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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
A Billionaires' World — The world's richest person didn't like Twitter. So he's buying it. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Two years ago, the economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman published a statistic that you don't normally see. It was the share of wealth owned by the richest 0.00001 percent of Americans.
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Shira Ovide / New York Times:
Buying Twitter, Elon Musk Will Face Reality of His Free-Speech Talk — Tech's big shots have learned again and again that free speech isn't so simple. What happens when Mr. Musk owns Twitter? — A decade ago, Twitter executives, including the chief executive, Dick Costolo …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Republicans to Trump: Stay away from Twitter — DRIVING THE DAY — The news that ELON MUSK is buying Twitter has thrown Washington into a tizzy over one major question: Will DONALD TRUMP return to his old favorite social media platform and start tweeting again?
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Javier Espinoza / Financial Times:
EU warns Elon Musk over Twitter moderation plans — EU commissioner Thierry Breton tells Tesla chief executive: ‘Elon, there are rules’ — Brussels has warned Elon Musk that Twitter must comply with the EU's new digital rules under his ownership, or risk hefty fines or even a ban …
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Twitter workers face a reality they've long feared: Elon Musk as owner
Twitter workers face a reality they've long feared: Elon Musk as owner
ProPublica:
Building the “Big Lie”: Inside the Creation of Trump's Stolen Election Myth — Co-published with FRONTLINE … By the time Leamsy Salazar sat down in front of a video recorder in a lawyer's office in Dallas, he had grown accustomed to divulging state secrets.
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New York Times:
New Details Underscore House G.O.P. Role in Jan. 6 Planning — A court filing and newly disclosed text messages provide additional evidence of how closely some fervent pro-Trump lawmakers worked with the White House on efforts to overturn the election. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Rick Perry's Election Lie Undone — By His Own Text Message
Rick Perry's Election Lie Undone — By His Own Text Message
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A.B. Stoddard / The Bulwark:
The Insurrectionists Are Coming — Hey Democrats—this isn't hard.
The Insurrectionists Are Coming — Hey Democrats—this isn't hard.
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BBC:
Germany to send tanks to Ukraine in U-turn — Watch: BBC News coverage of UN chief's Ukraine talks in Moscow — Updates from BBC correspondents: Yogita Limaye, Sarah Rainsford, Joe Inwood, Joel Gunter and Anna Foster in Kyiv, Andrew Harding in Donbas, Catherine Byaruhanga in Zaporizhzhia …
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Loveday Morris / Washington Post:
After hesitancy, Germany greenlights some heavy arms for Ukraine
After hesitancy, Germany greenlights some heavy arms for Ukraine
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Robert Burns / Associated Press:
Putin gets what he didn't want: Ukraine army closer to West
Putin gets what he didn't want: Ukraine army closer to West
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Looming ground battle is crucial phase in Ukraine, U.S. officials say
Looming ground battle is crucial phase in Ukraine, U.S. officials say
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WSOC-TV:
Sources: Rep. Madison Cawthorn cited for having a gun at Charlotte Douglas — CHARLOTTE — Rep. Madison Cawthorn was cited for having a gun at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Tuesday morning, three sources tell Channel 9. — According to the TSA, a 9 millimeter handgun was discovered …
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
AJC poll: Kemp has strong shot to knock out Perdue without a runoff — Gov. Brian Kemp has a chance of landing an outright victory against former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll that shows the Republican incumbent with a hefty advantage over his Donald Trump-backed challenger.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The not-so-neat trick GOP candidates play on the ‘stolen election’
The not-so-neat trick GOP candidates play on the ‘stolen election’
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Jacob Schumer / Bloomberg Tax:
The Contractual Impossibility of Unwinding Disney's Reedy Creek — There's been a lot of talk about whether Florida lawmakers can legally dissolve Disney's Reedy Creek Improvement District, but there's one basic reason why Florida can't dissolve it—it promised bond purchasers that it wouldn't …
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Fears mount inside White House that Manchin won't agree to any deal — Biden aides have tried gauging the senator's interest in a potential agreement, but time is running out — President Biden last spring proposed spending more than $4 trillion to transform the American economy.
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Christopher Hooks / Texas Monthly:
Cancel Culture Comes for Beto O'Rourke — The Democratic gubernatorial candidate says he wants to have a dialogue with Texans of all persuasions. But in one rural community, Republicans worked to make sure he would have no place to talk or listen. — When Democratic candidates …
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Amber Coakley / One America News Network:
Rep. Biggs: Alleged Rep. McCarthy comments raise huge trust issue for me — Arizona congressman Andy Biggs says taped comments of Republican leader Kevin McCarthy about President Donald Trump are “a huge trust issue” for him. One America's John Hines has more from Washington.
Techno Fog / The Reactionary:
Durham's latest: He has hundreds of e-mails between Fusion GPS and reporters — Special Counsel John Durham just filed this motion in response to the efforts of Hillary for America, Fusion GPS, et al. to keep secret (by use of the attorney-client and work product privileges) communications involving Fusion GPS.
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Ben Gittleson / ABC News:
ABC News Exclusive: Dr. Birx speaks to Trump disinfectant moment, says colleagues had resignation pact — White House COVID response coordinator reveals details before book release. — The coronavirus response coordinator for President Donald Trump's COVID task force, Dr. Deborah Birx …
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Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Vice President Kamala Harris tests positive for COVID-19 — The White House says she has exhibited no symptoms — White House COVID czar on masking kids: I follow the CDC — Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. — Harris press secretary Kirsten Allen …
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Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Beyoncé, Yoga, Billie Eilish: Trump-Backed Candidate Thinks Everything Is Satanic — Michigan GOP Secretary of State nominee Kristina Karamo also thinks Cardi B is a “tool of Lucifer.” — CJ — Republicans' newest statewide nominee isn't just obsessed with the Big Lie and aligned with QAnon.
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Angelo Carusone / The Daily Beast:
Musk Will Use Twitter to Update Murdoch's Fox News Playbook — There's a reason banned users— from Roger Stone and Marjorie Taylor Greene to QAnon and Infowars conspiracy theorists to white supremacists-are all celebrating this acquisition. … If Elon Musk has his way …
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Devan Cole / CNN:
Garland says funds from assets US seizes from Russian oligarchs should go ‘directly to Ukraine’ — Washington (CNN)Attorney General Merrick Garland said Tuesday that he supports efforts to allow some of the proceeds from assets the Justice Department seizes from Russian oligarchs to go “directly to Ukraine.”
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Washington Post:
Harvard leaders and staff enslaved more than 70 people, report finds — The university said it had benefited from slave-generated wealth and practiced racial discrimination — Harvard University leaders, faculty and staff enslaved more than 70 individuals during the 17th and 18th centuries …
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE:
Facebook Doesn't Know What It Does With Your Data, Or Where It Goes — “We do not have an adequate level of control and explainability over how our systems use data,” Facebook engineers say in leaked document. — Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai — Facebook is facing what it describes internally as a …
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Ex-senator and top GOP operatives launch ‘conservative’ credit card alternative — Top Republican operatives and a former GOP senator are behind a new Visa credit card catering to conservative consumers with plans to funnel a portion of its profits to right-of-center causes.
The New York Times Company:
Dean Baquet to Lead Local Investigative Reporting Fellowship — The New York Times announces a new fellowship for investigative journalism focused on the state and local level. Read more in this note from chairman and publisher A.G. Sulzberger. — A. G. Sulzberger Chairman and Publisher