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Fonte: The New York Times Autore: Ross Douthat Link: How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump’s Arms
“The Onion headline was funny because it was true. Article III of the Constitution establishes that the Supreme Court rules, as the Supreme Court ruled in Marbury v. Madison (1803). The Times headline was an inside joke. Readers wouldn’t get it unless they were deeply familiar with a baneful 21st-century journalistic convention”. Fonte: The Wall […]
“Will US democracy survive Donald Trump’s second presidency? This is not a theoretical question. It is evident that Trump is following a known playbook for turning a liberal democracy into an illiberal one. The latter is a label for a dictatorship — a regime in which decisions rest on the will of one person largely […]
“Last week Amazon announced plans to release a “behind the scenes” documentary about Melania Trump, produced by the incoming US first lady herself. The tech giant reportedly paid $40mn for the exclusive deal just weeks after it donated $1mn to her husband Donald Trump’s inauguration committee and committed to livestreaming the ceremony on its Prime […]
“Factcheckers had no doubt about the real audience for the news this week – delivered via Mark Zuckerberg’s medium of choice, the awkward video message – that, starting in the US, Meta would abandon professional, third-party factchecking across its networks in favor of the user-powered “community notes” model used on X”. Fonte: The Guardian Autore: […]
“Imagine lazing by a pool on a warm summer’s day and drifting off into a gentle sleep when suddenly, someone throws a bucket of iced water in your face. Then another. And another, until you are drenched, cold and very much awake”. Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Pilita Clark Link: The truth about green business
“I am utterly devastated by the Los Angeles wildfires, shaking with rage and grief. The Altadena community near Pasadena, where the Eaton fire has damaged or destroyed at least 5,000 structures, was my home for 14 years”. Fonte: The New York Times Autore: Peter Kalmus Link: As a Climate Scientist, I Knew It Was Time […]
“Imagine it’s 1956. The first Cold War is raging. Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev has told Western ambassadors: “We will bury you!” Out of nowhere, Pravda, the Soviet propaganda outlet, launches a bid to buy ABC, CBS, NBC, the New York Times and the Washington Post. Such an effort would have been rejected by the American […]
“One result of Donald Trump’s victory is that business CEOs are rethinking their obeisance to the Democratic left. The latest example is Meta’s welcome decision this week to abandon its censorship regime”. Fonte: The Wall Street Journal Autore: The Editorial Board Link: Mark Zuckerberg’s Speech Mea Culpa
“During last year’s presidential campaign, Kamala Harris regularly posted on TikTok, encouraging voters to follow her on the platform, as did Joe Biden before he withdrew. Yet the Biden Justice Department is set to argue before the Supreme Court this week that the popular Chinese-owned social-media app, used monthly by around 170 million Americans, represents […]
