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Hmmm: NBC suspends tech reporter over inappropriate attacks on Musk
Twitter doesn't have a monopoly on suspensions in the Muskocalypse, it seems. While newsrooms have suddenly discovered a defense to journalistic free speech on the platform that eluded all of them in October 2020, one…
Bari Weiss: Meet the new boss, same as the old boss? (Update: Musk responds)
As regular readers know, Bari Weiss is one of three reporters who were given access to internal materials at Twitter for a series of reports collectively called the Twitter Files. There were five parts to the Twitter Files,…
Feel-Good Friday: The longest married couple in the United States received a musical Christmas surprise
It's good to remember the reason for the season at Christmas time. One church congregation in Nashville, Tennessee spread the Christmas spirit by coming together to bring a Christmas church service to an elderly couple…
My name is “your doctor,” you are sick, prepare to die
The National Institutes of Health is directing people to an absolutely absurd paper published in the journal Advances in Health Sciences Education. I have no idea how prominent the journal is, but I have a decent idea of the…
Exercises in futility, cont’d: Russia launches “massive” new missile offensive against Kyiv
Russian warning about "unpredictable consequences" didn't deter the US from moving forward on delivering Patriot systems to Ukraine. Instead, Vladimir Putin apparently attempted to beat the West to the punch in…
My take on the Musk massacre
Ed wrote an outstanding post on Elon Musk's suspension of 6 journalists' accounts from Twitter last night. I highly recommend it.Read More
Biden administration sues this state for protecting its border
The governor of Arizona has ordered shipping containers to be placed along the state border with Mexico. The shipping containers fill in gaps left in the border wall when construction was halted, large gaps that allow illegal…
Musk: I’ll give the suspended journalists the NY Post treatment, or something
Where were you in the Great Twitter Journalist Expulsion? It depends on which one you mean. Last night, I was at church when Elon Musk started suspending accounts that tweeted real-time information about the location of his…
The military vax mandate is finally going away
The National Defense Authorization Act for 2023 passed the Senate last night and the "must-pass" legislation now heads to the Oval Office for the President's signature. As usual, the bill is festooned with…
House Republicans to NGOs working on the border: Preserve your documents
A group of House Republicans are preparing to investigate three non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working on the southern border to assist illegal immigrants when they enter the country. Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) is…