The Daily Populous

Monday May 15th, 2017 evening edition

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The lawsuit was issued after shocking documents surfaced by hacker Guccifer 2.0 that shows the party and DNC chair Debbie Wasserman colluding “by hook or by crook” to make Sanders lose.

Lifezette.com reports: They represent three classes of plaintiffs: donors to the DNC, donors to the Bernie Sanders campaign, and all registered Democrats — and they want their money back.

“There’s no contractual obligation here … it’s not a situation where a promise has been made that is an enforceable promise,” DNC lawyer Bruce Spiva argued in court.

The major news organizations shunned the controversy and allowed it to slip into near-oblivion as they hammered President Trump.

An article published Saturday on the liberal progressive website Salon notes that the mainstream media “almost completely blacked out coverage of this lawsuit.”.

“For Sanders supporters, the lawsuit provides an opportunity for vindication for being cheated and attacked by the Democratic establishment,” Observer reporter Michael Sainato wrote.

“Now, the DNC is on record arguing that its voters have no reason to trust it to maintain free and fair elections.”. »

Microsoft president blasts NSA for its role in 'WannaCry' computer ransom attack

Authored by latimes.com

"This attack provides yet another example of why the stockpiling of vulnerabilities by governments is such a problem," Brad Smith, president and chief legal officer at Microsoft, wrote in the wake of the “WannaCry” computer virus attack, which crippled computers worldwide.

Europe’s leading police agency said Sunday that the computer virus had reached an "unprecedented level," claiming 200,000 victims and spreading to at least 150 countries.

And while two waves of the attack have been blocked, researchers say it may be impossible to stop new waves. »

Police Searching Woods, Marshes for Missing 20-Year-Old

Authored by nbcboston.com

Authorities are searching for a 20-year-old Franklin, Massachusetts, man who never came home after a party.

State and local police are searching woods and marshes after a 20-year-old man from Franklin, Massachusetts, never came home from a party over the weekend.

Environmental police joined the search Monday morning to help scour wooded and marshy areas for any sign of Doherty. »

TS 9: Your Views Might Be Ruining Your Life – Fucking Read

Authored by fuckingread.com

We’re going to be diving into one of my favorite books written by the late Emperor Marcus Aurelius, called Meditations.

It’s a great primer into the Stoic philosophy, which centers around using knowledge and reasoning to find harmony in your life.

An internal locus viewpoint would be to acknowledge that you went out partying and didn’t really study for it. »