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Gavin Newsom’s Latest Role: Social Media Troll – The New York Times

Gavin Newsom’s Latest Role: Social Media Troll  The New York Times ‘A wake-up call’: Newsom’s Trump trolling is riling Republicans  SFGATE Newsom’s Trump act wins raves from Democrats  The Hill Fox News Host Dana Perino Loses It Over Gavin Newsom’s Social Media  yahoo.com Gavin Newsom’s Team Doubles Down on New JD Vance Nickname With Dance Meme  Newsweek Source link

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The Urge to Purge: US gives immigration officials discretionary powers to determine if social media posts are ‘anti-American’

The Urge to Purge: US gives immigration officials discretionary powers to determine if social media posts are ‘anti-American’

US President Donald Trump (PTI) TOI Correspondent from Washington: The Trump administration has announced it will undertake broad discretionary screening of social media posts for “anti-American” views while adjudicating applications for visa, green card, and citizenship. In an updated guidance issued on Tuesday, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the nodal agency in charge of legal immigration, said its …

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How Gavin Newsom trolled his way to the top of social media – Politico

How Gavin Newsom trolled his way to the top of social media  Politico Newsom’s Trump act wins raves from Democrats  The Hill Newsom mocks Trump’s social media in a flurry of redistricting posts  Axios Newsom’s office continues to mock Trump using his social media writing style: ‘TINY HANDS’  Fox News Fox News Host Dana Perino Loses It Over Gavin Newsom’s Social Media  yahoo.com Source link

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The scramble to keep public media afloat – Politico

The scramble to keep public media afloat  Politico Foundations Commit $36.5 Million in Emergency Funding to Protect Public Media in Vulnerable Communities  Knight Foundation The Race to Rescue PBS and NPR Stations  The New York Times CPB Defunding Ends Next Generation Warning System Grant Program for Local Public Media Stations  Corporation for Public Broadcasting Foundations step in to offer $37 million lifeline to public …

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Dr. Phil’s media company sued by distribution partner

Dr. Phil’s media company sued by distribution partner

Last month, it was reported that Phil McGraw’s media company, Merit Street Media, had filed for bankruptcy and also filed a lawsuit against its partner Trinity Broadcasting. Now, Trinity Broadcasting has hit back with a countersuit against MSM regarding alleged false promises McGraw made to lock the companies into a 10-year, $500 million dollar deal. Chief among those promises was …

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Nexstar Media Group buying Tegna in deal worth $6.2 billion

Nexstar Media Group buying Tegna in deal worth .2 billion

Nexstar Media Group is buying broadcast rival Tegna for $6.2 billion, which will help strengthen its local news offerings. The transaction, if approved, will bring together two major players in U.S. television and the country’s local news landscape. Nexstar oversees more than 200 owned and partner stations in 116 markets nationwide, including Denver’s Fox31, and also runs networks like The …

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Dr. Phil’s Bankrupt Media Company Sued Over $500 Million TV Deal

Dr. Phil’s Bankrupt Media Company Sued Over 0 Million TV Deal

The bankruptcy of Dr. Phil‘s Merit Street Media has taken another turn, with its distribution partner suing the company for fraud and breach of contract. In a lawsuit filed in Texas federal court on Tuesday, Trinity Broadcasting accuses Dr. Phil, whose surname is McGraw, of swindling the Christian TV network under a $500 million, ten-year deal in which he allegedly …

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Meltdowns on Social Media As Sony Markets Its Upcoming Xbox Port

Meltdowns on Social Media As Sony Markets Its Upcoming Xbox Port

If you’ve happened to visit the cesspit that is X (or Twitter) this weekend, then you’ll have seen the meltdowns over Sony’s decision to market one of its upcoming games. The official PlayStation.com page for Helldivers 2 has now been updated to reference the release on Microsoft’s machine, which will be available from 26th August. This is nothing particularly out …

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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Enters into Definitive Agreement To Acquire TEGNA Inc. for $6.2 Billion in Accretive Transaction

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Enters into Definitive Agreement To Acquire TEGNA Inc. for .2 Billion in Accretive Transaction

Enhances Nexstar’s Position as a Leading Local Media Company Preserves High-Quality Local Journalism and Diversity of Opinion Strengthens Ability to Compete with Big Tech and Big Media   Expected to Drive Increased Profitability and Returns for Nexstar Shareholders IRVING, Texas and TYSONS, Virginia (Aug. 19, 2025) – Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) (“Nexstar”) and TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TEGNA) (“TEGNA”) announced …

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Kids are addicted to social media. No one can agree on a solution. – POLITICO

Kids are addicted to social media. No one can agree on a solution. – POLITICO

“We think it’s a shared responsibility … There’s no single bullet or silver bullet to say: This one company, solve it for everyone,” said Vinay Goel, director of age assurance at Google. “Developers are best situated to know what is potentially risky.” The ban debate There’s doubt, even among the staunchest supporters of strict action and teenagers themselves, that a …

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