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The case against Mark Zuckerberg: Insiders say Facebook's CEO chose growth over safety … Late last year, Mark Zuckerberg faced a choice: Comply with demands from Vietnam's ruling Communist Party to censor anti-government dissidents or risk getting knocked offline in one of Facebook's most lucrative Asian markets.
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Adrienne LaFrance / The Atlantic:
‘History Will Not Judge Us Kindly’ — Before I tell you what happened at exactly 2:28 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the White House—and how it elicited a very specific reaction, some 2,400 miles away, in Menlo Park, California—you need to remember the mayhem of that day …
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Robby Soave / Reason:
The Facebook Papers Are a Big Fat Nothingburger — More than a dozen mainstream media organizations published reports today on the so-called Facebook Papers, a trove of internal company documents obtained and released by former Facebook employee Frances Haugen. The headlines promised dramatic revelations and damning indictments.
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Cristiano Lima / Washington Post:
A whistleblower's power: Key takeaways from the Facebook Papers
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Associated Press:
Apple once threatened Facebook ban over Mideast maid abuse
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Ellen Cushing / The Atlantic:
How Facebook Fails 90 Percent of Its Users
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Ellise Shafer / Variety:
Dave Chappelle Willing to Discuss ‘The Closer’ With Trans Community, but Says He's 'Not Bending to Anybody's Demands' … Dave Chappelle has spoken out about the controversy over his Netflix special “The Closer” in a new stand-up video, saying that he is willing to meet with transgender Netflix employees …
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Washington Post:
Terry McAuliffe should not fan the flames of voter suspicion — If there's one thing that former president Donald Trump has taught us, it's how toxic to the system it is to question the legitimacy of election results. Mr. Trump continues to lie about his resounding loss in 2020 and insist that other Republicans accept the lie, too.
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Garrett Epps / Washington Monthly:
Want to Know More About Critical Race Theory? Look at Virginia's Schools—For More Than 75 Years — Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin was raised on official, state-taught racism. I should know. So was I. — Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin has decided …
Sarah Mucha / Axios:
McAuliffe pivots to schools
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Kate Scanlon / Washington Examiner:
James Carville: ‘I hate guys like Glenn Youngkin’
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Biden and Democrats Push for Budget Deal This Week as Rifts Remain — Negotiators were closing in on a deal that could spend around $1.75 trillion, but lawmakers were still haggling over critical disagreements on the sprawling social policy bill. — WASHINGTON — President Biden …
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Manchin puts paid family leave, Medicare vouchers on spending bill chopping block
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Brian Lyman / The Montgomery Advertiser:
Rep. Mo Brooks says he wasn't involved in planning Jan. 6 rally before U.S. Capitol riot — U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks said Monday he did not help plan a Jan. 6 rally that preceded an attack on the U.S. Capitol that involved the deaths of at least five people and injuries to hundreds more.
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Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
AOC Calls for Expulsion of Any Members of Congress Involved in Planning January 6 Riot
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CNN:
First on CNN: Biden White House rejects more executive privilege claims by Trump — (CNN)President Joe Biden has once again refused to assert executive privilege over more documents that former President Donald Trump has sought to keep out of the hands of the committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
First on CNN: Biden administration expected to name GOP official who challenged Trump's lies to key election security role — Washington (CNN)The Biden administration is expected to name Kim Wyman, a Republican secretary of state who challenged former President Donald Trump's false claims of election fraud …
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Politico:
Jan. 6 investigators privately question Bannon associate — Dustin Stockton, a conservative activist linked to Steve Bannon, is fielding questions Monday from congressional investigators scrutinizing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, according to two sources familiar with the interview.
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A.B. Stoddard / Real Clear Politics:
GOP Bets Swing Voters Will Downplay the Insurrection Too
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
The party of thugs — In 2020, Joe Biden repeatedly insisted that once Donald Trump departed office the Republican Party would become more reasonable. Instead, it has become even more of a party of thugs, where basic norms of polite behavior are held in contempt.
