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August 13, 2016
Our Fractured Republic
(Paul Mirengoff) In a recent podcast, Steve talked with Yuval Levin about his brilliant new book, The Fractured Republic: Renewing America's Social Contract in an Age of Individualism. In the interview, Yuval summarized the book's themes and some of its key arguments. The discussion begins at around the 19 minute mark. At 21 minutes, Yuval sets forth his core thesis. At 23 minutes, he begins his critique of contemporary conservatism. I can't
Soros Groups Get Hacked, Hundreds Of Documents Leaked
The latest in a series of leaks
Via: The Daily Caller
Edtech is the next fintech
As the world tries to make sense of economic tremors from the Brexit fallout, upcoming U.S. elections and volatile European financial markets, it's easy to see why investors are becoming less willing to roll the dice and throw money at oversaturated venture markets. This presents a window of opportunity for investors trying to spot, catch and ride the wave of the next… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Author: Dem Bullies Are Using Tactics To 'Scare, Threaten And Harass' Americans Out Of Free Speech [VIDEO]
'Control who gets to speak'
Via: The Daily Caller
Kyrgyz President Says Mini Skirts Make Women Less Likely To Become Terrorists
'They never thought about wearing an explosive belt'
Via: The Daily Caller
How Did Resource-Rich Venezuela Become the World's Most Godforsaken Place?
(John Hinderaker) How bad have things gotten in socialist Venezuela? So bad that Venezuelans feel less secure than Syrians: Venezuelans feel less safe in their home country than civilians living in war-torn Syria, according to a new Gallup poll. Just 14 percent of Venezuelans said they feel safe in the country, compared with 32 percent of Syrian respondents who feel safe, according to the 2016 Global Law and Order Report. "Venezuela has
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Are Green Activists Secretly Hoping Colorado's Anti-Fracking Measures Fail?
'If they don't get on the ballot ... it's better for the environmental movement'
Via: The Daily Caller
The Pokémon Go influence on new tech
Pokémon Go has changed the trajectory of the world on a scale just slightly smaller than Google Search and Facebook — but it will be felt through all industries in the coming years. It looks like a simple game that incorporates a few unique and compelling features. But this game has taken technologies from niche research and gaming communities and thrust them into the world's… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Pelosi Received 'Obscene' Calls After House Cybersecurity Breach
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told fellow Democrats to change their phone numbers and not let family members read their text messages after a cybersecurity breach led to the release of personal information of members of Congress and their staff.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Teen who fled Honduras released after months in federal jail
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - A teen-ager in federal immigration custody since January is back in Durham with his family as he seeks asylum.
A group that advocates for undocumented immigrants announced Saturday that 19-year-old Wildin Acosta was released from Stewart Detention Center in rural Georgia. His mother and members of ...
Kaine Questions Trump's Charity Giving in Salvo Over Tax Returns
Tim Kaine, Democratic nominee for vice president, said Saturday that Donald Trump won't make public his tax returns because they may show the Republican presidential candidate hasn't been the generous charitable giver he claims to be.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Will Trumpism survive a Trump defeat?
(Paul Mirengoff) Jonathan Tobin takes up the question at Commentary. He defines Trumpism as "isolationism, protectionism, and populist blood and soil nativism." Tobin answers his question this way: Though Trumpism without Trump would be a very different and less potent movement, it is a mistake to think even a landslide defeat for the Republicans will guarantee that it can resume its past stance as a supporter of a strong America on the
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Nancy Pelosi, House Democrats leader, says she's been flooded with 'obscene' calls since DCCC hack
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Saturday that she's been slammed with "obscene and sick calls" after a hacker posted Democratic congressional lawmakers' personal contact information online.
The information was apparently stolen in a hack of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which has personal contact and other information for all ...
