Amazon’s PR a shameful response to Hamas-hostage employee
The first rule of crisis communications is: protect your brand. When faced with a highly media-covered crisis, crisis communicators work to minimize damage to the brand. The less coverage the better. But should Amazon be treating the violent kidnapping of employee Alexander “Sasha” Trufanov like a classic crisis communications scenario, rather than exhausting all means […]
‘Corrupt criminal’: Maxine Waters receives backlash over vitriolic response to Trump’s guilty verdict
Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., received strong backlash on social media after posting a mocking post about former President Trump in response to his conviction. “Trump shut your mouth!” Waters posted on X following Trump’s conviction. “You say you will uphold the Constitution? You are the one who has shown disrespect for the Constitution and some […]
Free Speech Group Files Lawsuit Against Public University Over ‘Bias Response Team’
Indiana University is violating students’ First and 14th Amendment rights through its “far-reaching” bias reporting policy, a civil rights organization alleges. Speech First filed a federal lawsuit against Indiana University on Wednesday arguing that the school is violating the rights of students by enacting a speech policy that “is designed solely to deter, discourage, and […]
University of California academic workers expand strike over response to pro-Palestinian protests
The University of California academic workers union expanded its ongoing strike to UCLA and UC Davis on Tuesday, bringing strikers to a total of about 12,000. The union representing the University of California’s 48,000 academic and graduate students escalated the confrontation to three campuses on Tuesday morning, just a week after as many as 2,000 […]
Seattle man has casual response after leading police on dramatic chase: ‘Can I get a cigarette?’
Body camera footage released by Seattle police shows them spotting a man in a stolen car, attempting to stop him from fleeing, chasing a man who hit two people in a tent, and finally finding a man hiding in a dumpster. The moment he was arrested is shown. According to police, the incident happened around […]
Families of Uvalde school shooting victims are suing Texas state police over botched response
The families of 19 of the victims Uvalde Elementary School shooting incident Texas announced lawsuits Wednesday against about 100 state troopers involved in the botched law enforcement response. The families said in a statement that they had agreed to a $2 million settlement with the city and that city leaders had promised higher standards and […]
Russia’s ‘shadow war’ against the West requires collective response, Estonia PM says
Perched on the open ramp on the back of a British Chinook helicopter, returning from the annual Spring Storm military exercises, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas was pleased to see cooperation among NATO allies, but she later said she also had a different kind of war in mind. Her country, which borders Russia, has seen […]
‘A new low’: Biden admin eviscerated for response to ‘Butcher of Tehran’ Raisi’s death
Senate Republicans are harshly criticizing the Biden administration for expressing condolences over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. His ruthless methods earned him the nickname “The Butcher of Tehran.” “It is ridiculous that the Biden administration has touted its support for human rights while at the same time expressing public condolences for the ‘butchers […]
CNN host confronts Rep. Crockett on her response to Rep. Greene during House clash: ‘You did the same thing’
CNN host Jake Tapper responded to Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s criticism of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) appearance by saying, “She’s a bleached-blond woman with a big build.” “It’s bad,” he said, adding that he fought back “1,000 times more.” , butch body. ” “You’re really taking what you said. You’re putting it on […]
Israel’s response to Iranian attack could be ‘imminent’
Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, joined ‘Fox & Friends First’ to discuss the latest on what’s expected with Israel’s response as House … source