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Here’s the full list of 97 companies that just filed against Trump’s immigration ban
1. AdRoll, Inc.
2. Aeris Communications, Inc.
3. Airbnb, Inc.
4. AltSchool, PBC
5. Ancestry.com, LLC
6. Appboy, Inc.
7. Apple Inc.
8. AppNexus Inc.
9. Asana, Inc.
10. Atlassian Corp Plc
11. Autodesk, Inc.
12. Automattic Inc.
13. Box, Inc.
14. Brightcove Inc.
15. Brit + Co
16. CareZone Inc.
17. Castlight Health
18. Checkr, Inc.
19. Chobani, LLC
20. Citrix Systems, Inc.
21. Cloudera, Inc.
22. Cloudflare, Inc.
23. Copia Institute
24. DocuSign, Inc.
25. DoorDash, Inc.
26. Dropbox, Inc.
27. Dynatrace LLC
28. eBay Inc.
29. Engine Advocacy
30. Etsy Inc.
31. Facebook, Inc.
32. Fastly, Inc.
33. Flipboard, Inc.
34. Foursquare Labs, Inc.
35. Fuze, Inc.
36. General Assembly
37. GitHub
38. Glassdoor, Inc.
39. Google Inc.
40. GoPro, Inc.
41. Harmonic Inc.
42. Hipmunk, Inc.
43. Indiegogo, Inc.
44. Intel Corporation
45. JAND, Inc. d/b/a Warby Parker
46. Kargo Global, Inc.
47. Kickstarter, PBC
48. KIND, LLC
49. Knotel
50. Levi Strauss & Co.
51. LinkedIn Corporation
52. Lithium Technologies, Inc.
53. Lyft, Inc.
54. Mapbox, Inc.
55. Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart
56. Marin Software Incorporated
57. Medallia, Inc.
58. A Medium Corporation
59. Meetup, Inc.
60. Microsoft Corporation
61. Motivate International Inc.
62. Mozilla Corporation
63. Netflix, Inc.
64. NETGEAR, Inc.
65. NewsCred, Inc.
66. Patreon, Inc.
67. PayPal Holdings, Inc.
68. Pinterest, Inc.
69. Quora, Inc.
70. Reddit, Inc.
71. Rocket Fuel Inc.
72. SaaStr Inc.
73. Salesforce.com, Inc.
74. Scopely, Inc.
75. Shutterstock, Inc.
76. Snap Inc.
77. Spokeo, Inc.
78. Spotify USA Inc.
79. Square, Inc.
80. Squarespace, Inc.
81. Strava, Inc.
82. Stripe, Inc.
83. SurveyMonkey Inc.
84. TaskRabbit, Inc
85. Tech:NYC
86. Thumbtack, Inc.
87. Turn Inc.
88. Twilio Inc.
89. Twitter Inc.
90. Turn Inc.
91. Uber Technologies, Inc.
92. Via
93. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
94. Workday
95. Y Combinator Management, LLC
96. Yelp Inc.
97. Zynga Inc.
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/full-…
Trump is a disaster!
