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Ties to Fox Lobbyist Scott Bessent Potential role Treasury secretary Role infirst term — Billionare Yes Major donor Yes Events atMar-a-Lago — AttendedN.Y. trial — Ties to Proj. 2025 or AFPI Yes Tiesto Fox Yes Lobbyist — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Potential role Health and human services secretary Role infirst term — Billionare — Major donor — Events atMar-a-Lago — AttendedN.Y. trial — Ties to Proj. 2025 or AFPI — Tiesto Fox Yes Lobbyist — Dave Weldon Potential role C.D.C. administrator Role infirst term — Billionare — Major donor — Events atMar-a-Lago Yes AttendedN.Y. trial — Ties to Proj.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, —, alma, Trump’s, Scott Bessent Howard Lutnick Elon, Vivek Ramaswamy Steven Witkoff Mr, Scott Bessent, George Soros, Howard Lutnick, Bessent, Lutnick, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Scott Bessent Charles Kushner Howard Lutnick Linda McMahon Elon Musk John Phelan Steven Witkoff Chris Wright, Chris Wright, Linda McMahon, McMahon, John Phelan, Mr, Amy, Steven Witkoff, Charles Kushner, Doug Collins Sebastian Gorka Thomas Homan Linda McMahon Kristi Noem Vivek Ramaswamy Brooke Rollins Marco Rubio Elise Stefanik Michael Waltz Matthew Whitaker Lee Zeldin, Lago, MAGA, Todd Blanche Pam Bondi Doug Burgum Steven Cheung Sebastian Gorka Karoline Leavitt Kash Patel Vivek Ramaswamy Dan Scavino JD Vance Michael Waltz Matthew Whitaker Susie Wiles Mr, Todd Blanche, Susie Wiles, JD Vance, Doug Burgum, Pam Bondi A.F.P.I, James Braid, Brendan Carr, Doug Collins A.F.P.I, Kevin Hassett A.F.P.I, Pete Hoekstra, Homan, Keith Kellogg A.F.P.I, Karoline Leavitt, Linda McMahon A.F.P.I, Kash Patel A.F.P.I, John Ratcliffe, Brooke Rollins A.F.P.I, Scott Turner A.F.P.I, Russell T, Matthew Whitaker A.F.P.I, Lee Zeldin A.F.P.I, Sean Duffy Tulsi Gabbard Sebastian Gorka Pete Hegseth Thomas Homan Mike Huckabee Keith Kellogg Martin, Makary Janette Nesheiwat Vivek Ramaswamy Michael Waltz, Pete Hegseth, “, Hegseth’s, Rachel Campos, Duffy, Sean Duffy, Mike Huckabee, Ramaswamy, Wright, Pam Bondi James Braid Doug Collins Sean Duffy Pete Hoekstra Bill McGinley Matthew Whitaker Susie Wiles Alex Wong, Washington —, Wiles, Pam Bondi, Pam Bondi James Braid Brendan Carr Steven Cheung Sebastian Gorka Jamieson Greer Vince Haley Kevin Hassett Pete Hoekstra Thomas Homan Mike Huckabee Keith Kellogg Alex Latcham Karoline Leavitt Bill McGinley Linda McMahon Stephen Miller Elon Musk Mehmet Oz Kash Patel John Ratcliffe Brooke Rollins Dan Scavino Scott Turner Russell T, Matthew Whitaker Steven Witkoff Alex Wong, Thomas Homan, Witkoff, Huckabee, Scott Bessent Jay Bhattacharya James Blair Todd Blanche Pam Bondi Massad, James Braid Taylor, Doug Burgum Brendan Carr Lori Chavez, Steven Cheung Doug Collins Sean Duffy Tulsi Gabbard Sergio Gor Sebastian Gorka Jamieson Greer Vince Haley Kevin Hassett Pete Hegseth Pete Hoekstra Thomas Homan Mike Huckabee Keith Kellogg Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Charles Kushner Alex Latcham Karoline Leavitt Howard Lutnick Martin, Makary Bill McGinley Linda McMahon Stephen Miller Elon Musk Janette Nesheiwat Kristi Noem Jim O’Neill Mehmet Oz Kash Patel John Phelan Matt Brasseaux Vivek Ramaswamy John Ratcliffe Brooke Rollins Marco Rubio D, John Sauer Dan Scavino Will Scharf Elise Stefanik Scott Turner JD Vance Russell T, Michael Waltz Dave Weldon Matthew Whitaker Susie Wiles Steven Witkoff Alex Wong Chris Wright Lee Zeldin, Scott, — Jay Bhattacharya, — James Blair, White, — Todd Blanche, — Pam Bondi, John F, Massad, — James Braid, Billionare, Taylor, — Doug Burgum, — Brendan Carr, — Lori Chavez, — Steven Cheung, — Doug Collins, Tulsi, — Sergio Gor, — Sebastian Gorka, — Jamieson Greer, — Vince Haley, Billionare —, — Kevin Hassett, — Pete Hegseth, — Pete Hoekstra, — Mike Huckabee, — Keith Kellogg, — Robert F, — Charles Kushner, — Alex Latcham, — Karoline Leavitt, — Howard, — Martin, — Bill McGinley, — Stephen Miller, — Elon, — Janette Nesheiwat, — Kristi Noem, — Jim O’Neill, — Mehmet Oz, — Kash Patel, — John Phelan, — Matt Brasseaux, — Vivek Ramaswamy, — John Ratcliffe, — Brooke Rollins, — Marco Rubio, John Sauer, — Dan Scavino, — Will Scharf, — Elise Stefanik, — Scott Turner, Vance, — Russell T, — Michael Waltz, — Dave Weldon, — Matthew Whitaker, — Alex Wong, — Lee Organizations: Fox News, Mar, America, Fox, Trump’s New, White House, — Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Wall, of Government, Trump, Energy Department, Education Department, PAC, The, White, Republican, Policy Institute, Heritage Foundation, Heritage, “ Fox, Friends, Fox Business, Fox Nation, Mr, Management, . Immigration, Small Business Administration, National Institutes of Health, Kennedy Center, Performing Arts, National Economic, of Economic, Customs, Great, Economic, North Korea Billionare, Energy Locations: Mar, Philadelphia, France, New York, Manhattan, Israel, Washington, Florida, M.A.L ., Canada, Netherlands, Ukraine, Russia

