Notices by Rolling Stone (rollingstone@mstdn.social), page 2

Commentary: White supremacists from as far as Canada are having a field day intimidating Florida residents. Critics are blasting Ron DeSantis for his silence. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/neo-nazis-thriving-florida-ron-desantis-1234824505/

EXCLUSIVE: China is behind the largest known covert propaganda operation ever identified on Facebook and Instagram. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/china-facebook-instagram-propaganda-campaign-1234813762/

Special Counsel Jack Smith issued a warrant to Twitter in January seeking access to Donald Trump’s account.

The request started a fight between Elon Musk and the prosecutor resulting in the company, now known as X, getting fined $350,000. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-twitter-fine-doj-warrant-jack-smith-1234803445/

A number of prominent conservative accounts are furious that they were excluded from the first round of payments. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/twitter-monetization-program-angers-excluded-influencers-1234789808/

BREAKING: Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers militia, whose members stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, has been sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/oath-keepers-stewart-rhodes-sentenced-seditious-conspiracy-1234742020/

BREAKING: Ron DeSantis will make his 2024 presidential candidacy announcement during a Twitter Spaces discussion with Elon Musk. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ron-desantis-announce-2024-campaign-elon-musk-1234740563/

NEW: A man calling himself “AMERICAS #1 ANTI SEMITE!” is targeting child-users of a video platform called Omegle for indoctrination and verbal abuse — and live-streaming the encounters to his hateful fans for money. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/neo-nazi-child-grooming-abuse-omegle-1234734931/

Tucker Carlson will return to broadcasting through a partnership with Twitter. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/tucker-carlson-launching-new-twitter-show-1234732381/

BREAKING: Donald Trump has been found liable for defamation and battery of E. Jean Carroll, a jury found after deliberating for only a few hours on Tuesday. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-found-liable-e-jean-carroll-rape-case-1234732175/

Rep. Bryan Slaton — a Republican known for introducing far-right legislation, including an anti-“grooming” bill to ban children from attending drag shows — has resigned after a panel found he had an inappropriate sexual relationship with an intern. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/texas-republican-resigns-alleged-sexual-relationship-teen-1234731403/

Clarence Thomas’ Family Got $133K from Nazi-Obsessed Billionaire

In addition to the private jet trips, and luxury vacations, Thomas omitted a six-figure real estate deal with Harlan Crow from his financial disclosures.

Story: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/clarence-thomas-family-money-billionaire-harlan-crow-1234714560/

Despite boasting an audience of 128.5 million followers, the company’s CEO is reportedly dissatisfied with his level of visibility on the site. “This is ridiculous,” Musk reportedly said in a Tuesday meeting. “I have more than 100 million followers, and I’m only getting tens of thousands of impressions.” https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-fires-twitter-engineer-1234676828/

EXCLUSIVE: Elon Musk's "Twitter Files" are focused on Democrats, but GOP officials and former Twitter employees say Donald Trump’s team and other Republicans routinely demanded posts be taken down. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-trump-twitter-files-collusion-biden-censorship-1234675969/

In revising its AP African American Studies curriculum, the organization is helping the right reshape education in its own image. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ap-african-american-studies-revised-curriculum-college-board-desantis-1234672410/

TRUMP'S KILLING SPREE.

Trump executed more prisoners in the last 6 months of his administration than the previous 10 administrations combined.

Six were put to death after Trump lost the 2020 election.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-capital-punishment-brandon-bernard-lisa-montgomery-1234664126/

Ali Alexander insisted that Ye is prayerfully considering whether “God has in fact called him to run for office” but that “the answer looks like he’s leaning yes.” https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ali-alexander-jan-6-texts-behind-scenes-capitol-attack-1234665011/

The 'Stop the Steal' organizer handed over his text messages to the Jan. 6 committee, providing a riveting, real-time glimpse into the chaos of the insurrection. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ali-alexander-jan-6-texts-behind-scenes-capitol-attack-1234665011/

In its final document dump, the Jan. 6 Committee also released text messages from Alexander’s phone from Jan. 5 and Jan. 6. These many hundreds of messages offer a unique glimpse into the events leading up to and during the invasion of the Capito. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ali-alexander-jan-6-texts-behind-scenes-capitol-attack-1234665011/

Twitter has reinstated the account of white nationalist Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/nick-fuentes-reinstated-twitter-1234667137/

Trump Jr. already has 1.07 million subscribers, which should make him one of Rumble's most popular users — in theory. In reality? His videos often struggle to crack 10,000 views.

It's even worse for Trump cronies Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene.
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/rumble-spends-millions-fighting-big-tech-conspiracy-theories-1234660249/