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10:35 PM ET, December 2, 2022

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
‘Twitter Files’ Touted by Musk Reveal How Execs Debated Decision to Block NY Post Account Over Hunter Biden Articles … The new disclosures, touted as “The Twitter Files,” were posted in a lengthy Twitter thread by investigative reporter and author Matt Taibbi (and retweeted by Musk).
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New York Times:
Hate Speech's Rise on Twitter Is Unprecedented, Researchers Find  —  Problematic content and formerly barred accounts have increased sharply in the short time since Elon Musk took over, researchers said.  —  Sheera Frenkel writes about misinformation and social media platforms.
New York Times:
Twitter Keeps Missing Its Advertising Targets as Woes Mount  —  Under Elon Musk, the company has cut its financial expectations as some advertisers request discounts and are offered incentives.  —  The World Cup has historically been a boon for Twitter, bringing in record traffic and an influx of advertising dollars.
NBC News:
Elon Musk's ‘amnesty’ pledge brings back QAnon, far-right Twitter accounts
Discussion: Raw Story and HuffPost
Matt Shuham / HuffPost:
The Mysterious Fourth Man At The Trump-Ye Dinner Tells His Story  —  “I was there as a spectator.  I was just along for the ride,” said Jamar Montgomery, who told HuffPost he met Ye just a few days before joining him, Nick Fuentes and Donald Trump for dinner.
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Truth about Kanye West Is Now Indisputable  —  On the menu today: A lot of people wanted to pretend that Kanye West wasn't nuts.  A lot of people wanted to convince you that Kanye West wasn't nuts.  But now it's indisputable that Kanye West is nuts.  —  Nazis?  We Should Hate These Guys.
Jennifer Calfas / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Urges Politicians to Call Out and Reject Anti-Semitism
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Embraces Extremism as He Seeks to Reclaim Office
Discussion: THE JACKAL and Raw Story
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The GOP Can't Hide From Extremism
Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service:
Ye's Trump dinner is a high point for Catholic nationalists' influence campaign
Discussion: Big League Politics
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Dems move to make South Carolina, not Iowa, 1st voting state  —  Democrats voted Friday to remove Iowa as the leadoff state on the presidential nominating calendar and replace it with South Carolina starting in 2024, a dramatic shakeup championed by President Joe Biden to better reflect the party's deeply diverse electorate.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Newt Gingrich warns GOP: Biden's winning
Discussion: The Hill, Mediaite and Washington Times
NBC News:
South Carolina Democrats stunned by Biden's plan to put them first in 2024
Washington Post:
Drugs killed 8 friends, one by one, in a tragedy seen across the U.S.  —  Video by Drea Cornejo and Hope Davison  —  GREENVILLE, N.C. — On that terrible day nine years ago, Ellie Laughinghouse Crout was running late.  The memorial service for her half sister was starting in an hour and she still hadn't left home.
Discussion: Washington Times
New York Times:
N.Y. Attorney General's Top Aide Resigns After Sexual Harassment Claims  —  Ibrahim Khan had been Letitia James's chief of staff for close to a decade.  —  The longtime chief of staff to Letitia James, the New York attorney general, has resigned amid an investigation into misconduct …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Kevin McCarthy reveals exactly how the GOP House will protect Trump  —  As Republicans prepare to take over the House, they clearly see one of their highest missions as transforming the lower chamber into Donald Trump's 24/7 personal shield against accountability.
Washington Post:
Edward Snowden swears allegiance to Russia and receives passport, lawyer says  —  Edward Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor who leaked information about U.S. surveillance programs, swore an oath of allegiance to Russia and has collected his Russian passport, his lawyer told state media on Friday.
Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
The New York Times Newsroom Gets Ready to Walk Out  —  This morning at 8 a.m., New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger and CEO Meredith Kopit Levien received a letter from Bill Baker, unit chair of the Times guild, that was signed by more than 1,000 employees.  Subject line: “Enough.
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Gun-Toting WV Judge Was an Even Bigger Asshole Than We Knew  —  Judge David Hummel pulled a gun while presiding in court.  A new report by West Virginia officials reveals he also made little girls cry and improperly spent taxpayer cash.  —  The same West Virginia judge who was exposed …
Discussion: Raw Story
Bianca Johnson / SAVANNAH POLICE:
SPD Arrests Suspect in Hartridge Street Shooting  —  SAVANNAH, GA (December 2, 2022) - Savannah Police detectives have arrested a 42-year-old Savannah man who shot a teen outside his home on Hartridge Street on Dec. 1.  —  Around 5:35 p.m. officers responded to the 500 block of Hartridge Street …
Politico:
Trump's legal woes just keep piling up  —  Two of Donald Trump's top White House lawyers appeared before at least one grand jury Friday, visiting the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C. amid multiple criminal probes involving the former president.  —  Former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone exited …
Eugene Daniels / Politico:
Harris' comms director, Jamal Simmons, is set to depart from office  —  Jamal Simmons, communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris, is leaving his role after about a year in the post.  He is expected to depart next month.  —  “Working for Vice President Harris has been an honor and a privilege …
Jasmine Aguilera / TIME:
Top Republicans Are Attacking Hakeem Jeffries as an ‘Election Denier.’ Here's Why That Label Is Misleading  —  In recent days, some top Republicans have called Rep. Hakeem Jeffries an “election denier,” starting a line of attack against the New York Democrat after he was chosen to lead his party as House Minority Leader next year.
Amy Qin / New York Times:
Applying to College, and Trying to Appear ‘Less Asian’  —  The affirmative action lawsuit against Harvard seemed to confirm advice given for years to Asian Americans: Don't play chess, don't check the box declaring race.  —  When it came time to fill out his college application form, Max Li chose not to declare his race.
Alicia Roberts / CBS News:
Philadelphia City Council approves permanent 10 p.m. curfew  —  PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia's summertime curfew could soon become permanent.  City council passed a bill Thursday afternoon that would make the summer curfew permanent.  —  Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson proposed …
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine Clamps Down on Orthodox Church Linked to Moscow  —  Zelensky seeks to weaken a key source of Russian influence as heavy fighting continues  —  KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine's government moved to curb the activities of the Orthodox Christian denomination historically linked to Moscow …
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New York Times:
Russia-Ukraine War  —  E.U. Agrees to a Price Cap for Sale of Russian Oil
 
 
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