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July 15, 2023
Hysterical Conservatives Are Accusing Meta’s Threads of Censorship
Their complaints are bad faith attempts to normalize misinformation and conspiracy theories.
by Alex Thomas

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Ohio Republicans’ Rotten Scheme to Spend Opioid Settlement Money in Secret
GOP leaders brazenly skirted a state Supreme Court ruling with a law shielding the money from public scrutiny. Many other states are doing likewise. Are we repeating the tobacco settlement debacle?
by Jack Shuler
Milan Kundera’s Stubborn Struggle for the Survival of Literature
The Czech author, who died this week at 94, warned against the marginalization of literature and fought for its future.
by Jared Marcel Pollen
The E.V. Revolution Collides With Sheetz, Buc-ee’s, and Other Cult Gas Stations
Some regional gas stations have inspired fanatic consumer loyalty—but are facing a monumental shift in business and customer experience with the rise of electric vehicles.
by John McCracken
Big Tech Is Watching You as You Drive
After years of failed promises on transit, Silicon Valley is loading cars with new technologies to get a cut of the profits—and to collect data on us.
by Paris Marx
From The Ticker:
Joe Biden Has Dementia? Watch This Embarrassing Jim Jordan Fox News Hit
Jim Jordan’s rants about the FBI are becoming incoherent.
by Tori Otten
Lawyer Who Helped Overturn Affirmative Action Venmoed Clarence Thomas Aide
The Supreme Court justice aide received payments for a “Christmas Party” from several top lawyers with cases before the court, according to a new report.
by Prem Thakker
House Republicans’ Great Hope to Bring Down “Biden Crime Family” Was ... a Chinese Spy?!
Republicans’ investigation into Biden family corruption just keeps falling apart.
by Tori Otten

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