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☆ Elon Musk calls Australian government 'fascists' over misinformation law
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Peter Guo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday called the Australian government "fascists" over plans to crack down on misinformation online. "Elon Musk's had more positions on free speech than the Kama Sutra," Government Services Minister Bill Shorten told the Australian network Channel Nine on Friday. "I mean, is this what he thinks free speech is all about?" At the time, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called Musk an "arrogant billionaire who thinks he is above the law." The Australian regulator later dropped its legal effort after a federal court refused to extend a temporary order to block the graphic content.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Elon Musk's, Stephen Jones, Elon, Jones, Michelle Rowland, X, Anthony Albanese Organizations: Tech, Social, Australia's Labor, Government, Australian, Australian Broadcasting Corp, Twitter Locations: Australia

☆ How Lauren Chen went from ‘alt-lite’ YouTuber to alleged Russian asset
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Brandy-Zadrozny-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Brandy Zadrozny | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

The DOJ did not name Tenet Media but NBC News identified the company based on its description in the indictment. Unlike the influencers alleged to have been victims of RT and Tenet Media, who denied knowing they were working for Russia, Chen has said nothing since the indictment made news. “By connecting to and interacting with one another through YouTube videos, influencers with mainstream audiences lend their credibility to openly white nationalist and other extremist content creators,” Lewis wrote. Following the unsealing of the indictment, TheBlaze fired Chen and Turning Point USA removed her author page from its website. YouTube terminated all four of Chen’s pages, erasing thousands of videos and nearly a decade of work, including the channel for Tenet Media.

Persons: Lauren Chen, Chen, Liam Donovan, Candace, Jason Davis, Dave Rubin, Tim Pool, Benny Johnson, Lauren Southern, — Chen, “, Michael Knowles gushed, Richard Spencer, ” Knowles, Tenet, Milo Yiannopoulos, ” Yiannopoulos, she’s, Yiannopoulos, Spencer, Rebecca Lewis, Ben Shapiro, Lewis ’, ” Lewis, Evie, Mark Levin, Michelle Malkin, Glenn Beck’s TheBlaze, TheBlaze, ”, Fuentes’s, Nikki Haley “, Matt Christiansen, Donovan “ Organizations: Department of Justice, DOJ, NBC News, Tenet Media, Trump, RT, Getty, YouTube, Tenet, University of Southern, College Republicans, Brigham Young University, Facebook, Southern Poverty Law Center, Data & Society, ”, “, Scouting, United Nations Locations: Russian, Russia, Nashville, Tenn, Southern, Canadian, Shanghai, Singapore, London, “, University of Southern California, Charlottesville , Virginia, Stanford, Israel, Gaza, Ukraine

☆ The Supreme Court may have a shot to strike down Section 230 after a child's death was blamed on a 'blackout challenge' seen on TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In a decision on August 27, the US Third Circuit Court of Appeals found that, in 2021, TikTok — via its "For You Page" algorithm — recommended a video promoting a "blackout challenge" to 10-year-old Nylah Anderson. The company had argued in court that it was immune from prosecution due to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. AdvertisementBut the Third Circuit ruling could change that. French and other supporters of the Third Circuit ruling argue that TikTok's liability protections should end where its algorithmic suggestions begin. If they do, their ruling could have even broader consequences than the Third Circuit ruling.

Persons: —, Nylah Anderson, Paul Matey, TikTok, Nylah, asphyxiate, We'd, David French, Betsy Rosenblatt, Rosenblatt, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, SCOTUS, Amy Coney Barrett Organizations: Service, US, Appeals, TikTok, Business, Communications, Circuit, New York Times, Third Circuit, Spangenberg, for Law, Technology, Arts, Moody

☆ Melania Trump ramps up her campaign presence by raising questions about the attack on her husband, 2020 election results
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Daniel Strauss | Kate Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Former first lady Melania Trump has begun inching more back into the political spotlight on the final few months of the 2024 presidential campaign with a series of politically pointed social media videos. The memoir itself is an exception to a pattern Melania Trump has largely stuck to for the 2024 presidential cycle, as former President Donald Trump has been running to become president again. At the Republican National Convention, Melania Trump did not deliver a speech but appeared on stage during the final night of the convention. “This morning, ascend above the hate, the vitriol, and the simple-minded ideas that ignite violence,” Melania Trump wrote in the July 14 statement. Even so, Melania Trump herself has repeatedly described herself as a private person.

