We are never getting another Star Wars project that doesn’t require doing homework

🟡 SCOOP: OpenAI has received just a fraction of Microsoft’s $10 billion investment, Reed Albergotti reports.
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The most prominent organization fighting anti-Semitism in America will commend your “leadership in fighting hate” 24 hours after you endorse vile neo-Nazi anti-Semitism…if you take a strong stand against critics of Israel

BREAKING: OpenAI board fires Sam Altman
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🟡 SCOOP: The Los Angeles Times is prohibiting staff from covering the Gaza war for at least three months if they signed a strongly-worded open letter criticizing Israel’s military operations in the region, Max Tani reports.
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NEWS: Rep. George Santos will not run for reelection following a damning report from the House Ethics Committee. Story to follow

Not sure if this is the best week to have the guy who invented The People’s Elbow wandering the halls of Congress

He brings up caning as something we could maybe bring back to get people to work through their differences instead of bickering, and that’s … not exactly what happened after the Senate’s most infamous caning incident.

“In the session, Powell reiterated the false assertion that Trump won the election -- but acknowledged in the video that she didn't know much about election law to begin with.”

Experience James Cameron’s The Abyss: Special Edition, now remastered in 4K, when it returns to theaters for one night only.  Don’t miss the movie event, only in theaters December 6.

LETS GOOOO 🐻⬇️

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Fascinated by the decision to cut a trailer for a musical that tries really hard to hide the fact that it’s a musical

A one-day ad campaign on The Sphere reportedly costs $450K, but the folks at Marvel are making it count by featuring everyone’s favorite character — Goose, the alien cat.

Vivian Silver, a leading Israeli peace activist, is believed to be among the 242 hostages held in Gaza. Her sons say Israel’s response betrays her life’s work. wapo.st/3seU8u5

An incredible gift to get this and Werner Herzog saying “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” in the same week