On the same day that journalist Matt Taibbi was testifying in front of a new House subcommittee investigating the “weaponization” of the federal government, an IRS agent showed up at his home in New Jersey. The agent showed up unannounced, presumably to discuss issues with his past tax filings. Taibbi is a co-author of the…

It’s been less than six months since Elon Musk closed on Twitter for $44 billion after backing out and facing litigation over the matter. There’s still a question as to whether it’s better or worse under the world’s second wealthiest person’s leadership. But, it’s certainly different. Here are the ways he’s changed the platform in…

Deadly tornadoes killed dozens of people in Mississippi over the weekend, and President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency; plus, sensitive source code used to run Twitter was leaked online. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Monday, March 27, 2023. Mississippi tornadoes kill 25 FEMA is now on the ground in…

As New York prosecutors wrap up their probe into whether Trump engaged in an illegal hush-money scheme involving an adult film actress, Twitter users saw fabricated images of Donald Trump getting arrested and dragged away by police. The images were generated by an AI software called Midjourney, and first shared on Twitter by British blogger…

Has the federal government gone too far with its investigation of Twitter and controversial owner Elon Musk? The Federal Trade Commission has demanded the social media giant turn over all internal communications related to Musk as well as details on journalists who had access to its records for the recent “Twitter Files” reports. FTC head…

Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger, two of the journalists credited with publishing “The Twitter Files,” testified at a hearing in front of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government Thursday. Taibbi and Shellenberger published Twitter Files threads on the social media app after Elon Musk gave them access to internal communication.…

Another former campaign lawyer of former President Donald Trump has been reprimanded for supporting his claim the 2020 election was stolen. Jenna Ellis is still fully licensed but she has been censured after Colorado’s disciplinary Judge Bryon Large said the attorney knowingly misrepresented evidence at least 10 times. Jenna Ellis claimed to have known of…

House Republicans have published parts of the Federal Trade Commission’s demands of Elon Musk in its ongoing investigation into Twitter. The FTC is asking for internal communications related to Musk be turned over, as well as detailed information about journalists who were given access to company records that resulted in multiple “Twitter Files” expośes. Twitter…

The U.S. Department of Energy has assessed that the COVID-19 pandemic most likely came from a laboratory leak in China; several tornadoes stretched across the central U.S. overnight; the Supreme Court is taking up Biden’s student loan program this week; and a lawsuit has been filed over the streaming rights of South Park. These stories…

The Supreme Court will hear two cases this week that have major implications for the future of the internet. Google and Twitter are both facing lawsuits by families of victims killed in separate ISIS attacks, challenging the tech companies’ legal immunity for what users post on platforms granted through Section 230. Section 230 has been…