politics
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Activision Blizzard Hires Bush-Era Torture Apologist As Chief Compliance Officer
Photo: Lukas Schulze (Getty Images) Activision Blizzard announced yesterday that Frances F. Townsend, a former George W. Bush-era counterterrorism appointee…
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Leaked Big Oil Docs Hint at Support for a Carbon Tax
The American Petroleum Institute is planning to endorse a carbon tax but has no plans to stop funding climate-denying candidates—or…
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Biden Throws Support Behind Amazon Workers’ Union Drive
Joe Biden has effectively endorsed ongoing unionization efforts at an Amazon facility in the state of Alabama and warned the…
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CPAC Panelist Tried to Launch Japanese Tea Party for Guru Who Communed With Pro-Trump Spirit
Happiness Realization Party candidates, including Jay Aeba (seen in the gray suit at center), at a Tokyo hotel in 2009.…
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Federal Judge Rules CDC’s Pandemic Eviction Moratorium Unconstitutional
File photo of Maricopa County constable Darlene Martinez signing an eviction order on October 7, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona.Photo: John…
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America’s Leaders Have No Clue What to Do About Disinformation
Legal scholar Jonathan Turley who appeared at a hearing held by the House Congressional Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Screenshot:…
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Facebook Finally Bans Myanmar Military After Feb. 1 Coup
A friend of Myanmar protester Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing, who died after being shot during a rally against the military…
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SolarWinds Hackers Also Went After NASA and the FAA
Photo: Mark Wilson (Getty Images) Apparently not content with having penetrated the networks of such piddling federal agencies as the…
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Google Lifts Ban On Political Advertising
White House advisor Ivanka Trump and the CEO of Google, Sundar Pichai, arrive for a roundtable discussion focusing on assisting…
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Rex Tillerson Botched Response to ‘Sonic Weapon’ Attacks
The hotel Nacional is seen as Cuba prepares for the visit of U.S. president Barack Obama on March 18, 2016…
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