Ryan Niswonger

I build websites. I play boardgames. He/him.

[Judd Legum @JuddLegum]

1. After Citizens United, there are few restrictions on spending money in federal elections

But @tedcruz may have violated one of the last legal guardrails to secure hundreds of thousands of dollars in support of his reelection campaign

Follow along if interested 🧵

[Matt Binder @MattBinder]

X promoted a trending story on Thursday via its homepage with the headline:
“Iran Strikes Tel Aviv with Heavy Missiles”

one problem: the story was fake

even worse: the headline + story was created by a new feature powered by X’s own AI chatbot, Grok https://t.co/tovmTuccLg

[Katrine Wallace, PhD, MS, CPH @DrKatEpi]

Thank you @medpagetoday and @genevievefri for publishing my piece on the misleading headlines about the new large vaccine safety study https://t.co/uP8nWHeXAm

[Ron Wyden @RonWyden]

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been stonewalling the Finance Committee about his lavish handouts and personal loans from wealthy benefactors. I was just on the Senate floor with @SenWhitehouse to demand full transparency for the American people.

[Judd Legum @JuddLegum]

1. Texas Republicans have embraced the discredited legal theory that was used to justify secession before the Civil War

Texas is being supported by 25 GOP governors

We are now on the verge of a constitutional crisis

It's time to start paying attention

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[Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @HC_Richardson]

Please watch. Biden is rolling back the Reagan revolution, and many people can’t see the whole picture. This is a good primer:

[Judd Legum @JuddLegum]

1. @elonmusk has spent this week spreading false & misleading information about voting to his 168 million followers

Musk used these erroneous claims to justify massive restrictions on voting, including ending early voting and most mail-in voting

Follow along for details

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[Joseph Cranney @joey_cranney]

It’s easy to treat the media as a punching bag. But look to the nation’s local newsrooms. For little money or recognition, reporters in 2023 stood up to power brokers who tried to bully them into silence, exposed corrupt officials and even saved lives. Proof, from every state:

[Ryan Niswonger @robot_arms]

@nozotora57 Yes, hello it's me! Of course I remember you! How are you? I sent you a private message, too.

[Cody Johnston @drmistercody]

This happens all the time, whenever it is attempted.

[Cody Johnston @drmistercody]

Lies like he breathes.

[Ryan Niswonger @robot_arms]

@archillect Concept art:
https://t.co/sellUPLmyW
and in the trailer:
https://t.co/c8flUgRX0L

[Citizens for Ethics @CREWcrew]

There's been a lot of talk this week about who the Koch network is supporting, so here's a fun fact:

Koch Industries has spent than $1.5 million backing members of the Sedition Caucus. That's more than any other company—and it's not particularly close. https://t.co/m8SuVAFrT5

[Marc Lamont Hill @marclamonthill]

Kissinger was a war criminal. He is responsible for the deaths of millions, along with fomenting various forms of civil unrest and violence around the world. And he was NOT unapologetic about his heritage. Instead, he comforted unabashedly antisemitic leaders by promising that he was “different” or “one of the good ones.” This tribute is gross.

[Moira Donegan @MoiraDonegan]

“What a Gazan Should Do During an Israeli Air Strike” by Mosab Abu Toha, a Palestinian poet who was kidnapped by Israel today.

[Mac @GoodPoliticGuy]

lovely democracy we got going on here

[Christina Holland 🐀 @americanwombat]

There's some pretty dark stuff in here

[. @GregTSargent]

As you watch Republicans try to use the debate over Israel as a way to make life easier for rich tax evaders, don't forget that @RonWyden recently obtained IRS data that starkly reveals how an underfunded IRS really helps those evaders get away with it:

https://t.co/0IkKTu2sSC

[Mac @GoodPoliticGuy]

nightmare world

[soul khan, msw @soulkhan]

the israeli palestinian conflict is not “complex” and michael brooks perfectly broke down why (repost but now captioned)