Month: November 2019

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What Next - What Next | Daily News and Analysis – WN TBD: How WhatsApp Got Hacked

Recently, Facebook filed a lawsuit against a little-known Israeli spyware firm called NSO Group. Facebook is accusing NSO of supplying technology that enabled a hack of 1,400 WhatsApp accounts. 

 

But NSO’s reach goes far beyond a few thousand phones. Governments around the world purchase its powerful technology. Some use it to “lawfully hack” the devices of criminals and terrorists. But others use it more broadly, tracking the communications of activists, journalists, lawyers, and dissidents.

 

What does the WhatsApp lawsuit mean for the spyware industry? And why are governments lining up to buy these products?

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - WN TBD: How WhatsApp Got Hacked

Recently, Facebook filed a lawsuit against a little-known Israeli spyware firm called NSO Group. Facebook is accusing NSO of supplying technology that enabled a hack of 1,400 WhatsApp accounts. 

 

But NSO’s reach goes far beyond a few thousand phones. Governments around the world purchase its powerful technology. Some use it to “lawfully hack” the devices of criminals and terrorists. But others use it more broadly, tracking the communications of activists, journalists, lawyers, and dissidents.

 

What does the WhatsApp lawsuit mean for the spyware industry? And why are governments lining up to buy these products?

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Short Wave - An Eyewitness to Extinction

While doing field work in Central America in the 1990's, biologist Karen Lips noticed the frogs she was studying were disappearing. Scientists in other parts of the world had documented the same thing - frogs and amphibians dying at an alarming rate. For years no one knew what was killing the animals until, finally, a bit of good luck helped solve the mystery. Follow host Maddie Sofia on Twitter @maddie_sofia. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.

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What A Day - Battle For The Bayou

  • Two candidates for Louisiana Governor face off in a runoff election on Saturday. We introduce you to Republican Eddie “Stickers” Rispone and Democrat and incumbent Governor John “Across The Aisle” Bel Edwards.
  • A high school in Santa Clarita was attacked by student shooter on Thursday. We discuss the gun violence epidemic, and the measures that House Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has refused to take to resolve it.
  • And in headlines: Swift wants her songs back, Bevin sulks, and Google Caches Me Outside.

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The NewsWorthy - School Shooting, Aging Study & Best U.S. Airports – Friday, November 15th, 2019

The news to know for Friday, November 15th, 2019! 

What to know today another school shooting, another public impeachment hearing, and the famous landmarks affected by historic flooding.

Plus: Google helps with pronunciation, America's best airports, and the new study involving your dog...

Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned under the section titled 'Episodes' or see sources below...

Today's episode is brought to you by Zola. 

Become a NewsWorthy INSIDER! Learn more here: www.TheNewsWorthy.com/insider

 

 

Sources:

California School Shooting: NBC News, LA Times, AP, NYT

Public Impeachment Hearing #2: The Hill, NPR

‘Bribery’ Accusation: Washington Post, Fox News

Kentucky Governor-Elect: CNN, WSJ

Louisiana Runoff Election: USA Today, Politico, NYT

Venice Flooding: BBC, USA Today, Weather Channel

Apple Research App: Reuters, Engadget

Dog Aging Study: AP, Nominate Your Dog

Google Helps Pronunciation: Cnet, Engadget, The Verge

Best U.S. Airports: WSJ

MLB MVP: MLB

Taylor Swift Controversy: THR, The Verge

AMAs Host: Billboard, BET

Grammys Host: CBS News, Deadline

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The Daily Signal - Everything You Need to Know About What’s Happening in Impeachment Process

"Democrats are intent on impeaching President Trump for something. It really doesn't matter to them what it is," says Heritage Foundation legal scholar Tom Jipping. He joins the podcast to explain why lawyers, not lawmakers, are doing much of the questioning, what's next for the impeachment process, and what the main takeaways are from the hearing Wednesday.


We also cover the following stories:

  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggests President Trump's actions are worse than President Nixon's offenses.
  • At least two people were killed in another school shooting.
  • Pop star Ellie Goulding has backed down after demanding Salvation Army donate to an LGBT group.

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Opening Arguments - OA332: Your Two New Best Friends, Bill Taylor and George Kent

Today's episode ran so long that we're going to give you a BONUS episode tomorrow. What did we get through? Well, we break down almost everything about the first day of televised public hearings in the House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry. You absolutely, positively do not want to miss this!

We begin, however, with a plug for our favorite charity event of the year, Vulgarity for Charity! To participate, just donate $50 or more to Modest Needs, and then send a copy of the receipt to vulgarityforcharity@gmail.com along with your request for a roast. You can even request that Thomas & Andrew roast the victim of your choice.

After that, it's time to tackle a wide variety of legal topics related to the Taylor and Kent testimony, including: (a) how their testimony fits into the elements of the crime of bribery; (b) the Republicans' evolving defenses of Donald Trump; (c) the two lawyers picked to handle the bulk of the questioning; and much, much more.

Along the way, we also discuss the significance of the D.C. Circuit's en banc refusal to rehear the subpoena decision in Trump v. Mazars and what comes next, as well as the status of Mick Mulvaney's continuing efforts to defy the Congressional subpoenas.

After all that, it's time for a milestone #T3BE involving hearsay and expert witness testimony.

Appearances

None! If you’d like to have either of us as a guest on your show, drop us an email at openarguments@gmail.com.

Show Notes & Links

  1. Please do participate in our favorite charity event of the year, Vulgarity for Charity! To participate, just donate $50 or more to Modest Needs, and then send a copy of the receipt to vulgarityforcharity@gmail.com along with your request for a roast. You can even request that Thomas & Andrew roast the victim of your choice.
  2. Remember: this is about bribery, 18 U.S.C. § 201.
  3. This is the transcript of Sen. Kennedy on Face the Nation.
  4. In terms of dirty tricks, here's the link to Taylor's closed-door deposition, where Castor outed the whistleblower, and here's a link to his laughing during Fiona Hill's deposition.
  5. BONUS! Here's the Politico article we rip apart in Episode 333 ("There’s a Surprisingly Plausible Path to Removing Trump From Office") and... god help me.. the National Review article that actually gets it right.

-Support us on Patreon at: patreon.com/law

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-Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/openargs/, and don’t forget the OA Facebook Community!

-For show-related questions, check out the Opening Arguments Wiki, which now has its own Twitter feed!  @oawiki

-And finally, remember that you can email us at openarguments@gmail.com!

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The Gist - The Business of Celebrity Tabloids

On The Gist, Nancy Pelosi. 

In the interview, Mike talks to filmmaker Mark Landsman and former National Enquirer editor-in-chief Steve Coz about their new documentary Scandalous: The True Story of the National Enquirer. They discuss ethics, Trump, and how the publication’s tactics have changed over the years.

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the memory palace - Episode 152: Let it Snow

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts.

A note on shownotes. In a perfect world, you go into each episode of the Memory Palace knowing nothing about what's coming. It's pretentious, sure, but that's the intention. So, if you don't want any spoilers or anything, you can click play without reading ahead.

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