- what did they file - a lawsuit? article wasn't clearGnash
- https://www.document…R_Kercz
- cheers, RGnash
- I wonder if he realises how bad it's going for him.fadein11
- All of those companies are nothing more than paid protestors and professional anarchists. The pathetic, loser liberal elites who have ruined this country.monospaced
- I wonder how many employees, and what types of positions these companies are planning on hiring in Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen.********
- ^ i think it's more that these companies need to signal to consumers that they reflect their users values.Gnash
- or else they'll start boycotting like some uber users did. These companies are being pragmaticGnash
- But at the same time, they're disregarding the safety of American citizens during war time in the Middle East.********
- Even though the Iraq War is over, those guys still look pretty pissed. Meanwhile citizens here are salvaging the love for their Muslim heritage.********
- oh, so Trump only committed to 90 days of safety of American citizens during war time? You're SO full of SHIT omg it's not even funny. Fuck off troll.monospaced
- I think, disregarding safety, is a bit hyperbolic. It's stirring up fear where there really shouldn't be any. USA will be no safer with or without the 'ban'Gnash
- stop acting like a TEMPORARY ban on muslims was for safety and as if these companies are somehow compromising it... you sound like a stupid assholemonospaced
- trumpy is just signalling his agenda as well. it's not going to fix anything. more likely to make things worseGnash
- these companies are watching out for their bottom line, omg. It's their obligation to shareholders.Gnash
- I totally understand the tech industry's need for overseas workers. Either to lower wage expectations, or get more intelligent help unavailable in house.********
- But to ignore the idea that there are three wars simultaneously going on, and thinking that ISIS or ISIL is not a problem for the US.********
- Is not the best strategy for keeping safe. 90 days may be enough for gathering intelligence.********
- If everything is as happy and dreamy over there as mono imagines, then we can let in all his unicorns and pink ponies through the gate.********
- you have more chance on choking and dying on your lunch then having ISIS chop off your head.inteliboy
- fear has been a political tactic since the dawn of politics.inteliboy
- companies aren't ignoring the war and they're also not hiring illegals. This isn't about protecting their employee pool. it's about appeasing usersGnash
- also, statistically, the modern world as a whole is in a "peace time".inteliboy
- ^ That true, intel, the world is safer now that at any point in historyGnash
- once again, omg, what the hell is a TEMPORARY 90-day ban on MUSLIMs going to do to stop ISIS? you're such a trolling moronmonospaced
- no wonder these companies need to hire foreigners, because people like you are simply not mentally equipped to take a tech jobmonospaced
- The War in Afghanistan has been ongoing for the past 16 years. ISIL is blazing for the past 4 years, and another war in Pakistan is far from peacetime********
- seasoned off shore employees should be easier to vet compared to a new face in the crowd. Bringing educated folks is a good for many additional reasons.********
- I have no idea what Trump can do in 90 days. As a new president, it was really responsible for him to consider such a notion rather than doing nothing.********
- And still, the idea that banning people for only 90s would somehow be a solution is so beyond stupid, it hurts. All of these companies know this.monospaced
- And to even imply that hiring foreign talent somehow compromises homeland security is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard, even from the right.monospaced
- the ban could be extended. no one knows what is going to happen within those 90 days. It's not like the internet prevents tech workers from connecting.********
- 90 days could be enough to verify and open the doors for the tech industry to vet new employees.********
- These countries have unstable governments along with active ISIS and Al Qaida cells. You don't have to go much further than Europe to see the problems.IRNlun6
- Syria is in chaos. ISIS is loosing, and regional governments are worried about a starburst effect of islamists spreading throughout the region.IRNlun6
- Just a few years ago many in Europe where marching to welcome migrants in mass. Not as much now with populist, anti-mass immigration parties gaining popularity.IRNlun6
- I agree that these companies are just pandering to their audience, but they're encouraging this denial of the risks from these countries.IRNlun6
- ^No. they're discouraging the legislation of racism. It's not more complicated than that.CyBrainX
- It has nothing to do with racism. The ethnicity is diverse. Arabs, Kurds, Armenians, Persian, Azerbaijani, Greeks, Blacks, Somali, Bantu, s. Asian, European********
- The religious makeup is almost half-n-half of Christians and Muslims********
- once again, since when is a 90 day ban a solution to a problem that isn't even real? you guys are so brainwashed it isn't even funnymonospaced
- the fact is, federal judges, most of the population and now even entire nations outside the US are condemning it, including the UK ... it's definitely bigotedmonospaced
- Fact is Syria is a human slaughterhouse with 13,000 confirmed kills. The next beheadings are on the faces of these tech companies.********
- Too bad you can't see past a Bible to save people, even though they are Christians.********
- The beheadings will never be on the faces of tech companies. You are an insufferable troll, and must be reminded that your views are both wrong and moronic.monospaced
- you trolling your own ignorance isn't going to change reality. history will show the disaster that occurs and point to the folks to prevented a travel ban.********
- drgs0
Why is this book not cited non-stop?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It…
It Can't Happen Here, 1935 political novel by Sinclair Lewis.