TikTok is defending itself in federal court over legislation President Joe Biden signed in April that would ban TikTok if it doesn’t sell itself to an American owner by the time Trump takes office. Most Trump allies who oppose TikTok have cited claims of Chinese government influence over American users, which TikTok denies. They have both publicly criticized the legislation that would force a sale of TikTok or lead to a U.S. ban. “Don’t be fooled — the TikTok ban is not about China harvesting your data. Vivek Ramaswamy, who Trump has said will work alongside X owner Elon Musk in newly created government efficiency advisory roles, has over 855,000 TikTok followers.

Persons: Donald Trump, TikTok, Joe Biden, Trump, ”, hasn’t, that’s, Brendan Carr, Kevin Roberts, John Ratcliffe, ” Ratcliffe, JD Vance, Karoline Leavitt, Leavitt, ” Leavitt, ” Sebastian Gorka, Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Don’t, ” Kennedy, Gabbard, Joe Rogan, Kennedy, “, Mehmet Oz, Vivek Ramaswamy, Elon Musk, Ramaswamy, Jake Paul, ” Ramaswamy, Musk, ” Musk, Shou Chew, Michael Waltz, Waltz, ” Waltz, ” Trump’s, Sen, Marco Rubio, Rubio, ” “, ” Rubio, Kristi Noem, Doug Burgum, Noem, Lori Chavez, Elise Stefanik, Tik Tok, ” Stefanik, Doug Collins, Newsmax, ” Collins, Janette Nesheiwat Organizations: White House, Facebook, Federal Communications Commission, Heritage Foundation, CIA, Fox Business, Trump, Chinese Communist Party, CCP, “, Trump’s, Democratic, Medicare, Services, X, Iowa, YouTube, Street Journal, Senate, Management, Fox News, TikTok, South Dakota Gov, North Dakota Gov, Chinese Community Party, ”, United Nations Locations: U.S, America, China, CCP, USA, Soviet Union, American

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg leads the way with over 770,000 TikTok followers, while Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has a verified TikTok account with just over 1,100 followers. Of the 353 who supported the bill to force a sale, 13 have verified TikTok accounts, all of whom are Democrats. Luna’s communications director said that her TikTok account was for personal use and is not an official campaign account. Unlike in the House, where elected officials with verified TikTok accounts voted in both directions across party lines, 10 Senate Democrats with verified TikTok accounts voted to force a sale of the platform, while one independent and one Senate Republican with verified TikTok accounts voted against the bill to do so. Senators with verified TikTok accounts have an average of 318,000 TikTok followers, while representatives with verified TikTok accounts have an average of 178,000 TikTok followers.

