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Oct 31 2019
Opinion
Aaron Sorkin: An Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook isn’t defending free speech, it’s assaulting truth.
Mark,
In 2010, I wrote “The Social Network” and I know you wish I hadn’t. You protested that the film was inaccurate and that Hollywood didn’t understand that some people build things just for the sake of building them. (We do understand that — we do it every day.)
I didn’t push back on your public accusation
New York Times (Opinion)Jun 09 2015
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Good News: TSA Fails to Screen Airport Workers With Ties to Terrorism
Last week an Inspectors General report showed the Transportation and Security Administration failed to prevent 96 percent of terror attacks during undercover tests. Now, another IG report shows that not only has TSA failed to detect fake bombs, weapons and other explosives nearly 100 percent of the time, but also people with terrorism ties working at airports across the country.
TownhallNov 19 2019
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White House bucks Vindman testimony: Trump sets agenda 'not unelected bureaucrats'
White House officials on Tuesday took issue with Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman’s testimony in the House impeachment inquiry, saying his complaints were “nothing more than policy disagreements.”
Col. Vindman, who serves on the National Security Council, told the impeachment panel that he was alarmed by the Trump administration pressuring Ukraine to investigate former Vice
Washington TimesOct 30 2019
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Twitter bans political ads ahead of 2020 election
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter, reacting to growing concern about misinformation spread on social media, is banning all political advertising from its service. Its move strikes a sharp contrast with Facebook, which continues to defend running paid political ads, even false ones, as a free speech priority.
“While internet advertising is incredibly powerful and very effective for commercial
Associated PressMay 23 2020
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US Brags About Health Aid to Africa While Bombing Some of its Most Vulnerable Nations
AS COVID-19 BEGAN spreading across the African continent in late March, the U.S. State Department took to Twitter to boast about American health assistance there. A March 25 tweet from the department highlighted more than $100 million in U.S. medical assistance to foreign countries, including in Africa, as evidence of America’s emphasis on mitigating “endemic and emerging health threats” and
The InterceptJan 14 2020
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U.S. Sees Iran Protests as a Chance to Appeal to Moderates
Trump believes after Soleimani strike and Ukrainian jet shootdown, U.S. has upper hand in Washington-Tehran conflict, aides say.
WASHINGTON—Antigovernment protests in Iran, which broke out after the country’s military shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet, present the Trump administration with an opportunity to appeal to moderates who might agree to negotiations with the U.S., according
Wall Street Journal (News)May 26 2017
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How Theresa May Weaponized Trump's Latest Scandal
British fury over leaks from U.S. intelligence sources to the American media, after a detailed analysis and photographic evidence of the Manchester Arena bombing turned up in The New York Times, reached a fever pitch today with the British refusing to share any more intelligence on the deadly terrorist attack with the U.S. and Theresa May promising to personally raise the matter with Donald
Vanity FairMar 17 2020
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Sweeping restrictions take effect in coronavirus response as health officials warn US is at a tipping point
Two weeks ago, keeping at a distance from other Americans was merely a suggestion. Now, after US coronavirus cases jumped by more than 3,000 over six days, at least a dozen city and state leaders have turned those suggestions into orders.
Public health officials say the US has reached a tipping point -- warning that if residents don't take the call to action seriously, the country may
CNN DigitalMar 17 2020
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White House eyes massive $850B stimulus package next, as Senate moves on latest coronavirus bill
White House officials and congressional lawmakers are signaling they will attempt to push through a third coronavirus spending package worth hundreds of billions of dollars even as the Senate works to move along the more modest second relief bill that focuses on leave for workers and expedited testing for the disease officially known as COVID-19.
Fox News has learned that the White
Fox News DigitalJan 13 2020
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Thousands of Iranian protesters hit streets condemning leaders over downed plane
Apologies from Iranian leaders over the downing of an airliner last week have done little to quell mass anti-government protests spreading across the country.
Thousands of demonstrators hit the streets this weekend condemning Iranian authorities for shooting down a Ukrainian passenger plane and killing all 176 people on board.
The airliner disaster came hours after Iran fired
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