Some high-profile names have already created alternatives to Facebook, Youtube and Twitter. Jason Miller, Donald Trump, and Dan Bongino all have social media apps online and now Elon Musk may add another into the growing mix. Elon hinted at a new platform in a series of tweets on Saturday that questioned Twitter’s support for free
Pro-LGBT demonstrators display the rainbow flag at a pride march in Katowice, Poland, September 5, 2020. (Grzegorz Celejewski/Agencja Gazeta via Reuters) A few years ago, “she/her/hers” appended to an email signature might have prompted questions. Today, it’s fairly common. But the preferred-pronoun movement will not end with email signatures, or with the abrupt conversion of
On Friday, Republican Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law establishing term limits for members of Florida’s school boards and giving Florida residents increased access to educational materials available to students. Prior to singing HB-1467 into law, echoing his longstanding commitment to the rights of parents, DeSantis said, “We believe parents not
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins had 10 different substances in his system when he died, Colombian authorities said on Saturday. Preliminary toxicological tests on Hawkins’ body found 10 psychoactive substances and medicines, according to Colombia’s attorney general. The urine toxicological test performed by Colombian officials discovered marijuana, opioids, tricyclic antidepressants, and benzodiazepines, the statement from
Podcaster Joe Rogan said that “woke” employees of Big Tech companies like Facebook and Twitter are “mentally ill.” The New York Post reported that Rogan made the comment on his Spotify podcast during an interview with Antonio García Martínez, a former engineer who worked for Apple and Facebook until the companies’ “woke” politics got in
After being derailed in early March by Russia’s demand for protection against U.S. sanctions, the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program are set to resume soon in Vienna, after Iran’s Nowruz holiday, a celebration of the Persian new year, which started Monday. Although the negotiations are approaching the finish line, specific details about what already has
President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, March 26, 2022. (Slawomir Kaminski/Agencja Wyborcza.pl via Reuters) Some things are best not said aloud. CNBC: President Joe Biden spoke in Warsaw, saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” as a result of his invasion of Ukraine. The
Florida – A teen boy tragically died after falling from a ride at Orlando’s ICON Park Thursday night as his parents watched in horror. 14-year-old Tyre Sampson was transported to the hospital after falling out of the Free Fall ride, which is the world’s tallest freestanding tower at 430 feet, Fox 35 Orlando reported. Tyre
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on developments in Ukraine and Russia, and announces sanctions against Russia, from the East Room of the White House February 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Over 400 multinational corporations have pulled out of Russia as a result of its invasion of Ukraine. It’s not only
Music stars including Liam Gallagher, Travis Barker, Ringo Starr, Miley Cyrus, Slash and Ozzy Osbourne are among the thousands paying tribute to Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who has died at the age of 50. The US rock band announced Hawkins’ death, saying they are “devastated” by the “tragic and untimely loss” of their bandmate
Comedians are falling into three distinct camps when it comes to Cancel Culture: Some don’t address the subject at all. Perhaps they think it doesn’t apply to them, or they hope the woke mob won’t knock on their door for past or present jokes. A second group, think Chrissie Mayr, Tyler Fischer, Ryan Long and
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un is reported to love Hollywood movies, especially Jackie Chan flicks. If true, this might explain what is perhaps the most bizarre video ever released by any country’s leader. In the nearly 12-minute-long video of Kim comically directing the launch of his country’s latest ICBM, the Hwasong-17, while stirring — and
For Germany, their greatest national sin is undoubtedly the Holocaust. But for most other Western countries, including the United States, slavery is the single most reprehensible aspect of a nation’s history. This notion holds true for Great Britain, France, Spain, and scores of others. Slavery was a horrific crime against humanity. But like the Holocaust,
Author J.K. Rowling (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (Toby Melville, Sputnik/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Kremlin via Reuters) Vladimir Putin has compared Western hostility to Russia in the wake of the Ukraine conflict to the canceling of Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling. “Today, they are trying to cancel a whole 1,000-year-old country, our people,” Putin said. “I
One of Hollywood’s most lovable movie stars may now be backlisted from the world’s largest film market as Chinese streaming platforms remove movies and other video content featuring Keanu Reeves after the actor appeared at a fundraiser hosted by a nonprofit affiliated with the Dalai Lama. In early March, according to the Los Angeles Times,
