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☆ Elon Musk is asking big name liberal TV hosts like Rachel Maddow to move their shows to Twitter to balance out Tucker Carlson
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tucker Carlson shared the first episode of his Twitter show on Tuesday. Days later, Musk was reaching out to Rachel Maddow and Don Lemon asking them to start their own. It follows Insider's report that Twitter is prioritizing video content, while ad sales are down 59%, per the NYT. Elon Musk is again asking liberal TV hosts to bring their shows to Twitter, to try to balance out Tucker Carlson. When Carlson announced he'd start presenting on Twitter after being ousted from Fox News in April, Musk tweeted a lengthy explanation.

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☆ Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger thanked Russia for putting him on 'Russophobia' list and banning him from the country: 'I appreciate them thinking of me'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger thanked Russia for including him on a new travel ban. "I accept that I'm not their cup of Russian tea," he said in a Saturday statement mocking the list. "My inclusion on this list is deserved, and I appreciate them thinking of me." The list, which was released Friday by the Russian Foreign Ministry, named US citizens who aren't allowed to travel to Russia. Gershkovich was detained in the country in March and formally charged with espionage in April.

☆ Tucker Carlson's new Twitter show could spell doom for Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

For Twitter owner Elon Musk, a Fox News-style show on Twitter could cause problems. Tucker Carlson's sudden exit from Fox News last month has fueled weeks of speculation about his next move. Particularly as Musk said "Twitter has not signed a deal of any kind whatsoever" with Carlson. And if Carlson is on board, that paves the way for other, equally provocative creators to go big on Twitter. Musk faces a real risk that a growing number of Twitter users will feel the same way.

☆ Opinion | We Were Wrong About President Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Frank Bruni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On this airborne ego trip, he had a bed, and I don’t mean a seat that flattened into one. He had an office, with a desk bigger than those of some earthbound executives. President.” He’d upgraded from his old surname, as illustrious as it was, to a kind of divinity. I never flew with President Barack Obama. But I visited him in the White House several times.

☆ News anchor carnage is a post-Trump reality
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Rupert Murdoch’s Fox (FOXA.O) announced the abrupt departure of star host Tucker Carlson, while Don Lemon, an anchor at rival CNN, said he had been fired. After the easy news cycle served up by former President Donald Trump’s administration, the networks are going through an identity crisis. Network chief Chris Licht is trying to reposition the organization toward straight-down-the-middle journalism, but is struggling to get the lineup to click. Even MSNBC is trying to recapture the magic after leading host Rachel Maddow left her five-day-a-week spot last year. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

☆ Tucker Carlson has now parted ways with 3 major cable news networks
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Chris Kaye | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tucker Carlson has parted ways with Fox News, the media network announced Monday. Tucker Carlson is out at Fox News and no definitive reason has been given by him or his former employer. "FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways," the network said in a Monday statement. The New York Times reported on Monday that Grossberg's legal team would depose Carlson "in the very near term." "I'm not defending it as the smartest choice, but I think it's the most interesting," Carlson told the Washington Post at the time.

☆ Four takeaways from Biden's State of the Union speech
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Trevor Hunnicutt | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

While Democrats were quick to rise in applause, Republicans applauded only sporadically, and remained silent when Biden listed his administration's accomplishments. Several Republican lawmakers remained seated throughout. "Social Security and Medicare are a lifeline for millions of seniors. We will not cut Social Security!" Murphy, a Democratic ally of the president, called the speech "the best the president has ever been" and touted Biden's "metaphysical connection" to the viewing public.

☆ George Santos told Brazilian media that he survived an assassination attempt, MSNBC reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Hannah Getahun | Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

NY Rep. George Santos claimed to Brazilian media that he was the victim of an attempted murder. We go back to our house, it was vandalized because we were at a Republican Party in Florida in December 2020," Santos told the hosts, according to the Rachel Maddow Show translation. Santos did not elaborate on his claim in the clip, according to host Rachel Maddow. interjected podcast interviewer João Batista Jr., per a translation of the clip by the Rachel Maddow show. The clip comes as Santos faces growing controversy over apparent falsehoods in his resume, campaign biography, family history, and religious background.

☆ Donald Trump's niece Mary says racism was normal in her wealthy family
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump's niece, Mary, told a podcast that she grew up listening to racism in her family. Mary has previously accused the Trump family of using the N-Word and antisemitic slurs. "I would listen to the racism in my family, "she said while appearing on "The Karen Hunter Show" podcast. Mary didn't specify any of the demeaning racist remarks. However, she told The Washington Post in July 2020 that the Trump family often used racist and antisemitic slurs when she was a child.

☆ Trump ally Devin Nunes can sue NBCUniversal for defamation - judge
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK, Nov 28 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday said Devin Nunes, the former California congressman and an ally of former U.S. President Donald Trump, can sue NBCUniversal for defamation over a comment by Rachel Maddow concerning his relationship with a suspected Russian agent. Without ruling on the merits, U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel in Manhattan said Nunes "plausibly allege[d] actual malice" with respect to a statement from a March 2021 broadcast of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show." NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O), and its lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Nunes left Congress last December to become chief executive of the social media venture Trump Media & Technology Group. The case is Nunes v NBCUniversal Media Inc, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

☆ Liz Cheney calls on Kevin McCarthy to condemn Trump for meeting with 'neo-Nazi' Nick Fuentes: 'I know you want to be Speaker, but are you willing to be completely amoral?'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Liz Cheney is calling on Kevin McCarthy to condemn Donald Trump for meeting with Nick Fuentes. Fuentes is widely known as a white supremacist and anti-semite. McCarthy has previously said Republicans should avoid Fuentes, but he hasn't spoken out against Trump. "Hey @GOPLeader - where is your condemnation of Donald Trump for meeting with neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes, the pro-Putin leader of the America First Political Action Conference?" The Anti-Defamation League describes Fuentes as a white supremacist, anti-semite, and 2020 election-denier "who seeks to forge a white nationalist alternative to the mainstream GOP."

☆ Far-right figures gained thousands of new Twitter followers in the 24 hours before Elon Musk's takeover, research company finds
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Far-right figures gained thousands of new Twitter followers in the 24 hours before Musk took over. Among these new followers, thousands were new to the platform, researchers told The New York Times. Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert gained almost 18,700 new followers in the 24 hours leading up to Musk's takeover, with nearly half from new accounts. Memetica CEO Ben Decker told Insider the findings were alarming because those who gained followers "are really well-known purveyors of disinformation, harassment, and hate." "The more followers and wider reach these accounts have, the more distribution these ideas have," Decker told The New York Times.

Patient advocates were disappointed with Sunday’s vote — Republican senators blocked the $35 insulin cap for private insurers — and expressed hope that federal and state measures could be included in legislation down the road. Clayton McCook of Edmond, Oklahoma, is among those who support capping the cost of insulin for people with private health insurance. A federal insulin cap for private insurance would have made “a huge difference to our family,” he said. “This year, with an evenly divided Senate, the insulin cap for people with private insurance didn’t secure enough votes,” Neuman said. McCook also advocated for changes besides a cap on insulin costs, saying Congress pass legislation that would lower the list price.

☆ NBCNews.com Digital Contacts
▼ + stars: | 2019-12-14 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

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