Source: Bloomberg Politics
November 12, 2016
With All Due Respect: Best of the Week (11/12/16)
Bloomberg Politics' Mark Halperin and John Heilemann present some of the biggest moments from the political week that was on "With All Due Respect."
Facebook needs accountability to win back advertisers' trust
The advertising industry let out a collective groan in September when Facebook admitted a "discrepancy" in its reporting that led it to overstate how much time, on average, viewers were watching video. Because the error was huge — numbers were inflated as much as 60-80 percent for two years — and in Facebook's favor, some were quick to ascribe sinister motives. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Black Pastor's Message To Trump Protesters: 'It's Time to Unify, America' [VIDEO]
'Most important thing'
Via: The Daily Caller
Here's How Trump Could Reform The Civil Service And Attract Millennials
Public service unions like the American Federation of Government Employees are sure to hate it
Via: The Daily Caller
Trump's Bannon Hasn't Contacted French Nationalists, Person Says
Senior Donald Trump aide Stephen Bannon hasn't reached out to Marion Marechal-Le Pen, a French anti-immigrant politician, said a person familiar with the Republican president-elect's transition team Marechal-Le Pen, niece of France' National Front leader Marine Le Pen and granddaughter of the party's founder, tweeted Saturday that she had accepted Bannon's invitation "to work together" Person says Bannon, a member of the executive committee of Trump's transition team, hasn't sent invitation to t
Source: Bloomberg Politics
DC Metro Leader Looks To Trump To Make WMATA Great Again
'Gone through what we're going through now'
Via: The Daily Caller
We are on the verge of a consumer M&A avalanche
If you believe in the mantra "innovate or die," you might conclude that the largest consumer and retail brands are terminally ill. Giants like Kraft and Clorox all seem to be too slow and enslaved to shareholders to innovate. At the same time, they may be too large to perish… at least for now. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Tweeter-in-Chief Trump Says He Won't Stop Social Media Activity
Donald Trump credits social media with a key role in his upset victory in the U.S. presidential election and may continue to use it once he takes office, though he plans to be more circumspect.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
More Election Notes
(Steven Hayward) Some miscellany about the election: • Lefty comedian Bill Maher, on his HBO show last night: "The Democrats, to a lot of Americans, have become the boutique party of fake outrage and social engineering, and they're not entirely wrong about that." Maher isn't going to be invited to many college campuses any time soon. Oh, wait. . . • I had this to say here on September 15: All of the
Source: Power LinePower Line
Pollster Eats Bugs On Live TV After Being Wrong About Trump Victory
He had to eat more than his own words
Via: The Daily Caller
Data Ethics — The New Competitive Advantage
We are living in an era defined and shaped by data. Data makes the world go round. It is politics, it is culture, it is everyday life and it is business. Our data-flooded era is one of technological progress, with tides rising at a never seen before pace. Roles, rights and responsibilities are reorganized and new ethical questions posed. Data ethics must and will be a new compass to guide us. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Liberals Will Only Fight Harder To Abolish The Electoral College Under Trump, Says Prof
'The Democrats will go for it and already have'
Via: The Daily Caller
Decision on Trump Chief of Staff 'Imminent,' Adviser Conway Says
The naming of a chief of staff to President-Elect Donald Trump is "imminent" but won't come on Saturday, senior adviser Kellyanne Conway said.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Wesleyan students desecrate 'AmeriKKKa' flag at anti-Trump rally
College protesters desecrated an American flag during an anti-Donald Trump rally Friday at Wesleyan University following on the heels of similar demonstrations on campuses elsewhere this week in the wake of the Republican candidate's presidential election.
Video recorded during the Friday afternoon rally shows one student holding the flag ...
Will Your Energy Bill Get More Or Less Pricey Under Pres. Trump?
'This is wonderful for those that are at the poverty level'
Via: The Daily Caller
Niece of France's National Front Leader Says 'Yes' to Team Trump
Marion Marechal-Le Pen, niece of France's anti-immigration National Front leader Marine Le Pen, says she'll accept an invitation to work with top aide to U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump. "I answer yes to the invitation of Stephen Bannon, CEO of @realDonaldTrump presidential campaign, to work together," Le Pen says on Twitter Marechal-Le Pen, 26, is a French member of parliament, granddaughter of National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen NOTE: Nigel Farage, leader of right-wing UK Independence P
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Early Returns on Trump's Appointments Are Good
(John Hinderaker) Donald Trump has been appointing members of his transition team, appointments that presumably foreshadow the ultimate composition of his administration. So far, I have been impressed by his choices. A case in point is Myron Ebell, who will lead Trump's EPA transition team. The headline says it all: "Trump Picks Top Climate Skeptic to Lead EPA Transition." Donald Trump has selected one of the best-known climate skeptics to lead his
Source: Power LinePower Line
Brexit Leader To Meet With Donald Trump Saturday To Talk Trade
Nigel Farage is offering himself up as a self-appointed British trade emissary.
Via: The Daily Caller
Here's where seed investors are scaling up
Seed investors are, by definition, the first ones to back startups and technologies that go on to become world-changing forces. So when they collectively raise their bets about something — whether it's social media in the early 2000s or autonomous vehicles in the last few years — it's a reasonable indication that thing is poised for explosive growth. With that in mind,… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Officials: 150 US border agents being sent to South Texas
EDINBURG, Texas (AP) - Federal officials say 150 Border Patrol agents will be deployed to South Texas from Arizona, California and elsewhere to help process a spike in immigrants who have been apprehended after illegally entering the U.S.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement Saturday that agents ...
I refuse to review Snapchat Spectacles — but I'm glad to have my hands back
And I honestly don't think these things should be reviewed at all — especially as a gadget. More of a hybrid marketing/consumer research experiment than an actual product launch, Snap, nee Snapchat, Spectacles are one of the coolest, most fun bits of hardware I've used lately and I just scored an NES Classic. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
In minority party, Hassan says she'll stand up to Trump
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan chose to run for U.S. Senate to help protect and advance New Hampshire's work on Medicaid expansion, women's health care and a slew of other issues.
As she heads to Washington in the minority party, it might be a harder fight than ...
Trump Adds Defense Hawk And A-10 Savior Kelly Ayotte To SecDef List
'She's viewed as being in the mainstream of conservative Republican foreign policy'
Via: The Daily Caller
If Mr. Christie goes to Washington, his replacement is ready
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's reversal of fortunes thanks to President-elect Donald Trump's victory could soon leave New Jersey with a new governor.
Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno is in line to succeed the two-term Republican incumbent if he leaves for an administration post in Washington. Christie ...
Hundreds Of Thousands Pressure South Korean President To Quit
Park's approval rating remains at all-time low
Via: The Daily Caller
Trump surveillance fears could lift privacy tech in Europe
The full ramifications of Donald Trump being the next president of the United States of America will not be known for months — perhaps years. Given he's a man of many conflicting words it's near impossible to know which of his pledges and pronouncements he will keep or act upon, likely until his administration is up and running and showing its true colors. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Driving the Midwest
Last September, in the depths of high summer, my wife and I wanted to see the Midwest again. We began in Brooklyn and drove across the Verrazano, a bridge so long and well-engineered that its makers took into consideration the curvature of the Earth when they designed it. This spit us out out onto Staten Island, once New York's ash heap and now a bustling bedroom community surrounded on… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch