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Alex Heath / The Verge:
Twitter is planning to start charging $20 per month for verification … Now that he owns Twitter, Elon Musk has given employees their first ultimatum: Meet his deadline to introduce paid verification on Twitter or pack up and leave. — The directive is to change Twitter Blue …
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Casey Newton / Platformer:
Elon's first big move: pay to remain verified on Twitter — Under pressure to generate revenue quickly, Twitter's new CEO considers ending free verification — Twitter is strongly considering making its users pay to remain verified on the service, Platformer has learned.
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Chris Taylor / Mashable:
Musk's Twitter takeover isn't going the way you think
Musk's Twitter takeover isn't going the way you think
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Jack Nicas / Reuters:
Lula's victory likely means big changes for Brazil, though his specific plans are vague. — Maria Magdalena Arréllaga for The New York Times — Maria Magdalena Arrellaga for The New York Times — Victor Venco Moriyama for the New York Times — Maria Magdalena Arrellaga for The New York Times
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CNN:
Brazil's Bolsonaro loses bid for second term in fiercely contested presidential vote — Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is set to become the next president of Brazil, after defeating his rightwing rival, incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, by a razor-thin margin. — The leftist former leader …
Travis Waldron / HuffPost:
Leftist Lula Da Silva Defeats Far-Right Bolsonaro In Brazilian Presidential Election — Brazilian voters rejected President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday in a race defined by the right-wing leader's threats to undermine the world's fourth-largest democracy. — SAO PAULO ― …
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Camilo Rocha / CNN:
Lula da Silva will return to Brazil's presidency in stunning comeback — Sao Paulo CNN — Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been elected the next president of Brazil, in a run-off race on Sunday that was tight until the last moments. — The victory of the 76-year-old politician represents …
Washington Post:
Armed Bolsonaro-supporting lawmaker chases down Lula supporter — Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, an icon of the Latin American left, defeated President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday to win a third term leading the region's largest country, the Superior Electoral Court said …
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Reuters:
Brazilian pollster Datafolha projects Lula to win presidential vote — Brazilian pollster Datafolha on Sunday projected former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will win the country's presidential election on Sunday, based on the ongoing tally of a runoff vote against incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.
New York Times:
Pelosi, Vilified by Republicans for Years, Is a Top Target of Threats — The attack on the husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, which appeared to target her, came after more than a decade of Republican efforts to demonize and dehumanize the most powerful woman in Washington.
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Kurtis Lee / New York Times:
Elon Musk, in a Tweet, Shares Link From Site Known to Publish False News — The tweet on Sunday posted an article that made baseless allegations about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband. — Three days after Elon Musk purchased Twitter, the billionaire posted a tweet …
CNN:
Elon Musk, Twitter's new owner, tweets conspiracy theory about attack on Paul Pelosi — Elon Musk on Sunday gave credence to a fringe conspiracy theory about the violent attack on Paul Pelosi. — The new Twitter owner tweeted a link to an article full of baseless claims about Pelosi.
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
Don't blame ‘both sides.’ The right is driving political violence. — It should not be controversial to say that America has a major problem with right-wing political violence. The evidence continues to accumulate — yet the GOP continues to deny responsibility for this horrifying trend.
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Elon Musk, right-wing figures push misinformation about Pelosi attack
Elon Musk, right-wing figures push misinformation about Pelosi attack
Jay Caspian Kang / New Yorker:
The Futile Race to Label Paul Pelosi's Attacker
Demian Bulwa / San Francisco Chronicle:
Elon Musk tweet promotes baseless anti-LGBTQ conspiracy theory about Paul Pelosi attack
Elon Musk tweet promotes baseless anti-LGBTQ conspiracy theory about Paul Pelosi attack
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Julianne McShane / NBC News:
Elon Musk, new owner of Twitter, tweets unfounded, anti-LGBTQ conspiracy theory about Paul Pelosi attack
Elon Musk, new owner of Twitter, tweets unfounded, anti-LGBTQ conspiracy theory about Paul Pelosi attack
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Elon Musk tweets misinformation about Paul Pelosi
Elon Musk tweets misinformation about Paul Pelosi
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Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
Laxalt campaign paid thousands to political operative linked to Twitter account that denigrated Jews, women — A Twitter account connected to former Laxalt staffer Michael Pecjak has compared abortion to the Holocaust and claimed that “Jews are not a religious sect and are a cult,” among other comments
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
January 6 committee obtains eight emails showing possible planning of post-election crime — The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has obtained eight emails from late 2020 that a judge determined show Donald Trump and his lawyers planning …
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Mark Moore / New York Post:
Paul Pelosi's alleged attacker David DePape had been ‘mentally ill for a long time,’ ex claims — The man who allegedly attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer has been “mentally ill for a long time,” his former partner said in a new interview. — Oxane Taub, who goes by the name “Gypsy” …
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Associated Press:
Canadian man who allegedly attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband to be charged Monday
Canadian man who allegedly attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband to be charged Monday
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Jamie Gangel / CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Suspect in Paul Pelosi attack had bag with zip ties, source says
CNN Exclusive: Suspect in Paul Pelosi attack had bag with zip ties, source says
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Dan Friedman / Mother Jones:
Russians Used a US Firm to Funnel Funds to GOP in 2018. Dems Say the FEC Let Them Get Away With It. — Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. — The Federal Election Commission recently let a US company that was quietly bankrolled …
Ben Smith / Semafor:
A former employee's complaint prompts Republican calls to investigate The China Project, an American news company — Shannon Van Sant's career neatly tracks the American media's romance and disillusion with China. Her journey began in 2005 when, after five years working in news for ABC and NBC …