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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
No, You Do Not Have a Constitutional Right to Post Hunter Biden's Dick Pic on Twitter — Elon Musk and Matt Taibbi's First Amendment follies. — While normal humans who denied Republicans their red wave were enjoying an epic sports weekend, an insular community of MAGA activists …
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David French / The Atlantic:
Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson Don't Understand the First Amendment — Last night, Matt Taibbi, an independent journalist, wrote a lengthy Twitter thread he called “THE TWITTER FILES.” The thread purported to expose how Twitter made the decision to dramatically suppress discussion of the contents …
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Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Elon Musk's promised Twitter exposé on the Hunter Biden story is a flop that doxxed multiple people … Free-speech crusader Elon Musk isn't happy with Twitter's years-old decision to suppress a news story about Hunter Biden's laptop just ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
Victor Nava / New York Post:
Who is Vijaya Gadde, the Twitter exec involved in censoring Post's Hunter Biden laptop bombshell? — One of the high-level Twitter executives who reportedly played “a key role” in the company's decision to censor The Post's bombshell story on Hunter Biden's laptop has a long history of being accused of suppressing conservative voices.
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Matt Taibbi / TK News:
Note to Readers — It's about to get weird in here. An appeal for your patience — Dear TK Readers: — Very shortly, I'm going to begin posting a long thread of information on Twitter, at my account, @mtaibbi. This material is likely to get a lot of attention.
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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
‘Deeply Underwhelmed’: Right-Wingers on Musk's Overhyped ‘Twitter Files’
‘Deeply Underwhelmed’: Right-Wingers on Musk's Overhyped ‘Twitter Files’
Brian Fung / CNN:
Released Twitter emails show how employees debated how to handle 2020 New York Post Hunter Biden story
Released Twitter emails show how employees debated how to handle 2020 New York Post Hunter Biden story
Todd Spangler / Variety:
‘Twitter Files’ Touted by Musk Reveal How Execs Debated Decision to Block NY Post Account Over Hunter Biden Articles
‘Twitter Files’ Touted by Musk Reveal How Execs Debated Decision to Block NY Post Account Over Hunter Biden Articles
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump's pre-runoff message: Terminate the Constitution — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — DONALD TRUMP, the former president and the person that polls show is still the most likely GOP presidential nominee in 2024 …
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New York Times:
In Georgia, a Heated Senate Race Stirs Mixed Emotions in Black Voters — The contest might have been a showcase of Black political power in the Deep South. But many Black voters say Herschel Walker's turbulent campaign has marred the moment. — ATLANTA — The line of voters circled around …
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New York Times:
Two Trump-Appointed Judges Rebuke a Third for Bending the Law in His Favor — The reversal of a district judge's intervention in the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation shows the complexity of former President Donald J. Trump's judicial legacy. — WASHINGTON — A scathing decision on Thursday …
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Liam Stack / New York Times:
Druggings, Deaths and Robberies Put New York's Gay Community on Edge — At first, the men's deaths were treated as overdoses, until tens of thousands of dollars were found drained from their bank accounts. — Julio Ramirez died in the back seat of a taxi in April after he left a popular gay bar in Manhattan with a group of men.
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Josh Glancy / The Spectator World:
Please America, don't get into soccer — Embracing the beautiful game would be the beginning of the end of American greatness — Americans are truly excellent at four things: ingenuity, marketing, making chicken wings and inventing their own sports. The first three, of course …
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Frank Figliuzzi / MSNBC:
Donald Trump ought to face the same charges the Oath Keepers did — Tuesday's convictions of five Oath Keepers — including founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes and top deputy Kelly Meggs who were found guilty of the gravely serious charge of seditious conspiracy — may seem like game-winning goals …
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Wall Street Journal:
Apple Makes Plans to Move Production Out of China — Burned by Covid lockdowns and worker protests at Foxconn plants, the iPhone maker is looking to diversify the supply chain that has powered its growth — In recent weeks, Apple Inc. AAPL -.34%decrease; red down pointing triangle …
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The Guardian:
Revealed: UK has failed to resettle Afghans facing torture and death despite promise — Those who risked their lives helping British government face a ‘toxic combination of incompetence and indifference’ — Afghan nationals who were promised resettlement to the UK nearly a year ago …
Peter Smith / Associated Press:
Non-religious voters wield clout, tilt heavily Democratic — When members of the small Pennsylvania chapter of Secular Democrats of America log on for their monthly meetings, they're not there for a virtual happy hour. — “We don't sit around at our meetings patting ourselves …