Persons: Melania Trump, ”, “, Trump, Donald Trump, John Paulson, Tricia McLaughlin, ” McLaughlin, Melania, Barron Organizations: CNN, Republican National Convention Locations: America, Mar, Florida, New York, Butler , Pennsylvania

☆ Elon Musk is an imperfect mascot for free speech — but he's got a point on Brazil
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-08 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Musk's commitment to the issue of free speech, however, is otherwise spotty, if not outright hypocritical. The battle in BrazilIn Brazil, the battle got real for Musk. Starlink backed down, eventually complying with legal demands to block X in Brazil, but Musk hasn't given up. AdvertisementMusk argues in memesFor now, Musk seems to be defending free speech (and X's presence in Brazil) by publicly attacking de Moraes. "But if Elon Musk doesn't act differently, I think X or Twitter will be blocked in Brazil for a long time."

Persons: —, Elon Musk, Alexandre de Moraes, Narendra Modi, Moraes, Jair, Brazil's, Musk, de Moraes, Veridiana, Casey Newton, Donald Trump, Alex Jones, Pavel Durov, Durov, El Pais, X, Starlink, cosplaying, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Lord Voldemort, Harry Potter, Mariana Valente Organizations: Service, Brazilian Supreme, Business, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Bloomberg, Twitter, Brazilian, SpaceX, Bolsonaro, Elon Locations: Brazil, Turkey, India

☆ JD Vance is sticking with Tucker Carlson after he interviewed a Holocaust revisionist. It's not the first time.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewSen. JD Vance, former President Donald Trump's running mate, is in the midst of yet another controversy: his association with Tucker Carlson. Advertisement"Senator Vance doesn't believe in guilt-by-association cancel culture but he obviously does not share the views of the guest interviewed by Tucker Carlson," Vance spokesperson William Martin said in a statement. AdvertisementHe went on to posit that British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was the "chief villain of the Second World War" and was responsible for escalating the conflict. Alex Floyd, a spokesman for the Democratic National Committee, criticized Vance in a statement for declining to denounce Carlson. "If you appear with Tucker Carlson, if you do an interview with him as JD Vance apparently has, you're endorsing him," Cheney said.

Persons: —, Sen, JD Vance, Donald Trump's, Tucker Carlson, Carlson, Darryl Cooper, That's, Cooper, Vance isn't, Vance doesn't, Vance, William Martin, President Trump, It's, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Vance Vance, Trump, Alex Floyd, Floyd, Liz Cheney, Cheney, — Sen, Josh Hawley of, Mike Braun, Indiana —, Tucker, NBC's Kristen Welker, — Vance Organizations: Service, Fox News, Business, British, Democratic National Committee, Republican, New York Times, Trump Locations: Hershey , Pennsylvania, Israel, America, Ohio, United States, Texas, Nazi, Washington ,, Josh Hawley of Missouri

☆ Telegram CEO says he was ‘surprised’ by his arrest and interrogation
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Durov was arrested at a Paris airport amid an investigation into suspected offenses related to criminal activity on Telegram, according to French prosecutors. Telegram, which Durov said had 950 million users, is used both as an everyday messaging tool and a way work around authoritative governments – but White supremacist groups and Isis also favor it. In the Telegram post Thursday, his first since his arrest, Durov acknowledged that the app’s “abrupt increase” in users caused growing pains that made it easier for criminals to abuse the platform. Durov noted the app refused to hand over “encryption keys” to Russia, resulting in a ban there. The app also was banned in Iran after the app refused to block channels used by protesters, he said.

Persons: Pavel Durov, Durov, Isis, We’ve, ” Durov, “, ’, ”, Francini, Emmanuel Miculita, Anna Chernova, Zahid Mahmood Organizations: New, New York CNN —, Prosecutors Locations: New York, Paris, Switzerland, Russia, Iran

☆ Americans don't want to ban TikTok anymore
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Fewer Americans want to ban TikTok than did a year ago, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center. While half of US adults supported a TikTok ban in March 2023, now just one in three (32%) say they want a government ban. The decline in support for a TikTok ban is occurring across party lines. Former President Trump once sought to ban or force a sale of TikTok, but recently flip-flopped on the issue. Vice President Harris hasn't shared a position on the TikTok ban.

