economy fell apart.
Clio Chang
2.13.20
white house

There and Back Again: A Hope Hicks Tale

The so-called “Trump Whisperer” is returning to the White House after a stint at Fox.
Paul Blest
2.13.20
Culture

Michael Bloomberg Ruins Another Thing

They used to be fun. But now memes are now officially a weapon of the state.
Ashwin Rodrigues
2.13.20
Internet

Many Americans Can't Afford Broadband, But the FCC Doesn't Care

The government routinely claims that people who lack broadband simply don’t want it. More often, limited competition and monopoly domination means they simply can’t afford it.
Karl Bode
2.13.20
Health

Instead of Banning Handshakes Because of Coronavirus, Wash Your Damn Hands

For no medical reason at all, business leaders have taken to banishing regular human contact.
Hannah Smothers
2.13.20
Trump

Post-Acquittal Trump Really Is Democrats' Worst Nightmare

“We're going to be strategizing and doing everything possible to protect democracy.”
Matt Laslo
2.13.20
Michael Bloomberg

Mike Bloomberg Is Paying Fuck Jerry Now

Because of course he is.
Paul Blest
2.13.20
phones

This Fucking Guy Ate His Phone on a Flight

A man from Cheshire, England appeared in court this week following a drunken, violent tirade on an easyJet flight last year.
Samantha Cole
2.13.20
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