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Biden's confirmation calculus
Opposition from Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) imperils the nomination of Neera Tanden as President Biden's budget director but could help two other nominees.
The state of play: Xavier Becerra for HHSand Deb Haaland for Interior have better chances if the confirmation gods get their sacrifice elsewhere.
How Reddit explains the GameStop saga
Retail investors’ battle against short sellers who had bet against GameStop and AMC— and other heavily shorted stocks with depressed share prices — offers a window into what happens when Reddit culture spills out into the real world.
The big picture: Reddit is a microcosm of mainstream internet culture, a massive clearinghouse for all sorts of interests that's populated mostly by young men with a vaguely anti-establishment bent. That's caused major trouble at times, but is now propelling a populist-progressive unity movement that's rattling Wall Street.
After election, common ground online and on Facebook shrinks
Facebook and other social media platforms aim to serve users across the political spectrum, but as America's tribal partisan split deepens after a divisive election, more users may start choosing to stick with their own kind.
Why it matters: No competitor will be able to match Facebook's size any time soon, or maybe ever. But the nation's sharp schism is reducing the company's options for keeping users on both left and right engaged — and seeding the online landscape with potential alternatives.