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The annual Avenue of Roses Parade in Portland, Oregon, has been called off after the organizers received specific threats of violence from anarchist groups. An anonymous email included threats that, if the Multnomah County Republican Party was allowed to participate, their members would be forcibly removed by their large band of thugs. The email bragged: "You have seen how much power we have downtown and that the police cannot stop us from shutting down roads so please consider your decision wisely." This is a reference to the riots in Portland in November in which citizens were terrorized and millions of dollars worth of property damage occurred over a period of almost a week.

The email included links to two Facebook events: "Defend Portland from Fascists at the Avenue Of Roses Parade," hosted by Direct Action Alliance, and "Shut down fascism! No nazis in Portland!," hosted by Oregon Students Empowered. Both groups are affiliated with the Antifa movement, which has violently confronted participants in Trump rallies across the nation.

This is the full email to parade organizers:

The Facebook event from Direct Action Alliance reads:

In response, the Multnomah County Republican Party issued a press release along with a letter to the mayor, chief of police, and district attorney of Portland, asking for cooperation to provide sufficient security and investigate the anarchists. The letter to the city said, in part:

Before the GOP could have the requested discussion with organizers and city officials, an announcement was made that the entire event -- parade and carnival -- was canceled. Parade organizers released a simple statement explaining that "following threats of violence during the parade by multiple groups planning to demonstrate at the event, we can no longer guarantee the safety of our community and have made the difficult decision to cancel the parade and carnival."

The cancellation of the parade has caused a firestorm in local media, with widespread condemnation of the anarchists. One comment left on the Multnomah County Republican Party website represented the predominant reaction among a vast number of Portlanders:

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Economic Times

Social networking biggest distraction at office: Survey Economic Times Social networking biggest distraction at office: Survey. By ET Bureau | Apr 28, 2017, 01.19 AM IST. Post a Comment. office Gendre-wise, female workers spend 45 per cent time on social networking, compared to 35 per cent by males. Five out of 10 ...

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Despite ban, social networking sites up and running in J&K The Hindu Despite the government orders to all telecom service providers to halt 22 social media networking sites in Kashmir Valley, the companies, including BSNL, failed to shut these sites on Thursday. Sources in the telecom companies told The Hindu that it ...

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A million likes isnt cool. You know whats cool? Abillion likes.

Honest Trailers takes onThe Social Network, that one movie that the world couldnt seem to get enough of, just like the social network that liesat the heart of the movie: Facebook. Interestingly enough, Honest Trailers seems to take it fairly easy on the movie, mostly dishing out jokes aboutJesse Eisenberg playing Jesse Eisenberg in seriously every moviein which hes starred.

So I mean, Ill say its not thefunniest Honest Trailer out there, but its one that certainly feels really overdue. When the film came out, it made a lot of waves as a really interesting cinematic look at the creation of a global phenomenon. Like the Honest Trailer says, it was a film that was able to take something like court proceedings and lawsuits and make them seem excitingly dramatic. Hell, Istill think about that internship application scene that had all those students coding next to each other while playing a drinking game. Like, ofcourse tech interviews should be like hazing.Why not?

The debut of this Honest Trailer is especially topical becauseThe Circle, based on the Dave Eggers novel, premieres today. That film doesnt seem to be faring too well on Rotten Tomatoes or IMDb, so the less said about that, the better, I suppose. But anyway, I digress.

Director David Fincher took something that could have been wildly boring (the birth of a social networkingwebsite) and made it into a drama that still stands the test of timeeven if more than a few bits are, shall we sayembellished. Oh, and you better believe they didnt let Finchers iconic film style go by unnoticed. This thing reeks ofFight Club-esque visuals, and they totally nail it in their alternate title for the movie.

Anyway, this is making me want to watch the movie again. So good on you, Honest Trailers.

(via Boing Boing, image: Columbia Pictures)

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Teens are on social media every chance they can get, right? Not quite.

A new survey from The Associated Press and NORC at the University of Chicago found that 58 percent of teens who use social media have taken at least one break from the platforms. Further, the poll of 790 US teens age 13 to 17 revealed that 65 percent of those who took a social media hiatus did so voluntarily. Half left the platforms involuntarily.

Sixty percent of teens who have taken breaks from social media have taken three or more times, the survey found. About half said their breaks typically lasted for a week or longer. Those who have not taken breaks said they stay on because they don't want to miss out on things and use social media to find out what's happening in the world.

Overall, teens value social media 78 percent of those who use platforms like Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram said these services make them feel closer to their friends and family. Another 49 percent said social media makes them feel more informed. On the flip side, however, 15 percent of teens said social media makes them feel pressure, like "they always need to show the best version of themselves," the AP and NORC wrote in a news release. Ten percent said it makes them feel "overloaded with information."

The survey also revealed that the "circumstances motivating these breaks have major impacts on how teens evaluate the experience."

"Teens who took breaks for voluntary reasons reported more positive feelings about their time away, while teens who were pushed off social media involuntarily reported greater feelings of missing out and disconnection from important people in their lives," the AP and NORC wrote. "Those who cited any of the voluntary reasons were more likely to say they had more time to do other things, were glad to have had a break, felt relieved, and felt more connected to important people in their lives and news and information."

Those forced off social media, on the other hand, were more likely to say they felt anxious, suffered from fear of missing out, and felt less connected to important people in their lives.

Meanwhile, a seperate study from scientists at the University of Pittsburgh recently found that the more time young adults spend on social media, the more likely they are to feel isolated.

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