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In the Atlantic today, Emma Green is reporting that Hillary might have some post-election ambitions - outside the political realm:

Green goes on to write that both Shillady and Clinton have books coming out that reflect on the 2016 race and highlight Hillarys resurgent religious focus. And no wonder - as I wrote here a while back, there was a distinctly spiritual character to her concession speech, especially her invoking of Galatians 6:9. And it is often in the wake of failure or loss that we go deeper to the bedrock of our belief and lifes purpose. That may be whats happening for Hillary in the wake of Election 16.

As a United Methodist, Id be pumped to see Hillary take the pulpit in our church and dig from that deep well of experience, disappointment, and hope in a future harvest. Preaching, not politics, is precisely what we need to strengthen us in our weariness and propel us on the path of doing real goodto inspire us to not give up, even in the age of Trump.

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If youre a pantsuit designer, does a better endorsement exist than Hillary Clinton? We think notunless Huma Abedin is also wearing your suits, in which case, it might be a tie. That pipe-dream scenario is real life for Argent , the 1-year-old suiting label by Eleanor Turner (formerly a designer at Tory Burch and J.Crew) and Sali Christeson (whose rsum is mostly finance and tech). Clinton wore the brands lavender basketweave blazer to speak at a Planned Parenthood event back in May , and Abedin has worn (and re-worn) the labels best-selling reversible suit , which inventively flips from pale gray to charcoal plaid. It wasnt a stylist who got Argents suits on two of the most influential women in America, eitherTurner and Christeson simply embraced a rare photo op. We happened to have a pop-up at a womens conference in California where Hillary Clinton was speaking, Christeson tells Vogue . It was her first major speech after the election, and it was so powerful and moving. We waited in line for a photo, and most people just took a quick selfie and moved onbut we talked to her for a few minutes and shared our product.

We literally opened our blazers and said, We make pantsuits! Turner adds with a laugh.

She got really excited because its been a personal frustration of hers. Its such a headache for every woman to find suiting, so our message resonated, Christeson continues. Clinton asked the duo to stay in touch, and Abedinwho Turner describes as the chicest woman in politicssought them out as well. Its surreal, but theyve been supporting us ever since.

Other women who look up to Clinton and Abedin can shop Argents stylish, functional, and affordable suits in its brand-new store, which opened in Washington, D.C., this weekend. It isnt Argents first pop-up, but its their largest semipermanent space with custom-designed interiorsand its offering more of the face-to-face experiences that are crucial to Argents growth. The conversations we have with women every day are really what inform our collections, Turner says. Just last night, we got an email from a woman we met a year ago who had a really important meeting coming up, so she asked us for advice on what new pieces to get. Thats so exciting to us, because we really do want to be the go-to resource for women buying work apparel. Some of them dont have the time or the know-how [to put together the right outfit], so we see it as an opportunity to help them.

As Christeson puts it, getting the perfect outfitbe it for a White House meeting, a television appearance, or a job interviewfrees up the brain space a lot of women have to waste on thinking about what theyre going to wear and whether or not its right. That can certainly apply to fashion-obsessed women, too. Perhaps the smartest thing about Argent is that its suits are appropriate for the strictest of dress codeslaw, government, financebut even the women who can wear anything to work want a suit, too. That bright red double-breasted blazer lends instant polish to a pair of old Levis, or you could feasibly wear the full suit with sneakers. Everyone wears the clothes in such a different way, Christeson says. Our goal really is to give women the opportunity to mix and match the pieces, dress them up, dress them down, and make them their own.

Argents Fall 17 collection will launch later this month, and you can expect more bright, offbeat colors and patterns and more reversible suits, which are popular with business travelers. Historically, women have had to wear gray, black, or beige, and they might not have even had pockets [in their suits], let alone had someone think about them in the design process, Christeson says. Were trying to defy that and encourage women to be bold, push the envelope, F the rules. You should go for it with your outfit and the way you [approach your] work.

I think when youre encouraging women to be individuals, you have to give them plenty of options [for color, pattern, fit, et cetera], Turner adds. Still, the new store isnt just a place to buy the pink suit you never knew you needed. Inspired by the Womens March on Washington, Turner and Christeson decided to use the store to create a community as well. Our foundation is the clothes, but we want to connect women with the opportunities and skill sets to navigate their careers, too, Christeson says. Were encouraging women to come into the store and work, use our Wi-Fi, have meetings, bring their coworkers, or even host an informal event, and were planning a few events, too. Its all geared toward community-buildingwe started by bringing our friends together, and its grown into something much bigger.

If you live in D.C. (or want an excuse to book the Acela), stop by Argents store at 1921 Eighth Street, Washington, D.C., 20001, and follow the brand on Instagram to stay up to date on those events. Fingers crossed a New York store is next.

Argents new store in The Shay in Washington, D.C. Photo: Leah Beilhart

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Hillary Clinton is doing great, saw 'Wonder Woman' in Brooklyn this weekend Mashable Hillary Clinton is such a diehard feminist that she loved Wonder Woman without even seeing it, duh. Now, two months after its release, the former Secretary of State and her husband were able to set up a private viewing at Alamo Drafthouse in New York ...

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As a first lady, senator, secretary of state and Democratic nominee turned failed presidential candidate, much of Hillary Clintons life and political career have simply been Clinton overcoming personal tragedy and sexism, both implicit and overt, by sheer force of character. Shes never let the past define her, and as events of this past summer have shown, she isnt about to start.

