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Meta & Newsmax announce partnership, under which Zuck's moribund AI product will be trained using Newsmax's fringe, far-right propaganda.  Meta has struck similar deals with Fox News, The Daily Caller, & the Washington Examiner. Gives new meaning to the term "artificial intelligence."

Invest in Newsmax: America’s fastest growing News NetworkNewsmax is a top U.S. news outlet offering independent coverage via TV, streaming, and print. The 4th highest-rated cable news channel reaching 40M+ viewers.ir.newsmax.com

Fool's gold. Even Marie Antoinette is embarrassed.

Just brutal. c/o @oliverdarcy.bsky.social www.status.news/p/60-minutes...

If lying to Congress is the new standard for prosecution, then I'd like to introduce you to Brett Kavanaugh, Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, Jay Clayton, Todd Blanche, etc., etc., etc... www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/u...

Fauci, in Private Diary, Reflected on Covid’s Origins and His Own FameDiary entries, released by a Republican senator, have reignited a furious debate over whether Covid-19 leaked from a lab.www.nytimes.com

Why did the WHCD allow the shameful show to happen? asks @sulliview.bsky.social. "Part of the reason is that their corporate bosses wanted them to for reasons having to do with profits & other commercial interests." Indeed, media-commercialism is incompatible with a functioning Fourth Estate.

The predictable disgrace of the White House Correspondents DinnerAnd why I reject every specious argument that encourages the media to keep normalizing Trumpmargaretsullivan.substack.com

Last Friday's WHCD wasn't just a display of Trump's hatred for a free press and the First Amendment that supposedly safeguards it. It was an indictment of legacy news media, writes @jimacosta.bsky.social. "Our system of delivering information to the American people is badly broken." ...

Democracy Dies in Cowardice TooMy colleagues in the White House press corps missed a golden opportunity to stand up to a wannabe dictator.jimacosta.substack.com

The Ellisons looked to their corrupt cronies in the Trump administration to force this $111 billion mega-merger through without proper legal scrutiny. State AGs said "not so fast" and have won the day, week, month and year: www.freepress.net/news/paramou...

Paramount Retreats, Pausing Dangerous Takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery as State AGs' Antitrust Suit Moves ForwardNow this deal will face its day in court, and Free Press is confident the evidence will show this mega-merger should be blocked.www.freepress.net

After first trying to paint opponents of the Paramount-WBD merger as antisemitic, they’re moving on to immigrant bashing. "it all smacks of ugly desperation," write @jgo4justice.bsky.social and @notaaroncraig.bsky.social. pressingissues.org/whats-next-i...

What’s Next in the People vs. Paramount?The bad guys are losing, but we still have a long way to gopressingissues.org

The admin. saw a loss coming from a mile away & bailed. “Subpoenas are the last step, not the first step, but the last step,” an irritated Judge Arun Subramanian said, citing rules that protect against First Amendment violations. He said the government’s actions had turned the law “on its head.”

Government withdraws subpoenas of 3 reporters for The New York Times after admitting legal errorsThe government has withdrawn subpoenas that would have compelled three New York Times reporters to testify about their sources for articles about President Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One j...apnews.com

Elon Musk expresses regrets about his DOGE tenure. "I got carried away," the trillionaire says. Tell that to the the families of the seven-hundred-plus thousand that have been estimated to have died since DOGE defunded U.S.A.I.D. assistance worldwide. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Elon Musk says he got ‘carried away’ with Trump – but still holds on to contentious political viewsIn interview, billionaire says instead of running ‘Doge’ he should’ve ‘worked on my companies’ and shares extreme predictionswww.theguardian.com

On the one hand, Bezos has leveraged WaPo editorials to argue against wealthy individuals & corporations paying their fair share of taxes. On the other, his online retail giant, Amazon, relies on gov't food & healthcare benefits to compensate for its inability to pay employees a fair wage.

'Starvation Wages' at Giant US Corporations Force Workers to Seek Taxpayer-Funded Aid | Common DreamsUS Sen. Bernie Sanders exposes the shocking truth: Amazon and Walmart employees rely on federal aid due to poverty wages, while CEOs rake in billions. Should taxpayers subsidize corporate greed? Join ...www.commondreams.org

No contact with the outside world you say (on X)? Poor, poor pedo:

Just days after Trump called for ABC & NBC to lose licenses for not airing his falsehood-riddled election conspiracy speech, Chairman Carr said broadcasters must run all presidential speeches as part of their public-interest obligation. Yet another 1A violation by Trump's "warrior for free speech."

FCC Chairman Warns About ABC's Decision Not To Carry Trump's SpeechBrendan Carr said the issue of ABC not airing Donald Trump's primetime speech is expected to come up in the FCC's early review of broadcast licenses.deadline.com

According to a recent Harris poll, 73% of people in the United States believe that wealth inequality is a serious national concern, up from 66% in 2022. If you're to believe the GOP's latest (ridiculous) talking point, all of them are communists. co @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy

Elon Musk, the New Hero of PopulismThe useful narcissism of the new class of oligarchspaulkrugman.substack.com

The EU describes the world’s seven tech giants — Amazon, Apple, Google parent Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft & TikTok — as “gatekeepers” that control access for consumers. “Gatekeepers have the obligation to ensure a level playing field and consumers the right to choose for cheaper alternatives."

EU hits Google with $1 billion fine over its Play app store and searchThe European Union has fined Google $1 billion for breaking digital antitrust regulations. The EU says Google set up its search engine and Google Play to favor its own services over competitors.apnews.com

What it takes for journalists to confirm evidence of extensive damage to U.S. military facilities in the Middle East that Hegseth's Dept. of Defense doesn't want people to know about:

When a capitalist market fails you, look to big government for a bailout. Just don't call it socialism, mmmkay? www.barrons.com/articles/spa...

SpaceX Has Lost $1.1 Trillion in Market Value. Here’s What Would Help.SpaceX is in talks to sell AI computing capacity to the Defense Department, according to The Wall Street Journal.www.barrons.com

Ford Edsel sales dropped each year the model was on the market. Chastened by the consumer response, the company discontinued the car in 1959. Cybertruck sales are off to an even worse start, reports Bloomberg, but Musk still fails to see the writing on the wall. Still Elon's a genius, amiright?

The friends you keep. c/o @marcacaputo.bsky.social at Axios: www.axios.com/2026/07/22/t...