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Media Literacy or Misdirection? How Protectionism Lets Big Tech Off the Hook
At around midnight on the evening of January 18, 2025, TikTok went dark. For 170 million Americans, the endlessly scrolling videos vanished overnight in a stunning enforcement of a new U.S. law. Just 48 hours later, and much to the surprise of users, it was reported...
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Post-9/11 War Spending Exceeds $8 Trillion | Heidi Peltier of The Costs of War Project
When you put all of that together, these post-9/11 wars have already cost, or will cost, $8 trillion. And that number may continue to rise.
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