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Deficit shrinks in the first year of Joe Biden's presidency
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Steph Bazzle / HillReporter.com:
[Exclusive] [PIC] Ron DeSantis Accused of Attending Drinking Party With Students At High School Where He Taught — After college and before law school, Ron DeSantis spent a year teaching history at a high school in Georgia. According to a source with close knowledge of the matter …
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Sara Murray / CNN:
Trump endorsed Herschel Walker, Max Miller and Sean Parnell. They're now facing scrutiny over their pasts — (CNN)Donald Trump is throwing his support behind a trio of candidates whose troubled pasts have come under scrutiny, as he continues to influence the standards of the GOP from his post-presidency perch.
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Jr. Is Hawking Shockingly Tacky ‘Alec Baldwin Kills People’ T-Shirts — The Trump son also posted a photoshopped pic of Baldwin wearing one of the Ts, three days after the accidental and fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins. — It's only been three days since Alec Baldwin accidentally shot …
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
A Breathtakingly Dishonest Tax Rant in the New York Times — Columnist Binyamin Appelbaum butchers the facts to tar Republicans as a threat to ‘the American experiment in multicultural democracy.’ — In a tour de force of reaction, dishonesty, and motivated historical illiteracy …
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Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Admin Taps School Board Association Honcho For Post In Wake Of Infamous Letter — The Department of Education earlier this month tapped the president of the National School Board Association to serve on a federal board that tracks student progress, the latest indication …
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Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Biden's latest tax-the-rich scheme would be an unworkable and possibly unconstitutional mess — The Biden administration's idea to tax billionaires' unrealized capital gains may sound good to the tax-the-rich crowd. In practice, it would be an unworkable and arguably unconstitutional mess that could harm everyone.
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Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Montanans used to live and let live. Today bitter confrontations dim Big Sky Country. — KALISPELL, Mont. — By the time the third teenager had died by suicide since the start of the school year, the Flathead Valley was desperate for unity. The community had been jittery for months.
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Kim Severson / New York Times:
Thanksgiving Food Prices Increase as Supply Chain Costs Rise — Nearly every ingredient, from the turkey to the after-dinner coffee, is expected to cost more, for a host of reasons. — Thanksgiving 2021 could be the most expensive meal in the history of the holiday.
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Billionaire Leon Black Is Being Investigated by the Manhattan D.A., Sources Say — Two former models have met with prosecutors following claims of rape and sexual assault against the former “best friend” of Jeffrey Epstein. — Last week the mandarins of high finance assembled at the Beverly Hilton …
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Friction between Senate and DeSantis grows — Presented by Florida Education Champions — Hello and welcome to Monday. — Here we go — So there's another front opening up in Florida's mask wars, and this time Senate President Wilton Simpson is defending his turf against the administration of GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Joseph Simonson / Washington Free Beacon:
Soros Bankrolls Far-Left Group at Heart of Anti-Semitism Scandal — Soros gives millions to Sunrise Movement which refuses to rally with Jewish organizations … Soros did not respond to a request for comment on his future funding of the organization. — Soros and his allies have raised …
Jonathan M. Katz / The Racket:
Introducing ... The Racket … Back in 2019, when the world was young, I started an email newsletter. My goals were simple: a place to connect with readers, play around with form and writing, and draw connections between history and current events. — Two and a half years and tens …
Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Posts Slower Sales Growth With Apple Privacy Policy — Social-media giant to change reporting structure, breaking out unit that includes AR and VR products and services — Facebook Inc. blamed Apple Inc.'s privacy rules for posting slower sales growth and warned of further uncertainty …
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Are Vaccine Boosters Widely Needed? Some Federal Advisers Have Misgivings. — “In our hearts, I think people don't quite agree with this notion of a booster dose,” said one leading vaccine expert. — Following a series of endorsements over the last month by scientific panels advising federal agencies …
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