Persons: TikTok, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, ByteDance, hasn't, G.S, Hans, Pew, Trump, Harris hasn't Organizations: Service, Pew Research Center, Pew, Business, Apple, Google, Chinese Communist Party, Cornell Law School Locations: TikTok, Beijing

☆ Advertisers plan to withdraw from X in record numbers
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

A global survey by market research firm Kantar found that a net 26% of marketers plan to decrease their spending on X in 2025, the biggest recorded pullback from any major global ad platform. Only 4% of marketers overall think X ads provide “brand safety” — certainty that their ads won’t appear alongside extreme content — compared with 39% for Google ads, Kantar said in a report Thursday. The findings suggest that Musk’s charm offensive at the world’s largest annual advertising festival, Cannes Lions, in June hasn’t succeeded. According to the report, YouTube remains the ad platform marketers most prefer, while, for consumers, Amazon and TikTok share the top spot. Brazil blocked X over the weekend following an order by the Supreme Court because Musk refused to appoint a new legal representative in the country.

Persons: Elon, Kantar, ” Gonca, hasn’t, Mark Read, ”, “, Musk, Xhave, Paramount —, X, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Musk’s “ Organizations: London CNN, Google, Cannes Lions, WPP, Unilever, Mars, CVS, ”, IBM, Disney, Paramount, YouTube Locations: Brazil

☆ Brazil’s president says world doesn’t have to put up with Elon Musk’s ‘far right’ ideology just because he’s rich
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-04 | by ( Juliana Liu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says the world isn’t obliged to put up with billionaire Elon Musk’s “far-right anything goes” agenda because of his immense wealth. “The Brazilian justice system may have given an important signal that the world is not obliged to put up with Musk’s extreme right-wing anything goes just because he is rich,” the president said. Lula da Silva’s comments are the latest salvo in a long-running feud with Musk over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation in the country. Over the weekend, Brazilians, including the president, bid farewell to X, with some posting links to their profiles on other social media platforms. Musk, a self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist” has repeatedly claimed the court’s actions amount to censorship, and his argument has been echoed by Brazil’s political right.

Persons: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Elon Musk’s “, Lula da Silva, Lula da Silva’s, Musk, Jair Bolsonaro’s, ”, Brazil’s Organizations: CNN, CNN Brasil, Musk, Twitter Locations: Brazilian, Brazil

☆ WSJ's Tim Higgins on Brazil X ban: Musk's crusade on free speech is affecting his other businesses
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWSJ's Tim Higgins on Brazil X ban: Musk's crusade on free speech is affecting his other businessesTim Higgins, Wall Street Journal business columnist, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss Brazil's ban of the social media platform X, how the ban is affecting other parts of Elon Musk's businesses, and more.

Persons: Tim Higgins Organizations: Wall Street Journal Locations: Brazil, Elon

☆ X blocked in Brazil after supreme court panel upholds suspension order
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-02 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A panel of Brazil's federal supreme court justices voted unanimously to uphold orders suspending the use of Elon Musk's social network X nationwide. X had earlier defied court requests to take down accounts or posts that it said violated Brazil's laws on political misinformation and hate speech online. The court also froze the financial assets of another Musk-led business, satellite internet service Starlink, in Brazil to ensure his social network would pay its fines. Brazil's telecoms regulator Anatel instructed internet service providers including Starlink to block access to X in the country until it complies with the court orders. However, some social media users in Brazil are moving to other social networks.

Persons: Luiz Fux, Alexandre de Moraes, X, Starlink, de Moraes, Musk, Moraes Organizations: Elon, Anatel, Labor, SpaceX, Associated Press Locations: Brazil, NATO, U.S, Australia, Turkey, India

☆ VPN demand surges in Brazil despite legal threat to fine users nearly $9,000 a day for using workarounds to access X
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-01 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. Brazilians are fighting back against the country's ban on the social media platform X, sending demand for VPNs skyrocketing despite threats that users could be fined nearly $9,000 a day for finding workarounds to access Elon Musk's site. AdvertisementAlternatives to X, like Bluesky and Threads, have also seen a spike in new users. The X alternatives were the first and second most downloaded iPhone apps in the country over the weekend. Others are concerned the ban is oppressive and hypocritical, given de Moraes' goal of combating authoritarian extremism in the country.

