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Milo Yiannopoulos Detained by ICE in Louisiana

WIRED

The longtime far-right operator and troll, a UK citizen, is being held in a detention center about 200 miles from New Orleans. Milo Yiannopoulos, a British national known for his near-constant reinventions as a vizier within far-right American politics for more than a decade, has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Louisiana, according to the department's records. While it's not clear which detention facility Yiannopoulos is currently being held in, the ICE directory instructs any family or legal representatives to contact the Enforcement and Removal Office in Alexandria, Louisiana, a processing center for the central part of the state, about 200 miles from New Orleans. ICE and the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately comment on the matter or indicate plans to deport Yiannopoulos. TMZ first broke the news of Yiannopoulos' detention.


Steve Bannon learned to harness troll army from 'World of Warcraft'

USATODAY - Tech Top Stories

A recent interview shed some light on how the president feels about Chief Strategist Stephen K. Bannon. Kushner walks with Steve Bannon at Indianapolis International Airport on Dec. 1, 2016. Before Steve Bannon oversaw the conservative Breitbart News Network and, subsequently, joined then-candidate Donald Trump's campaign, the chief political strategist became a player in Hollywood and ... World of Warcraft. Bannon's migration from banker at Goldman Sachs to his current post in Trump's inner circle is chronicled in the new book Devil's Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency, out Tuesday, by Joshua Green, a reporter with Bloomberg Businessweek. "You can activate that army. They come in through Gamergate or whatever and then get turned onto politics and Trump."


A San Francisco bookstore offers free copies of George Orwell's '1984'

Los Angeles Times

A "mystery benefactor" bought the copies of George Orwell's dystopian satire at Booksmith and asked that they be given away free to interested customers, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Booksmith is located in San Francisco's famously progressive Haight-Ashbury district. The Orwell books were claimed, but the giveaway idea caught on. Another patron purchased copies of Margaret Atwood's novel "The Handmaid's Tale" and Erik Larson's nonfiction book "In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin" to be given away to shoppers. Orwell's "1984," a dark vision about a Britain taken over by a totalitarian regime that uses "doublethink" and "Newspeak" to mislead and control its citizens, has seen a spike in sales since late January, after President Trump's advisor Kellyanne Conway appeared on "Meet the Press" and used the term "alternative facts" to defend the administration's provably false statements about the size of the crowds at the inuaguration.


Google vet's new Candid app for anonymous sharing puts trolls in their place

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Candid, an anonymous-sharing app aiming for frank debate, launched Thursday, the brainchild of Google vet Bindu Reddy. Reddy, Candid's CEO and a former head of product for Google's social apps, said she embarked to create Candid after she felt unable to share unfiltered opinions on mainstream social networks. "My social media network includes everyone in my life, from friends I haven't seen since high school to family members and work colleagues. Expressing my opinion, especially about controversial issues, inevitably upsets someone," she said in a statement. "I needed a place to express myself and engage in discussions where ideas can be debated on their own merits instead of being used to attack me as a person."


Has Hollywood lost touch with American values? Let us know what you think

Los Angeles Times

Do you think Hollywood has lost touch with American values? Do you think Hollywood has lost touch with American values? The contentious presidential campaign was filled with accusations of elitism and bias by the media -- from the news to entertainment. Many supporters of Donald J. Trump saw his victory as a repudiation of the so-called liberal elite. So as 2017 begins, we ask: Is Hollywood representing all Americans? Are Hollywood values out of sync with American values? It's the start of a conversation we'll have all year with Hollywood's creators, consumers and observers. Most of all, we want to hear from you. Is Hollywood out of touch with your America? Here's what our critics and writers have to say: KENNETH TURAN on potent Hollywood visions that helped elect Trump TV's affluent bubble: MARY McNAMARA on Hollywood's reluctance to deal with class issues Fear of the powerful woman: JUSTIN CHANG on working women and men still behaving badly Realistic or cliche?: JEFFREY FLEISHMAN on ...


Rally white men. Demean women. Mock the impact of misogyny. How will Gamergate values play out in Trump's America?

Los Angeles Times

The contentious presidential campaign was filled with accusations of elitism and bias by the media -- from the news to entertainment. Many supporters of Donald J. Trump saw his victory as a repudiation of the so-called liberal elite. So as 2017 begins, we ask: Is Hollywood representing all Americans? Are Hollywood values out of sync with American values? It's the start of a conversation we'll have all year with Hollywood's creators, consumers and observers.


Has Hollywood lost touch with American values?

Los Angeles Times

The contentious presidential campaign was filled with accusations of elitism and bias by the media -- from the news to entertainment. Many supporters of Donald J. Trump saw his victory as a repudiation of the so-called liberal elite. So as 2017 begins, we ask: Is Hollywood representing all Americans? Are Hollywood values out of sync with American values? It's the start of a conversation we'll have all year with Hollywood's creators, consumers and observers. Most of all, we want to hear from you . Is Hollywood out of touch with your America? Here's what our critics and writers have to say: KENNETH TURAN on potent Hollywood visions that helped elect Trump TV's affluent bubble: MARY McNAMARA on Hollywood's reluctance to deal with class issues Fear of the powerful woman: JUSTIN CHANG on working women and men still behaving badly Realistic or cliche?: JEFFREY FLEISHMAN on film's working class men and women Building distrust: LORRAINE ALI on destructive TV portrayals of Muslims and how TV ...