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If you’re a journo or newsroom that we don’t know about or if there’s a newsroom you’d love to put on our radar, please let us know in the comments.
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Fact-checking is a great way to counter disinformation, right? Sasha Issenberg, author of “The Victory Lab” and “The Lie Detectives,” says that’s not necessarily the case. In this fascinating, important interview, Aaron Sankin of @themarkup talks to Issenberg about the new media and political landscape and how narratives are shaped in 2024.
Today is the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing at #Normandy, #France, where ~160k #Allied troops pulled off the largest invasion by sea in history. From that point on #America was in charge of #AlliedForces & it was the beginning of the end of #WWII
#DonaldTrump knew EXACTLY what the historical significance of the term "#AmericaFirst" was the moment he started saying it, knowing FULL WELL the #AmericaFirstCommittee was the name of the #RightWing#isolationist movement. He is one of those that happen to be more than just a little bit taken w/ that #strongman fella from Germany.
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What Pisses Kerry King Off the Most
Kerry King still has plenty of rage, and here he reveals his most current boiling point and a long-running subject that has kept him pissed for years.
What Donald Trump’s Criminal Trial Reveals About a Potential Second #Trump Administration
The latest trial revealed a lot about how Trump went about running his company and the presidency — and provided hints of how that might play out in a second Trump administration.
#Fox contributor: President #Biden put on the table #border solutions, #Republicans agreed with him and then walked away for political reasons. He should remind people that Republicans walked away to help #DonaldTrump