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Twitter CEO on Banning Trump: Online Speech Can Cause Harm Offline
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey finally gave this thoughts on Wednesday about the decision to ban President Donald Trump from the platform, explaining that the move wasn’t easy and that he takes no pride in banning anyone. But Dorsey acknowledged there can be real harm from speech that happens online and he believes permanently suspending Trump’s…
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Two House Democrats Test Positive For Covid-19 After Coup Attempt at Capitol
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat from Washington, has tested positive for covid-19 after being forced to shelter in a secure location at the U.S. Capitol during last week’s coup attempt by loyalists of Donald Trump. Jayapal is the second member of U.S. Congress to announce she has covid-19 after every member of the House, Democrat…
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U.S. Senator Says Computer Stolen From Capitol Office During Coup Attempt by Trump Loyalists
A laptop computer belonging to the office of U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley from Oregon was one of several electronic devices stolen by Trump loyalists during a failed coup attempt on Wednesday, according to a new report from Politico. The news comes as the U.S. Department of Justice tries to make an assessment of the property…
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3,400 Dead
The U.S. reported precisely 3,400 deaths from covid-19 on Wednesday, a new record in a long list of new records this month. And there’s not much more to say that hasn’t already been said about this avoidable tragedy — the greatest failure of American political institutions to protect human life in recent U.S. history.