The Daily Populous

Thursday May 28th, 2020 day edition

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Jack Dorsey tweeted in reaction to White House accusations of political bias after a pair of the president's tweets were flagged for being misleading.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey reaffirmed the company's commitment to fact check information related to elections despite a fierce reaction from the Trump administration over a pair of Donald Trump's tweets that were flagged as misleading on the platform.

He added that Twitter will "continue to point out incorrect or disputed information about elections globally.

Our intention is to connect the dots of conflicting statements and show the information in dispute so people can judge for themselves.

More transparency from us is critical so folks can clearly see the why behind our actions," Dorsey wrote.

Via Twitter, the president accused the social media company of "completely stifling FREE SPEECH," pledging not to allow it to happen.

We’ll continue to point out incorrect or disputed information about elections globally. »

Two years of software updates is no longer enough for $1000 Android phones

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As my colleague Joe Maring pointed out, the software experience is more important than any other spec in 2020.

Regardless of how much you've paid for your phone, if the software is sub-par, you're going to have a bad experience.

And while Android flagships are substantially costlier now and feature much better hardware than a few years ago, one art that hasn't changed is software updates. »

Two weeks after court scraps Safer at Home, Wisconsin sets record for new coronavirus cases and deaths

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Two weeks after court scraps Safer at Home, Wisconsin sets record for... Two weeks to the day after the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Governor Tony Evers’ “Safer at Home” order, the state has set a one-day record for new coronavirus cases, as 642 positive cases were identified in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 16,565 — and increasing the number of currently active cases by more than 10 percent.

The percentage of coronavirus tests coming back positive also rose from 3.6 percent to 5.8 in the past 24 hours.

The largest local increase in new cases today comes from Milwaukee County, with 271 new cases and 21 percent of tests coming back positive. »

'Absolutely no legal authority': Trump's threats to shut down Twitter are 'totally asinine' and reek of censorship, according to legal experts

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But legal experts told Business Insider the president has "absolutely no legal authority" to carry out his threats and described Trump's efforts as "empty virtue signaling to his base.".

But legal experts say he has "absolutely no legal authority" to carry out his threats.

Soon after, Trump accused the social-media platform of "interfering in the 2020 Presidential Election" and said he wouldn't allow Twitter to stifle free speech. »

Man who hanged effigy of Kentucky governor fired from job

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Man who hanged effigy of Kentucky governor fired from job A protester who participated in hanging an effigy of Kentucky’s governor at an armed rally on the State Capitol grounds has been fired from his job.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A protester who participated in hanging an effigy of Kentucky's governor at an armed rally on the State Capitol grounds has been fired from his job at an auto dealer.

The protester fired was identified by the Courier Journal as Terry Bush, president of the Kentucky 3 Percenters group. »