For years, Trump has used the social media site to spread hate and lies. Until today.Twitter has permanently suspended President Donald Trump, days before the end of his presidency, after he used his account to incite an insurrection on Capitol Hill earlier this week.Trump’s account has been a singular source of power for him and a delivery vehicle for his worst impulses. It has hosted his lies, racism, threats, and calls for violence. He’s spread dangerous and false conspiracy theories, including the birther lie about President Barack Obama. He’s belittled women and stoked hatred for...…For years, Trump has used the social media site to spread hate and lies. Until today.Twitter has permanently suspended President Donald Trump, days before the end of his presidency, after he used his account to incite an insurrection on Capitol Hill earlier this week.Trump’s account has been a singular source of power for him and a delivery vehicle for his worst impulses. It has hosted his lies, racism, threats, and calls for violence. He’s spread dangerous and false conspiracy theories, including the birther lie about President Barack Obama. He’s belittled women and stoked hatred for...WW…

A new AI bot primarily spreading across Russia and Eastern Europe has created fake nude images of more than 680,000 women.Over 680,000 women have no idea their photos were uploaded to a bot on the messaging app Telegram to produce photo-realistic simulated nude images without their knowledge or consent, according to tech researchers.The tool allows people to create a deepfake, a computer-generated image, of a victim from a single photo.Sensity, a visual threat intelligence company headquartered in Amsterdam, , 70% of whom appeared to reside in Russia or Eastern Europe.“This one’s unique...…A new AI bot primarily spreading across Russia and Eastern Europe has created fake nude images of more than 680,000 women.Over 680,000 women have no idea their photos were uploaded to a bot on the messaging app Telegram to produce photo-realistic simulated nude images without their knowledge or consent, according to tech researchers.The tool allows people to create a deepfake, a computer-generated image, of a victim from a single photo.Sensity, a visual threat intelligence company headquartered in Amsterdam, , 70% of whom appeared to reside in Russia or Eastern Europe.“This one’s unique...WW…

Donald Trump's opposition is nothing new. From the founding, the mail has knitted the country together.The president was furious. He feared that his political opponents were using the United States mail to rally opposition in the South in advance of the presidential election. His postmaster general called the activists "most flagitious," and promised to stop them with "as little noise and difficulty as possible," though he tactfully ignored the president's threat that they "ought to be made to atone for this wicked attempt with their lives."The year was 1835, and the president was Andrew...…Donald Trump's opposition is nothing new. From the founding, the mail has knitted the country together.The president was furious. He feared that his political opponents were using the United States mail to rally opposition in the South in advance of the presidential election. His postmaster general called the activists "most flagitious," and promised to stop them with "as little noise and difficulty as possible," though he tactfully ignored the president's threat that they "ought to be made to atone for this wicked attempt with their lives."The year was 1835, and the president was Andrew...WW…

It’s often said that politics in San Francisco is like a knife fight in a phone booth: up close, slashing and surprisingly vicious. But there’s a reason for the hand-to-hand combat. The small city—with a mere 875,000 residents, fewer than in Columbus, Ohio—is massively important to Democrats nationally, having produced the current vice president of the U.S., the speaker of the House, the party’s second most senior Senator, and the governor of California.But recently, that phone booth metaphor has pointed to another reality: While the political knife fight has raged on, the phone...…It’s often said that politics in San Francisco is like a knife fight in a phone booth: up close, slashing and surprisingly vicious. But there’s a reason for the hand-to-hand combat. The small city—with a mere 875,000 residents, fewer than in Columbus, Ohio—is massively important to Democrats nationally, having produced the current vice president of the U.S., the speaker of the House, the party’s second most senior Senator, and the governor of California.But recently, that phone booth metaphor has pointed to another reality: While the political knife fight has raged on, the phone...WW…

AdvertisementTwitter has permanently suspended President Donald Trump, days before the end of his presidency, after he used his account to incite an insurrection on Capitol Hill earlier this week.Trump’s account has been a singular source of power for him and a delivery vehicle for his worst impulses. It has hosted his lies, racism, threats, and calls for violence. He’s spread dangerous and false conspiracy theories, including the birther lie about President Barack Obama. He’s belittled women and stoked hatred for immigrants. That platform helped propel him to the highest office in the...…AdvertisementTwitter has permanently suspended President Donald Trump, days before the end of his presidency, after he used his account to incite an insurrection on Capitol Hill earlier this week.Trump’s account has been a singular source of power for him and a delivery vehicle for his worst impulses. It has hosted his lies, racism, threats, and calls for violence. He’s spread dangerous and false conspiracy theories, including the birther lie about President Barack Obama. He’s belittled women and stoked hatred for immigrants. That platform helped propel him to the highest office in the...WW…