BIDEN PRIVATELY SLAMS 'SICK F*CK' TRUMP (www.politico.com)
Online news site The Messenger shuts down after less than a year (apnews.com)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Messenger, an ambitious online news site that billed itself as a nonpartisan digital outlet and spent some $50 million ratcheting up its business effort, abruptly shut down Wednesday after only eight months in operation....
Man arrested after video post showed severed head of his father, police say, amid political rant that stayed online for hours | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Outrage in Seattle after ‘raids’ of several gay bars citing ‘lewd conduct’ laws (www.advocate.com)
Elmo’s wellness check uncovers existential dread and despair on social media, nobody's ok right now (www.nbcnews.com)
Danny Masterson moved to maximum-security prison that once held Charles Manson (www.independent.co.uk)
Masterson has been interned at Corcoran State Prison in Central California and will be eligible for parole in 2042 – when he’s 66 years old...
‘Your Product Is Killing People’: Tech Leaders Denounced Over Child Safety (www.nytimes.com)
Lawmakers on Wednesday denounced the chief executives of Meta, TikTok, X, Snap and Discord, accusing them of creating “a crisis in America” by willfully ignoring the harmful content against children on their platforms, as concerns over the effect of technology on youths have mushroomed....
US approves plan to strike Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq, officials say (www.bbc.com)
The US has approved plans for a series of strikes on Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq, officials have told the BBC’s US partner CBS News....
Massive taxidermy polar bear stolen in bizarre Canadian heist (www.bbc.com)
Christopher Steele: UK High Court throws out Trump ex-spy dossier case (www.bbc.com)
The former president had been seeking to use data protection laws to sue the company run by Christopher Steele but the High Court has thrown out the case....
Working longer won’t solve the retirement crisis — seniors need a ‘Gray New Deal’ to retire with dignity, this economist says (finance.yahoo.com)
Man accused of destroying Satanic Temple display at Iowa Capitol is now charged with hate crime (apnews.com)
A Mississippi man accused of destroying a statue of a pagan idol at Iowa’s state Capitol is now being charged with a hate crime.
A Brief Guide to the Growing Eric Adams Donor Scandal (nymag.com)
The majority of Americans are not engaged at work, 70% of managers have no training to lead a hybrid team and it could be killing employee engagement (www.cnbc.com)
The Hobbit first edition bought for £1.50 could fetch thousands (www.bbc.co.uk)
BILBO BARGAINS!
Grave peril of digital conspiracy theories: 'What happens when no one believes anything anymore?' (apnews.com)
Claims of “evidence” soon emerged: video footage on TikTok showing a beam of blinding white light, too straight to be lightning, zapping a residential neighborhood and sending flames and smoke into the sky. The video was shared many millions of times, amplified by neo-Nazis, anti-government radicals and supporters of the...
Senate hearing highlights: Lawmakers grill CEOs from TikTok, X and Meta about online child safety (youtube.com)
Video here: www.youtube.com/live/VDmeGQcpRLQ
Days of Darkness: How one woman escaped the conspiracy theory trap that has ensnared millions (apnews.com)
'Hamas tore off my clothes, threatened to shoot': Gaza hostage tells her story. Mia Regev said Hamas abused her by hitting her injured leg, laughed, and mocked her. (www.jpost.com)
Elon Musk’s $50 Billion Tesla Pay Was Struck Down. What Happens Next? (www.nytimes.com)
The company’s board of directors will now decide whether to appeal the decision, change where Tesla is incorporated or negotiate a new pay package....
CBS correspondent says he faced recent discrimination at Louisiana high school (because he's openly gay) (www.theguardian.com)
An award-winning reporter for a major US news broadcaster recently faced discrimination from the Roman Catholic high school he attended while growing up in Louisiana because he is openly gay, he has said....
Few are held responsible for wrongful convictions. Can a Philadelphia police perjury case stick? (apnews.com)
Of the nearly 3,500 people exonerated of serious crimes in the U.S. since 1989, more than half had their cases marred by alleged misconduct by police or prosecutors, according to a national database....
From Gaza to Sudan, conflict is driving a rise in hunger worldwide (www.vox.com)
In the 21st century, famine isn’t inevitable. It’s a policy choice....
A federal judge dismisses a suit to block U.S. support of Israel — but urges Biden to re-examine his approach. (www.nytimes.com)
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by Palestinian Americans who sought to force the White House to withdraw support for Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, as was widely expected based on constitutional precedent that only the political branches of U.S. government could determine foreign policy....
Jan. 6 rioter who 'blind-side tackled' Capitol officer is sentenced to more than 6 years in prison (news.yahoo.com)
Lock 'em all away.
