First Thing: Kevin McCarthy ousted as House speaker Vote marks first time in US history that a speaker of the House has been removed from office. The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023
House speaker contender Steve Scalise reportedly called himself ‘David Duke without the baggage’ Republican, who some say could replace Kevin McCarthy, has had reported associations with ex-Ku Klux Klan grand wizard The Guardian - US · Oct 3, 2023
Elon Musk complains about David Duke comparison during disastrous DeSantis 2024 launch event The Florida governor’s campaign got off to a rocky start on Wednesday The Independent UK · May 26, 2023
Elon Musk complains about David Duke comparison during disastrous DeSantis 2024 launch event The Florida governor’s campaign got off to a rocky start on Wednesday The Independent UK · May 24, 2023
Macron says he had ‘clear and honest’ discussion with Musk on Twitter policy The French president had flagged concerns over the platform’s content moderation just a day before The Guardian - US · Dec 3, 2022
Christian nationalism's racism problem Christian podcast host "canceled" over long history of ugly racist tweets as war breaks out on religious right Salon · Dec 2, 2022
Five people who could return to Twitter if Elon Musk repeals permanent bans Elon Musk could reverse Twitter's banning policy meaning that some figures could return to the platform. Wales Online · Oct 28, 2022
How whiteness poses the greatest threat to US democracy People forget that championing whiteness is what makes Trump powerful The Guardian - US · Oct 4, 2022
Back with the banned: Do Twitter's exiles return under Musk? QAnon loyalists, neo-Nazis and a former American president: The list of people banned from Twitter is long, but their exile could soon end if Elon Musk buys the platform The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2022
Banned from Twitter: accounts that may be reprieved after Musk takeover From Donald Trump to David Icke, many high-profile casualties of Twitter’s policy enforcement have an interest in a new broom The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2022
YouTube Algorithms Don't Turn Unsuspecting Masses Into Extremists, New Study Suggests A new study casts doubt on the most prominent theories about extremism-by-algorithm. Reason · Apr 26, 2022
A Remarkable Outbreak of Antisemitism at NYU Law School NYU Law's chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine circulated a statement that, besides casually endorsing the murder of Israeli civilians, argued that "framing is everything and the Zionist grip on the media is omnipresent" and also referenced the "Islamophobic, Zionist-funded US and Western media." Let's be clear--criticism of Israel,… Reason · Apr 13, 2022