“Funneling footage of a domestic riot to only one member of an extremist media organization is not releasing the footage to ‘the public.’” Watchdogs on Monday slammed Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s decision to hand 41,000 hours of surveillance footage of the January 6 attack to far-right Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who has repeatedly used his […]
“Floridians should not tolerate their governor’s experiments in authoritarianism in their name and at their expense.” A Florida House Republican introduced legislation Monday that would make it easier for state officials—such as censorship-happy Gov. Ron DeSantis—to sue for defamation, a measure that critics decried as a blatant attack on the freedom of the press and free expression […]
If Google searches are a window into what Americans are really thinking about, then millions of us were focused on a daily online word game developed by a New York-based software engineer. The impact of the term, Wordle, the most-searched term in 2022, is what surprised Simon Rogers, trends data team lead at Google, the most […]
“During his presidency, he advocated to have Medicare cover all Americans,” said one progressive. “After his presidency, he continued humanitarian works that everyone, regardless of political affiliation, should respect.” Progressives expressed gratitude and appreciation for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter late Saturday after his family announced he has opted to enter hospice care at age 98. Carter […]