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Dec 12, 2021

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Squawk Box

@SquawkCNBC

Oct 23, 2020

"As the polls close and those votes are counted @realDonaldTrump is going to have a lead," says @FrankLuntz. "As they count that postal vote. As you go into Wednesday, Thursday, Friday @JoeBiden is going to close that gap and I think he's going to move ahead."

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On Christmas Eve, I thank my masterclass colleagues for flying to Rwanda on their own dime to make a meaningful impact on the incredible students from

@ALUEducation

. Jason, Carrie and Jeff – you’ve done so much. You’ve truly earned a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

LeBron James' shoe falls off during potential game-winning possession in Lakers' wild loss vs....

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There’s an essential lesson here: You win when your team works and plays together. But the moment individuals think they are more important than the team, everyone loses. Everyone.

cbssports.com

The Lakers missed a couple of big opportunities down the stretch, concluding with a bizarre sequence of events

Last night, I watched the Lakers lose to the worst team in basketball. They’ve got one of the greatest players ever, yet they still fell.

No polling yet on how many people are upset by Zelensky’s sweatshirt.

Fascinating turnout patterns from the Georgia Senate runoff. Herschel Walker lost by roughly 100,000 votes.

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@stphnfwlr

In Georgia, 90,000 people who voted in the Republican primary this year stayed home for the runoff. 79,000 Black voters who didn't vote in November's general were motivated to show up for the runoff. Herschel Walker lost by about 100,000 votes. #gapol gpb.org/news/2022/12/2

Americans support giving weapons to Ukraine — but that support declines with Russia's threats |...

Barely more Americans (41%) support sending the Patriot to Ukraine than oppose it (37%) after being told of the Russian threat of “unpredictable consequences.”

today.yougov.com

Americans are more likely to support than oppose the United States providing Ukraine with the Patriot missile defense system when asked about it generally, but a mention of Russia’s threat of...

“About half of Americans support the U.S. continuing to give weapons (53%) to Ukraine and nearly as many support continuing to give money (48%). ⅓ of Americans (31%) don’t think the U.S. should give any more financial assistance, and 25% do not want any more weapons given.”

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YouGov America

@YouGovAmerica

Americans support giving weapons to Ukraine — but that support declines with Russia's threats. Read more: today.yougov.com/topics/interna

Vaccines save lives. Wishing a speedy and easy recovery for Papa Shanker.

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Pradheep J. Shanker

@Neoavatara

My dad, who just turned 82, is COVID positive. Without the vaccine, I'd be a total wreck and worried. With the vaccine...I told him he is going to have a few rough days but otherwise much like the flu. The mRNA vaccines are a scientific blessing. Get vaccinated.

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#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦

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Free speech is not in peril in America

Dec 21

Interesting perspective on free speech by

@TheEconomist

: “Focusing on the right to speak rather than the obligation to listen substitutes the easy question for the hard one, and a freedom secured by law for a discipline that must be instilled by culture.”

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The problem is deeper than that

Dec 21

Nothing but GOATs here.

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Jim Gray

@JimGrayOfficial

Dec 21

A brand new original Christmas Carol from ⁦@SnoopDogg⁩. Happy holidays from all of us ⁦@TomBrady⁩ ⁦@LarryFitzgerald⁩ ⁦@SIRIUSXM⁩ at Let’s Go! apple.co/3jlvRgP

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I am a Gen Z Republican and my time in the trenches taught me this about 2024

“By 2024, Gen Z and Millennials will make up nearly half of the electorate, replacing Baby Boomers once and for all.”

foxnews.com

I am a Gen Z Republican and my time in the trenches taught me why the party failed during midterms on issues that Gen Z cares about. GOP must change in 2024.

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The world needs more Zelenskys and fewer Putins.

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Visegrád 24

@visegrad24

Zelensky arriving to Bakhmut this morning. Putin is still hiding in his bunker. twitter.com/KremlinTrolls/

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Today’s hearing is devastating to the former president. It will be used against him by every critic in 2023, and by every opponent in 2024.

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Greg Bluestein

@bluestein

Dec 19

Trump's call to demand that Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger "find" enough votes to surpass Biden in GA comes up as prime evidence of the former president's brazen effort to overturn the election in what's likely the final Jan. 6 committee hearing. #gapol

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What was the most exciting football game from this weekend?

Vikings vs. Colts
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Cowboys vs. Jaguars
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Bills vs. Dolphins
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Argentina vs France
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I was at Newark airport earlier today, and there were dozens of people watching the #WorldCup final on their phones. France was the favorite in Terminal B.

Football is delaying the start of football. #WorldCup

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FOX Sports PR

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Trove of JFK assassination records released by National Archives

PROGRAMMING ALERT

In the event the FIFA World Cup trophy ceremony happens near or after 1PM ET, live coverage of the trophy celebration will shift to FS1 as the NFL kicks off on FOX.

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⁩ released 13,173 documents containing new information, stating now over 97% of records in the collection are publicly available.”

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According to the National Archives, over 97% of records in the collection are publicly available.

Upsetting Elon Musk is now a ban-worthy offense on Twitter. ❄️

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Don Moynihan

@donmoyn

2. One of the reporters (still) suspended wrote nothing about his flight data. They simply have covered Musk critically.

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More than half of people involved in road accidents had drugs or alcohol in their system, study...

