Meta official blasts CEO Mark Zuckerberg for ‘buckling to political pressure’
Meta executives condemn CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to stop fact-checking on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, saying the social media mogul has criticized President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. He previously said he was “succumbing to political pressure.'' The comments from Michael McConnell, co-chair of Meta's Oversight Committee, come after Zuckerberg's sudden shift in policy to loosen content […]
Meta official lays out why they're ending the controversial fact-checking system
LESS CENSORSHIP: Meta’s Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan in an exclusive interview on ‘Fox & Friends’ discusses how … source
Panama Canal will remain Panamanian and open to all nations, says official | Panama
The Panama Canal will remain in Panamanian hands and open to trade from all countries, according to the waterway's administrator, who rejected President-elect Donald Trump's insistence that the United States should take over the canal. Ricote Vázquez rejected President Trump's claim that China controls the canal's operations, saying that creating an exception to the current […]
Venezuela Claims U.S. Hostage Is a Senior FBI Official
Venezuela's socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro claimed Wednesday that one of the American citizens his regime recently took hostage on suspicion of being a “mercenary” is a “senior FBI official” working to overthrow his regime. Recent Venezuelan military arrested They include two Americans, two Colombians and three Ukrainian men, who the dictator described on Tuesday as […]
Former DOJ Official Explains How Merchan Might Manipulate Trump’s Trial Timing For Political Gain
Former President George W. Bush's Department of Justice (DOJ) official John Yoo appeared on FOX Business on Thursday to discuss how Judge Juan Marchan is mishandling President-elect Donald Trump's case. I gave my opinion. Monaka exterior In “Evening Edit,” Yoo argues that based on the U.S. Supreme Court's July 1 ruling that pointed out flaws […]
Anti-Trump former Georgia official on getting kicked out of state GOP: 'What took them so long?'
Former Georgia lieutenant governor Jeff Duncan (R), one of the party's most high-profile critics of President-elect Donald Trump, was expelled from the Georgia Republican Party on Thursday. I asked him why it took so long. “So the first thought that came to mind was, why did it take so long? There's been a growing rift […]
Canadian official on Trump 51st state remarks: 'The joke is over'
Canadian official Dominic LeBlanc on Wednesday criticized President-elect Trump's “51st state” comment, saying it is no longer funny. “The joke is over,” said Canada's Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs LeBlanc. “I think for him this was a way to sow chaos, incite people and create chaos, even though he knew it was never going […]
Tren de Aragua believed to be behind murder of immigration official near border
Police in Mexico's Chihuahua state believe the Venezuelan gang Torren de Aragua may be behind the murder of a Mexican immigrant worker just south of the U.S. border. On December 30th, Mexican immigration official Luis Alberto Olivas was thrown down a hill and stoned to death by two Venezuelan immigrants identified as David JV and […]
Biden’s new Social Security law is official — but implementing it under Trump will be a challenge
On January 5, President Biden will sign the Social Security Fairness Act, which will provide about a year of new or additional Social Security benefits. 3 million An individual who receives a state pension from a job that is not covered by Social Security. Although criticized by liberal, centrist and conservative Social Security policy experts […]
Outgoing WH official calls for US to bolster cybersecurity workforce by hiring non-degree holders
Outgoing White House cyber czar Harry Corker has announced three key priorities to address the growing threat of digital attacks: more funding, less regulation and opening up cyber jobs to people without college degrees. I asked for something. With adversaries such as Iran, China and Russia mounting near-constant attacks on America's digital infrastructure, President Joe […]