Michael Avenatti Sentence to Prison

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Time Stamps:

03:09 Front Page

40:03 Obsessions

49:13 Reader Mail 

55:00 Favorite Item of the Week

Show Notes:

NYT: New York Times Union Holds One-Day Strike 

WSJ:  Facebook Threatens to Pull News From Platform if Congress Passes Bill Helping Publishers 

Truth on the Market: Imposed Final Offer Arbitration: Price Regulation by Any Other Name

NYT: Defamation Suit Against Fox Grows More Contentious

Twitter: Taylor Lorenz on China Lockdown

Twitter: Taylor Lorenz reacting to WaPo article

DOJ: Lawyer Michael Avenatti Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Millions of Dollars from Clients and Tax Fraud

Free Beacon: Fashback: The Media Was Obsessed with Michael Avenatti

WaPo: Calling out of the blue: Why would you do this to someone you love? 

WaPo: Discovery’s Shark Week needs diversity, more positive science, study says 

NYT: 12 Dinner Parties Around the World, From Tokyo to Paris

Twitter: Bill Spindle leaves Semafor 

Fox News: James Woods fires back at Twitter, vows to sue over censorship on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight'

The Spectator World: Kirstie Alley, the woman left out in the cold 

Smith Mountain Eagle: Gary's Corner: Soul Mate

NYT: Hans Niemann Is the Bad Boy of Chess. But Did He Cheat?