Persons: that’s, Joe Biden’s, Donald Trump, Hunt, ” Hunt, it’s, “ It’s, they’re, Biden, Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, TikTok, Trump’s, soundbites, influencers —, ’, Brendan Carr, can’t, Doug Emhoff, Pete Buttigieg, Deb Haaland, Haaland, Rashida Tlaib, Jasmine Crockett, hasn’t, Crockett, ” Crockett, “, Jeff Jackson, Jackson, Jackson’s, Anna Paulina Luna, Luna, Nancy Mace, Mace, “ She’s, Sen, Cory Booker of, Jon Ossoff of, Ossoff, Booker, Harris ’, Charli XCX’s, Bernie Sanders of, Sanders, Bernie Sanders, we’re, “ We’ve, ” Organizations: NBC News, Democratic, U.S . Senate, Trump, Federal Communications Commission, Biden, Transportation, X, ”, North Carolina Senate, Republican, TikTok, Senate, Democrats, New York Times, Congress Locations: California, U.S, American, States, TikTok, D, Texas, North Carolina, Florida, South Carolina, Cory Booker of New Jersey, Jon Ossoff of Georgia, Bernie Sanders of Vermont

☆ 5 big questions about how tech will look under Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

He sought to swat down legal protections for tech platforms. Many Republicans are eager to see the Trump administration address what they see as “censorship” of right-leaning voices by many mainstream social media platforms. That could mean reforming or reinterpreting Section 230, which shields tech platforms from liability for their users’ posts and allows the platforms to moderate content as they see fit. In essence, Carr could attempt to pass a rule that would make it possible to sue tech platforms under that new interpretation. Ultimately, that could mean hamstringing tech companies’ efforts to reduce hateful or false content on their platforms.

Persons: Trump, Donald Trump, – —, Trump’s, TikTok, Mark Zuckerberg, He’s, it’s, Elon Musk, Will TikTok, “, he’ll, Shou Zi Chew, Kent Nishimura, Alan Rozenshtein, ” Rozenshtein, You’re, doesn’t, isn’t, Will Trump, … we’ve, ” Musk, Joe Biden, Biden, ”, John Villasenor, Brendan Carr, Carr, Gigi Sohn, Tom Wheeler, Evan Greer, Lina Khan, JD Vance, Musk, Khan, Tayfun, – Khan, ” Villasenor, ” Greer, Republican Sen, Marsha Blackburn of, Democratic Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Mike Johnson Organizations: New, New York CNN, Google, Big Tech, Trump, Bloomberg, Getty, University of Minnesota, Apple, CNN, “, Fox News, Republican, UCLA Institute for Technology, Law, Federal Communications Commission, FCC, Democratic, Federal Trade Commission, Biden, White, Trump White House, Microsoft, Activision Blizzard, Kroger, Albertsons, FTC, Department, DOJ, TV, Senate Locations: New York, United States, —, Washington ,, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Connecticut

☆ What Thanksgiving dinner looks like for NASA astronauts in space
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementNASA astronauts on the ISS share Thanksgiving plans in a video on X.Suni Williams and Buth Wilmore's return to Earth was recently delayed until 2025. NASA plans to bring them back using the SpaceX Crew Dragon in early 2025. NASA astronauts living and working on the International Space Station (ISS) gave a glimpse into what Thanksgiving day will look like for them. The crew shared plans to enjoy a holiday meal together and showed a container of food which they said had smoked turkey, Brussels sprouts, butternut squash, and apples and spices. In 1973, Skylab 4 astronauts Gerald P. Carr, Edward G. Gibson, and William R. Pogue became the first crew to celebrate Thanksgiving in space.

