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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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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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.
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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.
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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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 …
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Associated Press:
Baldwin: Killing of cinematographer was ‘tragic accident’
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Assistant Director Declared Gun Safe Before Alec Baldwin Fatally Fired It, Affidavit Says
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Camera crew walked off set of Baldwin movie due to working conditions hours before shooting
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Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post:
National School Boards Association disavows letter that led to FBI parent crackdown — The National School Boards Association board of directors repudiated a letter its two top officials sent to President Biden that precipitated Attorney General Merrick Garland's order the FBI to investigate complaints …
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Harry Litman / Los Angeles Times:
Don't be too sure about the Justice Department's ‘duty’ to indict Bannon — Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland has a far more complicated decision coming his way than people realize. — The Department of Justice, in the person of the United States attorney for the District of Columbia …
Washington Post:
Biden's critics hurl increasingly vulgar taunts — BOISE — On a quiet street south of downtown Boise, Michael Dick has festooned his front yard with homemade signs, including a large yellow placard that facetiously thanks President Biden for a growing list of grievances — $4-a-gallon gas, inflation, Afghanistan, covid-19.
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Andrew Miller / Fox News:
YouTube deletes rapper's 'Let's Go Brandon' song claiming ‘medical misinformation’
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Washington Post:
Would-be speaker Kevin McCarthy walks the Trump tightrope, pursuing a GOP House — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has regaled top donors at private events in recent months with a behind-the-scenes story about a fight he says he had with former president Donald Trump.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Kevin McCarthy's vile attack on Liz Cheney shows the dangers of a GOP House
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Nevada Republican who claimed someone stole dead wife's ballot is charged with voter fraud — Donald Kirk Hartle looked troubled last November. It was a few days after Election Day and the Las Vegas man was telling a local news station that someone had stolen his late wife's mail-in ballot …
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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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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 …
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CNN:
US nearing a formal agreement to use Pakistan's airspace to carry out military operations in Afghanistan — (CNN)The Biden administration has told lawmakers that the US is nearing a formalized agreement with Pakistan for use of its airspace to conduct military and intelligence operations in Afghanistan …
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Biden the Dealmaker Finds That Compromise Can Have Consequences — The president pushed for an expansive agenda knowing that he would most likely have to pare it back, leaving a sense of disappointment that could hurt his party at the polls. — WASHINGTON — Joe Biden's pitch during …
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New York Times:
Who Is Eric Adams? That Depends. — The vegan, meditating ex-police officer is on the cusp of becoming New York's new mayor. No one is quite sure what happens next. — Eric Adams could not resist the story. — In a 2019 commencement address, Mr. Adams complained …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
The Pessimistic Electorate Behind Biden's Approval Ratings — In the era of modern polling, only Donald J. Trump has had a lower approval rating than President Biden's at this early stage of his term. — What's dragging down President Biden's approval rating? — Everyone. — And everything.
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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.
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Democracy Docket:
Virginia USPS Challenge — Democratic Party of Virginia v. Veal — Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Democratic Party of Virginia against the U.S. Postal Service over its failure to process and deliver election-related mail in a timely manner, potentially leading to the disenfranchisement …
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David Von Drehle / Washington Post:
The media slant on Joe Rogan and covid has been wrong. Journalists must do better. — Among media critics (and who, after all, is not a media critic — there is so much to criticize), one sees a dangerous trend. Reporters are increasingly urged to be definitive, to call out “liars” …
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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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