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Meta official blasts CEO Mark Zuckerberg for ‘buckling to political pressure’

Meta executives condemn CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to stop fact-checking on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, saying the social media mogul has criticized President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. He previously said he was “succumbing to political pressure.'' The comments from Michael McConnell, co-chair of Meta's Oversight Committee, come after Zuckerberg's sudden shift in policy to loosen content […]

The political firestorm that’s about to singe Capitol Hill

How to cut federal spending, and by how much, is currently consuming the minds of congressional Republicans. A firestorm is scorching Southern California. But a political conflagration is about to consume the Capitol. The dynamics of a natural disaster have morphed into a regular fiscal nightmare in Congress. And frankly, the way lawmakers respond to […]

Gavin Newsom failed California and ruined his political prospects

The emperor has no clothes and no empathy. But he probably still has an appointment at the French Laundry. Of course, that's Gavin Newsom I'm writing about. A smug and ambitious progressive California governor's political aspirations flare up as Los Angeles continues to burn and the lives of an alarming number of its residents are […]

‘Political’ to Blame L.A. Fire Budget Cuts for Impacts of Fire

On Thursday's CNN News Central broadcast, Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) said the Los Angeles Fire Department's budget cuts will likely be reversed, and they should be. Perhaps they were thoughtless, but that's not why the Palisades suffered this much. This was money to train people in 2025. “And if you can explain that for political […]

Elon Musk’s political evolution – podcast | Elon Musk

“I think other billionaires are pretty opposed to Elon. Usually you try to exert influence behind the scenes.” james balljournalist and author of The Other Pandemic: How QAnon Contaminated the World michael safi About Elon Musk's political influence. They discuss how Musk's political views have evolved, his support for Donald Trump, and his new role […]