Persons: Musk, Alexandre de Moraes, de Moraes, De Moraes, Bluesky, I've, Maurício Santoro Organizations: Service, VPNs, Elon, Brazilian Supreme, The New York Times, Facebook, YouTube, Associated Press, State University of Rio, Business Locations: Brazil, China, State University of Rio de Janeiro

☆ Elon Musk hits out at judge threatening to suspend X in Brazil
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Duarte Mendonca | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Elon Musk has stepped up online attacks on a Supreme Court judge threatening to suspend social media platform X in Brazil, calling him “an evil dictator” in an ongoing feud between the two men. Justice Alexandre de Moraes had threatened to suspend X if Musk did not appoint a new legal representative of the company in Brazil and settle any outstanding daily fines within 24 hours. X announced earlier this month that it would close its operations and fire its staff in Brazil due to what it called “censorship orders” from the judge. The statement from the Supreme Court was posted at around 8.30 p.m. local time on Wednesday, giving Musk until Thursday evening local time to respond. The responsibility lies solely with Alexandre de Moraes.”Later that day, Musk reiterated the official X statement, saying his company had “no choice” but to close Brazilian operations.

Persons: CNN — Elon Musk, ”, Alexandre de Moraes, “ Alexandre de Moraes, cosplaying, Moraes, Darth Vader, de Moraes, De Moraes, ’, de Moraes ’, Musk, ’ Alexandre, X Organizations: CNN, X’s Global Government Affairs, Associated Press, ‘ Locations: Brazil

☆ Elon Musk's X flags NPR story on Trump's Arlington Cemetery visit as "spammy or unsafe"
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk's X flagged an NPR article on Donald Trump's Arlington video as 'unsafe or spammy.' The article detailed how Trump's campaign video violated federal law at Arlington National Cemetery. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementSince purchasing Twitter in 2022 and rebranding it X, Elon Musk has fashioned himself a free speech absolutist.

Persons: Elon Musk's, Donald Trump's Arlington, —, Elon Musk, Pavel Durov Organizations: Arlington National Cemetery, NPR, Service, Twitter, Telegram, French, Business

☆ What we know about the charges filed against Telegram CEO Pavel Durov
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewFrench authorities charged Telegram CEO Pavel Durov with six crimes on Wednesday related to allegations that the tech leader allowed illegal activity to proliferate on his platform. Durov's arrest raises questions about free speech and content moderation. Telegram called Durov's arrest "absurd" and said that the company is "awaiting a prompt resolution" of the situation. Durov's arrest has received backlash from free-speech absolutists like Elon Musk — although his track record for allowing speech on X has also come into question. AdvertisementMusk, who has been criticized for the lack of content moderation on his platform X, defended Durov and painted the Telegram CEO's arrest as a broader global threat around free speech.

Persons: —, Pavel Durov, Durov, He'll, David, Olivier Kaminski, Elon Musk, Daniel Lyons, Lyons, K, Dhillon, Emmanuel Macron Organizations: Service, Business, Associated Press, AP, Paris, Elon, Boston College Law School, New York Times, Times, Group, California Republican Party Locations: Ukraine, Russia, France

☆ Brands are so scared of culture wars and controversy that it's ripping apart the media business
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-27 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Related storiesBut it wasn't until Trump's 2016 election that brand safety really entered the mainstream marketing vernacular — and the culture wars. In 2023, more than 21,400 jobs were cut in the US media industry, according to the employment agency Challenger, Gray & Christmas. But some industry experts think it's too late to put the "content adjacency" genie back in the bottle. AdvertisementThe result, Tobaccowala fears, is a further winnowing of the media industry where only the biggest platforms and individual content creators survive.

Persons: —, Elon Musk's, Donald Trump, Alex Marlow, Breitbart, Mark Penn, Tobaccowala, Tucker Carlson, Ingraham, Jessica Sibley, Taylor, Taylor Swift, Vittorio Zunino Celotto, Penn, it's, Richard Raddon, Ben Shapiro, Shapiro, Gregory Woodman, John Deere, Davidson, Kid, Bud, Bud Light, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Gene J, Rob Kim Organizations: Service, Global Alliance, Responsible Media, Business, Breitbart News, News Corp, Groupe, Association for National, Companies, Giants, YouTube, Fox, Fox News, Facebook, Poets Department, Challenger, Getty, Penn, Publishers, The Daily, State of, US Department of State, Supply, Harley, Associated Press Locations: Ukraine, State of Texas, America

☆ New Training and Tougher Rules: How Colleges Are Trying to Tame Gaza Protests
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Alan Blinder | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Less than 10 minutes had passed before Daniel Diermeier, Vanderbilt University’s chancellor, told hundreds of new students what the school would not do. The university would not divest from Israel. It would not banish provocative speakers. It would not issue statements in support or condemnation of Israeli or Palestinian causes. Before the hour was up on Monday, he added that Vanderbilt would not tolerate threats, harassment or protests “disrupting the learning environment.”This month, Vanderbilt required all first-year undergraduate students to attend mandatory meetings about the university’s approach to free speech, with the hope that clear expectations — and explanations for them — would help administrators keep order after protests rocked American campuses toward the end of the last academic year.

