#BareShelvesBiden became one of Twitter’s top political trending topics as Americans posted photos of empty supermarket shelves amid continuous supply chain issues in the US. Angry social media users displayed photos of empty supermarket shelves from the across the US and blamed President Joe Biden for the supply issues, with …
Read More »Parent protests: #Nazism trends on Twitter as media accused of pushing ‘fabrication’ of Ted Cruz supporting ‘Nazi salutes’
“Ted Cruz Defends Parents Doing Nazi Salutes at School Board Meetings” read the Daily Beast’s coverage of the Republican Texas senator’s line of questioning at Thursday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with Attorney General Merrick Garland. The headline was one of many to negatively paint Cruz’s most viral comments yet, and …
Read More »While Bush & Biden praise the late Colin Powell, ‘war criminal’ trends on Twitter
Powell died on Monday of complications from Covid-19, according to his family. He was eulogized in major media outlets as the first black secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. President Joe Biden said Powell embodied “the highest ideals of both warrior and diplomat,” while 43rd …
Read More »‘Great player, sh*t manager’: #OleOut trends on Twitter as Solskjaer’s Man United stumble again in shock home loss to Aston Villa
A late Kortney Hause header was enough for the Villans to secure a shock three points and their first win at United in 12 years – and the manner of the defeat has raised further questions about Solskjaer’s long-term future at the club. Solksjaer included two of his big money recruits …
Read More »As #ReinstatementDay trends, Twitter rushes to inform its users that Trump cannot be reinstated
“Reuters and USA Today fact checks have found that the former president will not be reinstated on August 13,” the explanation under the hashtag #ReinstatementDay read on Twitter on Friday morning in the US. The fact-checkers proceeded to blame “a widely discredited QAnon conspiracy.” The tag made it to second …
Read More »#OccupyCongress trends on Twitter, so why are there no headlines on insurrection?
Hashtag #OccupyCongress briefly shot to the top ten of Twitter’s US trends on Sunday, with dozens of progressive commentators demanding the House come back from its 6-week recess and reinstate a federal ban on evictions, which expired on Saturday. “It’s fitting that #OccupyCongress is trending. Not only should there be …
Read More »Toyota trends after response to media scoop about its donations to Republicans who question 2020 election results
The Japanese company has reportedly turned out to be the biggest current corporate donor behind Republicans who objected to Joe Biden’s victory in certain states during the 2020 presidential election. That’s according to a scoop from Axios, which cites data from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a non-profit …
Read More »Facebook says it will stop banning claims Covid-19 is man-made, citing ‘new facts and trends’
“In light of ongoing investigations into the origin of [Covid-19] and in consultation with public health experts, we will no longer remove the claim that [Covid-19] is man-made from our apps,” a Facebook spokesperson told Politico on Wednesday evening, in an emailed statement. “We’re continuing to work with health experts …
Read More »#AbolishTheMonarchy trends after Meghan’s tell-all with Oprah sparks Twitter revolt
In an explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired on CBS on Sunday night, the American wife of Prince Harry fired off a list of incendiary accusations against the Crown, including that she was denied mental health treatment when she suffered from suicidal thoughts. Markle, who is biracial, also claimed …
Read More »#BidenLied tops Twitter trends as president’s loyalists try to hijack hashtag to switch conversation from disappointment to Trump
After decades in politics, Biden being accused of lying to the public by critics is nothing new, but his first days as president have even some supporters questioning his honesty. As numerous liberals called out Biden for his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 stimulus plan offering $1400 direct payments to Americans when …
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