2001: A Space Odyssey released in 1968 by Stanley Kubrick was considered groundbreaking. I wanted to do a small overview on the different techniques that made the film profoundly different than anything that had been released prior. Thread🧵
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The solemn presence of James Madison, principal drafter of the #Constitution and Bill of Rights, and the fourth (1809-1817), at the building named after him @libraryofcongress.
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Every defendant is innocent until proven guilty. This is true of #SamBankmanFried. But I confess that watching today's coverage brings to mind, from research into the Watergate era long ago, the case of #RobertVesco.
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Wishing a Happy 97th Birthday to legendary performer Dick Van Dyke, whose memoir I reviewed, along with that of Barbara Eden, for the in 2011:
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we've written about how outrageous that case was many times, check our website. this bill would've protected him! but the best part about the bill is that it protects independent journalists just as mainstream journalists. we wouldn't support it otherwise.
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Happy to share a workplace holiday tradition -- my 24th annual White House Christmas poem, which captures the year's presidential headlines.
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🔊 | gave details on the Biden administration's Brittney Griner swap, the latest Twitter files & other news of the day
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BREAKING: The account that and the have offered on the #Brittney swap continues to come under challenge -- specifically on whether they had a chance to secure the release of former #PaulWhelan. Watch my report on at 11a ET.
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To me it is exactly as if just snapped his fingers. I was locked out of the app for 18 months apparently for retweeting reporting an investigation. I was first able to use the app again the day after Elon announced he intended to purchase .
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Here's the retweet that got me locked out for 18 months; reinstated the day after announced he intended to buy . #ThanksElon
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EXCLUSIVE: A @TheJusticeDept official confirms that in 2019, the @FBI opened up a criminal investigation into "Hunter Biden and his associates," focused on allegations of money-laundering, and that it remains open and active today. More very soon on your @WeAreSinclair stations.
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My reporting on how the #BrittneyGriner case has further strained the relationship ship between and Saudi Arabia, while that country strengthens a ties with #China.
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I was on the call, and I believe the senior administration official who briefed the press corps yesterday on the release of #BrittneyGriner said "wariness," not "weariness." cc:
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19. But in an internal SIP-PES memo from October 2022, after her seventh suspension, the committee acknowledged that “LTT has not directly engaged in behavior violative of the Hateful Conduct policy." See here:
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16. One of the accounts that rose to this level of scrutiny was —an account that was on the “Trends Blacklist” and was designated as “Do Not Take Action on User Without Consulting With SIP-PES.”
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12. The group that decided whether to limit the reach of certain users was the Strategic Response Team - Global Escalation Team, or SRT-GET. It often handled up to 200 "cases" a day.
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11. “We control visibility quite a bit. And we control the amplification of your content quite a bit. And normal people do not know how much we do,” one Twitter engineer told us. Two additional Twitter employees confirmed.
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10. All without users’ knowledge.
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8. “Think about visibility filtering as being a way for us to suppress what people see to different levels. It’s a very powerful tool,” one senior Twitter employee told us.
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7. What many people call “shadow banning,” Twitter executives and employees call “Visibility Filtering” or “VF.” Multiple high-level sources confirmed its meaning.
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6. Twitter denied that it does such things. In 2018, Twitter's Vijaya Gadde (then Head of Legal Policy and Trust) and Kayvon Beykpour (Head of Product) said: “We do not shadow ban.” They added: “And we certainly don’t shadow ban based on political viewpoints or ideology.”
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3. Take, for example, Stanford’s Dr. Jay Bhattacharya () who argued that Covid lockdowns would harm children. Twitter secretly placed him on a “Trends Blacklist,” which prevented his tweets from trending.
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BREAKING: Karine Jean-Pierre refuses to credit Saudi Arabia with any role in the efforts that resulted in #BrittneyGrinerFreed today.
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His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein with members of the Christian community in #Karak Governorate as they celebrate lighting the Christmas tree. Jordan contains one of the oldest Christian communities in the world. 🇯🇴
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James Rosen:"The UAE where the prisoner swap occurred, put out a joint statement with the Saudi government."
That said, "The Saudi crown prince MBS played a critical role on the release of Brittney Griner."
And "Biden admin. reluctant to give credit to the Saudis"
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BREAKING: Asked if #BrittneyGriner will be debriefed and questioned about whether was subjected to racism in Russia, a senior U.S. official said: "We will be keen to learn whatever she is comfortable sharing with us." Watch my report from the on at 12p ET.
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Longtime Guitarist Reveals What Working With the Legendary Beatle Is Really Like | Music News @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
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Ran into my longtime and dear friend at the #Christmas party in New York tonight. After a spirited brawl, a la “The Quiet Man,” which sent the rest of the attendees fleeing and screaming, we agreed I am the handsomer man. Love you, pal.
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THE McCARTNEY LEGACY VOLUME 1: 1969-73 is coming to book stores worldwide on December 13. This stunning volume would make the perfect gift for music loving friends and family of all ages. Pre-order your copy now!
#themccartneylegacy #paulmccartney #deystreetbooks
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Frankly I don’t care if he visits the border. He’d be a distraction and maybe cause more illegals to cross. Fix it in DC.
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BREAKING: Asked why he's visiting Arizona today but not the southern border, where #IllegalImmigrants cross over at a record high rate, said: "Because there are more important things going on," citing the Taiwanese chips plant he will be touring in .
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Looking for a great #Christmas gift? This new volume of Norman Rockwell’s drawings, issued by the , has a brilliant foreword by my friend Louis Henry Mitchell, top character designer . Perfect for lovers of art, illustration, pop culture & much else.
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Looking for a great #Christmas gift? This new volume of Norman Rockwell’s drawings, issued by the , has a brilliant foreword by my friend Louis Henry Mitchell, top character designer . Perfect for lovers of art, illustration, pop culture & much else.
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