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It hasn’t been easy being Jewish in America in the age of Donald Trump. If you need an explanation as to why, look no further than the Trump supporter who started chanting “Jew-S-A!” at reporters covering a rally in Phoenix on Saturday night.

Trump supporter George Lindell, who now has claimed he pronounced U-S-A that way because he is used to speaking Spanish (even though he is not Hispanic) was also caught on camera saying, “We’re run by the Jews, OK?”... Read Original Article

A new study published Monday by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology finds that racial and gender discrimination are rampant among Uber, Lyft, and Flywheel drivers.

The study, which studied the behavior of UberX, Lyft, and Flywheel drivers in Seattle and Boston, appeared on the National Bureau of Economic Research’s website. It involved nearly 1,500 rides across both cities.... Read Original Article

During a Hollywood presentation about climate change on Friday evening, Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduced his audience to “solar roofs” that he hopes will make a dent in the impending global crisis.

“The goal is the have solar roofs that look better than a normal roof, generate electricity, last longer, have better insulation and actually have an installed cost that is less than a normal roof plus the cost of electricity,” Musk told his audience.... Read Original Article

Donald Trump likes to boast about being a charitable man, but the facts do not match his bragging.

According to a report by The Washington Post on Saturday, only $7.8 million in charitable giving has been confirmed as coming from Trump’s finances since the 1980s.

What’s more, after calling more than 420 charities with connections to Trump, The Post found that the only personal gift from Trump since 2008 was a donation of less than $10,000 to the Police Athletic League of New York City in 2009.... Read Original Article

Although most Republicans are exulting in the decision by FBI Director James Comey to announce that the agency was reopening its case into Hillary Clinton’s emails, a handful of Republicans have spoken up to denounce Comey’s electoral interference.

We can start with Joe Walsh, a former Illinois congressman who made headlines on Wednesday for saying he’d be “grabbing my musket” if Trump loses to Clinton next week.... Read Original Article

Donald Trump continued his shrill claims to electoral victimhood on Sunday, when he told a rally in Greeley, Colorado, that their state’s mail-in ballots are just begging to be rigged.

Colorado has a largely vote-by-mail process, which Trump encouraged his supporters to challenge by appearing in-person to vote even after they’ve submitted their mail ballot. ... Read Original Article

The FBI is apparently deeply divided over how to handle the furor over Hillary Clinton’s emails.

Some officials within the organization are questioning the decision of FBI Director James Comey to release a letter announcing that there may be emails relevant to the Hillary Clinton email case, which caused upheaval in the political world Friday, according to the Wall Street Journal.  ... Read Original Article

Well, Donald Trump finally found a voter who’s rigging the 2016 election. In true Halloween fashion, the vote was coming from inside the camp.

When asked about why she attempted to vote twice in this election, Terri Rote told Iowa Public Radio, “I wasn’t planning on doing it twice, it was spur of the moment.... Read Original Article

Toyota Motor is now joining Tesla Motors and Nissan Motor in adopting safer and more efficient lithium-ion battery technology.

Although Toyota took a decade longer than its rival due to cost, size, and safety concerns, lithium-ion batteries have recently come under attack for being unstable and lighting on fire (particularly when used with Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 phones).... Read Original Article

The hacker responsible for leaking nude pictures of female celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence, Gabrielle Union and Kate Upton is going to spend 18 months in prison.

The perpetrator was 36-year-old Ryan Collins, who was charged with felony computer hacking in March and agreed to a plea deal. Had he not done so, he would have faced up to five years in federal prison, but Caldwell agreed to the 18 months recommended by the prosecutor as part of the deal.... Read Original Article

Sony has just announced that the PlayStation Vue can now be used on Android TVs and will soon also be accessible on PC and Mac.

“We’re pleased to announce that you can watch your favorite TV shows, movies, and sports through PlayStation Vue on Android TVs starting today,” Sony stated on its website.... Read Original Article

Donald Trump made a $10 million donation to his presidential campaign on Friday, although the contribution still leaves him $34 million shy of the $100 million pledge he made earlier this month.

This donation comes a day after it was revealed that Trump has given only $30,000 to his own campaign between October 1st and October 19th of this year.... Read Original Article

While pundits breathlessly proclaim that virtual reality is the future, the company that could lead consumers to that technologically immersive future is from the past: Microsoft. Yes, Microsoft, brainchild of Bill Gates. Remember him?

Although the tech giant has in the past avoided discussing any future goals it might have had for VR, the company’s plans for its augmented reality (AR) headset, the HoloLens, are going to change that.... Read Original Article

While speaking to an audience at the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation on Thursday, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas acknowledged that Washington is “broken.”

“This city is broken in some ways,” Thomas admitted. “At some point, we are going to have to recognize that we are destroying our institutions.”

Thomas went even further then that, accepting that the Supreme Court itself may have played a role in the loss of faith people feel in their institutions.... Read Original Article

On Thursday Amazon posted third quarter profits that were far below industry expectations, triggering a ripple effect of negative consequences for the company.

Thanks to rising shipping costs and other investments in its own company, Amazon’s $32.7 billion in sales were almost entirely offset by $32.1 billion in operating expenses. Shipping costs alone were $3.9 billion, a quarterly increase of 43 percent.... Read Original Article

Republican Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) is apologizing for mocking his opponent’s Thai heritage during Thursday night’s debate.

Sincere apologies to an American hero, Tammy Duckworth, and gratitude for her family's service. #ilsen

— Mark Kirk (@MarkKirk) October 28, 2016

During the Senate debate between Kirk and his Democratic opponent, Rep. Tammy Duckworth, she said that “my family has served this nation in uniform, going back to the Revolution.... Read Original Article

If there is one thing that both parties can agree on, it’s that we all hate being stranded on the side of the road.

Thankfully, when an Arizona woman found herself in that predicament on Thursday, Donald Trump Jr. was around to play the role of good Samaritan.

“This just happened in Mesa and this is why I’m voting for (Donald) Trump.... Read Original Article