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‘[I was] forced to take aggressive phone calls and stay on them, whether they were screaming and cursing or actively masturbating and asking perverted questions about lingerie’: As Victoria’s Secret lays off customer service staff, employees describe an ‘aggressive’ work environment

‘The customers have more rights to abuse associates than the associates have to protect themselves.’

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EXCLUSIVE: Inside election officials’ frantic scramble to fix the Fat Bear Week voter fraud scandal

The staff handled it remarkably well.

On by David Covucci

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Hacking pioneer John Draper responds to sexual assault allegations [Updated]

Draper denies sexual assault claims but says he may have been aroused during ‘energy workouts.’

On by David Gilmour

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Trump’s massive Twitter following is a sham

Nearly 14 million of Trump’s Twitter followers are fake—and that’s just the beginning.

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Here’s what happened to @MikeHolden42 after Trump mistakenly retweeted his ‘fascist’ jab

Spoiler alert: Mike Holden’s Twitter account went ‘bananas’ after Trump’s retweet

On by Andrew Wyrich

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Behind Roger Stone’s unlikely, weed-fueled friendship with Smash Mouth

You never know who you’ll become friends with.

On by Brian Patrick Byrne

Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Russia Hearing

Less than 1/3 of Republicans’ questions during Monday’s Russia hearing were about Russia

Republicans asked nearly as many questions about Sally Yates’ travel ban objection as they did about Russia.

On by David Gilmour

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NASA blocks FOIA request for potential White House ‘media blackout’ orders

NASA appears to have invented a new rule that seemingly affects only users of a popular online FOIA service.

On by Dell Cameron

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Major leak exposes 400K recorded telemarketing calls, thousands of credit card numbers

The leak reveals the downside to being ‘recorded for quality assurance.’

On by Dell Cameron

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What Chelsea Manning teaches us about the U.S. military’s mental health crisis

At the dawn of a Trump presidency, Manning’s treatment reveals faults in the military’s treatment of transgender service members.

On by Dell Cameron

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The past, present, and future of Barrett Brown

A new documentary by Alex Winter reveals where the controversial journalist is headed. This is how he got there.

On by Dell Cameron

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Dozens of police-spying tools remain after Facebook, Twitter crack down on Geofeedia

Geofeedia is out, but there are plenty of other surveillance platforms to choose from.

On by Dell Cameron

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Police documents reveal how law enforcement keep Stingray use secret

A fill-in-the-blank DOJ warrant enables police to hide Stingray capabilities from judges and the public.

On by Dell Cameron, Patrick Howell O’Neill

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Inside the magic sex cult recruiting from Facebook meme pages

Welcome to Tumple.

On by Angel Archer

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U.S. intelligence sources point to Russian hacking far beyond DNC

‘The law firms will be hacked, the insurance companies will be hacked, because that’s where all the information is.’

On by Patrick Howell O’Neill

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