Red, White & Blog
by Joe Mandese
Apologies for using Google's NotebookLM to get to the gist, but it was the fastest way to understand how Trump weaponized media, according to Jack Smith. Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Steven Rosenbaum, Featured Contributor
Can advertising agencies and their clients align to stop Meta's decision to remove fact-checking from its platforms? Read the whole story
by Wendy Davis, Joe Mandese
Elon Musk's X Corp. will attempt to add "multiple" defendants to his lawsuit against the World Federation of Advertisers and others over an alleged … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Colin Kirkland, Staff Writer
Meta is killing off its biggest DEI programs as part of a transformation embracing a far-right ideology as Donald Trump prepares to take office. Read the whole story
by Colin Kirkland
Conversational chatbot Grok now has its own iOS app, furthering X owner Elon Musk's desire to transform it into a leading force in generative … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Ray Schultz, Columnist
Rubin is starting a publication called "The Contrarian" with Norm Eisen. Read the whole story
by Les Luchter
Purchase of Intra-Cellular will give J&J control of mental health drug Caplyta, which CEO predicts will become a $5 billion annual biz. Read the whole story
by Wendy Davis
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton this week accused TikTok of lying to parents about the "mature and extreme content on its highly addictive app." Read the whole story