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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:
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.
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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.
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Twitter unbans neo-Nazi who said women should be ‘raped and locked in cages’
Twitter unbans neo-Nazi who said women should be ‘raped and locked in cages’
NBC News:
Elon Musk's ‘amnesty’ pledge brings back QAnon, far-right Twitter accounts
Elon Musk's ‘amnesty’ pledge brings back QAnon, far-right Twitter accounts
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Elon Brings One of America's Most Prominent Nazis Back to Twitter
Elon Brings One of America's Most Prominent Nazis Back to Twitter
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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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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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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.
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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 …
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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.
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Jennifer Calfas / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Urges Politicians to Call Out and Reject Anti-Semitism
Biden Urges Politicians to Call Out and Reject Anti-Semitism
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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 …
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Raw Story
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.
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.
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The GOP Can't Hide From Extremism — The role of extremist white nationalists in the GOP may be approaching an inflection point. — The backlash against former President Donald Trump's meeting with Nick Fuentes, an avowed racist, anti-Semite, and Christian nationalist …
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Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service:
Ye's Trump dinner is a high point for Catholic nationalists' influence campaign
Ye's Trump dinner is a high point for Catholic nationalists' influence campaign
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Embraces Extremism as He Seeks to Reclaim Office
Trump Embraces Extremism as He Seeks to Reclaim Office
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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Shannon Osaka / Washington Post:
Should you not have kids because of climate change? It's complicated. — Some researchers have claimed the best thing to do for the environment is to have fewer children. The truth is more complicated. — When Meera Sanghani-Jorgensen was in her 30s, she and her husband began to discuss having children.
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Rupert Neate / The Guardian:
Oligarch's $200m superyacht to be sold at auction to benefit Ukraine — Ukraine says Croatian court has cleared way for sale of Viktor Medvedchuk's Royal Romance yacht — A $200m (£163m) superyacht owned by Viktor Medvedchuk, an oligarch and friend of Vladimir Putin who is under sanctions …