"More than 55% of people involved in serious or fatal road accidents tested positive for drugs or alcohol."

cnn.com

More than 55% of people involved in serious or fatal road accidents tested positive for drugs or alcohol, according to a new study.

Elon Musk reinstates Twitter accounts of suspended journalists

"Elon Musk has lifted the suspensions of the Twitter accounts of several journalists he had banned a day earlier, after the second poll he conducted on the topic went against his preferred outcome."

theguardian.com

On a wild day of bans, sudden U-turns and chaotic messaging, Musk abides by Twitter poll result that favoured restoring the accounts of reporters he accused of ‘doxxing’ him

The New York Times cites predictions from American's Defense Department that China could surpass U.S. space capabilities as soon as 2045. Said the staff director of the U.S. Space Force: “The progress they've made has been stunning – stunningly fast.”

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Slashdot

@slashdot

China Maps Out Plans to Put Astronauts on the Moon - and on Mars bit.ly/3W40qGo

It’s always good to welcome home an American who was held captive abroad. And good on

@BrittneyGriner

for not forgetting about those who we still need to get back.

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Jennifer Hansler

@jmhansler

Dec 16

“It feels so good to be home!,” Brittney Griner says in her first statement since her return to the US after nearly 10 months in Russian detention. She says she intends to play basketball again and will work to help bring other detained Americans home. Welcome back, BG!

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Elon Musk starts banning critical journalists from Twitter

Dec 16

“A large news org that I will not name posted a very clear description of

@YoYoel

’s home. Yoel and his family had to flee their home after receiving very credible threats. The tweet that identified his home is still on Twitter today. And

@ElonMusk

has done nothing about it.”

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techdirt

@techdirt

Dec 16

Elon Tries (Badly) To Defend The Banning Of Journalists As Twitter Starts Blocking Links & Mentions Of Mastodon techdirt.com/2022/12/16/elo

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“Once the

account had been banned from Twitter, its owner set up accounts on Facebook and Mastodon. By posting links to those accounts, he argued, the journalists were trying to get around his ban.” 👉🏻 theverge.com/2022/12/15/235

“Twitter has suspended the accounts of several prominent reporters who cover Elon Musk, including Ryan Mac of the New York Times, CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan, the Washington Post’s Drew Harwell, the Intercept’s Micha Lee, and Mashable’s Matt Binder.”

theverge.com

The suspensions began on Thursday.

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This shouldn’t be a controversial statement.

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Andrew Yang

@AndrewYang

You remember when a friend could do or say something you disagree with - and still be your friend? Let’s get back to that.

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Dec 15

"Donald Trump teased a 'major announcement' just weeks after declaring a third presidential run, leading political-watchers to speculate about big campaign moves. Instead, he’s hawking digital trading cards with depictions such as his head atop cartoon super-hero figures."

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Bloomberg

@business

Dec 15

Donald Trump's “major announcement” turned out to be about the start of digital trading-card sales, with one NFT depicting him as a Superman-like character trib.al/D9brnvq

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This is the future of Africa. Strong, passionate, vibrant young men and women working every day at

@ALUEducation

to make their continent all that it can be. But they need investment. They need to eat. They need to learn. They need to live. And together, we all need to lead.

Why America Fails Adults Who Struggle to Read

Dec 14

“Though nationwide graduation rates have risen in recent decades, the number of adults who struggle to read remains stubbornly high – 48 million, or 23%.”

propublica.org

The nation’s approach to adult education has so far neglected to connect the millions of people struggling to read with the programs set up to help them.

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account has now been suspended from Twitter 2.0.

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Caveat: The GOP primary probably won’t be a head-to-head race. (At least not at first.)

“DeSantis beat Trump 52% to 38% in a hypothetical contest between the two GOP leaders among likely Republican primary voters. Among Republicans who say they are likely to vote in the GOP primary, 86% said they viewed DeSantis favorably, compared to 74% saying the same of Trump.”

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Axios

@axios

Dec 14

Trump is losing steam among Republican primary voters, while interest in potential opponent Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is rising, two recent polls found. trib.al/7mpXZqI

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Thank God medical research hasn’t been deterred by the past few years of political backlash. Vaccines save lives.

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Eric Topol

@EricTopol

Dec 14

In just 3 weeks using the mRNA platform we've seen: —a universal flu vaccine effective in multiple experimental models science.org/doi/10.1126/sc —1st sign of efficacy in a cancer randomized trial (vs Stage 3/4 melanoma) statnews.com/2022/12/13/mod

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U.S. lawmakers unveil bipartisan bid to ban China's TikTok

"The legislation would block all transactions from any social media company in or under the influence of China and Russia."

reuters.com

Republican Senator Marco Rubio on Tuesday announced bipartisan legislation to ban China's popular social media app TikTok, ratcheting up pressure on owner ByteDance Ltd amid U.S. fears the app could...

Tesla’s approval rating sinks into negative territory, survey finds

“Self-described liberals now view

@Tesla

more negatively than conservatives, though conservatives also have a negative view of the brand on average.”

marketwatch.com

A survey that tests consumer perceptions of prominent brands indicates that more consumers now have a negative view of the EV maker than a positive view

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