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2:35 PM ET, December 16, 2022

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Max Tani / Semafor:
Newsrooms are scrambling to counter Elon Musk's bans  —  News organizations are scrambling to respond to Elon Musk's suspension from Twitter of prominent journalists whose coverage he objected to.  —  On Thursday, Twitter suspended CNN's Donie O'Sullivan, the New York Times' Ryan Mac …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Twitter press suspensions become media flashpoint  —  The suspension of several journalists on Twitter Thursday immediately set off a firestorm, with mainstream press crying foul over what they perceived as an attempt by Elon Musk to silence his critics and right-wing voices arguing …
Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Elon Musk Kills Twitter Audio Feature After Bizarre Talk With Journalists  —  It's clear Musk would rather burn Twitter to the ground than hear people question the wisdom of his choices.  —  Alerts  —  Twitter Spaces, the audio feature that allows people to participate in group chats using …
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Musk suspends journalists from Twitter, claims ‘assassination’ danger  —  Company executives alleged that the more than half a dozen reporters endangered Twitter's owner by sharing his location.  But a review of their tweets shows no evidence of it.  —  Twitter suspended the accounts …
Amanda Terkel / NBC News:
Democrats criticize Elon Musk for suspending journalists covering Twitter
NBC News:
Twitter suspends journalists who have been covering Elon Musk and the company
Washington Post:
Elon Musk's role at Tesla questioned as Twitter occupies his attention
Rachel Schilke / Washington Examiner:
AOC clashes with Elon Musk after Twitter boss suspends journalists
New York Times:
Inside Mar-a-Lago, Where Thousands Partied Near Secret Files  —  Notes: The 3-D model is based on photographs of Mar-a-Lago as well as building plans of the property obtained from the Town of Palm Beach, Fla., through a public records request.  The model of the basement relied primarily on two plans …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Misty Severi / Washington Examiner:
Donald Trump stored classified docs within feet of Mar-a-Lago guests: Report
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
‘Wiped out’: War in Ukraine has decimated a once feared Russian brigade  —  The bloody fate of the 200th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade is emblematic of Vladimir Putin's derailed invasion plans  —  HELSINKI — Nuclear-armed submarines slip in and out of the frigid waters along the coast …
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Financial Times:   How Putin's technocrats saved the economy to fight a war they opposed
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Kremlin TV Stars Combust as Russians Admit War Is Aimless
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Judge unseals new details of contacts among Rep. Perry, Trump-connected attorneys  —  A federal judge revealed Friday that earlier this year she granted Justice Department investigators access to emails between three Trump-connected attorneys and Rep. Scott Perry as part of the federal investigation …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Federal investigators have accessed emails of Rep. Scott Perry, John Eastman and other Trump allies in 2020 efforts  —  Federal investigators have obtained access to several email accounts, a draft autobiography and other writings in which Republican Rep. Scott Perry, Donald Trump elections …
Discussion: Raw Story
Lee Brown / New York Post:
Steve Bannon fed up with Trump's latest stunts: 'I can't do this anymore'  —  Even Steve Bannon and other key advisors to former President Trump have had enough of his latest stunts — demanding everyone behind his wacky NFT collection be “fired today.”  —  “I can't do this anymore,” …
Cam Thompson / CoinDesk:
Donald Trump NFT Collection Sells Out, Price Surges  —  According to data from OpenSea, the collection's floor price is about 0.19 ETH, or $230, more than double the original mint price.  —  Former U.S. President Donald Trump's non-fungible token (NFT) digital trading card collection sold out early Friday …
Discussion: Insider, Breitbart, Slate, The Triad and IJR
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
U.S. attorney general moves to end sentencing disparities on crack, powder cocaine  —  The Justice Dept. aims to reverse decades of policy that critics say disproportionately targeted Black communities by treating crack users more punitively  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland …
Kurt Eichenwald / The Threats Within:
Trump's Trading Card Grift is Worse than You Think  —  Shell companies, rubbing elbows with international criminals, and worse in his scam of scams  —  When Trump posted his “big announcement” that he was selling his own NFT trading cards, the whole world burst out laughing.
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Matthew Chance / CNN:
Exclusive: FIFA rebuffs Zelensky's request to share message of peace at World Cup final  —  A request by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to share a message of world peace prior to kickoff at the World Cup final on Sunday has been rebuffed by FIFA, a source told CNN.
CBS News:
New documents show top Trump officials disregarded concerns by State Dept. officials in relaxing sanctions on Israeli “Blood Diamond” magnate  —  It was one of the final decisions Trump officials made before leaving office.  On January 15, 2021, the Treasury Department eased sanctions …
Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
In first speech since dinner with West and Fuentes, Trump calls himself ‘the best ally’ for Jewish people  —  ‘How do you do that?’  Trump asked Orthodox Jewish group, complaining about the lack of Jewish support in 2020  —  Former President Donald Trump didn't mention his dinner …
Discussion: Associated Press and Politico
Wayne Ford / Athens Daily News:
Newly-elected State House member Daniel Rampey of Statham arrested on drug charge  —  A longtime businessman in Barrow County who was elected unopposed in November to the state House Representative in District 116 was arrested Thursday after authorities said he burglarized a residence at a Winder retirement complex where he works.
Dave Levinthal / Insider:
Trump asks for — and receives — a 45-day extension for disclosing his personal finances  — Trump delayed the release of a personal financial disclosure required by law for presidential candidates.  — Trump may now wait another 45 days before releasing new details about his personal finances.
Discussion: Bloomberg and Political Wire
Reuters:
Pacifist Japan unveils biggest military build-up since World War Two  —  Japan on Friday unveiled its biggest military build-up since World War Two with a $320 billion plan that will buy missiles capable of striking China and ready it for sustained conflict, as regional tensions and Russia's Ukraine invasion stoke war fears.
Bloomberg:
Nobel Prize-Winning Economics Professor Faces Harassment Inquiry  —  Nobel laureate Philip Dybvig is facing an inquiry by Washington University in St. Louis about allegations of sexual harassment by a former student.  —  Dybvig, who has been a banking and finance professor at the university since 1990 …
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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