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Published: January 12, 2025 21:24

Bezos spiked the Washington Post editorial endorsing Harris, saying that the paper needed to stay neutral to maintain the trust of its readership. Now the Washington Post editorial board is out with a piece urging Congress to rubber stamp nearly all of…

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Published: January 12, 2025 21:19

"Europe’s largest pension fund sold its entire €571 million ($585 million) stake in Tesla Inc. in the third quarter partly due to disagreement with Elon Musk’s remuneration package."…

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Published: January 12, 2025 20:41

Important point He also conflates masculinity with aggressiveness, which is bullshit [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: January 11, 2025 22:52

The Free Press, the publication founded by Bari Weiss that claims to exemplify "fierce independence," is co-hosting a party with Elon Musk to celebrate Trump's inauguration. …

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Published: January 11, 2025 21:43

Do all the CEOs who have spent the last several weeks sucking up to Trump not believe the ~2 dozen women who have accused Trump of sexual assault? Or do they just not care? What kind of message does this send to their employees?

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Published: January 11, 2025 13:20

“A mere 57 oil, gas, coal and cement producers are directly linked to 80% of the world’s global fossil CO2 emissions since the 2016 Paris climate agreement”…

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Published: January 10, 2025 22:32

Matt Gaetz went from the nominee for Attorney General to offering 10% off horse tranquilizer

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Published: January 10, 2025 20:22

Now allowed on Facebook, Instagram and threads: "Immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of shit." "Gays are freaks." "Look at that tranny (beneath photo of 17 year old girl)." In his announcement, Zuckerberg described this as "mainstream political…

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Published: January 10, 2025 20:18

Zuckerberg was clearly EXTREMELY SINCERE when he started an organization in 2013, FWD.us, to support the undocumented immigrants. Really a cause he cares deeply about.

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Published: January 10, 2025 20:15

The leaders of major social media platforms — X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads — are operating as extensions of the Trump administration. We need Bluesky, but also independent accountability journalism. That's what I do in my newsletter, Popular…

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Published: January 10, 2025 20:10

In contrast, the Facebook founder said he’s “optimistic” about President-elect Donald Trump taking the White House. “I think he just wants America to win,” Zuckerberg said.…

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Published: January 10, 2025 20:07

"The night before Meta’s announcement, Mr. Kaplan held individual calls with top conservative social media influencers, two people said." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/technology/meta-mark-zuckerberg-trump.html

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Published: January 10, 2025 17:08

DeSantis just appointed a new trustee to University of West Florida and he's a raging misogynist: Career-oriented women are "medicated, meddlesome, and quarrelsome" "The effort to erase the old standard of public men and private woman has been a…

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Published: January 10, 2025 16:45

"Earth’s average surface temperature in 2024 was the warmest on record, according to an analysis led by NASA scientists. Global temperatures in 2024 were 2.30 degrees Fahrenheit (1.28 degrees Celsius) above the agency’s 20th-century baseline (1951-1980),…

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Published: January 10, 2025 16:26

"Supermarket chain Publix allegedly fired a pregnant employee because she needed accommodations for pregnancy-related medical conditions and planned to take leave for her upcoming childbirth, according to a lawsuit."…

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Published: January 10, 2025 16:18

Incredible. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: January 10, 2025 16:17

The stock market has tumbled today. Why? Because the jobs report was strong, with over 250,000 jobs added. (So investors are worried that interest rates will remain high.) It illustrates that the interests of investors and working people are often very…

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Published: January 10, 2025 16:13

"Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with President-elect Trump a day ahead of announcing the social media network will eliminate its fact-checking program to prioritize free speech."…

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Published: January 10, 2025 16:11

"Among the emergency responders on Thursday were nearly 800 incarcerated individuals, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) confirmed... ...The participating individuals are paid between $5.80 and $10.24 per day plus $1 an…

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Published: January 9, 2025 22:57

"Idaho Republican legislators have introduced a resolution on Tuesday urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 decision that established marriage equality nationwide."…

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Published: January 9, 2025 14:47

"Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that his budget-cutting effort on behalf of President-elect Donald Trump would most likely not find $2 trillion in savings, backtracking on a goal he set earlier as co-head of a new advisory body, the Department…

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Published: January 9, 2025 14:36

Zuckerberg has embraced the right-wing substantively ($1 million to Trump inauguration; Dana White added to board), symbolically (moving content moderation teams to Texas), and rhetorically. In a new post on Threads, he says that people may leave Meta…

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Published: January 9, 2025 14:02

I don't know if the LA fire department is properly funded or not but the claim that the city cut its budget last year — which is circulating widely on the right — is false. As Politico notes, the budget actually INCREASED by $50 million. A portion of the…

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Published: January 9, 2025 13:46

No notes.

