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Justice Department reporter at the New York Times. DM me for my # on Signal: katie.benner@nytimes.com

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  1. 29 minutes ago

    “He’s one of my heroes, and nobody will ever take that away from me,” he says of Jefferson Davis. “You can take his statues down if you want to. They can destroy what they can, but they’ll never destroy the legend of the man.”

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    Aug 10

    “Twitter asked that members of its safety team not be identified, for fear of them becoming targeted by internet trolls.”

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    Aug 10

    This is what happens when people running for office in a democracy have no clue how democracy works.

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    Aug 8

    source just sent me internal email from Twitter Trust & Safety head Del Harvey clarifying company policy on Alex Jones to staff. Says among other things that many of his worst remarks occurred before Twitter’s new harassment policies in place. If he does it now wld be penalized

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  5. Aug 8

    Donald Trump and Rod Rosenstein, a love story via

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    Aug 7

    At dinner with corporate execs in NJ tonight, Trump, talking about an unnamed country that was clearly China, told group: “almost every student that comes over to this country is a spy," per person in the room.

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    Aug 7

    Trump announces intent to nominate two members to the comatose Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB): Aditya Bamzai (UVA computer-crime prof, former NSD appellate lawyer) and Travis LeBlanc (former FCC enforcement chief)

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    Aug 7

    We seem to dislike our fellow Americans with different political perspectives more than our avowed enemies like Russia. Below is just demented thinking. Good w disliking Hillary but more than Putin? Come on!!

    Republicans hold a more favorable view of Vladimir Putin (-54% net fav) than of Hillary Clinton (-88), according to a survey conducted last week in a FL “pivot” lawmaking district carried by Trump & Obama.
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    Aug 7

    Crazy exchange between the judge in the Manafort trial and a prosecutor on Mueller's team:

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    Aug 6

    The Twitter version of "F#%K, Marry, Kill" is when you see someone famous trending and have to figure out "Sexual Harasser, Birthday, Dead."

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    Aug 7

    In candid terms Paul Ryan explains his (controversial) approach of privately lobbying Trump but not picking public fights with him — note the use of the word “tragedy.” Great interview by :

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    Aug 6

    “To be both black and a father, is to be seen by much of the world through a haze of stereotypes and half-truths” — ⁦⁩ on these lovely photos

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  13. Aug 6

    "The secret removal of stories due to outside pressure is widely regarded as an unethical practice in journalism..."

    Jared Kushner used to go around the backs of New York Observer editors and order a software developer to delete stories about real estate peers and friends, including a 2012 item about NBA Commissioner Adam Silver buying a new apartment
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    Aug 6

    As Rick Gates testifies, here's a look back on his career with Manafort and his time in 's campaign--he actually outlasted his boss there

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    Aug 6

    First they came for Infowars, and I didn’t say anything because I didn’t like Infowars. Then they never came for me because I never accused grieving parents of murdered children of being crisis actors.

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    Aug 6

    BREAKING: Rick Gates in trial: Prosecutor: "Were you involved in any criminal activity with Mr. Manafort?" Gates: "Yes". Prosecutor: "Did you commit any crimes with Mr. Manafort?" Gates: "Yes."

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    Aug 5

    If only there was as much buzz & as many takes against people -- disproportionately black people -- being threatened with years in jail for the act of voting than there is against Sarah Jeong's tweets.

    A NC prosecutor charged 12 people for voting while on probation or parole. They risk up to 2 YEARS in jail—similar to Crystal Mason in TX: Read article above & judge for yourself how plausible it is that this is a simple mistake. Pattern of intimidation.
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    Aug 4

    In 2014, GoPro founder Nicholas Woodman donated $500 million to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Four years on, there is almost no trace of the Woodman Foundation, or that $500 million. My deep dive on donor advised funds.

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