Republican leaders in Congress are open to impeaching President Joe Biden if they are able to retake control of the legislative branch after the 2022 midterm elections. Rep. Jim Jordan (R – Ohio) currently serves as the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee and is positioned to take control of the committee in 2023
Columnists Jonathan Capehart and David Brooks joined PBS NewsHour host Judy Woodruff on Friday for their weekly panel discussion to recap Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Together, the duo would accuse Republicans of putting her through hell so that they could get on Fox. Capehart went first and was disgusted by Republicans,
The issue with Ketanji Brown Jackson, the 51-year-old federal appellate judge who is our senile president’s Supreme Court nominee, is not necessarily her on-paper qualifications. By most traditional metrics, she is “qualified”: She has served as both a district court and appellate court judge, served as vice chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, formerly clerked
1997—After two decades of school-desegregation litigation in Jenkins v. Missouri, federal district judge Russell G. Clark issues his final order in the case. Clark’s desegregation plan for the Kansas City, Missouri, School District has been (according to the description embraced by Chief Justice Rehnquist) the “most ambitious and expensive remedial program in the history of
Federal Judge Karen Henderson noted in a case regarding President Donald Trump’s tax returns that he might be President again. The judge said, “If this drags out, for all we know he could be a sitting president again.” Conservative Brief reported: A federal appellate court judge who is considering whether former President Donald Trump must
Investors should buy FAANG stocks next time they plunge and analysts turn bearish, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday. When analysts come out in droves to claim FAANG stocks are uninvestable, “that’ll be the perfect moment to do some buying,” he said. FAANG is Cramer’s acronym for Facebook-parent Meta, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google-parent Alphabet. Cramer
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has died aged 50, the band has announced. The US group – one of the most successful rock bands of the last 20 years – said they were “devastated”. “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins,” the band tweeted. “His
It turns out that the same immigration activists advocating for open border policies and amnesty are now giving a cold shoulder to the fleeing Ukrainians receiving Title 42 waivers as war refugees, and now accuse the government of racism while being blatantly racist themselves, as shown in a Telemundo report about the ongoing chaos at the southern
On Friday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, said that the House of Representatives needs to discuss the possibility of impeaching Joe Biden. Jordan cited the border crisis as the key issue justifying impeachment but says there needs to be agreement among the entire Republican caucus. “I think that’s
Summary: President Joe Biden will participate in a ceremony, meet with Poland’s president, meet with the mayor of Warsaw, give a speech, then head back to the United States. Please check back with CDN often as the White House frequently updates the president’s schedule and live streams come online later in the day. Live stream links
Friedrich Hayek, January 27, 1981 (WikiCommons) In his 1945 essay “The Use of Knowledge in Society,” Friedrich Hayek wrote: It is worth contemplating for a moment a very simple and commonplace instance of the action of the price system to see what precisely it accomplishes. Assume that somewhere in the world a new opportunity for
Billionaire business tycoon Elon Musk posted a Twitter poll on Friday asking people whether they think that the social media platform upholds the principle that free speech is vital to a democracy. “Free speech is essential to a functioning democracy. Do you believe Twitter rigorously adheres to this principle?” he tweeted. Out of the more
Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska has announced that he will not vote in favor of confirming Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the nation’s high court. “Judge Jackson is an extraordinary person with an extraordinary American story,” Sasse said in a statement. “We both love this country, but we disagree on judicial philosophy
In his Apple TV series The Problem, Jon Stewart surely caused jaws to drop with a strong critique of how the media were guilty of “relentless hyperbole” in describing every mini-scoop as a “bombshell” during the Russian collusion probe of independent counsel Robert Mueller. Nicholas Fondacaro joins the show to discuss how Stewart mocked the media’s
Pay attention to the questions Ketanji Brown Jackson can’t answer. While being questioned by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill March 23, 2022. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) I’m not a