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MakeUseOf: “eBay is a great idea, and many people have good experiences using the site. However, there are lots of eBay scammers that you need to watch out for while using it. Whether you buy or sell on the site, you should know about major eBay scams so you can keep yourself safe. Here are …
“Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) demanded answers from Facebook, Twitter, and Google today as part of their ongoing investigation …
Gizmodo – Shoshana Wodinsky: “Folks, I’m gonna be honest with you. Over my (short) tenure covering digital privacy, I’ve seen my fair share of deeply shitty tech companies pulling deeply shitty stunts in attempts to profit off our personal data. Facebook is one of the names that comes up most frequently here, and that’s partially …
“The American Bar Association Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice will celebrate Black History Month with a webinar series for various days in February, The Challenges that African Americans Face in the 21st Century, begins Wednesday, Feb. 3 and will run on Feb. 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 23, 25 and 26. The series …
BBC News: “Bookbarn International sells and lends books in bulk that have featured in programmes such as His Dark Materials. Company CEO Nick Bates said people were buying from him to enhance the background of their Zoom calls. The Bristol-based firm said demand from home workers had risen from a handful of enquiries to ten …
The New York Times [paywall] – “This map has detailed data from 1,788 of 3,143 counties in 40 states, representing 62% of all votes cast. It was last updated on Feb. 2, 2021.” Search an address, city or zip code. Includes 2020 results and changes from 2016 election.
Impeachment Managers File Trial Brief, Explain Senate’s Obligation to Hear Case Against Donald Trump February 2, 2021 – Press Release – “The brief lays out the case for the conviction of former President Trump for “incitement of insurrection against the Republic he swore to protect. “Today, the House Impeachment Managers filed their Trial Memorandum of …
“As many have noted, the January 6th storming of the U.S. Capitol by a violent right-wing mob was the first successful seizure of the structure since it was taken by the British in 1814. However, it was not the first time that domestic extremists had targeted the capitol building. In 1954, armed Puerto Rican nationalists …
Gould, Jonathan, Codifying Constitutional Norms (January 19, 2021). Georgetown Law Journal, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3769465 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3769465 “Ours is an era of fraying constitutional norms. Norms that long governed the conduct of elected officials have been violated by the White House, in Congress, and in the states. In the face of threats to constitutional …
Google Blog: “When you search for information on Google, you probably often come across results from sources that you’re familiar with: major retailer websites, national news sites and more. But there’s also a ton of great information on and services available from sites that you may not have come across before. And while you can …
Fast Company: “Many Republicans routinely complain that the big social networks systematically suppress right-wing viewpoints, but they’ve produced little real evidence of it. A new study from New York University finds that there is no evidence of it, and in fact finds the opposite—that social media has spread right-wing viewpoints to wider audiences than ever …
Politico: “Former President Donald Trump has blamed the election results on unfounded claims of fraud and malfeasance. But at the top levels of his campaign, a detailed autopsy report that circulated among his political aides paints a far different — and more critical — portrait of what led to his defeat. The post-mortem, a copy …
