Drones, snipers, razor wire, sniffer dogs, body armor, bulletproof glass, and 24-hour armed security. This is not a list of protections in place for a visit by the president of the United States nor the contents of a shipment to frontline troops fighting in Ukraine. This is a list of the security measures election officials… Continue reading ‘We’re a Fortress Now’: The Militarization of US Elections Is Here
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Steve Bannon Is Out of Prison and Spreading Lies Online
Steve Bannon got out of federal prison at around 3 am Tuesday. Seven hours later, he was live on his War Room podcast to “flood the zone with shit” exactly one week before the presidential election. Flooding the zone with shit is Bannon’s own oft-quoted description of his media strategy: churning so many lies or… Continue reading Steve Bannon Is Out of Prison and Spreading Lies Online
Election Fraud Conspiracy Theories Are Already Thriving Online
So when voters in Oregon heard earlier this month that the state’s Democratic secretary of state, LaVonne Griffin-Valade, had removed Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, from her website, they believed it was part of a plan to undermine Trump. The narrative was boosted by right-wing influencers and Trump supporters on platforms like X… Continue reading Election Fraud Conspiracy Theories Are Already Thriving Online
Mac Mini (2024): Specs, Release Date, Price, Features
There’s Shark Week, and then there’s Mac Week. It’s a little less exciting, but Apple first announced a new iMac yesterday, and today we’re being treated to a new Mac Mini. Tomorrow, there’s a good chance you can expect a new MacBook Pro, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. The Mac Mini is Apple’s… Continue reading Mac Mini (2024): Specs, Release Date, Price, Features
A Running List of the Tech CEOs Donald Trump Claims Are Calling Him to Suck Up
Trump’s relationship with Apple CEO Tim Cook is one of the most congenial the former president has shared with a Silicon Valley leader. Cook maintained a relationship with Trump during his time in office, often meeting with the president and serving on advisory panels influencing policy decisions that affect Apple’s business, such as tariffs and… Continue reading A Running List of the Tech CEOs Donald Trump Claims Are Calling Him to Suck Up
Donald Trump Vows to Let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ‘Go Wild on Health’ If Elected
At his rally on Sunday at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, former president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said that if elected he would allow wellness conspiracist and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to “go wild on health.” Kennedy, a former Democrat and scion of the famous political family, initially ran as… Continue reading Donald Trump Vows to Let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ‘Go Wild on Health’ If Elected
‘BBL Drizzy’ Was the Beginning of the Future of AI Music
Not all AI tools are the generate-from-scratch types like Google’s MusicFX, Suno, and Udio that independent creators like Hatcher use—there are also ones for extracting stems, for mixing and mastering, and for brainstorming lyrics, all of which are finding user bases amongst hobbyists as well as professional producers. Sam Hollander, a pop hitmaker who has… Continue reading ‘BBL Drizzy’ Was the Beginning of the Future of AI Music
10 Best Mobile Games for iOS and Android
Don’t doomscroll more depressing news, use that phone to lift your mood instead. The best mobile games will bring a little joy to your day, whether you’re killing time on the commute or chilling on the couch. And these games are all addictive slices of gaming pleasure that we have been gorging on for years.… Continue reading 10 Best Mobile Games for iOS and Android
KitchenAid Design Series Evergreen Review: Beautiful and Useful
The ubiquitous KitchenAid stand mixer—domestic icon, home cook must-have, subject of tattoos and even master’s theses—has rarely been controversial. Content to sleep tucked away within cabinets waiting to make cookies or birthday cakes, this century-old staple has garnered little public criticism for anything other than its price. (The standard 5-quart tilt-head Artisan costs $350; stand… Continue reading KitchenAid Design Series Evergreen Review: Beautiful and Useful
Chinese Hackers Target Trump Campaign via Verizon Breach
The Chinese spy operation adds to the growing sense of a melee of foreign digital interference in the election, which has already included Iranian hackers’ attempt to hack and leak emails from the Trump campaign—with limited success—and Russia-linked disinformation efforts across social media. Ahead of the full launch next week of Apple’s AI platform, Apple… Continue reading Chinese Hackers Target Trump Campaign via Verizon Breach