Wikileaks dumped a large amount of classified CIA documents this week. Thousands of pages detailed how the CIA’s software and techniques gather information, including how they hack into smartphones, computers, and internet-connected TVs. Wikileaks said the release was just the first installment of a larger collection. Many apps were named specifically with details about how … Read more
President Donald Trump today continued his battle against American media. “They shouldn’t be allowed to use sources unless they use somebody’s name,” said Trump at CPAC, and several mainstream news organizations, including the New York Times, the LA Times, and CNN, were banned from a press briefing Friday. Trump advisor Steve Bannon yesterday also spoke aggressively … Read more
Garden Grove Senator Janet Nguyen (R) was removed from the floor by the Senate sergeant-at-arms during her criticism of lawmaker Sen. Tom Hayden, who passed away Oct. 23, 2016 and was given a tribute ceremony two days before. Hayden is famous for having traveled to North Vietnam with then-wife Jane Fonda in 1974. He was … Read more
When you livestream something and news organizations cover your story, using the images you uploaded in their report, is it copyright infringement? It is not, according to a recent ruling against a man who in 2016 livestreamed the birth of his child to Facebook (note: he did not intend for the livestream to be public, … Read more
In the wake of Trump’s firing of the former FBI director for what Trump called “not doing a good job,” conflicting public messages have come out in favor of and against James Comey. Testimony by acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe (who was until 3 days ago deputy director) in front of Senate Intelligence Committee members … Read more
A temporary funding bill was approved by the House and Senate. Read more
Email and texts will no longer be collected just for mentioning a target of the agency, according to the NSA; only communications sent to and from a target will be collected Read more
The secretary of state warned the UN Security Council that failure to act now on North Korea may bring “catastrophic consequences.” He called for “painful new sanctions” to pressure North Korea to give up it’s nuclear and missile programs. North Korea tested another missile day of the meeting. Reportedly, the test likely failed. Read more
The new president has so far racked up a travel bill of $20m. The rate, accumulated over Trump’s first 100 days, if continued would cost $294 million after 4 years, or over half a billion after 8. One of the top destinations for the president is his private Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, which he calls … Read more
Military Times reports that a U.S. defense official, speaking to them on the condition of anonymity, confirmed the plans. 3,000 to 5,000 are also figures previously reported by Reuters news agency and The Washington Post. 13,000 troop is the total number of combined U.S. and allied personnel NATO is looking at deploying, according to a … Read more
1946 – Donald John Trump was born on June 14 in Queens to New York City real estate developer and builder Fred Trump and his wife Mary, the fourth of five siblings. 1959 – Sent to New York Military Academy because he needed discipline he wasn’t getting at regular school. Trump did well there socially, … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump has made a statement of his assesment of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who died yesterday at age 90 in Havana. Trump initially tweeted a short statement with a much-noted exclamation point, then followed up with a lengthier statement, which read: “Today, the world marks the passing of a brutal dictator who oppressed … Read more