AOC's impeachment effort against Supreme Court Justices Thomas and Alito, Global Alliance for Responsible Media's impact on online speech, Ben Shapiro's exchange on censorship, Gaza conflict with Israeli forces evacuation call, concerns over President Biden's health, credit card skimming scam involving illegal immigrants, Alec Baldwin's trial for a fatal shooting, conclusion of Senator Bob Menendez's bribery trial.
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AOC filed impeachment articles against SCOTUS justices for alleged conflicts of interest, unlikely to progress further.
Coalition GARM influences online speech by steering ad dollars from certain content, raises concerns of violating competition laws.
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Ocasio-Cortez Files Articles of Impeachment Against Supreme Court Justices
Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has filed articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. She accuses them of not disclosing gifts from individuals with interests before the court and failing to recuse themselves from related cases. Ocasio-Cortez argues that such actions would lead to removal in lower courts and disqualify nominees to the Supreme Court. However, the impeachment effort is deemed highly improbable to progress further.
Global Alliance for Responsible Media Influence on Online Speech
A congressional investigation revealed a coalition influencing online speech, particularly naming the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) for steering ad dollars away from disfavored content such as news outlets like The Daily Wire, Fox News, and Breitbart. This report coincided with a probe on whether GARM violates federal competition laws, highlighted by Daily Wire editor Ben Shapiro at a hearing. Shapiro raised concerns that GARM functions like a cartel, determining what content gets ad dollars and branding businesses unsafe if not aligned with their political narratives.