In a letter to the board of PEN America‚ a group of current and former employees this week threw their support behind a recent‚ high-profile protest against the literary free speech organization’s refusal to align with its parent organization PEN International and call for a ceasefire in Gaza. The staffers‚ who sent the letter anonymously out of fear of professional retaliation‚ shared with the board two letters employees sent to the organization’s top brass last year “expressing concerns from...

Last week‚ former President Trump launched a new assault against the judge in his hush money trial in Manhattan‚ this time reminding the public that the judge’s daughter is a Democratic political consultant and former Kamala Harris 2020 campaign staffer. The judge’s daughter’s work‚ a long-known fact‚ was catapulted back into the national spotlight by Trump's legal team after a series of failed motions. Trump argues this continues to raise conflict of interest concerns as the trial moves...

World Central Kitchen said Tuesday that it was immediately halting its operations in Gaza after seven of its workers were killed in an Israeli strike‚ an incident that triggered widespread international condemnation. The food aid nonprofit‚ which has been prominently involved in Gaza relief efforts‚ said in a statement that those killed included a U.S.-Canadian dual national‚ at least one Palestinian worker and individuals from Australia‚ Poland and the United Kingdom. World Central...

A left-wing researcher who chaired a since-dissolved Department of Homeland Security “misinformation” panel accused of facilitating censorship directly advised social media companies on content moderation policies‚ she testified to Congress behind closed doors. Kate Starbird‚ a professor leading the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public to investigate “disinformation” and “misinformation‚” has faced heightened scrutiny from House Republicans...

The Biden White House has its eye on the independent candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. They reportedly plan to take him out politically. However‚ we’ll see how the late attorney general’s son does in his ballot access fight. RFK Jr. is fighting to get on the ballot in over a dozen states‚ some of which are key battlegrounds for 2024. He picked his running mate‚ Nicole Shanahan‚ an attorney‚ biotech investor‚ and the ex-wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin. The campaign claims to...

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