On Twitter, Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others
By Thomas L. Knapp “There continues to be meaningful public conversation about how we think about Tweets from world leaders on our service,” begins a post at the micro-blogging service’s non-micro-blog. In summary, certain Super Very Important Special People (“world leaders”) are exempt from Twitter’s rules, but henceforth Regular Normal Completely Unimportant People (like […]
Trumped Out?
By Victor Davis Hanson he new post-Mueller media narrative is “weariness” and “exhaustion” with President Trump’s tweets, his cul de sac Sharpie controversy, his ideas about buying Greenland, his unorthodox art-of-the-deal foreign policy that resulted in a plan to talk to Taliban leaders in the United States, and his firing of arch-conservative John Bolton. […]
Twitter Reacts To The Tragic Death Of Cedric Benson
DAVID HOOKSTEAD SMOKE ROOM EDITOR-IN-CHIEF . There have been plenty of heartfelt tributes to Cedric Benson since his tragic death in a motorcycle crash. The legendary running back was killed over the weekend in a motorcycle accident, and the horrific news was announced Sunday to the public. (RELATED: Former NFL Running Back Cedric Benson Dies) It didn’t […]
Los Angeles Angels Will Wear 45 Patch To Honor Tyler Skaggs For The Rest Of The MLB Season
David Hookstead | Smoke Room Editor The Los Angeles Angels will honor Tyler Skaggs with a uniform update for the rest of the season. The Angels tweeted out a photo Wednesday of a number 45 patch they’ll wear for their remaining games after Skaggs died earlier in the week. (RELATED: Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Tyler Skaggs Dies) […]
L. Neil Smith’s The Libertarian Enterprise | Mastering the Masters (Of the Universe)
By L. Neil Smith, The Libertarian Enterprise Something that I wrote totally disappeared from Facebook yesterday. One minute it was there, and the next minute it had vanished. I had been officially disapproved of, without notice or explanation. Again. Facebook, Google, Twitter, Wikipedia, Amazon, YouTube, the entire noxious gaggle of them. Something most individuals — […]
Project Veritas | “We don’t do business with any of those types of people”
Can your bank ban you for your political views? It sounds like something from a George Orwell novel or an authoritarian regime. But in America, can someone restrict the flow of money of their political enemies? In our Twitter investigation, Veritas has showed you “Deplatforming.” It’s the way big tech removes political commentators from their […]
Twitter Backs Off Partnership With SPLC Amid Bombshell Reports. Amazon Stays Silent
By CHRIS WHITE, Energy Reporter Twitter appears to be one of the only big tech companies to back out of an alliance with the Southern Poverty Law Center after the group’s long-time president was fired for unspecified conduct reasons, The Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. “The SPLC is not a member of Twitter’s Trust […]
Twitter Temporarily Suspended ‘Unplanned’ Movie Account On Opening Weekend
Mary Margaret Olohan | Reporter “Unplanned,” a film on a former abortion clinic director who became pro-life, opened in theaters Friday, but Twitter temporarily suspended the movie’s account Saturday, causing pro-lifers to question its reasoning. Twitter suspended the account Saturday morning and reinstated it later in the day. “Unplanned” Twitter account (Screenshot/Twitter) The Daily Caller […]
Facebook Meddles in the 2018 Midterm Elections
By Thomas L. Knapp On October 11, Facebook announced the removal of 559 pages and 251 accounts from its service, accusing the account holders of “spam and coordinated inauthentic behavior.” The purged users stand accused of posting “massive amounts of content … to drive traffic to their websites” with suspicious “timing ahead of US […]
TWITTER Reverses Ruling After Backlash, Concedes It’s Against the Rules to Wish Death Upon Dana Loesch’s Children
Peter Hasson | Reporter Twitter reversed course Monday and suspended a Twitter account that said National Rifle Association (NRA) spokeswoman Dana Loesch “has to have her children murdered.” “The only way these people learn is if it affects them directly,” Twitter user Milan Legius wrote in a reply to Loesch on Sunday. “So if Dana […]