Persons: Suni Williams, Buth, Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Don Pettit, Williams, Gerald P, Carr, Edward G, Gibson, William R, Pogue, Wilmore, We're, there's Organizations: NASA, SpaceX, Space, NBC News, Skylab, NBC Locations: Brussels, Turkey

☆ Ex-Google CEO warns that 'perfect' AI girlfriends could spell trouble for young men
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementIn a podcast interview, Eric Schmidt warned that AI dating may increase loneliness among young men. The former Google CEO said young men dating the "perfect" AI girlfriend may also lead to obsession. He suggested AI regulation changes but expects little action without a major incident. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently shared his concerns about young men crafting AI romantic partners and said he agrees that AI dating will actually increase loneliness. AdvertisementSchmidt said he doesn't expect much AI regulation in the next four years as Trump's administration will likely have other priorities.

Persons: Eric Schmidt, Schmidt, G, Scott Galloway, he's, Donald Trump's, Brendan Carr Organizations: Google, Study

☆ How Bluesky rose out of Twitter's ashes to challenge X and Threads
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

And while these larger social media platforms still dwarf Bluesky, the startup now has more than 22 million users and is not showing any signs of slowing down. Bluesky had experienced a previous surge in July 2023 after X, then still named Twitter, temporarily limited the number of posts users could read per day. Just days before Musk officially took over Twitter, the Bluesky team publicly unveiled more details about their project and rolled out a waitlist for the Bluesky app. Despite Bluesky starting as a side project within Twitter, the startup has lost its last connection to the original micro-blogging app. Bluesky is looking for ways to support the users "who are actually the ones making the network awesome and fun," Wang said.

Persons: Rose Wang, Elon Musk's, Bluesky, Wang, David Carr, Carr, Jay Graber, Jack Dorsey, Jay, Graber, Daniel Holmgren, Paul Frazee, Dorsey, Parag Agrawal, Musk, Nostr, Jack, we're, Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Johnston, Johnston, Gen, That's, It's, Similarweb's Carr Organizations: Twitter, CNBC, Brazilian Supreme, Google, Yahoo, Myspace, Facebook, Anthropic, Delaware State, PBLLC, Bluesky, Blockchain Capital, Blockchain, cryptocurrency Locations: Brazil, San Francisco

☆ Trump picks Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought to lead budget office
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is A Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Russell Vought, a co-author of Project 2025 who served as a platform policy director for the Republican National Committee, as his pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget. Russell Vought, then-acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, during a hearing in Washington in 2020. If he is confirmed by the Senate, Vought would oversee budget and the execution of Trump's policies across executive departments and agencies. Vought previously served as director of the Office of Management during Trump's first term. He assumed the role after working as deputy director and acting director of that office before his Senate confirmation in July 2020.

Persons: Donald Trump, Russell Vought, Trump, deregulator, Russ, ”, Tom Williams, —, Tom Homan, Brendan Carr, John Ratcliffe, Trump's Organizations: Republican National Committee, Management, Government, People, Inc, Getty, Heritage Foundation, Republican, Federal Communications Commission, Senate Locations: State, Washington

☆ Why Republicans think their Senate majority could last the decade: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Plus, politics reporters Allan Smith and Vaughn Hillyard examine how Donald Trump's transition team is turning to the much-maligned Project 2025 to fill jobs in the administration. I think it bodes well for us to keep the majority through the rest of the decade,” Daines, of Montana, told NBC News. “They made themselves nuclear,” Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of Trump’s transition and his nominee to serve as commerce secretary, told CNBC in September. But with the campaign over, Trump’s transition team is turning to Project 2025 to help staff the next administration. Both Homan and Ratcliffe were listed as contributors to Project 2025, while Carr wrote a chapter on the FCC.

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“They made themselves nuclear,” Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of Trump’s transition and his nominee to serve as Commerce Secretary, told CNBC in September. But with the campaign over, Trump’s transition team is turning to Project 2025 to help staff the next administration. Both Homan and Ratcliffe were listed as contributors to Project 2025, while Carr authored a chapter on the FCC. Brendan Carr, a contributor to Project 2025, is Trump's pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission. For instance, the Project 2025 policy blueprint and Trump’s “Agenda 47” featured similar ideas on mass deportations and slashing the federal bureaucracy.