Persons: Daniel Diermeier, Vanderbilt Locations: Israel

Comparisons were drawn to the 1968 Chicago convention, when national unrest during the civil rights movement and over the Vietnam War sowed an atmosphere of violence and chaos. Chicago Police Department officers were trained to deploy a disciplined and patient approach that focused on protecting free speech and allowing people to lawfully protest, a department official said. “The department trained more than a year for this,” a Chicago Police Department official who was not authorized to speak publicly told NBC News. “We are trying to get away from the old image of the Chicago Police Department,” the official said. Protesters in Chicago on the last night of the DNC on Thursday.

Persons: ” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Sebastián Hidalgo, “, —, Adam Edelman, Larry Snelling, ”, we’ve, Michael Boyte, Chuck Wexler, Ed Obayashi, Brad Thomson, ” Obayashi, Snelling, Terence Monahan, Eduardo Castelao, Nick Sous, Sebastian Hidalgo Organizations: CHICAGO, United, Democratic, Convention, ” Chicago Mayor, . Chicago Police Department, Chicago Police Department, NBC News . Protesters, NBC, scuffles, Chicago police, Coalition, DNC, Secret Service, Consulate, NBC News, Republican National Convention, Police, Research, Chicago, National Lawyers Guild of Chicago, New York Police Department, U.S . Palestinian Community Network, Protesters Locations: Chicago, Vietnam, Israel, Germany, Gaza, Milwaukee, Washington ,, California

☆ The pros and cons of a condensed campaign for Harris: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

In today’s edition, "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker examines whether a shortened campaign calendar will help or hurt Vice President Kamala Harris. Plus, we dive into Robert F. Kennedy's decision to suspend his third-party bid and back former President Donald Trump. I’m speaking, of course, of Donald Trump,” Kennedy added. Still, the initial conservations started earlier, about a week before the Republican convention, with right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson connecting Trump Jr. with Kennedy. From there, Trump Jr. and donor Omeed Malik served as go-betweens to help close the deal.

Persons: Kristen Welker, Kamala Harris, Robert F, Donald Trump, — Harris, Joe Biden’s, Kennedy Jr, Harris, Tim Walz, Vance, Harris ’, Biden, —, Chuck Todd, Hillary Clinton, ” Harris, Alex Seitz, Wald, Read, Matt Dixon, Henry J, Gomez, →, Trump, Katherine Koretski, Ben Kamisar, Garrett Haake, Dasha Burns PHOENIX — Robert F, “, Kennedy, ”, ” Kennedy, Mary Beth Cahill, “ Donald Trump isn’t, he’s, Donald Trump Jr, Tony Fabrizio, Tucker Carlson, Omeed Malik Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Democratic, Trump, → RFK, Democrats, Democratic Party, Democratic National Committee, RFK Jr, GOP, Trump ”, Republican, Trump Jr Locations: Oakland, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Ukraine

WASHINGTON — Multiple members of the Kennedy family denounced Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to endorse former President Donald Trump, calling the move a "betrayal." "Our brother Bobby's decision to endorse Trump today is a betrayal of the values that our father and our family hold most dear. The statement includes signatures from Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Courtney Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, Chris Kennedy and Rory Kennedy. Joe Kennedy III, a grandson of Robert F. Kennedy, reacted to the statement, sharing it on X and writing that it was "well said." Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Friday that he would withdraw from the presidential race and back Trump.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Kennedy, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump, Harris, Walz, Trump, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Courtney Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, Chris Kennedy, Rory Kennedy, Joe Kennedy III, Jack Schlossberg, RFKjr, Kamala Harris, John F, Joe Biden, Jen O'Malley Dillon Organizations: WASHINGTON, Trump, Democratic Party Locations: America, Ukraine

Former Trump administration officials argue that more foreign students are involved in the campus protests and accuse the Biden administration and universities of withholding such information. He contended that it would be unconstitutional for authorities to try to deport them based solely on their expressing support for Hamas at protests. About 40,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza since Hamas’ terrorist attack on Oct. 7, according to local health officials. Kena Betancur / AFP - Getty Images fileBiden’s approachBiden administration officials told NBC News that Trump’s threats don’t match the realities of the country’s overburdened immigration system. It argued that the Education Department is purposely protecting “pro-Hamas foreign extremists on American college campuses” and failing to provide records on foreign students, or pro-Hamas activities, at schools.

