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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

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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.

Jon Schwarz

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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