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☆ Ten years later, Odell Beckham Jr.’s one-handed catch has stood the test of time
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Jeff Zrebiec | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

One of the most iconic catches in NFL history — a play that would change Odell Beckham Jr.’s life — started with a misunderstanding and a poor route. Odell Beckham Jr. catches a one-handed touchdown and it is arguably one of the most iconic catches in NFL history. The two would spend hours outside their college dorm, throwing footballs to each other and practicing one-handed catches. When it did, Beckham told his teammate that the catch “changed his life.”Zay Flowers' locker is right next to Odell Beckham Jr.'s in the Ravens locker room. He has the one-handed catch against the Cowboys.

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☆ The fate of MSNBC could be in Trump’s hands
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

It’s true that analysts expect the Trump administration to generally be less hostile to mergers. Yet it’s also true that some Republicans – including some tapped to join the Trump administration – have been described as “Khanservatives” because they’ve called for tougher, not weaker, antitrust scrutiny. Earlier this year, Gaetz told NOTUS that the FCC chair’s work “inspired me” and he expressed hope she stays in power for a Trump administration. As Gaetz fights to survive a tough nomination process to be attorney general, Comcast dropped a bombshell in the media industry by spinning off MSNBC, CNBC, USA, Oxygen and other networks. “It’s hard not to look at the spinoff of CNBC and MSNBC as potentially a response to the new administration,” said Petro.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, Donald Trump, ” Craig Moffett, MoffettNathanson, Brendan Carr, Trump’s, Kamala Harris, Carr, Skydance’s, ”, Moffett, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Sonnenfeld, Gaetz, Vance, Lina Khan, it’s, they’ve, JD Vance, Khan, Biden, Matt Gaetz, NOTUS, “, Brian Roberts, Will Trump, Frank Louthan, Raymond James, It’s, Louthan, Lee Petro, Dickinson, it’s “, Petro Organizations: New, New York CNN, Department, T’s, CNN, Timer Warner, Trump, Comcast, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC, DOJ, Federal Communications Commission, FCC, Paramount, Fox News, CBS, Yale, Leadership, Time Warner, Biden, Federal Trade, ”, Washington DC Locations: New York, Florida, USA

☆ Comcast doesn't want its cable TV networks anymore
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

One of the country's biggest cable TV companies doesn't want its cable networks anymore. That's the pitch Comcast is making Wednesday as it announces plans to split off almost all of its cable TV networks into a new company. Into the spinco goes every cable network Comcast owns except for Bravo. For the record: Comcast says it thinks the cable networks it is ditching can be successful on their own. And as I said last month: Comcast is getting rid of its basic cable networks for the same reason everyone who owns basic cable networks would like to get rid of their cable networks.

Persons: Brian Roberts, Trump, Kamala Harris, Brendan Carr, Trump's Organizations: Cable, Comcast, Bravo, CNBC, MSNBC, NBC, Paramount, Warner Bros, Discovery, Disney, Federal Communications Commission, CBS, Fox News Locations: USA

☆ SpaceX gears up to catch Starship again — and Donald Trump may join Elon Musk for the launch
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementSpaceX is planning to launch Starship for the sixth time on Tuesday. Reports suggest that President-elect Trump may join Elon Musk for the launch. Elon Musk and Donald Trump have been inseparable since the election — and now Trump will reportedly attend the latest launch of Musk's giant Starship rocket. SpaceX is set to conduct the sixth test flight of Starship, the 165-foot spacecraft that Musk wants to use to take humanity to Mars, on Tuesday. Multiple reports on Monday suggested that Donald Trump is planning to attend the Starship launch — another indication of just how important a role Musk will likely play in the next administration.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Google's Sundar Pichai, Joe Rogan, Kid Rock, Chris Unger, Brendan Carr, Carr, Mars, CHANDAN KHANNA, Musk, Starship's Organizations: SpaceX, Trump, Elon, UFC, PAC, Department of Government, Federal Communications Commission, Getty, Federal Aviation Authority, Business Locations: SpaceX's Starbase, Texas, New York City

