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David Gilmour

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Past articles by David:

Trump signed an ego tweet sheet for Tomi Lahren–and it features conspiracy theorists

This Halloween Tomi Lahren brings us the horror story of a president desperately mining his self-worth from the tweets of grifters and conspiracy maniacs. → Read More

British judge refuses to delay WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition hearing

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s team hoped for additional time to prepare their case fighting his relocation to the U.S. → Read More

A spice company is pushing harder for Trump’s impeachment than any Democrat

In addition to a $2 million anti-Trump ad spend, Penzeys Spices pushes political product branding and uses its customer email list to push its CEO's rants. → Read More

Jordan Peterson documentary screening canceled by New York venue

Staff at the venue felt 'uncomfortable' following the first showing of the documentary, which follows Jordan Peterson's rise to fame. → Read More

In wake of developer protest, software firm cuts ties with ICE

Chef moved from publicly defending its work for ICE this weekend to announcing on Monday that it would be dropping those contracts moving into next year. → Read More

Dan Crenshaw roasted after attacking Sanders’ call for veteran care

'A veteran refusing to help veterans to own the libs.' → Read More

Neo-Nazis are using Telegram to incite terrorism—and it’s worse than you think

Secure messaging platform Telegram is now home to the internet’s most hardcore white supremacist communities, including violent neo-Nazis. → Read More

Felony arrest warrant issued for pro-Trump troll Jacob Wohl

Court documents allege that Jacob Wohl and his then-business partner Matthew Johnson unlawfully sold securities back in 2016. → Read More

MAGAPill readers are getting sent to an unfamiliar spot—Warren’s campaign site

Conservatives accused the Elizabeth Warren campaign of parking the domain in a deliberate attempt to redirect traffic and troll MAGAPill readers. → Read More

Reddit mods restore Tiananmen Square image after censorship claims

The historical image shows dozens lying dead at Beijing's Tiananman Square where Chinese military violently put down non-violent protests in 1989. → Read More

Redaction error reveals ICE is paying Palantir $49 million

Palantir built ICE’s Investigative Case Management (ICM) software, key to the agency’s ability to organize raids against undocumented immigrants. → Read More

Facebook pulls Trump re-election ad for targeting ‘strong women’

The social media giant only banned the Trump 2020 campaign advert after an enquiry by researchers from Popular Info. → Read More

Nazi troll pretending to be antifa in Portland gets outed by internet

The Portland Antifa account was created by a member of a white supremacist Telegram channel ahead of clashes between far right and leftist groups in Oregon. → Read More

Redditors on Sh*tPoliticsSays spent Charlottesville anniversary praising Heather Heyer’s death

Users from AgainstHateSubreddits have compiled dozens of comments openly defended or condoned white supremacist terror and the killing of Heather Heyer. → Read More

Fans rage at pro-Trump radio host Bill Mitchell over fundraising ‘scam’

Supporters donated to Bill Mitchell's GoFundMe under the impression he was moving his studio to Washington D.C., only to see he'd moved to Miami. → Read More

Oculus co-founder Nate Mitchell announces Facebook departure

Facebook acquired Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus. Now, all their founders are gone. → Read More

Quillette pulls anti-DSA article by mystery Marxist Mets fan ‘Archie Carter’

A right-wing publication published an account of a DSA meeting by a supposed Marxist Mets fan named Archie Carter. It got pulled. → Read More

Trump attacks Google, citing fired engineer who tried to fundraise for Richard Spencer

Kevin Cernekee is reported to have suggested a fundraiser for white supremacist Richard Spencer, after he was punched during an interview. → Read More

Twitter users demand tech giant ban 8chan’s verified account

Users rallied under the hashtag #untwitter8chan in a bid to pressure Twitter to permanently suspend the forum’s verified @infinitechan account. → Read More

The gun control debate is all about feral hogs now

The meme was born after one user claimed that Americans needed access to assault rifles for defense against herds of feral hogs roaming the countryside. → Read More