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Sep 5, 2018 114 tweets 40 min read
In just fifteen minutes a full day of #techhearings begins. This morning Jack Dorsey, Sheryl Sandberg, and an empty chair (representing Google) will testify before the Senate Intel Committee. Later today Jack Dorsey will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. I'll be live-tweeting both #techhearings today. If you'd like to follow along here are some handy resources to help you get the most out of them, starting with the post I wrote previewing today's hearings for @mmfa. mediamatters.org/blog/2018/09/0…
Aug 22, 2018 12 tweets 3 min read
Grieving families shouldn't have to make statements like this. kwwl.com/story/38933638… I wrote a post for @mmfa, expanding on the above point and to give folks a flavor of what the Tibbetts family had to see/hear/read about their deceased daughter today. mediamatters.org/blog/2018/08/2…
Sep 25, 2017 9 tweets 2 min read
This is an important article. washingtonpost.com/business/techn… The purpose of these ads was to exploit our divisions, to weaken us by pitting us against one another.