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Martin Shkreli Owned By Patton Oswalt On Twitter

It started with a tweet about Donald Trump

 Tod Perry
09.06.16

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Martin Shkreli aka the “Pharma Bro” became one of the most hated men in America after his former company, Turing Pharmaceuticals, raised the price of a life-saving AIDS drug from $13.50 a pill to $750. In the aftermath of the drug-gouging controversy, the former CEO has done little to improve his image. He’s been indicted on charges of securities fraud, pissed off the Wu-Tang Clan, and been a vocal supporter of Donald Trump.

Last night on Twitter, comedian Patton Oswalt was tweeting out #TrumpCantSwim in an attempt to promote a baseless rumor the same way Trump has spread lies about Hillary Clinton’s health. Soon, Shkreli came to Trump’s aid by trolling one of one of the quickest wits on the planet. As one would expect, things didn’t go too well for the former hedge fund manager.

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Why the iPhone 11 is making people with trypophobia experience panic and revulsion

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When the iPhone 11 debuted on September 10, it was met with less enthusiasm than the usual iPhone release. A lot of techies are holding off purchasing the latest gadget until Apple releases a phone with 5G technology.

Major US phone carriers have yet to build out the infrastructure necessary to provide a consistent 5G experience, so Apple didn't feel it necessary to integrate the technology into its latest iPhone.

A dramatic new feature on the iPhone 11 Pro is its three camera lenses. The three lenses give users the the original wide, plus ultrawide and telephoto options.

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Bernie Sanders says he'll ban police using facial recognition software

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In an effort to avoid a dystopian sci-fi future where Artificial Intelligence knows pretty much everything about you, and a team of cops led by Tom Cruise run around arresting people for crimes they did not commit because of bad predictive analysis; Bernie Sanders and other Democratic candidates have some proposals on how we can stop it.

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Whales' migration patterns can be tracked by their songs, researchers claim

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It's fun to go to a party, talk to strangers, and try to guess where they're from just by their accents and use of language. It's called 'soda' on the East Coast and 'pop' in the Midwest, right? Well, it looks like a new study has been able to determine where a Humpback whale has been and who he's been hanging out with during his awesome travels just from his song.

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Americans bailed out GM when it was desperate. Now it should take care of its workers.

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In 2009, the U.S. government paid $50 billion to bail out Detroit-based automaker General Motors. In the end, the government would end up losing $11.2 billion on the deal.

Government efforts saved 1.5 million jobs in the United States and a sizable portion of an industry that helped define America in the twentieth century.

As part of the auto industry's upheaval in the wake of the Great Recession, the United Automobile Workers (UAW) made sacrifices in contracts to help put the company on a solid footing after the government bailout.

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Jimmy Kimmel shows the dangers of deepfake videos by inserting Trump and Pence into ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’

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Fake news is rampant on the internet. Unscrupulous websites are encouraged to create misleading stories about political figures because they get clicks.

A study published by Science Advances found that elderly conservatives are, by far, the worst spearders of fake news. Ultra conservatives over the age of 65 shared about seven times more fake information on social media than moderates and super liberals during the 2016 election.

Get ready for things to get worse.

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