Twitter has come a long way. In the past, if you disagreed with a tweet, you were limited to posting a retort, retweeting it with a snarky rejoinder, or clandestinely recruiting your buddies to post a bunch of nasty responses. If you complained really hard, you might be able to …
Read More »‘Haven’t the Kurds suffered enough?’ Hillary Clinton to produce TV drama on Kurdish women fighters
The Clintons, through their Hidden Light Productions company, have acquired the TV rights to author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon’s ‘The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice,’ Deadline revealed on Monday. The book tells the story of an all-female Kurdish militia group famed for fighting Islamic State (IS, …
Read More »Rupert Murdoch bemoans social media censorship, but critics say media mogul’s ‘malign influence’ is far greater threat
In a pre-recorded acceptance speech thanking the Australia Day Foundation for honoring him with a lifetime achievement award, the Fox News owner expressed dismay over a “wave of censorship that seeks to silence conversation, to stifle debate and ultimately stop individuals and societies from realizing their potential.” He went on …
Read More »The Trump kids have long been in their dad’s shadow… Can one of them really follow in his footsteps and retake the White House?
Who’d want to be a Trump kid right now? Their dad, The Donald, has been ejected from the White House, kicking and screaming and tarnishing the family name as he went, and could end up being banned from future office. Or even worse, in jail. And if daddy can’t hold …
Read More »Iran threatens to block some UN nuclear site inspections as it urges Biden to undo sanctions
Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Tuesday that, from February 19 onwards, the country would limit the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from conducting checks. “Our law is very clear regarding this issue. But it does not mean Iran will stop other inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency,” …
Read More »Twitter PERMANENTLY bans Trump-supporting MyPillow CEO for ‘repeated’ violations of election interference policy
Twitter confirmed on Monday night that Lindell had been permanently suspended for running afoul of rules barring users from “manipulating or interfering in elections or other civic processes.” The founder of the Minnesota-based bedding manufacturer has faced blowback over his public statements following riots at the Capitol on January 6. …
Read More »Keira Knightley says she won’t do sex scenes directed by men & dislikes the ‘male gaze,’ the same ‘male gaze’ that made her a star
Keira Knightley, best known for her roles in ‘Bend it Like Beckham’, ‘Atonement’, ‘Pride and Prejudice’, ‘The Imitation Game’ and the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ franchise, has made headlines by declaring that she has ruled out doing sex scenes directed by men and that she disapproves of the “male gaze” …
Read More »Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell claims HIS plea deal protects HER from prosecution on sex trafficking charges
Maxwell was arrested in July 2020, charged with grooming teenage girls for Epstein and his associates to sexually abuse. Her lawyers filed a motion on Monday to dismiss her case on multiple grounds, citing a non-prosecution deal Epstein struck with the US federal government over 12 years ago as sufficient …
Read More »Italy’s Giuseppe Conte steps down as PM but hopes to return to power with new coalition govt
The move has been described as Conte’s best shot at remaining in power, after a small party led by former PM Matteo Renzi, Italia Viva, pulled out of the ruling coalition, costing the government its absolute majority in the Senate. Italia Viva’s exit from the coalition triggered a political crisis …
Read More »Keira Knightly says she won’t do sex scenes directed by men & dislikes the ‘male gaze,’ the same ‘male gaze’ that made her a star
Keira Knightley, best known for her roles in ‘Bend it Like Beckham’, ‘Atonement’, ‘Pride and Prejudice’, ‘The Imitation Game’ and the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ franchise, has made headlines by declaring that she has ruled out doing sex scenes directed by men and that she disapproves of the “male gaze” …
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