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Who can save us from disinformation harm? Links: 347: Overtime - UnfilterTube (https://unfilter.tube/videos/watch/9b880c69-893e-4a1b-97fc-be2afb0d1ef9) Exclusive: U.S. mulls using law designed to prosecute Mafia against Capitol rioters | Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-capitol-rico-exclusive-idUSKBN2A32W2) House GOP To Discuss Reps. Liz Cheney And Marjorie Taylor Greene About Trump Loyalty : NPR (https://www.npr.org/2021/02/03/963730400/house-gop-to-discuss-reps-liz-cheney-and-marjorie-taylor-greene-about-trump-loya) Democrats Move to Pull Marjorie Taylor Greene From Panels After GOP Declines Action - WSJ (https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-weigh-political-fates-of-marjorie-taylor-greene-liz-cheney-11612374731) Marjorie Taylor Greene: House Republican leader punts on punishing her as Democrats move toward removing her from committees - CNNPolitics (https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/03/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-committee-assignments/index.html) Joe Biden to Divert $30 Billion in Aid Trump Left For Farmers to Climate Change without Waiting For Congress | The Spectator | Truth Conquers All (https://thespectator.info/2021/02/02/joe-biden-to-divert-30-billion-in-aid-trump-left-for-farmers-to-climate-change-without-waiting-for-congress/) Myanmar military seizes power, detains elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi | Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-politics/myanmar-military-seizes-power-detains-elected-leader-aung-san-suu-kyi-idUSKBN2A00VC) Variety: CNN prime-time ratings crash 44% in first week of Biden era (https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2021/02/02/variety-cnn-prime-time-ratings-crash-44-first-week-biden-era/) The GameStop Saga Proves Populism is Here to Stay | Opinion (https://www.newsweek.com/gamestop-saga-proves-populism-here-stay-opinion-1565473) Brian Sicknick: Bidens pay their respects to Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick as officer lies in honor at Capitol - CNNPolitics (https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/02/politics/brian-sicknick-lie-in-honor-capitol-riot/index.html) US Capitol riot: Investigators recommend no charges for police officer accused of killing rioter Ashli Babbitt during insurrection, sources say - CNNPolitics (https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/01/politics/us-capitol-police-shooting-insurrection/index.html) AMC, GameStop (AMC, GME) Give Hedge Fund Mudrick Capital $200 Million in Gains - Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-02/mudrick-capital-gains-200-million-on-amc-gamestop-in-wild-week) AMC Stock Plunges 50% as Reddit-Inspired Rally Loses Steam (https://www.thewrap.com/amc-theatres-stock-plunges-50-as-reddit-inspired-rally-loses-steam/) Biden signs immigration executive orders to address 'moral failing' of Trump's policies (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/biden-sign-executive-orders-immigration-including-family-reunification-n1256431) US Senate takes first steps toward massive stimulus (https://news.yahoo.com/us-senate-takes-first-steps-001459627.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9waW5ib2FyZC5pbi8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAA_QlPK8nDRCVluhDQrF5TZOfUUN-sf8_7-tHl-92-0Fe65aoSn5gYPEJCLB6wvomY6uM7nxDAr2JVqQ6Rs0HUK_i4EoVakC5kKzvHZ3VehzWEcYPntbr3FeD8ylDFjwL-UAS9SyqfWfpzJn7Ta7k_PgZB-5KTP0US2mLPZgijgt) Republicans are emerging to run for governor should Newsom recall qualify (https://news.yahoo.com/republicans-emerging-run-governor-newsom-223553373.html) Newsmax Segment With Mike Lindell Goes OFF THE RAILS (https://www.mediaite.com/tv/newsmax-anchor-literally-walks-off-the-set-after-trying-to-stop-a-raging-mike-lindell-from-spewing-conspiracies-about-voting-machines/) Pandemic's deadliest month in US ends with signs of progress (https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-us-deadliest-month-8cd0576f98d12158985d072496b8808e) Federal Mask Cops To Start Targeting Travelers Today – Reason.com (https://reason.com/2021/02/01/federal-masks-cops-to-start-targeting-travelers-today/) Jeff Bezos to Step Down as Amazon CEO; Andy Jassy to Take Over - WSJ (https://www.wsj.com/articles/jeff-bezos-amazon-step-down-ceo-11612306337) Robinhood CEO expected to testify before U.S. House committee on February 18: Politico | Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-retail-investing-robinhood-congress/robinhood-ceo-expected-to-testify-before-u-s-house-committee-on-february-18-politico-idUSKBN2A13O2) White House considers revoking Trump's access to intelligence briefings | The Independent (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/white-house-trump-intelligence-briefings-b1796039.html) McConnell calls Marjorie Taylor Greene a ‘cancer’ to GOP in stunning statement on pro-Trump maverick | The Independent (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-cancer-mcconnell-b1796113.html) ‘What happened to flu season?’ Doctors say flu cases are lowest in recorded history (https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/what-happened-flu-season-doctors-say-flu-cases-are-lowest-recorded-history/Q3RZ2GYKYVHRTGSYP2VFKALV64/) National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin - January 27, 2021 | Homeland Security (https://www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisory/national-terrorism-advisory-system-bulletin-january-27-2021) DHS Terror Alert Issued for First Time in a Year, Targets Those Upset Over Lockdowns (https://thefreethoughtproject.com/terror-bulletin-issued-dhs-police-state/) GameStop: The real Wolf of Wall Street's advice - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On4g1uj71zc) Foreign troops to stay in Afghanistan beyond May deadline - NATO sources | Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-nato-exclusive/exclusive-foreign-troops-to-stay-in-afghanistan-beyond-may-deadline-nato-sources-idUSKBN2A00AR) Trump’s