More Leaked Documents on Amazon’s Twitter Saga

Including details on the company’s handpicked army of tweeters trained to defend Jeff Bezos.

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Document: Amazon Security Staff Reported Its Own Hostile Tweets as “Suspicious,” Fearing They’d Been Hacked

Ken Klippenstein

“These tweets are unnecessarily antagonistic (risking Amazon’s brand), and may be a result of unauthorized access,” read an employee help ticket.

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Amazon’s Twitter Army Was Handpicked for “Great Sense of Humor,” Leaked Document Reveals

Ken Klippenstein

Amazon ambassadors were trained to defend Jeff Bezos and clap back at Bernie Sanders under a program codenamed “Veritas.”

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One Man Is Standing in the Way of an Investigation Into Cuomo’s Nursing Home Scandal

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An All-White Jury Sent Rayford Burke to Death Row. Will North Carolina’s Efforts to Make Amends Be Enough?

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Decades after his conviction, Burke maintains his innocence. His case highlights the limitations of North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act.

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Chuck Schumer Eyes a Second Shot at Raising the Minimum Wage Through Reconciliation

Ryan Grim

Democrats capitulated to a ruling by a Senate staffer, the body’s parliamentarian, the first time around.

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Oscars Face Stark Choice Over War Movie “Quo Vadis, Aida?”

Peter Maass

Can a saga of genocide in Bosnia, directed by a woman and focusing on civilians, win an Academy Award for best international film?

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Big Chunks of Corporate Tax Cuts End Up in Executives’ Pockets

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A new study finds that recent tax breaks may be worth hundreds of billions in personal boodle for corporate royalty.

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Catching Covid-19 at a Covid-19 Vaccine Production Facility

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In the rush to rapidly build a vaccine production facility as part of Operation Warp Speed, lax safety protocols led to a coronavirus outbreak among workers.

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