According to a Friday Buzzfeed report, Clinton means business about the pro-Resistance political action committee, Onward Together, that she launched in May shes reportedly hiring two of her former campaign to help her run it. Those staffers are Adam Parkhomenko, who worked on her 2016 presidential campaigns grassroots engagement efforts, and Emmy Ruiz, who worked as the campaigns Colorado state director and more recently, worked on Tom Perezs successful bid for DNC chair.

Paired with Clintons recent outspokenness on social media and on-the-ground efforts to promote her forthcoming memoir, What Happened, Onward Together is remarkable proof that not only is Clinton not going anywhere, but that private citizen Clinton may be the fiercest version of herself, yet.

Some of her nastiest tweets about President Trump and the GOP as evidence:

Not only is Clinton a failed presidential candidate despite dedicating decades of her life to public service, having all the qualifications, and winning the popular vote by some 3 million votes, but shes the least liked failed presidential candidate in recent history (which, Im sure, has nothing to do with lingering patriarchal resentment of female leadership.) What else does she have to lose? Why not be outspoken, why not get loud, talk about sexism, Russia, criticize Trump, say whatever she feels like?

But naturally, Clintons newfound brazenness, if you could even it call it that, seems unselfish. She might not be in the Oval Office, but shes not comfortable on the sidelines, and thats why, by all means, she seems prepared to transform Onward Together into a powerhouse, one that will get progressives elected, one that will fight for the goals she once wanted to fight for as president.

At one point in her career, this post-election fighting for progress and grassroots mobilization might have gotten her hit for being a pandering phony obviously just seeking reelection. But now that shes most definitely not seeking reelection, she can fight this fight with everything shes got and shrug off the criticism she gets for this.

Of course, to an extent, criticism of Clinton for absorbing the limelight is valid. Democrats would be wiser to look to the future than to their past. But Clintons wisdom and dedication are an asset to the party, nonetheless.

Too often we try to silence women for all kinds of reasons being preachy feminists, being fake and inauthentic, being disliked. Their place is the kitchen, with no voice, with nothing at all in their own right.

Clinton lost the presidency. Thats a fact. Now all she has left is fighting for what she thinks is right no title, no popularity, no martyrdom. This is all she has. To suggest that she give it up is tantamount to metaphorically sending her back to the kitchen. And what a hateful but ultimately classic thing to do to a woman.

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Uber unsealed former CEO Travis Kalanicks deposition in the Uber versus Waymo self-driving car technology case over the weekend. Kalanick, who was deposed for more than six hours last month, spoke about when he learned that Anthony Levandowski, who formerly worked at Google, downloaded documents related self-driving technology.

The deposition yet again confirms that Uber was focused on building its technology from the ground up. Uber never wanted any Google material, and took steps to prevent any such material from ever coming to Uber, an Uber spokesperson told TechCrunch.

Waymos suit alleges Uber knew about these documents at the time when Uber acquired Levandowskis self-driving trucking startup Otto. In Kalanicks deposition, he says he did not have any knowledge of the documents until shortly Waymo first filed the complaint in February.

I was pretty serious with him about making sure that these files had not and will not make it to Uber, Kalanick said in his deposition. He went on to say that, And I wanted to make it absolutely clear that no files of any kind from anybodys previous employer make it to Uber.

While Levandowski was still employed at Uber, Kalanick at one point directly asked him if any of the files made it to Uber, to which Levandowski said no.

In his deposition, Kalanick said Levandowski was expecting a bonus at Google and downloaded the documents to make sure hed get that bonus. The deposition, which is nearly 200 pages long, also touches on whether or not Kalanick thought what Levandowski was improper. Kalanick said yes, to which he was then asked why he didnt fire Levandowski at that point.

I was really hopeful that he would cooperate and tell the Court the facts of the matter, cooperate with our investigation, he said. And that was part of what this discussion was about, was just make the declaration, testify. And it may be that I was holding onto that possibility, trying to trying to get him to cooperate with the Court, with our investigation internally. And you know, it was Fing stupid. It was it it yeah. It it just felt like if he could if he could just say what he did and why, and that if you just cooperate, the would be great.

Levandowski, of course, has not cooperated. He very early on in the case invoked his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.

Another key element of this case is Alphabet CEO Larry Page, who was seemingly unprepared in his deposition last month. In Kalanicks deposition, he describes a call between him and Page from October 2016. According to Kalanick, they spoke about flying cars as well as driverless cars and potential partnership opportunities. Page was not very interested in partnering on self-driving tech, Kalanick said in his deposition.

He he was he was upset about what he what he kept talking about was us taking his IP, Kalanick said. Page kept saying that Uber had taken Googles intellectual property, Kalanick said. And I kept responding and telling him that hiring his people was not taking his IP.

Kalanick went on to describe that it felt like he and Page didnt understand each other and that Page wouldnt explain what his exact issue was.

I told him, we will open up our facility if you think we have taken IP, Kalanick said. Like, come take a look. We will have your people take a look. We will dig deep and make sure. But we were very confident about the process of acquisition and the process we have in hiring people.

Update with comment from a Waymo spokesperson:

This deposition confirms a number of points Waymo has been making since we filed this case, including not only that Mr. Levandowski improperly downloaded files from Waymo but that he had ample opportunity to inject Waymos trade secrets into Ubers technology, given he actively advised Uber engineers on LiDAR design even well before he ran Ubers autonomous driving program. Waymo has significant and direct evidence that Uber is using stolen Waymo trade secrets and we look forward to presenting that evidence at trial.

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