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Substackerati’s ‘Grave Concerns’ About White House/Big Tech Collusion Have Disappeared With Elon’s Ascension
from the (sub)stack-of-hypocrites dept For years, a vocal group of self-described “contrarian” Substackified pundits warned about a supposed “censorship industrial complex” involving collusion between the White House and social media companies to set content moderation policies. There was just one problem: it wasn’t even close to true. Now, with Elon Musk owning ExTwitter and Donald…
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Livestream: President Biden hosts NBA champion Celtics at the White House
Celtics President Joe Biden is set to welcome the Boston Celtics to the White House to celebrate the franchise’s 18th title. The Boston Celtics traveled to the White House Thursday to meet with President Joe Biden and celebrate the franchise’s 18th NBA championship. The Celtics flew to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday and will stay in…
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Mali junta appoints new prime minister
Mali’s junta has appointed Abdoulaye Maiga, as the country’s new prime minister, just hours after dismissing his predecessor, Choguel Maiga, for criticising prolonged military rule. The announcement was made on state television, ORTM, on Thursday, according to Reuters. Choguel, a civilian leader and former head of the M5-RFP opposition coalition, had openly condemned the junta’s…
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Colts Sign G Mark Glowinski
Mark Glowinski has returned to the Colts. The veteran offensive lineman signed to Indianapolis’ practice squad on Thursday, per a team announcement. Glowinski has 124 starts to his name in the NFL; 59 of those (including 55 starts) came during his first stint with the Colts. The former fourth-rounder was with Indianapolis from 2018-21, handling right…
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49ers’ Dre Greenlaw Nearing Return To Practice
Dre Greenlaw has been out of the 49ers’ lineup throughout the 2024 season so far, but a return to action midway through the campaign has been the target for team and player. The sixth-year linebacker continues to make progress while rehabbing his Super Bowl Achilles tear. As a result, Greenlaw is now able to take part…
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Ravens To Start S Ar’Darius Washington
The safety spot has seen plenty of developments this season for the Ravens, one in which the team has struggled against the pass. Veterans Marcus Williams and Eddie Jackson have each seen time out of the lineup, and neither are in position to operate as a starter moving forward. Williams was benched in Week 8, a move which…
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Egon Durban, Michael Meldman Have Deals In Place To Purchase Raiders Stakes
Earlier in 2024, the deals allowing Tom Brady, Tom Wagner and Richard Seymour to purchase a total of 10.5% of the Raiders was approved. Agreements are now in place for two more minority owners to join the organization. Silver Lake co-CEO and Endeavor Board Chairman Egon Durban has a deal with Raiders controlling Mark Davis, as first reported by Ben Fischer of…
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Bucs Exec Jacqueline Davidson On GM Radar
Women have begun making inroads to GM consideration in recent years. The Broncos’ Kelly Kleine Van Calligan joined longtime NFL exec Dawn Aponte in interviewing for GM posts (with the Raiders and Chargers, respectively) in 2024. This came after then-Eagles exec Catherine Raiche met with the Vikings about their GM job two years ago. The…
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Colorado’s Travis Hunter Will Declare For 2025 Draft
The 2024 campaign was widely expected to be Travis Hunter‘s final one at the collegiate level. The two-way Colorado star confirmed on Thursday he is indeed headed for the NFL draft this spring. When asked if he will be declaring, the true junior said “that’s definitely for sure” (h/t ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg). To no surprise,…
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Steelers Intend To Re-Sign Russell Wilson
Russell Wilson will turn 36 next week, and while the decorated quarterback has not been on the league’s top tier at the position for a bit, he has found some traction in Pittsburgh. The 13th-year veteran has established himself as the Steelers’ starter, and the team is not deviating from an aim it expressed upon…