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Published: January 9, 2025 01:51

Whenever there is a tragedy, you can count on Musk to argue that the root of the problem is not enough white people are in charge

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Published: January 9, 2025 00:01

Alito says that when he talked on the phone with Trump yesterday, they only discussed his former law clerk's suitability for a low-level legal position in his administration which is totally believable because Trump is well-known for staying on topic and…

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Published: January 8, 2025 23:40

"Justice Samuel Alito spoke to President-elect Donald Trump by phone Tuesday to recommend one of his former law clerks for a job in the new administration." SCOTUS is currently considering Trump's emergency petition to block his sentencing in the New York…

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Published: January 8, 2025 21:25

Zuckerberg said he made a bunch of changes to protect free speech but actually he has kept a huge list of restrictions on legitimate speech but made it clear that its now OK to call LGBTQ people mentally ill

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Published: January 8, 2025 20:45

The largest wildfire in California history -- the August Complex Fire, which burned more than 1 million acres -- occurred during the Trump administration

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Published: January 8, 2025 18:34

This was the way Trump and Republicans "paid" for their 2017 tax cuts https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-08/oil-companies-offer-zero-bids-for-arctic-refuge-drilling-rights

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Published: January 8, 2025 18:27

Mexican President "Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday hit back at US president-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico, suggesting US territory that was previously part of Mexico should be called 'Mexican America." https://on.ft.com/3WdCsdR

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Published: January 8, 2025 16:07

1. Zuckerberg announced he was getting rid of Meta's fact-checking program, one of several moves designed to curry favor with Trump Fact-checking itself is important but Meta's program was very bad. It was always just a PR operation. When it stopped…

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Published: January 8, 2025 15:49

"About thirty minutes before the town hall was due to start, a senior aide started getting text messages from a person on the inside at Fox... They were images of all the questions Trump would be asked and the planned follow-ups, down to the exact…

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Published: January 8, 2025 03:54

Billionaires love the “Community Notes” approach to fact-checking because it involves people working for them for free

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Published: January 8, 2025 01:43

This is great news because I’ve been meaning to call someone about my toilet [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: January 7, 2025 23:47

"The Saudi-backed LIV Golf league announced Tuesday that it would return to the Trump family’s Doral resort in April, the clearest sign yet that Trump family business deals using Saudi government financing will continue into the new presidency."…

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Published: January 7, 2025 22:46

Q: Who is being served in the current media environment? A:

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Published: January 7, 2025 17:51

Zuckerberg is deeply committed to free speech [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: January 7, 2025 15:43

Zuck bringing back political content AFTER Trump wins is just perfect

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Published: January 7, 2025 15:42

Company chaired by Bezos paying Melania $40 MILLION for a documentary about her life. Brazen corruption.…

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Published: January 7, 2025 15:12

1. Hundreds of companies who pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 4 years But we've identified 10 promise keepers: Farmers Airbnb Expedia Nike Clorox General…

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Published: January 7, 2025 15:07

According to Mark Zuckerberg, people who live in California are biased but people who live in Texas are objective

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Published: January 7, 2025 15:06

Meta = X

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Published: January 7, 2025 14:59

Shameless pandering

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Published: January 7, 2025 14:50

Zuckerberg in a race to become Elon Musk: ✔️ $1 million to Trump inaugural ✔️ Appoints Trump bestie Dana White to Meta's board. ✔️ Replaces fact-checking with "Community Notes"

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Published: January 7, 2025 01:29

"'Melania is glad to have a babysitter for Donald, and she will find some kind of project to team up with him herself if he stays around,' a Palm Beach source tells PEOPLE, noting that the former first lady makes the best of things she can't control."…

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Published: January 6, 2025 22:40

Zuckerberg continues to do everything and anything possible to ingratiate himself with Trump. Today he named Dana White, the president of the UFC, to Meta's board. White is one of Trump's closest allies and introduced Trump and the Republican National…

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Published: January 6, 2025 18:06

The CEO of the Washington Post recently asked a reporter "WHAT THE POST COULD DO TO ATTRACT TRUMP SUPPORTERS" Shameful.

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Published: January 6, 2025 17:58

Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as FBI director, BELIEVES THAT THE FBI PLANNED THE ATTACK ON THE CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6, 2021…

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Published: January 6, 2025 14:15

1. You hear a lot of HYPE about AI but here is REALITY: In 2023, AI deployed by corporate landlords cost renters $3.6 BILLION In Atlanta, renters paid an average of $181 extra PER MONTH due to AI https://popular.info/p/ai-costs-american-renters-over-36

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Published: January 6, 2025 01:33

There is a difference between reporting and analysis and political content marketing Both exist on here and it is helpful to know the difference

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Published: January 6, 2025 00:05

Not a lot of subtlety about what Jeff Bezos is doing https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/05/melania-trump-movie-amazon-prime-jeff-bezos.html

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Published: January 5, 2025 23:58

Musk has a lot to say about various governments except the Chinese government 🤔

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Published: January 5, 2025 12:13

“The administration has repeatedly raised concerns with Israel about the humanitarian situation in Gaza but has largely not followed through on threats to withhold weapons.” https://on.ft.com/4a3RWXC

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Published: January 4, 2025 14:26

So a Washington Post editor told the NYT that this cartoon was spiked because the paper had just published a column on the same topic. Not that it really matters, but does anyone know what column he's referring to? I've searched and haven't found anything.…

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Published: January 4, 2025 01:31

The Washington Post’s editorial cartoonist quits after editors spike cartoon mocking tech billionaires (including WashPost owner Jeff Bezos) for sucking up to Trump …

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Published: January 3, 2025 23:20

It’s embarrassing for Axios to parrot Cook’s PR spin. Cook has never donated to any previous inauguration. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: January 3, 2025 23:12

Remember the concept of “fuck you” money? Meaning if you have enough you don’t have to worry about pleasing anyone? Today, the wealthiest people in the world still feel the need to prostrate themselves to Trump Because, for them, no amount of money is…

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Published: January 3, 2025 23:06

Billionaires showing their true colors. Tim Cook no different than the others. https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/3/24335290/apple-donation-donald-trump-inauguration-tim-cook