☆ Los Angeles leaders move to protect immigrants and LGBTQ students in advance of Trump’s return to the White House
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | Veronica | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Los Angeles CNN —Los Angeles officials on Tuesday moved to cement the city and its schools as sanctuaries for immigrants and LGBTQ youth as the city positions itself to push back strongly against President-elect Donald Trump’s platforms on immigration and gender. The Los Angeles City Council, which represents the second-largest US city, unanimously voted to adopt a “sanctuary city” ordinance that prohibits city resources from being used in immigration enforcement or to cooperate with federal immigration agents, unless required by state law. LGBTQ advocates also fear his presidency will result in wider restrictions on transgender people and rollbacks of protections for other LGBTQ groups. Los Angeles City Council members listen as a man speaks in support of a proposed "sanctuary city" ordinance at City Hall on Tuesday. Teachers and administrators will receive training on how to respond to federal immigration personnel who request information about students and families or who are trying to enter school property.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Karen Bass, They’ve, Jackie Goldberg, Hydee Feldstein Soto, ” Bass, ”, Gavin Newsom, Trump, Tom Homan, Etienne Laurent, “, Homan, ” Homan, Curren Price, ” Price, Goldberg, stokes, Rocío Rivas, ” Rivas, Brendan Carr Organizations: Los Angeles CNN, Los, Los Angeles City Council, Los Angeles Unified School District, Republican, Trump, Bass, City, Democratic, Los Angeles Police Department, Trump -, Customs, Getty, “ Fox, Friends, Los Angeles Unified, Teachers, Department of Education, CNN, Federal Communications Commission, of Education Locations: Los Angeles, Los, “, Wisconsin

☆ Trump's picks are giving Big Tech plenty of reasons to be nervous
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementDonald Trump has selected several Big Tech critics for top roles in his second administration. A number of his picks have been harsh critics of the Big Tech industry. Tom Williams/CQ Roll CallTrump's pick for attorney general, former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, has for years criticized Big Tech companies. Anna MoneymakerVice President-elect JD Vance cut his teeth in venture capital, and has long been a proponent for breaking up Big Tech. AdvertisementVance said that his experience in Silicon Valley taught him to be weary of Big Tech.

Persons: Donald Trump, Matt Gaetz, JD Vance, Elon Musk, Brendan Carr, Trump's, Trump, Brendan Carr Trump, Tom Williams, Carr, Elon, Musk's, Matt Gaetz Trump, Gaetz, Lina Khan, Jonathan Kanter, Elon Musk Elon, Marc Piasecki, Musk, donald, Biden, Tim Cook, X, Anna Moneymaker, Vance, we're Organizations: Big Tech, Trump, GOP, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Federal Communications Commission, Inc, Getty, Heritage, FCC, TikTok, United, Florida Rep, Federal Trade, Elon, Government, of Government, SpaceX, OpenAI, Bloomberg News Locations: Starlink, Florida, Silicon Valley, Trump

☆ Bluesky's 'acceleration is tremendous' as users flock to the new 'old Twitter'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Many new Bluesky users are praising the feeling on the site as being similar to "old Twitter." This week, the app shot to the top of Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store, and a Bluesky spokesperson told Business Insider it hit 18.3 million registered users. Advertisement"Consumers, time and time again, show us that they will put a brand in jeopardy if the leadership is associated with ideology the consumers don't care for," Lind told Business Insider. A spokesperson for Bluesky told Business Insider that the platform aims to give users more choice and offer creators independence from being locked into specific platforms. A few weeks ago, Bluesky had less than 1 million daily users in the US, "so the acceleration is tremendous," said David Carr, an editor at Similarweb.

Persons: Bluesky, Elon Musk's, Jonathan Bellack, Mark Cuban, he'd, That's, Stephen Lind, Lind, We've, Jack Dorsey, Twitter, Dorsey, David Carr Organizations: Social, Business, Applied Social Media, Cuban, Meta, USC Marshall School of Business, Bluesky, Twitter Locations: Similarweb

☆ What awaits the GOP's narrow House majority: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

In today’s edition, national political reporter Ben Kamisar examines how House Republicans are growing increasingly aligned with Donald Trump. “One of the main takeaways from this cycle is that the Democratic Party has a lot of work to do on how we’re reaching voters,” Democratic strategist Christina Freundlich said. It’s one more thing a narrow House Republican majority will have to work through early next year. The remaining House Republicans are going to have to summon a different level of unity than they have managed recently to move the party’s legislative agenda. Martin O’Malley, a onetime presidential candidate, announced he’d enter the race for Democratic Party chair, but many more names are already circulating.

