Weaponization of the Federal Government

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4 reasons for the MAGA House hearings’ bellyflop

That header pretty much captured last week’s serial face-plants by the much-hyped MAGA Republican House Committee hearings, including Thursday’s opening act by Jim Jordan’s (R-Ohio) Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.

https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/3855823-4-reasons-for-the-maga-house-hearings-bellyflop/?

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‘Weaponization’ subcommittee members spar over ‘Twitter Files’

House Democrats and Republicans sparred Thursday over how Twitter handles government requests for Twitter to review posts, in the second House committee showdown over reports known as the “Twitter Files” released by several journalists on the platform.

https://thehill.com/homenews/3892219-weaponization-subcommittee-members-spar-over-twitter-files/

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Gerry Connolly knocks a hole in the Jim Jordan show with one simple question about the Twitter Files

Rep. Jim Jordan’s latest “weaponization of government” hearing rolled around on Thursday, and it was as unpleasant and lie-filled as you could imagine, with Jordan scrambling to make up ground after the previous hearing was widely seen as a flop. This episode was about the “Twitter Files,” Elon Musk’s effort to unveil the company he had bought as unfairly biased against conservatives despite large amounts of evidence to the contrary, and suffice it to say, it once again didn’t produce the fireworks Jordan wanted.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/3/9/2157130/-Gerry-Connolly-knocks-a-hole-in-the-Jim-Jordan-show-with-one-simple-question-about-the-Twitter-Files?

WARNING: some bad language

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Twitter’s own lawyers refute Elon Musk’s claim that the ‘Twitter Files’ exposed US government censorship

For months, Twitter owner Elon Musk and his allies have amplified baseless claims that the US government illegally coerced Twitter into censoring a 2020 New York Post article about Hunter Biden. The foundation for those claims rests on the so-called “Twitter Files,” a series of reports by a set of handpicked journalists who, at Musk’s discretion, were given selective access to historical company archives.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/06/tech/twitter-files-lawyers/index.html?

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FBI agent who testified for Republicans was suspended over leaked sensitive information

House Democrats are asking Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate whether Garret O'Boyle, whom Republicans presented as an FBI whistleblower, lied to Congress.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/fbi-agent-testified-republicans-was-suspended-leaked-classified-inform-rcna88407?