KEY POINTS Facebook’s oversight board ruled to uphold the company’s decision to suspend former President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts. But, the board said, the indefinite time frame of the suspension “was not appropriate.” The board effectively punted the decision on the length of the suspension back to Facebook, saying the platform “seeks to…
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House votes to override Trump’s veto of defense spending bill
The House of Representatives voted 322-87 on Monday to override President Trump’s veto of the $740 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Why it matters: With a Senate vote expected this week, Congress is one step closer to handing Trump the first veto override of his presidency — an overwhelming and bipartisan rebuke that comes just weeks ahead…
Thomas Chatterton Williams on Race, Identity, and “Cancel Culture”
Thomas Chatterton Williams, one of the contributors to the Harper’s letter, discusses what the document aimed to accomplish and whether cancel culture has always existed.Source: Harper’s Magazine On July 7th, Harper’s Magazine published what it called “A Letter on Justice and Open Debate,” which quickly became part of the conversation around the subject of “cancel culture.” The letter, which…
SCHIFF SHOW
SCHIFF SHOW Impeachment opens with dueling narratives, polarized media… MCCONNELL: WE WILL HAVE A TRIAL… WHITE HOUSE: BORING! REPORT: Plan to sacrifice Rudy… Therapy dogs headed to Capitol Hill… Outside Hearing Room, a Carnival… Drag queen sashays into proceedings… CABLE NEWS SHOWDOWN… FOXNEWS Wallace: ‘Very Damaging’… MSNBC features George Conway… TURLEY: Are Dems building collapsible…
THE GREY REPORT
7.1 MAG ROCKS CA 125 MILES N OF LA L I V E LATEST PHOTOS, VIDEOS AFTERSHOCK EVERY MINUTERussia readying S-400 missiles for Turkey amid warnings of U.S. sanctions on NATO ally… Will Continue To Develop Venezuelan Armed Forces… COCO GOES LOCO: Fairy Tale Continues at Wimbledon… Malfunctioning sprinkler wreaks havoc… Will Women’s World Cup…
TRUMP SUES TO BLOCK BANK SUBPOENAS
Trump team sues Deutsche Bank and Capital One to keep them from turning over financial records to Congress President Donald Trump; his children Donald Jr., Eric and Ivanka; and his business are suing two banks to block them from turning over financial records to congressional committees that have issued subpoenas for the information. It’s the…
THE GREY REPORT
Synagogue shooting leaves 1 dead, 3 injured in San Diego… HAS RECESSION BEEN CANCELLED? MAG: The potential lie that could actually destroy Trump… Measles quarantine orders soar to more than 1,000 at L.A. universities… Exploding pigs among 50,000 animals killed at top-secret UK research base… Exposed: Horror of lion farms… Iran Guard monitors American carrier…
New York prosecutors pose greatest threat to president?
Donald Trump arrives for his inauguration in Washington on 20 January 2017. It has long been a mystery why his inauguration raised twice as much money as previous similar bodies. Photograph: UPI / Barcroft Images For almost two years, Donald Trump has laid down a fire at Robert Mueller, calling the special counsel’s work a “witch-hunt”, a…
Frieze LA and the Other Fairs Opening in Tinseltown Next Week
“Twins” by Patrick Hoelck During the press preview for the inaugural edition of Frieze Los Angeles, director Bettina Korek shared an interesting fact: 49 of the fair’s 70 exhibitors had not shown at LA art fair in the past five years. Despite the city’s long tradition of cultivating great artists, it has been viewed as…
Saudi Arabia Sought Vice’s Help to Build a Media Empire
By Rory Jones in Dubai, Benoit Faucon in London and Keach Hagey in New York Updated Feb. 8, 2019 2:33 p.m. ET One sunny afternoon in August on a yacht off the Red Sea coast, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Vice Media Executive Chairman Shane Smith discussed an unlikely collaboration.A Saudi government-controlled company had already hired Vice to…
