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McCarthyism, then and now

It could get much worse (and more dangerous) in Washington in the months to come

Salon · Feb 23, 2023

Onlookers stunned as alligator pulled from Brooklyn park pond

The alligator was likely someone’s pet before it was dumped in park

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023

U.S. State Department Funds a Disinformation Index That Warns Advertisers To Avoid Reason

Reason is listed among the "ten riskiest online news outlets" by a government-funded disinfo tracker.

Reason · Feb 14, 2023

Angels’ Arte Moreno optimistic about re-signing Shohei Ohtani

Angels owner Arte Moreno, who had not spoken to the media in any detail in nearly three years, told the New York Post on Wednesday that he would like to re-sign Shohei Ohtani, and he believes it’s an achievable goal.

The Orange County Register · Feb 9, 2023

A shadowy figure, gunshots and a dead politician: Who killed New Jersey councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour?

Eunice Dwumfour was shot more than a dozen times as she sat in her car outside her home on 1 February. Months later a suspect has finally been arrested and charged with the slaying. Graig Graziosi reports

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

House Republicans’ Hunter Biden investigation begins with a thud

WASHINGTON — House Republicans failed in the opening salvo of their investigation into the finances of Joe Biden’s family to produce evidence substantiating their claims that U.S. intelligence officials worked with Twitter Inc. to suppress an unflattering 2020 news story on the president’s son.

Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2023

Ex-Twitter officials reject GOP claims of government collusion

At a contentious House committee hearing, Republicans aired long-held grievances over what they say is Silicon Valley's bias against conservatives.

WEKU · Feb 8, 2023

House Oversight Committee Is Fighting Twitter Censorship the Wrong Way

Congress should set its sights on bad government actors who pressured social media companies.

Reason · Feb 8, 2023

Former Twitter officials admit mistake squelching Hunter Biden story

WASHINGTON — Former Twitter Inc. officials acknowledged that blocking the spread of a news story about Hunter Biden’s laptop was a mistake, but they told lawmakers the action was not politically motivated or directed by FBI or U.S. intelligence officials.

Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2023

Nude photos, arrest threats and Elon Musk: GOP airs grievances at ‘bizarre’ Twitter hearing

Republicans are using their new House majority to air two-year-old grievances about a New York Post story that was temporarily restricted from distribution on Twitter in October 2020

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023