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Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Elon Musk's Critics Stripped of Verification Badge After Publicly Challenging Billionaire: ‘The Beginning Stages of Censorship’ — Several conservative critics of billionaire Trump surrogate Elon Musk were stripped of their verification badges on X after publicly challenging Musk's stance on immigration.
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Who Got Duped? MAGA Activists Worry That Nativism And Tech Oligarchy May Not Go Hand In Hand — This is your TPM evening briefing. — It's not always a great idea to cover political stories that exist entirely on social media. You can end up focused on narratives and disputes …
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Politico, more at Techmeme »
Rolling Stone:
Trump Ally Laura Loomer Says Elon Musk Is ‘Silencing’ Her Amid Immigration Spat
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CNN, Axios, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Sun-Sentinel, The Verge, Daily Kos, Raw Story, Scripting News, Eschaton and New Republic
Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy open rift with MAGA loyalists over skilled worker visas
David Strom / HotAir:
Elon and Vivek Under Fire From the Right
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acecomments.mu.nu, Rolling Stone, Victory Girls Blog, The Daily Caller, The Status Kuo, The Gateway Pundit and Instapundit
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
MAGA in Total Mayhem as Laura Loomer Goes to War With Elon Musk
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Salon, Balloon Juice, Raw Story and Alternet.org
Justin Baragona / The Independent:
‘Should MAGA stay home in 2026?’ Laura Loomer wages ‘racist’ war against ‘tech bros’ over Indian migrants
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The Independent and Salon
Michael Casey / Associated Press:
US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people — The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts …
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HotAir, New Republic, Twitchy and The Independent
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Brian Schatz to Democrats: Please, Stop With ‘Center’ and ‘Making Space’ — As the Hawaii senator charts his path up the Senate hierarchy, he reflects on his party's major challenges. — Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) can seem mellow. Having grown up in Hawaii, he exudes not only the Aloha spirit …
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The Hill
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
The press is ignoring the real Liz Cheney scandal — 🎊☃️🎁🥂🎄 SUPPORT INDEPENDENT MEDIA THIS HOLIDAY SEASON 🎄🥂🎁☃️🎊 … 🎉🎉 Subscribe to Public Notice 🎉🎉
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Washington Examiner
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘We are screwed’: Virologists warn about disease they say could become the next pandemic — A new report from PBS highlights the potential danger of bird flu turning into a full-blown pandemic in the United States. — In particular, PBS spoke with several experts who said the United States …
Jin Yu Young / New York Times:
South Korean Lawmakers Vote to Impeach Acting President as Crisis Deepens — The vote was the second major impeachment in two weeks after President Yoon's ill-fated martial law bid set off turmoil. The country's currency has plunged. — South Korea's leadership crisis deepened on Friday …
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Koh Ewe / BBC:
South Korea votes to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo
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Associated Press, CNN, The i Paper, JURIST, Semafor, Business Insider, Reuters, Bloomberg, RTÉ and Al Jazeera
David McHugh / Associated Press:
Germany's president dissolves parliament, sets national election for Feb. 23 — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday ordered parliament dissolved and set new elections for Feb. 23 in the wake of the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition, saying it was the only way to give …
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HotAir, RedState, UPI, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Reuters, Washington Examiner, Deutsche Welle, Breitbart, Fortune, Al Jazeera and The Gateway Pundit
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James Angelos / Politico:
German president fires starting gun for Feb. 23 election
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CNN:
Trump says Bill Gates asked to meet in apparent message to Musk — In a message that appeared to be intended as a private communication to Elon Musk, President-elect Donald Trump said in a social media post Friday that Microsoft founder Bill Gates had asked to meet with him. — “Where are you?
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HuffPost, The Hill, New York Post, Raw Story and Mediaite
Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
More Americans approve of Trump 2.0 transition than first time around: Survey — Fifty-one percent of Americans approve of the way President-elect Trump has handled his presidential transition, according to a new Gallup survey. — It's a slightly higher number than in December 2016 …
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Mediaite
Sara Moniuszko / CBS News:
Systane eye drops recalled due to potential fungal contamination — One lot of Systane brand eye drops were voluntarily recalled due to possible fungal contamination, the United States Food and Drug Administration announced earlier this week. — Systane Lubricant Eye Drops Ultra PF …
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Hollywood Life and WTSP
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Case of ‘missing’ congresswoman sparks uncomfortable conversation — Republican Rep. Kay Granger moved to an assisted-living facility months ago and stopped casting votes — a detail that wasn't disclosed to the public. — When it comes to understanding the final months …
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The Nation
Associated Press:
Mexico tests cellphone app allowing migrants to send alert if they are about to be detained in US — Mexico is developing a cellphone app that will allow migrants to warn relatives and local consulates if they think they are about to be detained by the U.S. immigration department, a senior official said Friday.
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Breitbart
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Border Czar Says Military Bases Could Aid Deportation Effort — Homan said he views the military as a ‘force multiplier’ to build infrastructure such as certain detention facilities — Donald Trump's team is looking at using military bases to detain migrants and military planes …
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The Hill, CBS News, Raw Story, Kevin Drum, Truthout, Washington Post, Grabien and BizPac Review
Fox News:
Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt engaged — Fox News Channel hosts Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt have officially taken their relationship to the next level. — Hannity proposed to Earhardt over Christmas at their home church, solidifying their long-term commitment to each other.
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