Hello and welcome to Regulator , a newsletter for Verge readers about tech politics, political tech, and how they’re muddying the waters of Washington, DC. My birthday is this week, and if you’re not a Verge subscriber but would like to wish me a happy birthday, you should subscribe here , because that would be the best gift of all. (Tips sent to tina.nguyen+tips@theverge.com would be a very good gift, too.) Last night, I watched Alexis Ohanian , venture capitalist and cofounder of Reddit, stun