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The Shadow Crew Who Encouraged Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover — Behind the scenes, fellow billionaires and internet provocateurs bent Tesla CEO's ear; Jack Dorsey's role — Elon Musk unveils the Tesla Model Y in 2019. — As Elon Musk's crusade against Twitter Inc. TWTR -0.20%▼ …
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Elon Musk and the Tech Bro Obsession With ‘Free Speech’ — They say that something is worth what someone will pay for it. — If that's true, then protecting “free speech,” which Elon Musk has cited as a central reason he agreed to buy Twitter for $44 billion this week …
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HotAir, duncan's drafts, Zeitgeist, Deadline, The Chalkboard Life, American Greatness, Unpopular Opinion and The Liberty Loft

Twitter's ‘chief censor’ making $17M per year could be fired by Elon Musk
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BizPac Review, Everything's All Right, Ace of Spades HQ and Twitchy, more at Mediagazer »


White House officials weigh income limits for student loan forgiveness — Biden aides consider how to cut off eligibility to exclude high-earners — The White House is considering income caps for eligibility for student loan relief that would exclude higher-earning Americans …
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Neil Parish MP: I'm resigning after porn moment of madness — Neil Parish has told the BBC he is resigning as an MP after admitting he watched pornography twice in the House of Commons. — Mr Parish - the MP for Tiverton and Honiton in Devon - said it had been a “moment of madness” and “I was not proud of what I was doing”.
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Bloomberg, NPR, Metro.co.uk, New York Post, Neil Parish and Guido Fawkes


Three times the White House Correspondents' Dinner has created controversy — The feted White House Correspondents' Association Dinner has returned after a two-year pandemic pause. — While some of the pageantry will be familiar, “Nerd Prom” will be different in 2022 compared to the past.
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Bored White House Reporters Cry in Their Cheerios — The press corps prepares to celebrate itself for bangup reporting—on the last administration — This weekend's White House Correspondents' Dinner will give mainstream media reporters the chance to do what they love most …
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Breaking the News and Instapundit, more at Mediagazer »

White House economists ‘confident’ despite shrinking GDP and other economic woes
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RedState


Eastman to produce 10,000 pages of Trump-related emails as broader legal fight looms — Attorney John Eastman, a key architect of former President Donald Trump's legal effort to overturn the 2020 election, is preparing to provide another 10,000 pages of records to the Jan. 6 select committee, his attorney revealed late Friday.
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Washington Examiner, Insider and Raw Story


Cases are rising in nearly every corner of the United States. — Hospitalizations remain low, partly a reflection of greater immunity in the population. — Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are rising in a majority of American states, in what appears to be the first widespread increase since …
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Vox


Trump grand jury ending in N.Y. with no charges against ex-president — Manhattan DA says probe isn't over, but people familiar with the situation cite concerns about witnesses — NEW YORK — A six-month grand jury that was convened late last year to hear evidence against Donald Trump …
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Opinion Where did all the conservative hand-wringing over judicial restraint go? — “Something has powerfully gone awry,” U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar told the Supreme Court this week. “This is not how our constitutional structure is supposed to operate.”


Former Idaho lawmaker found guilty of raping intern — BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho lawmaker was convicted Friday of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern after a dramatic trial in which the young woman fled the witness stand during testimony, saying “I can't do this.”
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Idaho Capital Sun, CBS News, New York Times, New York Post, The Daily Beast, Raw Story and Washington Examiner


West Ramps Up Ukraine Weapons Aid as Expectations About War's Outcome Shift — Governments see Ukrainian success offering chance of curbing Russian expansionism — Ukraine's military successes against Russia have transformed calculations in Washington and other Western capitals …
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Washington Post, CBS News, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, CNBC, USA Today, Euractiv, WTOP News and Russian News & Opinion


From Battered Mariupol Steel Plant, Fighters Share Desperate Videos to Push Out Story — Valerie Hopkins, Sarah Kerr and Ainara Tiefenthäler — The footage shows a child wearing a makeshift diaper crafted out of tape and plastic bags, asleep in a dank and moldy room.
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Associated Press and WTOP News

In Support of Boycott, Divest, Sanction and a Free Palestine — When oppression strikes anywhere in the world, resistance movements reverberate globally. The desire for rightful justice spreads, like wildfire, moving us to act, to speak, to write, and right our past wrongs.
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Breitbart, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Forward and The New Arab


A doctor told Oprah to ‘embrace hunger.’ How it changed her view of medicine forever — Oprah Winfrey will never forget first reading about Gary Fowler. — The television icon had been voraciously consuming news of COVID-19 and people who were losing jobs or dying from the deadly virus.
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People.com and Insider


Russia running short of precision missiles, say western officials — Pentagon believes Russian offensive is behind schedule in south and east amid shortfalls — Russia is running short of precision missiles in its war against Ukraine and its arms factories lack the ability to produce enough …
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Washington Post, CleanTechnica, The Newsletter, nationalinterest.org, NPR, Snopes.com, WKBN-TV and New York Times
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Pentagon says Russia ‘several days’ behind objectives in Donbas
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Raw Story


Oath Keeper emotional as he accepts 2nd plea deal in Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case — Brian Ulrich admitted to being part of the group that marched on the Capitol. — Federal prosecutors on Friday secured a second guilty plea and cooperation deal with a member of the Oath Keepers militia group charged …
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Zandar Versus The Stupid, CBS News, Mediaite, NPR, The Gateway Pundit, USA Today, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, Raw Story and Insider
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