In 1936 Senator Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip, a charismatic and power-hungry politician, wins the election as President of the United States on a populist platform, promising to restore the country to prosperity and greatness, and promising each citizen $5,000 a year
Though having previously foreshadowed some authoritarian measures in order to reorganize the United States government, Windrip rapidly outlaws dissent, incarcerates political enemies in concentration camps, and trains and arms a paramilitary force called the Minute Men, who terrorize citizens and enforce the policies of Windrip and his "corporatist" regime.
One of his first acts as president is to eliminate the influence of the United States Congress, which draws the ire of many citizens as well as the legislators themselves. The Minute Men respond to protests against Windrip's decisions harshly, attacking demonstrators with bayonets. In addition to these actions, Windrip's administration, known as the "Corpo" government, curtails women's and minority rights, and eliminates individual states by subdividing the country into administrative sectors.
The government of these sectors is managed by "Corpo" authorities, usually prominent businessmen or Minute Men officers. Those accused of crimes against the government appear before kangaroo courts presided over by "military judges".
Despite these dictatorial (and "quasi-draconian") measures, a majority of Americans approve of them, seeing them as necessary but painful steps to restore American power. Others, those less enthusiastic about the prospect of corporatism, reassure themselves that fascism cannot "happen here", hence the novel's title.
- There was another "alternate history" book like this recently, in which Charles Lindbergh is the one who defeats FDR.yuekit
- https://en.wikipedia…yuekit
- I'm going to have to read this one.Continuity
- could be good, but it's also 82 years old. if it hasn't been cited before...********
- yep, added to my list a few weeks back. creepy innit?jaylarson
- utopian3
Sean Spicer advises 'SNL' to 'dial back'
After watching Melissa McCarthy's 'SNL' sketch, the White House press secretary has some advice for the actress.
https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/…
The poor melting snowflakes got heir feeling hurt again...
- A common trait of NPD (narcissistic personality disorder) is the incapacity to handle criticism.inteliboy
- uhm, clearly he was being sarcastic. LOL! “needs to slow down on the gum chewing; way too many pieces in there.” haha! he's actually being funny. DUH!chukkaphob
- using the podium as a weapon was hilarious, I'm sure he wishes he could do that - gold!whatthefunk
- upvoted because downvoted, is vero back?moldero
- moose & lamb********
- He says that they've crossed a line from funny to mean. What a little bitch.monospaced
- Hey spicer you bitch. It's funny not men. Go fuck yourself. Whining bitch.monospaced
- whatthefunk3
Went to an Australian article about Trump today and found they have a great little pop up advertisement - ha:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/…
- ********-7
Paul Ryan Makes a Mean Meatloaf
Oh Deer Speaker Paul Ryan’s LoafServes 6
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 lb. ground venison or dark turkey meat
½ pound fatty ground beef, preferably not more than 70 percent lean
1 envelope Lipton Recipe Secrets onion soup mix
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
½ cup Italian-style bread crumbs, such as Progresso
1 large egg, lightly beaten
¼ cup ketchup- http://pixel.nymag.c…pango
- when a recipe includes an 'envelope' of anything...Gnash
- What a bunch of little bitches. https://mobile.twitt…monospaced
- yuekit0
Russian politician Vladimir Kara-Murza suffers sudden organ failure
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-eu…
He was one of the sources of this New York Times story a few months ago about Russian poisoning
- whatthefunk2
- ahgaha :Dsted
- lolmoldero
- the little phone on the little desk cracks me upwhatthefunk
- sted11
- utopian6
The entire Trump "dream Team" is a complete disaster...top to bottom!
Kellyanne Conway's "Bowling Green Massacre" wasn't one-time slip-up, Cosmo reveals.
Kellyanne Conway said she misspoke "one word" on MSNBC's "Hardball" last week. But it turns out that she had mentioned the made-up "Bowling Green massacre" at least once before.
- I noticed less and less enthusiasm in yurimon's & omg's defending of Trump. Gradual realization of what a disaster he is and his cabinet?zaq
- ^ probably in their safe space over on reddit.face_melter
- https://i.imgur.com/…********
- desperately looking for the rare instances where someone on the left is just a small fraction as awful as on the right, just to post it here and miss the pointmonospaced
- i'm detecting less omg activity, and generally less willingness to stand up for Trumpisms, and I for one believe the world is a better place for it.BuddhaHat
- There are less cartoons with name tags on the characters, and my Tard-o-meter (patent pending) hasn't registered above 2.5 metric tards in the last 2 days...BuddhaHat
- before the vero ban it was off the scale... going into mega-tard territory...BuddhaHat
- lol buddhafadein11
- CygnusZero46
Loooooooooooooool the white house released a list of 78 terrorist attacks they dont think the media covered enough.
