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NSA

Another NSA Leaker Identified and Charged

In 2015, the Intercept started publishing "The Drone Papers," based on classified documents leaked by an unknown whistleblower. Today, someone who worked at the NSA, and then at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, was charged with the crime. It is un…

bubmagMay 9, 2019

Venezuela

Can ‘America First’ survive John Bolton?

Although the president recently told reporters that he is able to keep Bolton’s worst instincts in check, a recent op-ed in the Washington Post suggests Trump was unhappy with Bolton leading him “into a war” after the failed Venezuela coup. That certainly wo…

bubmagMay 9, 2019

Bubble

SEAL Team Renewed for Season 3

SEAL Team has won the Battle of the Bubble, securing a highly deserved Season 3 renewal at CBS. The Eye network announced that pick-up along with renewals for fellow dramas Hawaii Five-0, Bull, MacGyver, Madam Secretary and S.W.A.T. The scripted series still…

bubmagMay 9, 2019

Feudalism

The Same Things That Made Game of Thrones Great Make It Impossible for It to End Well

Game of Thrones Will Never Learn How to Deal With Rape Game of Thrones Has Finally Admitted It Prefers Jon to Dany A Closer Look at Euron Greyjoys Big, Big Gun Game of Thrones TV Club: The One With the Starbucks Cup If youre tired of feeling like Game of…

bubmagMay 9, 2019

Targeted Killings

Assessing the damage

As in so many conflicts with no clear winner, Hamas and Israel both declared victory in the latest round of fighting over the weekend.Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) boasted on Monday that they were able to overcome the Iron Dome air defense system …

bubmagMay 9, 2019

Electric Car

VW’s new electric hatchback receives 10,000 pre-orders in first 24 hours

Volkswagen opened up pre-orders in Europe at a launch event Wednesday for a special edition of the first model in its new all-electric ID brand. Within 24 hours, the company received more than 10,000 registrations, a result that suggests growing demand for el…

bubmagMay 9, 2019

Times Square

T-Mobile is the exclusive carrier of the OnePlus 7 Pro in the US

Now that the Pixel 3a announcement has come and gone, OnePlus is next up to the plate with a phone reveal. But before the Chinese company takes the stage next week in New York City to formally unveil the OnePlus 7 series, T-Mobile has jumped the gun with an a…

bubmagMay 9, 2019

Air Pollution

Amsterdam, other European cities look to ban certain cars: What to know

People pick up tulips at the National Tulip Day on the Dam, Amsterdam, on January 19, 2019. - The event is the official start of the international tulip season which runs until the end of April. (Photo by Robin Utrecht / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUTROBIN UTRE…

bubmagMay 9, 2019

Solar Storm

Meet ‘The Prepared,’ the media company pitching disaster preparedness for everyone – TechCrunch

A little over two years ago, The New Yorker ran a story about the survivalism craze sweeping Silicon Valley. The moneyed elite behind the tools of convenience that make modern life were, it turned out, making detailed contingency plans for the collapse of the…

bubmagMay 9, 2019

Black Hole

The Black Hole Picture Could Be So Much Better If You Add Space Telescopes

Our first picture of a black hole was a huge moment for science. But we cant stop there. We need better pictures that deliver more information. Thats how well learn even more about these strange, rule-breaking behemoths. Now a group of astronomers from the R…

bubmagMay 9, 2019

Another NSA Leaker Identified and Charged

Can ‘America First’ survive John Bolton?

SEAL Team Renewed for Season 3

The Same Things That Made Game of Thrones Great Make It Impossible for It to End Well

Assessing the damage

VW’s new electric hatchback receives 10,000 pre-orders in first 24 hours

T-Mobile is the exclusive carrier of the OnePlus 7 Pro in the US

Amsterdam, other European cities look to ban certain cars: What to know

Meet ‘The Prepared,’ the media company pitching disaster preparedness for everyone – TechCrunch

The Black Hole Picture Could Be So Much Better If You Add Space Telescopes

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