Afghanistan Troop Withdrawl Scrapped – Summit News (https://summit.news/2021/02/01/trumps-afghanistan-troop-withdrawl-scrapped/) Robinhood Raises $3.4 Billion to Fuel Record Customer Growth | Index Ventures (https://www.indexventures.com/perspectives/robinhood-raises-34-billion-to-fuel-record-customer-growth/) Why Did Philadelphia Give COVID-19 Vaccines To An Inexperienced Startup? : Shots - Health News : NPR (https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/01/29/962143659/in-philadelphia-a-scandal-erupts-over-vaccination-start-up-led-by-22-year-old) Trump impeachment defense: Five attorneys leave team less than two weeks before trial - CNNPolitics (https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/30/politics/butch-bowers-deborah-barbier-trump-impeachment-team/index.html) Hedge fund Melvin sustains 53% loss after Reddit onslaught | Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/01/hedge-fund-melvin-sustains-53-loss-after-reddit-onslaught/) DER SPIEGEL | Online-Nachrichten (https://www.spiegel.de/consent-a-?targetUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spiegel.de%2Finternational%2Fgermany%2Fa-price-too-high-russian-pipeline-is-germany-s-greatest-foreign-policy-embarrassment-a-0fcefa58-ca51-41ca-b480-98015203e9fa&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fpinboard.in%2F) GameStop, Bitcoin and QAnon: How the Wisdom of Crowds Became the Anarchy of the Mob - WSJ (https://www.wsj.com/articles/gamestop-bitcoin-and-qanon-how-the-wisdom-of-crowds-became-the-anarchy-of-the-mob-11611928823?mod=e2tw) New coronavirus variants may lead to a longer, deadlier pandemic - Axios (https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-variants-pandemic-longer-contagious-deadly-88cdee57-a640-484e-860f-2cec9f950a94.html) Melvin Capital Lost 53% in January, Hurt by GameStop and Other Bets - WSJ (https://www.wsj.com/articles/melvin-capital-lost-53-in-january-hurt-by-gamestop-and-other-bets-11612103117) Silver Price Jitters on Display After Reddit WallStreetBets Stocks Frenzy - Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-29/silver-market-jitters-are-on-display-after-reddit-frenzy) The Seductive Appeal of Urban Catastrophe - The Atlantic (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/seductive-appeal-urban-catastrophe/617878/) What went wrong with America’s $44 million vaccine data system? | MIT Technology Review (https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/01/30/1017086/cdc-44-million-vaccine-data-vams-problems/) ‘It’s a mess’: Biden’s first 10 days dominated by vaccine mysteries - POLITICO (https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/30/biden-covid-vaccine-states-463953) CDC mandates masks for planes and other public transportation | TheHill (https://thehill.com/homenews/news/536602-cdc-mandates-masks-for-planes-and-other-public-transportation) Rep. Stephen Lynch Tests Positive for COVID-19 – NBC Boston (https://www.nbcboston.com/news/coronavirus/rep-stephen-lynch-tests-positive-for-covid-19/2288818/) NSA targets Linux Journal as 'extremist forum': Report | ZDNet (https://www.zdnet.com/article/nsa-targets-linux-journal-as-extremist-forum-report/) NSA: Linux Journal is an "extremist forum" and its readers get flagged for extra surveillance | Linux Journal (https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/nsa-linux-journal-extremist-forum-and-its-readers-get-flagged-extra-surveillance) The REAL Greatest Short Burn of the Century : wallstreetbets (https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/ip6jnv/the_real_greatest_short_burn_of_the_century/) Analysis: Robinhood and Reddit protected from lawsuits by user agreement, Congress | Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-retail-trading-robinhood-liability-an-idUSKBN29Z0HI) How Do I Find a Stock's Number of Shorted Shares? (https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/06/shortedstock.asp) How Reddit and WallStreetBets blew up GameStop’s stock - Vox (https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22249458/gamestop-stock-wallstreetbets-reddit-citron) Opinion | It’s Been 10 Months, and I Still Don’t Know When to Replace My Mask! - The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/opinion/coronavirus-masks.html) Telegram Network Visualization — Tracing Forwards and Mentions | by osint discovery | DataSeries | Jan, 2021 | Medium (https://medium.com/dataseries/telegram-network-visualization-tracing-forwards-and-mentions-f75746712fcf) Why investors were willing to write Robinhood a $3 billion check during the GameStop chaos (https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/02/03/why-investors-were-willing-to-write-robinhood-a-3-billion-check-during-the-gamestop-chaos-.html) Robinhood denies claims that it sold GameStop shares out from under its traders - The Verge (https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/28/22254857/robinhood-gamestop-amc-shares-sold-surprised-users) Robinhood is still severely limiting trading, customers can only buy one share of GameStop (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/29/robinhood-is-still-severely-limiting-trading-gamestop-holders-can-only-buy-one-additional-share.html) SEC.gov | Statement of Acting Chair Lee and Commissioners Peirce, Roisman, and Crenshaw Regarding Recent Market Volatility (https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/joint-statement-market-volatility-2021-01-29) Stock market today: Dow drops more than 500 points Friday, suffers worst week since October amid GameStop trading frenzy (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/28/stock-futures-decline-as-volatile-wall-street-week-continues.html) Robinhood, in Need of Cash, Raises $1 Billion From Its Investors - The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/technology/robinhood-fundraising.html) Trump’s lawyers misspell ‘United States’ in opening lines of impeachment response | The Independent (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-impeachment-lawyers-united-states-mistake-b1796618.html)