Could this WH be anymore pathetic and petty?? No one asked them for this list! But then of course CNN napped right back to fact check them and showed that they had covered most of them. Oops. This is really embarrassing whats going on with this WH. They literally just make up alternative facts and just pretend that they are real, when there is clear evidence theres no truth to them at all.
Has there ever been a WH that did this? Its serious bizarre. They literally operate in an alternate reality where up is down and left is right.
- http://www.cnn.com/v…CygnusZero4
- Trying to distract from Betsy DeVos getting approved by PenceR_Kercz
- popcorn.gifsted
- No, there has never been a WH that did this, it really does defy any form of comparison. It is anomalous, in the worst possible way.BuddhaHat
- @R-K yeah it's a shame they couldn't get one more Senate vote to block that =\BuddhaHat
- pretty much blanket coverage of nearly every attack in Western media - ridiculous. At least they are destroying themselves in the process.fadein11
- not to mention the attacks listed that were not terror attacks - http://www.bbc.co.uk…fadein11
- @R-K new name for Betsy DeVos is Betsy DeVoid, saw it in a HuffPo comment... gold!BuddhaHat
- ^ That is good. ThanksR_Kercz
- Media spends nearly a week minimizing the threat of terrorism to condemn the executive order on immigration.IRNlun6
- Now they're tripping over themselves to show their coverage of multiple terrorist attacks...IRNlun6
- because the executive order isn't about minimizing a threat, and the whole world seems to see it this waymonospaced
- it it were, it wouldn't be proposed as temporary ... because addressing the issue for only 90 days is something only a retard would think is a good ideamonospaced
- They're showing their coverage of the past attacks because they're pointing out that Trump and his group of total assholes is completely FULL OF SHIT.monospaced
- IRN - they covered it all when it happened - what are you talking about? blanket coverage of every attack (aside from the fake ones Trumps fools made up).fadein11
- The media lately has been minimizing the threat. In their haste to correct the administrations assertions, they show that the threat is very real.IRNlun6
- The ban has been spun as an attack against a specific group for no other reason than hate.IRNlun6
- Well, the spin that some 90-day travel ban is for national security didn't pass the general world populace's bullshit detector.monospaced
- Which consequentially stifles relevant conversations about how to deal with immigration from countries identified as potential terrorist havens.IRNlun6
- To imply there aren't strong measures already in place to deal with immigration from countries identified as terrorist havens is insanely stupid.monospaced
- That is the spin that the Republican Party is making, and it's total bullshit. Acting like we have nothing in place to deal with this is simply not true.monospaced
- And further banning travel from those countries, regardless of any connection to terrorists, is unacceptable to most people on the planet.monospaced
- The world most definitely does not share the idea of open travel, especially from countries with ties to terror. Visas are rejected for any number of reasons.IRNlun6
- Nobody said open travel, and that's not what we have. Once again, making false assumptions about the current state of things is not a good way to form policy.monospaced
- And yes, much of the world does see a problem with this. How could you not notice?monospaced
- https://duckduckgo.c…IRNlun6
- It's well within the presidents power to stop anyone for any reason from entering this country. The court ruling will be overturned.IRNlun6
- The left keeps making the mistake of assuming that their view represents the worlds views. The country is not in chaos. The left and the democratic party is.IRNlun6
- pablo283
Bucharest, Romania
- Continuity3
Popcorn time.
- kona4
Trump beats Obama and Bush in race to the golf course
President Barack Obama made it four months into his presidency before his first golf outing as commander-in-chief. GWB made it even longer, first hitting the links as president about five-and-a-half months into his first term.
Donald Trump made it two weeks before heading to the golf course.
Mind you, Trump said he would not golf or vacation as president and was critical of Obama's golf and vacation time.
