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THREAD: Twitter Files Supplemental
@bariweiss The news that Baker was reviewing the “Twitter files” surprised everyone involved, to say the least. New Twitter chief Elon Musk acted quickly to “exit” Baker Tuesday.
Breaking News: The Trump Organization has been found guilty in a tax fraud scheme in which some executives were offered off-the-book luxury benefits. The conviction on all 17 counts came after more than a day of jury deliberations.
@bariweiss Baker is a controversial figure. He has been something of a Zelig of FBI controversies dating back to 2016, from the Steele Dossier to the Alfa-Server mess. He resigned in 2018 after an investigation into leaks to the press.
Donald Trump firm guilty of defrauding tax authorities for more than 15 years
Michelle Mone scandal spiralling tonight. MPs just voted to force the government to release docs relating to £200m contracts given to PPE Medpro. Four Tory ministers - Hancock, Gove, Agnew and Bethell - are now embroiled in controversy. And now this >
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Argentine Vice President Cristina Kirchner guilty of corruption
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@BLACKPINK has managed to become the biggest girl group in the world precisely by allowing its members—Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa—to be solo stars in their own right. Find out why the group is TIME's 2022 Entertainer of the Year:
NEW: Members of the Metropolitan Police Department's Special Operations Division heckled former Officer Mike Fanone at the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony, Fanone tells me. “They called me a piece of shit and mockingly called me a great fucking hero while clapping," he said.
Actress Kirstie Alley has died after battling cancer, her family announced. She was 71 years old.
Professional women's soccer is coming to Canada! 🙌 
Christine Sinclair and former national teammate Diana Matheson announced on Monday plans to kick off a domestic professional women's league in 2025, featuring eight teams throughout Canada ⚽️
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One of Nigeria's presidential candidates, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, spoke to Focus On Africa and told @okwoche about: 👉🏾 Why Nigerians should vote for him in the upcoming elections. 👉🏾 What his main priorities are. 👉🏾 The source of his wealth.
Sen. Raphael Warnock on voting: “For your friends who say to you 'I'm tired,' ask them, 'Imagine how tired you're going to be if you have to have Herschel Walker as your senator."
Time magazine must select @ZelenskyyUa as Person of the Year.
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8. By 2020, requests from connected actors to delete tweets were routine. One executive would write to another: “More to review from the Biden team.” The reply would come back: “Handled.”
19. White House spokeswoman Kaleigh McEnany was locked out of her account for tweeting about the story, prompting a furious letter from Trump campaign staffer Mike Hahn, who seethed: “At least pretend to care for the next 20 days.”
11. This system wasn't balanced. It was based on contacts. Because Twitter was and is overwhelmingly staffed by people of one political orientation, there were more channels, more ways to complain, open to the left (well, Democrats) than the right.
Looking forward to going through all the tweets complaining about “PR for the richest man on earth,” and seeing how many of them have run stories for anonymous sources at the FBI, CIA, the Pentagon, White House, etc.
36.Twitter files continued: "THE FIRST AMENDMENT ISN’T ABSOLUTE” Szabo’s letter contains chilling passages relaying Democratic lawmakers’ attitudes. They want “more” moderation, and as for the Bill of Rights, it's "not absolute"
There are multiple instances in the files of Dorsey intervening to question suspensions and other moderation actions, for accounts across the political spectrum
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