NPR (The Associated Press) - Crackdown on dissent after nationwide protests in Iran widens to ensnare reformist figures
Detained Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has received another prison sentence of over seven years.
NYTIMES (David Pierson) - Apple Daily Sentences Show a New Era of Media Peril in Hong Kong
Two editors and an opinion writer from Jimmy Lai’s now-shuttered newspaper were each sentenced to 10 years in prison, a significant escalation in media prosecution in the once freewheeling city.
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BITCHUTE - Obama "Ape" Meme Posted by Trump Causing TOTAL MELTDOWN of Dems and Loser Republicans!
. Buy me a coffee here: https://buymeacoffee.com/MarkDice A supposedly racist meme depicting the Obamas as apes sent the liberal media into a five-alarm meltdown, with every network leading with it as their top story. But here's what actually happened: Trump posted a video about 2020 election irregularities on Truth Social, and at the very end, for maybe two seconds, a meme appeared because whoever screen-recorded the video didn't edit out the autoplay from what looks like an Instagram reel. The meme itself is a Lion King parody showing various Democrats as different animals - Gavin Newsom, AOC, Pencilneck Schiff as a giraffe, JD Pritzker as an elephant, Biden as a monkey, Kamala as a turtle. But Democrats like Hakeem Jeffries went…
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NPR (The Associated Press) - China critic and former media tycoon Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in a Hong Kong security case
Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison in the longest punishment given so far under a China-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced the city's dissent.
HUFFPOST - Lindsey Vonn Undergoes Surgery On Broken Leg Following Horrific Crash At Winter Olympics
Vonn battled to reach the start line despite the serious injury to her left knee which dominated the opening days of the Milan Cortina Games.
HUFFPOST - 'A Real Loser': Trump Slams Olympic Skier Over His 'Mixed Emotions' On Representing Team USA
The president melted down after Hunter Hess weighed in on competing for his home country at the Winter Olympics.
HUFFPOST - 'Take The Vaccine, Please:' Top U.S. Health Official Finally Starts Making Sense
A leading U.S. health official is urging people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several states.
HUFFPOST - Kam And O'Shea Deliver Career-Best Free Skate To Keep U.S. Ahead In Team Figure Skating
The skating pair delivered when the U.S. needed it most, keeping the Americans ahead of Japan with two events left in team figure skating at the Winter Olympics.