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Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
'Carol's Journey': What Facebook knew about how it radicalized users  —  In the summer of 2019, a new Facebook user named Carol Smith signed up for the platform, describing herself as a politically conservative mother from Wilmington, North Carolina.  Smith's account indicated an interest in politics …
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Craig Timberg / Washington Post:
New whistleblower claims Facebook allowed hate, illegal activity to go unchecked  —  Latest complaint to the SEC blames top leadership for failing to warn investors about serious problems at the company  —  A new whistleblower affidavit submitted by a former Facebook employee Friday alleges …
New York Times:
What Happened When Facebook Employees Warned About Election Misinformation  —  Company documents show that the social network's employees repeatedly raised red flags about the spread of misinformation and conspiracies before and after the contested November vote.
Washington Post:
Inside Facebook, Jan. 6 violence fueled anger, regret over missed warning signs … Relief flowed through Facebook in the days after the 2020 presidential election.  The company had cracked down on misinformation, foreign interference and hate speech — and employees believed they had largely succeeded …
Discussion: NPR and Raw Story, more at Techmeme »
CNN:
Not stopping ‘Stop the Steal:’ Facebook Papers paint damning picture of company's role in insurrection  —  (CNN Business)Just days after insurrectionists stormed the Capitol on January 6th, Facebook's Chief Operational Officer Sheryl Sandberg downplayed her company's role in what had happened.
The Information:
New Facebook Storm Nears as CNN, Fox Business and Other Outlets Team Up on Whistleblower Docs  —  It's not often that major news organizations coordinate to sift through a large trove of leaked company documents and agree not to publish stories about them until a certain date.
more at Mediagazer »
Wall Street Journal:   Facebook Increasingly Suppresses Political Movements It Deems Dangerous
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ camera crew walked off the set in protest before the fatal shooting  —  Hours before actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of “Rust” with a prop gun, a half-dozen camera crew workers walked off the set to protest working conditions.
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Allahpundit / HotAir:
Camera crew walked off set of Baldwin movie due to working conditions hours before shooting  —  Camera crews aren't responsible for handling props on the set, are they?  —  Even so, this LA Times scoop raises the obvious possibility that if the camera crew was disgruntled about labor conditions, maybe the prop master was too.
Discussion: The Atlantic, The Wrap and RedState
Associated Press:
Baldwin: Killing of cinematographer was ‘tragic accident’  —  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Alec Baldwin said Friday that his killing of a cinematographer with a prop gun on a movie set was a “tragic accident” as authorities investigated the shooting, which also wounded the director.
Wall Street Journal:
Alec Baldwin Film Set Was Hindered by Worker Complaints  —  Some workers filming ‘Rust,’ where Baldwin discharged prop firearm, were disgruntled; some walked off set  —  The movie set on which Alec Baldwin discharged a prop firearm in an incident that killed one person and wounded another …
Discussion: WHYY
New York Times:
Live Updates: Assistant Director Declared Gun Safe Before Alec Baldwin Fatally Fired It, Affidavit Says
Chris Lindahl / IndieWire:
Prop Gun Fired by Alec Baldwin Contained a ‘Live Single Round,’ Says IATSE Local 44
Lauren del Valle / CNN:
Lev Parnas found guilty on campaign finance charges  —  New York (CNN)Rudy Giuliani's former associate Lev Parnas was convicted on six counts related to “influence buying” campaign finance schemes.  —  A jury of eight men and four women found Parnas guilty of scheming with co-conspirators …
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CNN:
House investigators target the money trail behind January 6 rally  —  ‘Peril’ details Trump's plans before Jan. 6  —  (CNN)The House select committee is setting its sights on the financing behind events and people associated with January 6, CNN has learned, including money that funded pro-Trump …
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CNN:
Former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark, who pushed baseless election fraud claims, expected to testify before January 6 committee
Discussion: Alternet.org
Jordan Weissmann / Slate:
Democrats Are Turning Their Big Spending Bill Into Absolute Trash  —  It feels like Democrats are losing the plot.  —  As the party began trying to piece together its big social spending and climate package, a split emerged between lawmakers who wanted to pass fewer programs (but do them well) …
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Washington Post:
Democrats move to finalize new ‘billionaire’ tax plan, targeting 700 wealthiest Americans as key source of revenue for spending plan  —  Senior Democrats are preparing a sweeping new tax plan that would aim to raise hundreds of billions of dollars from the fortunes of America's roughly 700 billionaires …
