“Facebook and YouTube are receding from their role as watchdogs against conspiracy theories ahead of the 2024 presidential election,” The Washington Post’s report.
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“Facebook and YouTube are receding from their role as watchdogs against conspiracy theories ahead of the 2024 presidential election,” The Washington Post’s report.
Launch“[T]hroughout history, speeches by dictators and autocrats have one thing in common: they use dehumanizing metaphors to instill and propagate hatred of others,” Marcel Danesi writes.
LaunchNPI guest contributor Erin Jones says the word has acquired deeply negative connotations after years of use as a pejorative insult. (NPI nominated “woke” for banishment five years ago, as 2018 began.)
LaunchVia Deadline: “’The endgame is to allow things to drag on until union members start losing their apartments and losing their houses,’ a studio executive told Deadline. Acknowledging the cold-as-ice approach, several other sources reiterated the statement. One insider called it ‘a cruel but necessary evil.'”
Launch“After spending years cultivating public apathy, the Russian president found his people indifferent to his fate,” Anne Applebaum writes.
Launch“The media have been covering Trump and his legal woes for 50 years, and he knows we have yet to get it right,” writes LZ Granderson, an opinion columnist for The Los Angeles Times.
Launch“Book bans, gassed up by state legislation pushed by conservative officials and groups, are stacking up at an alarming rate,” The Los Angeles Times reports.
LaunchFilm critic and movie recommendation newsletter author Ty Burr reacts to Netflix’s decision to kill off its DVD and Blu-ray disc rental by mail business.
LaunchWatch highlights from the eighteenth episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Ana de Armas, with Karol G as the musical guest, including the spring in a park cold open.
LaunchWatch highlights from the sixteenth episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Molly Shannon, with Jonas Brothers as the musical guest, including the Trump Easter cold open.
LaunchWatch highlights from the sixteenth episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Quinta Brunson, with Lil Yachty as the musical guest, including the Trump indictment cold open.
LaunchWatch highlights from the fifteenth episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Jenna Ortega, with The 1975 as the musical guest, including the Oscars Red Carpet cold open.
LaunchWatch highlights from the fourteenth episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Travis Kelce, with Kelsea Ballerini as the musical guest, including the Fox Dominion cold open.
LaunchWatch highlights from the thirteenth episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Woody Harrelson, with Jack White as the musical guest, including the Trump train visit cold open.
LaunchKING5’s Leah Pezzetti: “There are many factors that can add to a vibrant sunset, and winter lends itself to these conditions. Here’s a look at the science behind the perfect sunset.”
LaunchHere’s a roundup of some of the best comments on President Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address from former and current Republicans who decided to share their thoughts on the speech.
LaunchWatch highlights from the tenth episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Michael B. Jordan, with Lil Baby as the musical guest, including the classified press conference cold open.
LaunchWatch highlights from the ninth episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Aubrey Plaza, with Sam Smith (and Kim Petras) as musical guests, including the Fox playoffs cold open.
LaunchWatch highlights from the eighth episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Austin Butler, with Lizzo as the musical guest, including the Trump NFT cold open and Cecily Strong’s goodbye.
LaunchWatch highlights from the seventh episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Steve Martin and Martin Short, with the PNW’s own Brandi Carlile as the musical guest.
LaunchWatch highlights from the sixth episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Keke Palmer, with SZA as the musical guest, including the Herschel Walker cold open.
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