1/n: Three facts:

1. Covid vaccines saved 3 million American lives during the pandemic.

2. At least 200,000 Americans needlessly died in 2021-22 because they refused COVID vaccines.

3. Those who perished were victims of a predatory health disinformation campaign.

The dead puppy and dead goat are important elements but it seems like we need to know more about this construction crew

The script-flipping here is a remarkable: rather than focus on the severity and precedent of what’s before them - whether Trump should be prosecuted for allegedly attempting to overturn the 2020 election - they appear focused on the potential for a future president to be…

1/ Two years ago today, on 4/25/22, Twitter’s Board accepted Elon Musk’s offer to acquire the company at $54.20/share.

As an ex-director for civic integrity at Twitter, I’ve watched what Musk has done since then.

And today is my last post on this platform.

I’m leaving.
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READ: Indictment filed in Arizona in latest 2020 election subversion case
cnn.com/2024/04/24/pol…

It's been a year's worth of legal news in three days and we have a massive day tomorrow at SCOTUS.

FOX 7 Austin has published video before and after its photojournalist was arrested today. At first, you see that he's up close with Texas DPS troopers as they're pushing back protesters...

A grand jury in Arizona has just handed up an indictment against Boris Epshteyn, Mark Meadows and Rudy Giuliani, per Zachary Cohen and Holmes, over their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, including the fake electors from that state and several individuals connected…

!!! Arizona attorney general announces that a state grand jury has returned indictments against a number of defendants in the fake elector scheme

cnn.com/2024/04/24/wor…
Exclusive: New evidence challenges the Pentagon’s account of a horrific attack as the US withdrew from Afghanistan

Columbia U. Newspaper Kids Working ‘Overtime’ to Get Protests Right

Great piece providing an insight into Columbia Daily Spectator’s newsroom in The Daily Beast! By Corbin Bolies
thedailybeast.com/columbia-u-new…

In what is being called a 'monumental' and 'historic' win for local news, New York lawmakers have approved $90 million worth of payroll tax credits over the next three years to hire local journalists as part of the state's 2025 budget.
axios.com/2024/04/21/ny-…

What being pro-Palestine means to me / my platform: I'm passionately, unequivocally, and without hesitation, a proponent of the Palestinian people’s just and urgent aspirations for self-determination, liberation, sovereignty, and safety. I grew up in Gaza, where I experienced…

If you’re watching or sharing videos from the last few days, provide context. The public protests happening on the street are not the same as the encampment inside. Don’t imply students at Columbia/Barnard are involved in events that they were not present or responsible for.

This is something I never expected. I am overwhelmed that I will be inducted into the Rock Hall, especially alongside so many incredible artists who have gone before me.
I can’t thank everyone enough for voting for me. You are the best.
Somebody pinch me please!!

Terry Anderson, the Associated Press correspondent who became one of America’s longest-held hostages after he was snatched from a street in war-torn Lebanon and held for nearly seven years, has died at 76. Via The Associated Press trib.al/vqKULDu

unforgettable graf by .Anand Gopal newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

Lindsey Graham praises Donald Trump for the passing of Ukraine aid:

“This wouldn't have passed without Donald Trump.” Aaron Rupar

Elise Stefanik voted No on aid to Ukraine today. Here’s her statement from two years ago.

Damn.