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The [Thursday] Papers"There is a 19-year-old black man in Illinois who has no idea of the role he is playing in this election," the New York Times reports. "He is sure he is going to vote for Donald J. Trump. And he has been held up as proof by conservatives - including outlets like Breitbart News and The New York Post - that Mr. Trump is excelling among black voters. He has even played a modest role in shifting entire polling aggregates, like the Real Clear Politics average, toward Mr. Trump. Assignment Desk, activate! Find that dude. Also, go read the rest and ponder, again, the outsized, aggravating and reckless use of polls in our elections. Naperboo "Then, in 2006, the bottom fell out, and Ashwood Park - only one-third built - ground to a near-halt. Ten years after the crash, it's still a monument to the limits of suburban sprawl." Recommended. Geofeedyatothecops * * "Leadership." * "Twitter has cut off Chicago-based Geofeedia's access to its data, in the wake of a report from the American Civil Liberties Union that law enforcement has been monitoring activists and protesters using social media data collected by the startup," the Tribune reports. Geofeedia CEO Phil Harris said in an emailed statement that the company is committed to the principles of personal privacy and has clear policies in place to "prevent the inappropriate use of our software. That sounds good, but Geofeedia reportedly marketed its product to law enforcement agencies nationwide "to target activists of color." My God. * Facebook and Instagram have also cut off Geofeedia. * Around the country . . . "Its products allow law enforcement to pinpoint social media users to their exact location, pull private information from personal pages, monitor emojis and even run facial recognition on protesters," the New York Daily News reports. "Police in Baltimore and around the nation have come under fire recently for using tech tools for surveillance, and the issue came up again this week after the American Civil Liberties Union highlighted the Police Department's use of an aggregator called Geofeedia," WBAL-TV reports. "Social media monitor used in St. Louis under scrutiny for ties to police surveillance," the St. Louis Business Journal reports. "The e-mail went on to tout the platform's Geofeed Streamer, which representatives called 'unique' and useful for tracking protests like the ones 'we covered [in] Ferguson/Mike Brown nationally with great success,'" the Atlanta Black Star reports. - How Fidelity's Owners Screw Investors - The Blue & Orange Kool-Aid Report: Cap And Trade - Chicago Casting Call: Alec Baldwin's Match Game! - BeachBook The Landlord's Guide To Gentrifying NYC. * Did Donald Trump Cheat On His Social Security And Medicare Taxes? (Hint: Almost Certainly). * Corn Mazes Help Keep Family Farms Afloat. - TweetWood
- The Beachwood Tronc Line: Subterranean, homesick and blue. Posted on October 13, 2016 |
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