Blake Apgar / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Las Vegas executive faces voter fraud charges in 2020 election  —  A Las Vegas business executive is facing two voter fraud charges related to the 2020 election, the attorney general's office announced Thursday.  —  Donald Kirk Hartle, 55, faces felony counts of voting more than once …
Discussion: Washington Post, Daily Kos and KLAS
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:   Nevada Republican who claimed someone stole dead wife's ballot is charged with voter fraud
ag.nv.gov:
Attorney General Ford Announces Voter Fraud Charges
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Kevin McCarthy's vile attack on Liz Cheney shows the dangers of a GOP House  —  For governments to function amid deep disagreements among their major players, they sometimes evolve shared understandings.  Their premise is that in some conflicts, preserving the integrity of the system …
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Washington Post:   Would-be speaker Kevin McCarthy walks the Trump tightrope, pursuing a GOP House
Callie Patteson / New York Post:
DHS pays over $455K to build ‘security fencing’ around Biden's beach home  —  Build that wall!  —  The southern border with Mexico is seeing the highest levels of illegal border crossings in 35 years, but the Department of Homeland Security has found one access point it can shore up …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Biden sows confusion about defending Taiwan from China
John McCormack / National Review:
John Eastman vs. the Eastman Memo  —  In extensive conversations with NR, the Trump legal adviser behind a fiercely disputed memo advising Pence to reject Biden electors claims it doesn't reflect his own views.  —  n January 6, President Donald Trump took the stage at the “Save America Rally” …
Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
Twitter admits bias in algorithm for rightwing politicians and news outlets  —  Home feed promotes rightwing tweets over those from the left, internal research finds  —  Twitter has admitted it amplifies more tweets from rightwing politicians and news outlets than content from leftwing sources.
New York Times:
Return to Office Makes a Big Difference for Budding Lawyers  —  The generational divide on returning to the office is not neatly drawn.  For some young professionals, even in a pandemic, showing up is more than half the battle.  —  It looked like a middle-aged person's idea of what a young person would find fun.
Joseph R. Biden Jr / The White House:
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies on the Temporary Certification Regarding Disclosure of Information in Certain Records Related to the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy  —  Section 1.  Policy.  In the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
Why does a democratic republic founded in opposition to monarchy tolerate billionaires?  —  They are never self-made.  —  In Thursday's post, I imagined a world in which conservatives placed equality at the center of their sensibilities.  It was fun, though hardly realistic.
Associated Press:
Where are the workers?  Cutoff of jobless aid spurs no influx  —  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Earlier this year, an insistent cry arose from business leaders and Republican governors: Cut off a $300-a-week federal supplement for unemployed Americans.  Many people, they argued …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Political Wire
Chris English / LevittownNow.com:
School Board President Says Threats Unjustified, FBI Will Be Alerted  —  Mask mandates and other divisive issues created by the coronavirus pandemic and other societal realities have made it a very stressful time to be a school board member, Pennsbury School Board President Christine Toy-Dragoni …
Discussion: Raw Story
Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Trump Lashes Out At Meghan McCain, Calling Her An Ungrateful ‘Lowlife’ Bully  —  The former president was responding to McCain's criticism of him as she promotes her new memoir.  —  Video  —  Former President Donald Trump bashed Meghan McCain on Friday as a “bully” and a “lowlife” …
 
 
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Steve Kovach / CNBC:
YouTube is about to pull its apps from Roku, and the fight is going all the way to Congress
Andrew Miller / Fox News:
YouTube deletes rapper's 'Let's Go Brandon' song claiming ‘medical misinformation’
CNN:
US nearing a formal agreement to use Pakistan's airspace to carry out military operations in Afghanistan
Michelle Hackman / Wall Street Journal:
Border Patrol Makes About 1.66 Million Arrests at Southern Border in 2021 Fiscal Year
Discussion: CNN, National Review and The Daily Wire
 Earlier Items: 
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission:
Walmart Recalls Better Homes and Gardens Essential Oil Infused Aromatherapy Room Spray with Gemstones Due to Rare and Dangerous Bacteria; Two Deaths Investigated
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Biden said he's been to the southern border before. It was a drive-by.
CNN:
Marjorie Taylor Greene confronts Liz Cheney and Jamie Raskin as tensions rise during contempt vote
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Neera Tanden is named as the next White House staff secretary for President Biden
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager
 
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