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There is now some hard evidence that X boosted the Trump campaign and suppressed the Harris campaign. What's to stop Musk from doing the same in other countries?
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New computational analyses from the University of Queensland on algorithmic bias suggest that the X algorithm substantially boosted Republican accounts right after Elon Musk's endorsement of Donald Tr...
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November 17, 2024 at 6:13 AM
Reposted by Amy Seiler
“The Senate won’t confirm them” is not even a wishful thinking response, it’s one that ignores what’s happening:

Trump announced in advance of these picks that he expects the Senate to shut itself down so he can make recess appointments — which means no confirmation process at all.
November 13, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Reposted by Amy Seiler
might be handy to review some of our coverage from the last time trump considered nominating hegseth to an important job, before he got laughed off the stage:

youtu.be/p1wnUPq_R7k
Flashback: Hegseth leads Republican push to privatize veterans' health care
YouTube video by MSNBC
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November 13, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Reposted by Amy Seiler
They should still release it.
BREAKING NEWS:

Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress today, two days before the House Ethics Committee was set to vote on releasing a “highly damaging” report about sexual misconduct, illicit drug use, and improper gifts.

The Ethics Committee loses jurisdiction over Gaetz once he leaves Congress.
November 14, 2024 at 2:16 AM