Persons: Ben Kamisar, Donald Trump, Kristen Welker, Mark Murray, Kamala Harris, Harris, Trump, Christina Freundlich, “, Steve Schale, Barack Obama’s, Joe Biden, ”, ” Schale, Sen, John Fetterman, Sahil Kapur, Syedah Asghar, Ryan Nobles, Kyle Stewart, Mike Johnson, We’re, ” Johnson, Donald Trump’s, you’d, —, Matt Gaetz’s, Elise Stefanik, Mike Waltz, Pete Hegseth, Brendan Carr, Carr, Johnson, ann o, lea Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Republicans, Press, Democrats, Democratic Party, Democratic, PAC, Kyle Stewart Congress, “ Fox, Republican, NBC News, Trump, Fox News, Federal Communications Commission’s, adjourning, gov Locations: Florida, Gaetz

Labor leaders say Democrats need to rethink their approach to working-class voters. Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s attorney confirmed he paid a woman after she accused him of sexual assault. He also denied that the encounter between Hegseth and an unnamed woman, which she alleges happened in 2017, was sexual assault. 🏈 The Kansas City Chiefs’ undefeated season is no more as the Buffalo Bills beat their AFC rivals 30-21 at home. Bills quarterback Josh Allen threw for 262 yards with one touchdown and one interception as Buffalo improved to 9-2.

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday that he has selected Brendan Carr to be chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Carr is the top Republican commissioner on the FCC, the government agency tasked with regulating radio, television and cable communications. "Commissioner Carr is a warrior for Free Speech, and has fought against the regulatory Lawfare that has stifled Americans’ Freedoms, and held back our Economy," Trump said in a. In his chapter, Carr suggested TikTok should be banned if it fails to disentangle from its China-based parent company — an issue on which Trump held conflicting views before he joined the app himself this year. "Congress should do so by ensuring that Internet companies no longer have carte blanche to censor protected speech while maintaining their Section 230 protections," Carr wrote in Project 2025's book.

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☆ Trump taps Brendan Carr to chair Federal Communications Commission
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Brendan Carr speaks during a House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Hearing titled Connecting America. President-elect Donald Trump will tap Brendan Carr, a critic of the Biden administration's telecom policies and Big Tech, as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, he said in a statement on Sunday. Carr, 45, is currently the top Republican on the FCC, the independent agency that regulates telecommunications. Last week, Carr wrote to Meta's Facebook, Alphabet's Google , Apple and Microsoft saying they had taken steps to censor Americans. Trump also sued CBS over its "60 Minutes" interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.

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☆ Trump picked a Project 2025 coauthor to run the FCC. Here's what it means for Big Tech.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

He's the author of the FCC chapter of Project 2025, which hopes to cut Big Tech's immunity for content moderation. Carr's stance on Big TechIn his Project 2025 chapter, Carr writes that one of his four main goals for the FCC is "Reining in Big Tech." His interpretation of the section would give Big Tech immunity only against being compelled to take down content. AdvertisementHe proposed that Big Tech firms be compelled to make public their traffic and monetization algorithms, saying they now operate in a "black box." Carr's two other points in his Project 2025 chapter are to increase accountability measures for federal tech programs and to drive hard to develop 5G infrastructure.

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☆ Video: Who is Brendan Carr? CNN reporter breaks it down
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☆ Brendan Carr wrote the FCC chapter in ‘Project 2025.’ Now he’s Trump’s pick for the agency
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, wasted no time in stating his priorities on Sunday night. Carr is now the senior Republican at the agency, which meant he was widely expected to get the chairman appointment. As chairman, Carr may be able to steer generous federal subsidies to Starlink. In his Project 2025 chapter, Carr laid out an agenda for the federal agency under a future Trump administration. The FCC chairman during Trump’s first term in office, Ajit Pai, had a very different set of priorities.

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☆ Trump's new FCC pick is a win for Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Bryan Metzger | Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Carr is an ally of Elon Musk and has previously gone to bat for his company, Starlink. President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Brendan Carr to chair the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) isn't just a win for conservative opponents of Big Tech. Elon Musk has transformed long-dormant industries, and he’s developed a first principles “production algorithm” to deliver results. In 2022, the FCC denied SpaceX nearly $886 million in government subsidies to provide satellite internet access in rural areas via the company's Starlink service. It's still proving itself as a viable internet service provider and is relatively expensive for the quality, CNN reported in August.

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