4 US Paralympians barred from closing ceremonies after social media comments questioning teammate’s disability
US Paralympic athletes have been banned from attending the closing ceremony of the Paralympics in Paris after making comments on social media questioning a teammate's disability. Swimmers Gia Pergolini, Giulia Gagni, Jessica Long and Anastasia Pagonis were disciplined for comments they made about fellow swimmer Christy Rowley-Crossley, who has the neurological disorder S9. Their comments […]
Vance Tells Tucker ‘Media’ Should Be ‘Pissed’ Harris Isn’t Pushing For Info About Trump Assassination Attempt
Ohio Republican Sen. J.D. Vance told Daily Caller News Foundation co-founder Tucker Carlson on Wednesday that it was a “scandal” that Vice President Kamala Harris failed to seek more “insight” into the security failures that led to the first assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. On July 13, 20-year-old suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks fired […]
Library media teacher arrested after video recorded him putting 6-year-old in a headlock, police say
Colorado State Police say they have charged a library media teacher with child abuse after obtaining a video of a man choking a 6-year-old student outside the school. Greeley police said they were informed of the incident by administrators at Greeley-Evans School District 6 on Aug. 30. The district placed 40-year-old Joshua David Wainscott on […]
Gavin Newsom chuckles as he signs bills restricting AI use in election ads — but social media users may have last laugh
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom chuckled as he sat at the podium at a convention this week and signed three bills in California that would further restrict “deepfake” or “materially deceptive” election content, but defiant social media users still shared the AI election video that Newsom scorned. On Tuesday, Newsom took the stage with Salesforce CEO […]
Piers Morgan Skewers Legacy Media for ‘Shocking’ Attempt To ‘Downplay’ Second Trump Assassination Attempt
British journalist Piers Morgan blasted the “double standards” of the legacy media in a podcast on Tuesday, slamming its coverage of the multiple assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump. Authorities arrested Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, on Sunday in West Palm Beach, Florida, on suspicion of attempting to assassinate the former president. Appearing on “The […]
Harris holds first solo interview with national media
Vice President Harris spoke to the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) audience in Philadelphia on Tuesday, about a month after former President Trump made waves by speaking before the same group and questioning Harris' race. The event marked Harris' first solo interview with national media. The interview took place on NPR's Philadelphia affiliate WHYY […]
Chris Cuomo Slams Media, ‘Political Players’ Who Have Downplayed Donald Trump Assassination Attempts
NewsNation host Chris Cuomo on Monday blasted the media and “politicians” for downplaying the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Cuomo's understanding of reality was made clear in an impassioned monologue at the beginning of his show of the same name. CuomoHe said he was troubled by “the response, and lack of response, to […]
Facebook Bans RT and Other Russian State Media
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, said on Monday that Russian state media had been banned from its platforms around the world, citing “foreign interference activities.” Meta said The expansion of “enforcement” against Russian state-run media was carried out after “careful consideration.” The bans specifically included RT, formerly known as Russia Today, […]
Vance calls out Democrats, media after apparent Trump assassination attempt
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) on Tuesday slammed Democrats and the media for their rhetoric regarding former President Trump, just days after the president faced a second assassination attempt. “I want to address an issue that is at the center of our conversation right now, which is, of course, just a few days ago, my running […]
Meta bans RT, Russian media outlets from Facebook, Instagram
Meta said it had banned Russia Today, a state-run media outlet, and other networks controlled by President Vladimir Putin's administration for alleged “foreign interference activities.” Russia-based broadcasters and websites, such as RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other related media, will no longer be available to users of Meta's social networks, such as Facebook and Instagram. “After […]