“My wine is older than your apartheid ‘state’” wrote Khalifa in the Twitter post, which showed her drinking a 1943 bottle of Charles Heidsieck champagne from France. Some social media users, however, responded by accusing Khalifa of anti-Semitism for drinking a “Nazi wine” – noting that France was occupied by …
Read More »‘The world today needs a Hitler,’ CNN contributor says in now-deleted tweet – but, turns out he had more than one
Amid ongoing violence between Hamas militants and the Israeli military, CNN contributor Adeel Raja waded into the debate on Sunday by tweeting – then promptly deleting – “The world today needs a Hitler.” Raja, whose LinkedIn profile states that he is a “freelance contributor at CNN” is based in Pakistan, …
Read More »Israel is teetering on the edge of civil war, and what do celebs do? They leap in Tweet first.
We mustn’t talk about Israel. No, no, no. It’s the ultimate political quagmire. Just leave it alone. It’s way too complicated and, well, the actual details are ancient and a little bit boring for a generation who define their entire existence in 280 Twitter characters and other social media posts. …
Read More »Twitter to warn if you’re about to tweet something ‘potentially harmful or offensive’ – says 34% of users WON’T POST after warning
Twitter said in a Wednesday blog post announcement that they have been testing the feature since last year and have now made “improvements” based on “feedback.” These “improvements” include “consideration of the nature of the relationship between the author and the replier,” meaning a tweet that could typically be deemed …
Read More »CBS News deletes tweet promoting ‘3 ways companies can FIGHT’ Georgia voting law after it was accused of ‘Dem activism’
In a piece first titled, ‘3 ways companies can help fight Georgia’s restrictive new voting law,’ the network broke down things activists are “asking for” from companies looking to push back against Georgia’s new law. The headline and a subsequent tweet saying the same thing, however, appeared to show the …
Read More »USA Today fires ‘race & inclusion’ editor over tweet saying mass shooters ‘always angry white men’ after Boulder rampage
Sports reporter and editor Hemal Jhaveri took to her blog on Friday to announce her termination over the controversial, now-deleted tweet, which said “it’s always an angry white man. Always,” in response to Monday’s mass shooting in Boulder. Though she acknowledged the post was an “over-generalization” and a “careless error …
Read More »‘Just setting up my twttr’: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sells his first tweet for $2.9 million
The 15-year-old tweet, which reads “just setting up my twttr,” was bought by a platform called Valuables, owned by US company Cent, after it was put up for sale earlier this month. Dorsey’s post, uploaded to Twitter on March 21, 2006, was sold as an NFT – a new online …
Read More »Newly-hired Teen Vogue editor QUITS as racist tweet scandal resurfaces amid concerns over anti-Asian violence
McCammond, who was due to take up the lead role at Teen Vogue on Wednesday, has been forced to step down after staffers at the ultra-woke outlet complained about a bevy of offensive tweets she had posted a decade ago mocking Asians and LGBTQ people. Readers and at least two …
Read More »Bill Burr’s black wife is a ‘minority sex servant’? Woke activist called out for ‘worst tweet ever’
Burr hosted last weekend’s Grammy Awards, and his jokes rubbed woke viewers up the wrong way. He jibed at feminists, mispronounced Latino names, and (imagine the horror) made fun of K-pop. A torrent of outrage followed, with some commenters threatening Burr with violence and death. Amid the uproar, one Twitter …
Read More »ACLU editor defends quickly-deleted tweet saying she was ‘angry’ Republican senator survived Covid-19
“Tried to watch Vanita Gupta’s confirmation hearing but got too angry Grassley survived COVID,” Rebecca McCray tweeted on Tuesday. Gupta, Biden’s pick for associate attorney general, has faced criticism from Republican lawmakers for her attacks on the party, including calling the Republican National Convention “three nights of racism, xenophobia, and …
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