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President rages as Twitter labels White House disinformation
Trump has come to depend on his Twitter feed as a way to circumvent the press and directly share his unfiltered thoughts with the public.
Should Facebook and Twitter stop Trump’s lies?
If they are unwilling to protect the public against powerful lies, they shouldn’t have so much power to spread them to begin with.
Power and lies
We now have a president who lies through his teeth and two giant uncritical conveyors of those lies.
Study: Major media outlets’ Twitter accounts amplify false Trump claims on...
News outlets are still failing to grapple with a major problem that media critics highlighted during the Trump transition.
Stop social media platforms from spreading hateful content
Tell social media platforms to stop the spread of hateful content online.
‘What kind of maniacs are running this country?:’ Pentagon rings in...
"Maybe a little more 'Happy New Year!' and a little less 'Watch... our powerful bombs of mass destruction.'"
Progressive Briefing for Friday, September 7
State Senator sentenced to jail time for bribery, Alex Jones banned from Twitter, India legalizes gay sex, and more.
Donald Trump: Weapon of mass distraction
Donald Trump is not only the perfect vehicle to shred regulations, he’s also a powerful distraction from the ongoing for-profit war against nature itself.
Former CIA Director attacks President Trump on Twitter
"You may scapegoat Andy McCabe, but you will not destroy America… America will triumph over you.”
University of Oxford study concludes Trump’s supporters share widest range of...
A new study concluded that "junk political news and information was concentrated among Trump's supports," which was "mapped from public Twitter and Facebook data."
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
Trump’s Energy Department pick: A Fracking CEO who claims ‘there is no climate crisis’
Wright’s history of denying the severity of climate change raise critical questions about his ability to lead an agency central to energy innovation and climate policy.
Pentagon fails seventh straight audit amid $1 trillion military budget
Meanwhile, Congress continues to approve unprecedented increases in military spending, pushing the budget close to $1 trillion.
Protesters demand US Senate block weapons sales to Israel amid Gaza death toll exceeding...
Emblazoned with slogans like “Stop Arming Israel” and “Fund Housing, Not Genocide,” demonstrators gathered in the Hart Senate Office Building ahead of a pivotal Senate vote on Wednesday.
Tlaib, ACLU, and advocates warn H.R. 9495 could empower Trump to silence nonprofits and...
Progressives and civil rights groups sound the alarm over legislation that could allow President-elect Trump to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status without evidence, threatening free speech and democracy.