Persons: Donald Trump, Biden, Trump, Ben Wizner, ” Wizner, ” Reed Rubinstein, Stephen Miller, aren’t, “, ”, Rubinstein, ‘, you’re, Seth, ” Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Kena Betancur, Jon Feere, isn’t, Feere, Kenneth Marcus, George W, Bush, Marcus, Louis D, ” Marcus, Vanessa Harmoush, Nerdeen Kiswani, hasn’t, Kiswani, ” Kiswani, Stephanie Keith, Daniel Richman, Richman, Edward Ahmed Mitchell, that’s, ” Mitchell, it’s Organizations: GOP, Republican National Convention, Democratic National Convention, NBC News, Trump, Israel, Harvard, Emory, University of Pennsylvania, Hamas, American Civil, Technology, America, Justice, “, Fountain, Washington , D.C, Seth Herald, Republicans, Congress, NBC, D.C, Israeli, Brooklyn Museum, Times, U.S, Popular Front, Liberation, Palestine, Columbia University, Getty, Biden, United States, State Department, Immigration, Customs Services, ICE, Center of Immigration Studies, Education Department, Justice Department, Department’s, Civil Rights, Brandeis Center for Human, Department of Education, IDF, Israel Defense Forces, Columbia Law, Islamic, CAIR wouldn’t, CAIR, don’t Locations: Israel, U.S, Chicago, Gaza, Columbia, Columbus, Washington ,, New Jersey, Palestinian, Washington, New York City, Brooklyn, Vandals, New York, Germany, AFP, United States, Palestine

☆ Opinion | Nate Silver on How Kamala Harris Changed the Odds
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Ezra Klein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +81 min

You know, Hillary Clinton, who was, I think, kind of a terrible candidate, won the popular vote by two points. So I don’t think they gave her a very good hand to play. It doesn’t matter who you are, it matters that you’re right and you’re able to prove it or bet on it in some way. What wasn’t in the Harris model that should have been?” “Yeah, maybe you really can meme your way to victory. And there’s something in it that I don’t think she can explain how she does it, but it makes her a fascinating leader.

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☆ Analysis: Musk tries to help Trump halt the Harris surge
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Musk agreed with Trump that Harris was a radical leftist and flattered his guest by implying that he was strong and his Democratic opponents were weak. Like, okay, you know, President Trump is like, don’t mess with me.”Musk has already endorsed Trump, and he was leaving no doubt on Monday night that he wants to see him win a second term. Trump may not have been president without Twitter, as his emergence as a political force in 2016 coincided with the site’s heyday. “There is a lot of opposition to people just hearing what President Trump has to say,” Musk said. The Harris campaign was quick to respond, posting a Trump Truth Social post from last year that lambasted Florida Gov.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s, –, Musk, Harris, “, ” Trump, baselessly, Biden, Trump, ” Musk, Kamala, ”, —, Steven Cheung, he’d, Thierry Breton, Cheung, Ron DeSantis Organizations: CNN, Tech, Elon, Democratic, Trump, Republican, Trump —, SpaceX, Twitter, Presidential, ”, Musk Trump, Biden, Florida Gov, Capitol Locations: United States, European, Europe

☆ How Elon Musk has turned X into a pro-Trump machine
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But now Musk, who is not only the owner but also the most followed user on X, has shifted to more direct campaigning for former President Donald Trump. Musk announced his official endorsement for Trump in a post last month that received 2.3 million likes. Weeks after it was posted, the video is not labeled with a “community note,” X’s community fact-checking feature that Musk used as justification for slashing the company’s trust and safety team. In a letter, the secretaries urged Musk to “immediately implement changes” on the X platform. But on Monday night, Musk offered to take a role in the potential future Trump’s administration helping to rein in government spending.

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