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Finally, a major media outlet will be headed by a true free speech warrior who got her start trying to get her professors fired
Bari Weiss is set to be named the editor in chief of CBS News, the New York Post reports
October 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Finally, a major media outlet will be headed by a true free speech warrior who got her start trying to get her professors fired
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Joe Rogan is spreading climate misinformation on one of the country’s most popular podcasts, scientists say—and he’s not the only one.
Climate Scientist Cited By Joe Rogan Slams Podcaster For Spreading 'Dumb' Misinformation
Joe Rogan is spreading climate misinformation on one of the country’s most popular podcasts, scientists say—and he’s not the only one.
www.forbes.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Joe Rogan is spreading climate misinformation on one of the country’s most popular podcasts, scientists say—and he’s not the only one.
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From @rsf.org: The Department of Homeland Security published a proposal to introduce a fixed term for the visas used by foreign journalists to work and live in the U.S. Currently, the visas last indefinitely as long as the holders remain in compliance.
USA: Proposed journalist visa restrictions would have catastrophic consequences for press freedom
The Trump administration is proposing new, severe restrictions on how long foreign journalists would be permitted to live and work in the United States. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) opposes the…
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September 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
From @rsf.org: The Department of Homeland Security published a proposal to introduce a fixed term for the visas used by foreign journalists to work and live in the U.S. Currently, the visas last indefinitely as long as the holders remain in compliance.
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Hey, dummies.
The COVID vaccine saved 2.5–4 million lives between 2020 and 2024 (Journal of the American Medical Association).
COVID still exists. Vulnerable people, like me, still die from it. When you talk about banning the vaccine, what I hear is: F- that guy. If he dies, he dies.
The COVID vaccine saved 2.5–4 million lives between 2020 and 2024 (Journal of the American Medical Association).
COVID still exists. Vulnerable people, like me, still die from it. When you talk about banning the vaccine, what I hear is: F- that guy. If he dies, he dies.
September 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Hey, dummies.
The COVID vaccine saved 2.5–4 million lives between 2020 and 2024 (Journal of the American Medical Association).
COVID still exists. Vulnerable people, like me, still die from it. When you talk about banning the vaccine, what I hear is: F- that guy. If he dies, he dies.
The COVID vaccine saved 2.5–4 million lives between 2020 and 2024 (Journal of the American Medical Association).
COVID still exists. Vulnerable people, like me, still die from it. When you talk about banning the vaccine, what I hear is: F- that guy. If he dies, he dies.
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I just discovered that #bbciplayer has a non-stop Louis Theroux channel...and I have no idea how someone missed calling it 'Louis Theroux and Theroux'
September 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I just discovered that #bbciplayer has a non-stop Louis Theroux channel...and I have no idea how someone missed calling it 'Louis Theroux and Theroux'
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Reminder: Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.
Mass Shooters Are Not Disproportionately Transgender
Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.
www.motherjones.com
August 31, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Reminder: Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.
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Wow: French President Emmanuel Macron just called out Trump at a major press conference with the German Chancellor 😳
August 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Wow: French President Emmanuel Macron just called out Trump at a major press conference with the German Chancellor 😳
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Breaking news: The Texas Legislature approved a redrawn congressional map that could deliver Republicans five U.S. House seats.
Texas Legislature Gives Final Approval to Redistricting Map Favoring Republicans
The map’s passage was a major victory in President Trump’s push to get Republican state leaders to help his party keep control of the U.S. House.
nyti.ms
August 23, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Breaking news: The Texas Legislature approved a redrawn congressional map that could deliver Republicans five U.S. House seats.
The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism
Data can easily be manipulated to show causation that doesn’t exist.
www.nytimes.com
August 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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It’s all about sending a message. The raid is the message. It’s all about retribution. He is the retribution president. As with troops on our streets, it’s all about normalizing fascism. This is fascism. Fascism is here. Too many Americans are too “busy” to care. But it’s here.
August 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It’s all about sending a message. The raid is the message. It’s all about retribution. He is the retribution president. As with troops on our streets, it’s all about normalizing fascism. This is fascism. Fascism is here. Too many Americans are too “busy” to care. But it’s here.
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Elon Musk quietly deleted a post that said he would hand out two $1 million checks to people who had already voted in a Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Federal law prohibits payments to Americans in exchange for their registering to vote or casting ballots.
Elon Musk Backtracks on Plan to Give $2 Million Checks to Wisconsin Voters
Experts had said that his pledge to hand out two $1 million checks to people who had already voted in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race seemed to run afoul of state law.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Elon Musk quietly deleted a post that said he would hand out two $1 million checks to people who had already voted in a Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Federal law prohibits payments to Americans in exchange for their registering to vote or casting ballots.
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As President Trump seeks to purge the federal government of “woke” initiatives, agencies have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid. An analysis by The New York Times reveals how these words are being removed from government websites. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Words Federal Agencies Are Removing From Their Sites Under Trump
Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
As President Trump seeks to purge the federal government of “woke” initiatives, agencies have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid. An analysis by The New York Times reveals how these words are being removed from government websites. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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TLDR: The 51st state talk is not a joke. It is a consistent delivery of threats to Canadian sovereignty at the highest levels of government.
Our reporting out today.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/w...
Our reporting out today.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/w...
