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Right-wing media in lockstep with Trump’s coup, and more

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The Tesla CEO’s mythmaking often obscures an uglier truth. The public is finally reckoning with it.

'We can't even get our party to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada.' The New York Democrat ridicules a meme shared on Twitter by Elon Musk, the platform's new owner and the world's richest person.

Guess what? Zooming is bad for effective meetings

Musk’s desire in buying Twitter goes beyond a desire to shape public discourse. Today’s equivalent of the Gilded Age oligarchs, who are gobbling up increasing chunks of the media landscape, also have access to a trove of personal data of users.

Tsunami of disinfo, Musk on the prowl, and other media moments

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