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Alleged Paul Pelosi attacker posted multiple conspiracy theories — The man who allegedly attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband early Friday posted memes and conspiracy theories on Facebook about Covid vaccines, the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol …
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Jessica McBride / Heavy.com:
David Depape, Paul Pelosi Suspect: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know — David Depape was identified as the suspect accused of attacking Paul Pelosi, the husband of Nancy Pelosi, with a hammer in the couple's home, leaving him with serious blunt-force trauma. — Police have confirmed the suspect's name.
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Spokesperson Statement on Violent Assault on Paul Pelosi — Washington, D.C. — Drew Hammill, spokesman for Speaker Nancy Pelosi, issued this statement: — “Early this morning, an assailant broke into the Pelosi residence in San Francisco and violently assaulted Mr. Pelosi.
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San Francisco Chronicle:
What we know about David DePape, man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer — LIVE UPDATES: Suspect David DePape lived with group who believed 9/11 was ‘inside job’ — Law enforcement have identified David DePape, 42, as a suspect in the Friday morning home invasion violent attack on Paul Pelosi.
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Washington Post:
Assailant shouted ‘Where is Nancy?’ in break-in at speaker's home, attack on Paul Pelosi — The husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was attacked during an early-morning break-in at the couple's San Francisco home by an assailant who was searching for the speaker and shouted …
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CNN:
First on CNN: Assailant tried to tie up Paul Pelosi in home attack, sources say — ‘Where is Nancy?’: Assailant shouted before attacking Pelosi's husband, source says — Speaker Pelosi's husband attacked in home invasion Schumer caught on hot mic giving Biden bad news
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Exclusive: Suspect in Paul Pelosi attack identified; reportedly asked ‘Where is Nancy?’
NBC News:
What we know about David DePape, the suspect in the attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Intruder Seeking Speaker Pelosi Attacked Her Husband With a Hammer
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Amanda Holpuch / New York Times:
What We Know About the Attack on Nancy Pelosi's Husband
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Politico:
Pelosi husband severely injured after brutal break-in attack
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Wall Street Journal:
Paul Pelosi, Husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Attacked in San Francisco Home
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Racist tweets quickly surfaced after Musk closed Twitter deal — A wide range of anonymous Twitter accounts celebrated Musk's takeover and argued it meant the old rules against bigotry no longer applied — An emboldened cast of anonymous trolls spewed racist slurs and Nazi memes onto Twitter …
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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Welcome to hell, Elon — You break it, you buy it. — Twitter is a disaster clown car company that is successful despite itself, and there is no possible way to grow users and revenue without making a series of enormous compromises that will ultimately destroy your reputation …
CNBC:
GM temporarily suspends advertising on Twitter following Elon Musk takeover — General Motors is suspending its advertising on Twitter following Elon Musk's takeover of the social media platform. — “We are engaging with Twitter to understand the direction of the platform under their new ownership,” GM said.
Politico:
'I think it's an earthquake': The political world reckons with a Musk-owned Twitter — America's political and media players woke up Friday to a new reality: One of the country's most outspoken, often divisive, business figures is now the moderator of its most obsessive political conversation.
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Elon Musk's First Move Is To Fire The Person Most Responsible For Twitter's Strong Free Speech Stance
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The hidden danger lurking behind Elon Musk's Twitter takeover
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Bloomberg:
Musk Takes Twitter Helm, Enacts Sweeping Change as Deal Closes
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New York Post:
Pranksters posing as laid-off Twitter employees trick media outlets: ‘Rahul Ligma’ — A pair of pranksters posing as laid-off Twitter employees tricked multiple media outlets Friday as the public anxiously awaited news on whether Elon Musk had begun axing staffers.
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Alex Heath / The Verge:
People are pretending to be laid-off Twitter employees carrying boxes outside of HQ … In videos circulating on Twitter Friday morning, two men carrying boxes are seen standing near the entrance to Twitter's San Francisco building, claiming to have been laid off by Elon Musk, who officially took over the company Thursday evening.
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NBC News:
Twitter's first full day under Elon Musk is here, and the mood has already shifted — What will change after Elon Musk takes over control of Twitter? — Elon Musk set the tone for his first full day as head of Twitter with a response to @catturd2. — The account, a well-followed …
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Washington Post:
Top national security prosecutor joins Trump Mar-a-Lago investigation — National security law experts say prosecutors have amassed evidence that meets some key criteria for charging the former president — One of the Justice Department's most experienced national security prosecutors …
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Erick-Woods Erickson / Erick Erickson Show Notes:
Forget the Polls. Here Are the Signs of the Red Wave. — The evidence that a wave is growing transcends the polling. Take a moment and listen below. But let me explain it to you in writing as well. — Assume the polls are wrong. In fact, the polling bottom line numbers probably are.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Where Our Model Thinks The Polls Might Be Biased
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New York Times:
Distressed Democrats Look to Obama to Boost Turnout
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Washington Post:
Nearly half of Americans say they want a ‘Christian nation’
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Austin Ahlman / American Prospect:
Republicans' Secret Swing-Seat Weapon? Dozens of Rich Nominees.
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CNN:
Man pleads guilty to threatening to kill Rep. Eric Swalwell and staffers — A Pennsylvania man previously arrested for impersonating Donald Trump's family members in fraud scheme pleaded guilty on Friday to threatening to kill a member of Congress and his staff.
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Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone:
Kyrie Irving Boosts Antisemitic Movie Peddling ‘Jewish Slave Ships’ — The video is based on a venomously antisemitic book which asserts that “many famous high-ranking Jews” have “admitted” to “worship[ing] Satan or Lucifer.” — HOURS BEFORE ANOTHER Brooklyn Nets loss on Thursday, noted …
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat / MSNBC:
The attack on Paul Pelosi was shocking — and yet also predictable — “We fight like hell,” then-President Donald Trump told supporters Jan. 6, 2021. “And if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore.” — Recent warnings of political violence during …
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Articles and Investigations:
COVID-19 Origins: Investigating a “Complex and Grave Situation” Inside a Wuhan Lab — The Wuhan lab at the center of suspicions about the pandemic's onset was far more troubled than known, documents unearthed by a Senate team reveal. Tracing the evidence, Vanity Fair and ProPublica give …
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William Saletan / The Bulwark:
What It Means to Be a Republican Today — Evan McMullin's lesson on what his former party now stands for—and what it can't stand. — The most interesting political race of 2022 isn't between a Democrat and a Republican. It's in Utah, where incumbent Republican Sen. Mike Lee faces independent challenger Evan McMullin.
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