Gillmor Gang: What Ailes You
The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, Frank Radice, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, August 12, 2016. Why Twitter should call itself the Peacock Network, why many are fleeing Facebook until after the election, why social video is moving into corporate life, and why I'm going to help Trumpty continue his great fall. @stevegillmor, @Scobleizer, @kevinmarks, @fradice… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
House's Pelosi Says DCCC Hired Co. to Conduct Probe of Breach
U.S. House Representative Nancy Pelosi says she personally received "scores of mostly obscene and sick calls, voicemails and text messages." House leader, in e-mail to colleagues Saturday, says House IT system hasn't been compromised Says ongoing threat assessment being done by Capitol Police,
Source: Bloomberg Politics
More Than Missing: Why China's Child Trafficking Problem Isn't Going Away
One child is worth around $50,000
Via: The Daily Caller
Hearing is like seeing for our brains and for machines
There are neural net machine learning approaches that are simply more than "deep." Neural networks are popular for advancing voice technologies and AI, but it's interesting that many of the current approaches were developed for image/video processing. One, convolutional neural networks, makes it easy to see why image-processing neural nets are similar to the way our brains… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Hacker Releases Personal Phone Numbers of House Dems
The personal cell phone numbers of House Democrats was released on the internet on Friday, according to The Hill.
The post Hacker Releases Personal Phone Numbers of House Dems appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
Man pleads guilty after threatening West Virginia officials
ABINGDON, Va. (AP) - A West Virginia man has pleaded guilty to federal charges after threatening to kill a West Virginia mayor and a former federal prosecutor.
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports (http://bit.ly/2bfjYSg ) Kenneth Robert Godsey pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court in Virginia. The newspaper reported Godsey ...
The Onion Omega2 lets you add Linux to your hardware projects
Need a tiny, $5 computer to build a robot that will bring you your slippers, initiate a massage chair session, and pour out your daily dose of bourbon? The Onion Omega2 can do all that and more. This tiny board is Arduino-compatible but also runs Linux natively. This means you can plug it in and get a command line or access the system via a desktop-like web interface. It has Wi-Fi built in and… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Ivanka Trump wanted to walk back Donald Trump's Mexican 'rapists' comments: deposition
Ivanka Trump last year drafted a statement for Donald Trump to walk back his remarks about Mexico sending "rapists" into the United States, the daughter of the Republican presidential nominee revealed in a deposition earlier this summer.
"I had suggested a clarification because I felt that his comments were being ...
Obama Administration Sued For Refusing To Provide Records On Its Amnesty Programs That May Show Coordination With Lobbyists
Will the agency still be able to hold off releasing any information?
Via: The Daily Caller
With All Due Respect: Best of the Week (08/13/16)
Bloomberg Politics' Mark Halperin presents some of the biggest moments from the political week that was on "With All Due Respect."
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Joe Biden says Donald Trump would make America 'less safe'
In a Democratic fundraising email, Vice President Joseph R. Biden is telling supporters that Republican nominee Donald Trump would endanger America if elected president.
"There's no reason to mince words here: no major party nominee in the history of this nation has ever known less or been less prepared to ...
EXCLUSIVE: Dem Official Referred To Hillary As Nominee Before Primaries Even Started
Internal memos leaked
Via: The Daily Caller
The story of Naked Wines
If you're a big fan of wine but still want to run a startup, there may not be that much innovation you can get away with on the product side. Wine, when all is said and done, is still wine. That doesn't mean you can't turn the industry inside out by turning the traditional winery business model on its head — and that's exactly what Naked Wines did. I decided to have… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
How the GOP feeds the PC beast
(Scott Johnson) John Fund reports that congressional Republicans increased the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights with a very generous budget increase last year. Fund takes up the matter in the NR column "How Republicans feed the beast of political correctness." OCR is perhaps the most left-wing office in the federal bureaucracy. Bankrolling it that way Congress did was an egregious error (for which they were rewarded with the transgender guidance).
Source: Power LinePower Line
Small actions make big salmon
KENAI, Alaska (AP) - Thousands of kids who went to school in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will never mistakenly call a sea star a "starfish" again.
When you ask a local fifth-grader about why the familiar sea creature isn't a starfish - after all, that's the name most ...
Trump In Pennsylvania: Only Way I Lose Is 'If Cheating Goes On' [VIDEO]
Calls on voters, police to serve as poll watchers
Via: The Daily Caller
Digital media unioning, one year later
In the last year, writers, editors, producers and other content creators at "digital native" companies have won representation with the Writers Guild of America, East. These innovative, mostly younger professionals want a voice in shaping their work lives, and they recognize that collective bargaining is a vital way to engage in the decisions that affect how they work and how that… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
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