For the Left

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Left

Veterans suicide rate may be double federal estimates, study suggests

Blindspot: Only 12% Left · 17 sources

The average number of veteran suicides per day in the United States has fallen to the lowest it's been since 2006, according to new Department of Veterans Affairs data. But the figures, released on a two-year lag while the VA compiles the data, might only tell one side of the story. A separate, independent study found that more veterans died by suicide than the VA had previously counted.

12 Center: 41% Right: 47%

For the Right

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Right

Mother settles lawsuit over Texas arrest captured on video

Blindspot: Only 3% Right · 31 sources

Jacqueline Craig and one of her daughters were wrestled to the ground and had a stun gun pointed at them by Fort Worth officer William Martin. Another of Craig's daughters, who filmed the incident on her cellphone, was also arrested. Charges against all three were later dropped. Martin served a 10-day suspension for violating departmental policies. The city has agreed to settle the lawsuit for $150,000.

Left: 45% Center: 52% 3

For the Left

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Left

New Orleans becomes murder capital of America, overtaking St. Louis

Blindspot: Only 9% Left · 23 sources

The Metropolitan Crime Commission said, when comparing the number of homicides with the population, the homicide rate in New Orleans is significantly higher than in any other American city. Homicides are up 46% from this same time last year and up 141% since 2019. Most of the crimes are being committed in New Orleans East and Central City.

9 Center: 34% Right: 57%

For the Right

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Right

Ex-Minneapolis police officer sentenced to 3 years in George Floyd's murder

Blindspot: Only 15% Right · 52 sources

Thomas Lane pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting in the killing of George Floyd. Lane, 39, was one of four officers involved in the deadly arrest of Floyd on May 25, 2020. His colleague Derek Chauvin, was captured in bystanders' cellphone video kneeling on the neck of a handcuffed, dying Floyd for more than nine minutes.

Left: 52% Center: 33% R: 15%

For the Left

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Left

Meg Smaker's Documentary "Jihad Rehab" Pulled From Various Film Festivals After Criticism

Blindspot: Only 17% Left · 6 sources

Jihad Rehab is a documentary that centers around four men who were accused of terrorism, imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, and later sent to a rehabilitation center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The film was initially scheduled to play at Sundance, South by Southwest and the San Francisco film festival. However, the film was pulled after criticism from Arab and Muslim filmmakers. "The bottom line is such," wrote Jude Chehab, a Lebanese-American filmmaker, in a review of Jihad Rehab that criticized Sundance for daring to feature it. "When I, a practicing Muslim woman, say that this film is problematic, my voice should be stronger than a white woman saying that it isn't. Point blank."

L: 17% 0 Right: 83%

For the Right

News stories that have little to no reporting on the Right

LinkedIn ran secret experiments on 20M users in study on the strength of social ties

Blindspot: Only 25% Right · 8 sources

LinkedIn ran experiments on more than 20 million users over five years that, while intended to improve how the platform worked for members, could have affected some people’s livelihoods, according to a new study. LinkedIn said the research had not disproportionately advantaged some users. The goal of the research was to help people at scale, said Karthik Rajkumar. LinkedIn adjusted its algorithm to randomly vary the prevalence of strong and weak ties that the system recommended. The first wave of tests, conducted in 2015, had over 4 million experimental subjects. The second wave of testing involved more than 16 million people.

Left: 50% C: 25% R: 25%

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This week's story

Trump can't declassify documents by thinking about it: GOP Sen. John Barrasso

Mediaite Left

ABC’s Stephanopoulos Corners GOP Senator, Forces Him to Admit ‘I Don’t Think a President Can Declassify Documents … By Thinking About It’

RollingStone Left

Cowardly Senator Shamed into Admitting Trump Can't Declassify Documents by Thoughts Alone

Newsweek Center

GOP senator rejects Trump claim he could declassify documents by "thinking"

The Hill Center

Top Senate Republican says he doesn’t think presidents can declassify documents ‘by thinking about it’

Breitbart Right

Barrasso: A President Can't Declassify Documents by Thinking About It

Washington Times Right

Sen. John Barrasso: Presidents can’t declassify documents ‘by saying so’ or ‘by thinking about it’