How Trump’s ‘51st State’ Canada Talk Came to Be Seen as Deadly Serious (Gift Article)
President Trump, in an early February call, challenged the border treaty between the two countries and told Justin Trudeau he didn’t like their shared water agreements.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
TLDR: The 51st state talk is not a joke. It is a consistent delivery of threats to Canadian sovereignty at the highest levels of government.
Our reporting out today.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/w...
Our reporting out today.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/w...
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Four government IT employees tell Ian Bogost and Charlie Warzel that Elon Musk's incursion into the U.S. government may be worse than anyone realizes: “This is the largest data breach and the largest IT security breach in our country’s history."
The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified
Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.
www.theatlantic.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Four government IT employees tell Ian Bogost and Charlie Warzel that Elon Musk's incursion into the U.S. government may be worse than anyone realizes: “This is the largest data breach and the largest IT security breach in our country’s history."
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This is the worst classification scandal in 20 years. According to someone who knows: Trump has done more for China in a couple of weeks than Xi could have dreamed.
New via NYT — The CIA sent the White House an unclassified email listing all employees hired by the spy agency over the last two years to comply with an executive order to shrink the federal work force. One former agency officer called the reporting of names a “counterintelligence disaster.”
February 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This is the worst classification scandal in 20 years. According to someone who knows: Trump has done more for China in a couple of weeks than Xi could have dreamed.
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"This is the largest data breach and the largest IT security breach in our country’s history”
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified
Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.
www.theatlantic.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"This is the largest data breach and the largest IT security breach in our country’s history”
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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Un ancien conseiller de George W. Bush affirme qu'un homme d'affaires ouzbek l'a engagé pour faire pression en faveur de sanctions américaines contre un rival commercial local
@icij.org #lobbby
@icij.org #lobbby
Former George W. Bush aide says an Uzbek businessman hired him to lobby for U.S. sanctions on a local business rival - ICIJ
The episode, which led to a U.S. Congressman calling for an investigation of possible sanctions violations by the Uzbek target firm, offers a window into the business of regional actors seeking to inf...
www.icij.org
February 7, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Neuer Trend: Immer mehr Autofahrer steigen von SUV auf Panzer um
Neuer Trend: Immer mehr Autofahrer steigen von SUV auf Panzer um
Ist das die Zukunft der Mobilität? Immer öfter entscheiden sich Autofahrer nicht mehr für einen der bislang so beliebten SUVs. Stattdessen setzen sie auf Panzer, die noch großzügigere Maße sowie mehr…
www.der-postillon.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Neuer Trend: Immer mehr Autofahrer steigen von SUV auf Panzer um
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I joined @daralind.bsky.social on @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social’s podcast to dig into the weeds (so to speak) of Trump’s first week in office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/o...
Opinion | Let’s Get to the Marrow of What Trump Just Did
Three policy wonks dissect President Donald Trump’s executive orders on border security, immigration, government efficiency and beyond.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I joined @daralind.bsky.social on @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social’s podcast to dig into the weeds (so to speak) of Trump’s first week in office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/o...
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Ted Cruz, 2/3/16: "We’re liable to wake up one morning and Donald, if he were president, would have nuked Denmark. That’s not the temperament of a leader to keep this country safe.”
www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-po...
www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-po...
Ted Cruz says that Trump’s threat to take over Greenland is a ‘very serious policy proposal.’
He then says that he responded to the Danish Ambassador to the U.S., who told him ‘Greenland isn’t for sale,’ with, ‘everything is for sale.’
He then says that he responded to the Danish Ambassador to the U.S., who told him ‘Greenland isn’t for sale,’ with, ‘everything is for sale.’
January 26, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Ted Cruz, 2/3/16: "We’re liable to wake up one morning and Donald, if he were president, would have nuked Denmark. That’s not the temperament of a leader to keep this country safe.”
www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-po...
www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-po...
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Thousands of leaked emails show that, while Demetris Ioannides served as MeritServus' director and the firm administered portions of Deloitte’s business in Cyprus, the companies collaborated intimately to support Roman Abramovich’s vast offshore network.
Deloitte held close ties to a now-sanctioned Cyprus firm accused of shielding oligarchs’ wealth, records reveal - ICIJ
Leaked documents show the accounting giant collaborated with the firm and its controversial founder for years — despite publicly downplaying the relationship.
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December 15, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Thousands of leaked emails show that, while Demetris Ioannides served as MeritServus' director and the firm administered portions of Deloitte’s business in Cyprus, the companies collaborated intimately to support Roman Abramovich’s vast offshore network.
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Nachhaltig: Saudi-Arabien will Stadien nach WM für Hinrichtungen verwenden
Nachhaltig: Saudi-Arabien will Stadien nach WM für Hinrichtungen verwenden
Riad (dpo) - Neben massiven Schmiergeldzahlungen an Funktionäre war es wohl vor allem das attraktive Gesamtkonzept, das Saudi-Arabien die Austragung d
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December 12, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Nachhaltig: Saudi-Arabien will Stadien nach WM für Hinrichtungen verwenden
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An honor to have the No. 1 #TEDTalk of 2024. Many thanks to my team. Full talk here: youtu.be/qEJ4hkpQW8E?...
December 11, 2024 at 4:53 PM
An honor to have the No. 1 #TEDTalk of 2024. Many thanks to my team. Full talk here: youtu.be/qEJ4hkpQW8E?...