Today's headlines: Representative Jamie Raskin is calling for a congressional investigation into the $2 billion dollar investment that a Saudi fund made in Jared Kushner’s private equity fund. The Tennessee state assembly voted to pass legislation which bans transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming care, as well as drag show bans yesterday. The Florida senate has proposed a new bill that would impose at least $35-thousand dollars in damages against anyone who accuses someone else of engaging in discrimination. A new report released by the Anti-Defamation League found that every ideologically driven mass killing in 2022 was committed by right-wing extremists. The European Commission announced yesterday that they’re banning TikTok from corporate and personal devices in the European Commission. Finally for today, A nonprofit research group called Reset has studied accounts that frequently push Kremlin propaganda and found that they all pay for the Twitter verification system.
Resources/Articles mentioned this episode:
MSNBC: Raskin calls for investigation into Kushner’s $2 billion Saudi deal
AP News: Trans youth care ban headed to Tennessee governor’s desk
AP News: Bill that would restrict drag shows passes Tennessee Senate
Florida Senate: HB 991: Defamation, False Light, and Unauthorized Publication of Name or Likenesses
Above The Law: FL Takes A Swing At Reporters, Knocks Out First Amendment
Axios: All U.S. extremist mass killings in 2022 linked to far right, report says
Euractiv: European Commission bans TikTok from corporate devices
Washington Post: Russian propagandists are buying Twitter blue-check verifications
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