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Feb 17, 2022

Journalist Ryan Grim noticed a peculiar and alarming trend happening on Instagram: the platform is flagging posts that blame inflation on corporate greed as “missing context” according to fact-checkers. Instagram is labeling these posts as misleading in the same way that misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic has been flagged.
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The Young Turks: February 17, 2022

Rep. Hakeem Jefferies has hatched a plan with fellow House Democrats to protect incumbent Dems from Progressive challengers in the upcoming primary elections. The group is endorsing and donating to candidates that are propped up by the Team Blue PAC, which was co-founded by New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer.
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Shane Lamond, a 22-year veteran of the D.C. police force, has been sent on leave for allegedly having inappropriate contact with a high-ranking member of the right-wing extremist group the Proud Boys. An investigation is ongoing as Lamond apparently had contact with former Proud Boys chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio.
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Textile sweatshop workers in Haiti are striking for better wages and working conditions as Haiti is experiencing a sharp rise in inflation. Police are trying to disperse the crowds with tear gas and other riot breaking tactics.
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President Joe Biden is asking Congress to increase the Defense budget to another record level of $770 BILLION starting in fiscal year 2023. By the time negotiations are over, the budget could reach or even surpass the $800 billion mark, which is far more than Donald Trump’s record budget requests.
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Five faculty members at a Christian high school in Texas were arrested for failing to report a sexual assault disguised as "freshman initiation" that occurred in the locker room during the school’s baseball practice. The five arrested include Midland Christian School’s superintendent, head and vice principals, the athletic director, and the team’s head coach.
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Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton attacked Democratic lawmakers for supporting a criminal justice reform bill the First Step Act, but failed to acknowledge the bill was originally signed by Donald Trump in 2018. Cotton links the passing of the bill to the recent increase in violent crime, since one of its goals is to decrease populations in prisons nationwide.
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Journalist Ryan Grim noticed a peculiar and alarming trend happening on Instagram: the platform is flagging posts that blame inflation on corporate greed as “missing context” according to fact-checkers. Instagram is labeling these posts as misleading in the same way that misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic has been flagged.
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Rapper Tyson James released a song titled “Toxic” where he attacks the LGBTQIA+ community by burning a rainbow pride flag in the video. It should come as no surprise that one of his biggest fans is Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert who previously promoted the artist’s song “Let’s Go Brandon” this past October on Twitter.
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After rap legend Eminem took a knee for around a minute during his performance at the Super Bowl 56 halftime show, former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani implored the rapper to leave the country. Giuliani basically called Eminem a hypocrite for accepting police protection at the game while simultaneously protesting police brutality and standing with the Black Lives Matter movement.
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MAGA minion and My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell was denied entry into Canada as he was trying to join the Freedom Convoy protest to distribute books and bibles to the truckers in Ottawa. A truck carrying around 10,000 pillows and 1,000 Bibles was also intercepted at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing connecting Detroit to Windsor, Ontario.
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