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Mark Zuckerberg’s eyes: blank slate or window into a soul in chaos?

On Tuesday, Mark Zuckerberg answered questions before the Senate about how Facebook went from a fun ‘n flirty social network for college students to a data-collecting behemoth and tool of political manipulation. No biggie!

For Zuck, it looks like his first visit to Capitol Hill was quite the emotional journey. Here’s what (it certainly looks like) he went through.

“OK, Mark. You got this buddy. You’re just a guy, talking to some other guys, about some stuff. It’s NBD! Pretty low key, actually. Pretty chill. A few people will notice that I’m here, at most.” Read more…

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On Wednesday, the Senate judiciary committee questioned Trump’s district judge nominees. Things got awkward real quick.

Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) initiated a line of questioning that revealed that one nominee, Matthew S. Peterson, doesn’t know the first thing about the workings, laws, and procedures necessary for running a courtroom.

The world got a front seat to the interrogation when Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) tweeted the awkward exchange. He summed it all up with one painfully accurate phrase: Hoo-boy.

MUST WATCH: Republican @SenJohnKennedy asks one of @realDonaldTrump’s US District Judge nominees basic questions of law & he can’t answer a single one. Hoo-boypic.twitter.com/fphQx2o1rc

— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) December 15, 2017 Read more…

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