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Twitter Aided the Pentagon in Its Covert Online Propaganda Campaign

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Internal documents show Twitter whitelisted CENTCOM accounts that were then used to run its online influence campaign abroad.

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Hacked Phones, Undercover Cops, and the Conspiracy Theory at the Center of Italy’s Crackdown on Humanitarian Rescue

Zach Campbell, Lorenzo D’Agostino

Inside the sweeping criminal investigation into NGOs saving lives in the Mediterranean.

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Lee Harvey Oswald, the CIA, and LSD: New Clues in Newly Declassified Documents

Ryan Grim

An unredacted memo adds depth to our understanding of the CIA’s response to allegations that Oswald worked with the spy agency.

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Who Cares Whether Elon Musk Is CEO of Twitter? He OWNS It.

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In capitalism, managers aren’t in charge. They’re well-compensated employees.

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Sen. Chuck Grassley Has Been a Champion for Whistleblowers. Until Tom Cotton Caught His Ear.

Daniel Boguslaw

Grassley, a staunch defender of press freedom and whistleblower rights, said he doesn’t think that the PRESS Act will be included in year-end legislation.

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Henry Ford, Elon Musk, and the Dark Path to Extremism

James Risen

Twitter’s billionaire owner seems set to follow Ford into the abyss.

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Pentagon Failed to Respond to Lawmakers on U.S. Role in Deadly Nigeria Airstrike

Nick Turse

Members of Congress asked the Defense Department to answer questions within 90 days — a deadline that expired almost two weeks ago.

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Elon Musk Is Still Silencing the Journalists He Banned From Twitter

Micah Lee

To you, it looks like Musk unblocked journalists like me. It’s an illusion: The truth is that we are still locked out of our accounts.

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