The latest installment of the “Twitter Flies” notes the extent to which public pressure as well as private machinations contributed to Twitter’s decision to ban former President Donald Trump in January 2021. Former First Lady Michelle Obama posted an irate tweet on Jan. 7, 2021, one day after the Capitol...

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Russian leader Vladimir Putin fired off a barrage of tension-raising remarks about nuclear weapons on Friday, hinting that Russia is flirting with the notion of adopting the policy of making preemptive military strikes. “We are just thinking about it. They weren’t shy to openly talk about it during the past...

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Paul Silas, a member of three NBA championship teams as a player and LeBron James' first coach in the league, has died, his family announced Sunday. He was 79. The family revealed the death through the Houston Rockets, for whom Silas' son, Stephen, is a second-generation head coach. The Boston...

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Moscow, Idaho, police issued a warning this weekend as the investigation into the deaths of four college students continues University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum, Idaho, Madison Mogen, 21, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho;  Xana Kernodle, 20, of Post Falls, Idaho; and Ethan Chapin, 20, of Mount Vernon,...

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So what really happened when Twitter played doctor for the coronavirus pandemic? Elon Musk says the world will know. Musk was asked by a Twitter user on Sunday if there would be an exposé about how the social media giant rallied ’round the party line during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Oh...

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Singer Patti LaBelle’s Saturday night concert in Milwaukee was cut short after a bomb threat caused police to clear the venue where she was performing. LaBelle was in the middle of her show at the Riverside Theater when two men strode onto the stage. First, they took the mic stand...

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Elon Musk has caused quite a stir since taking over Twitter. Some of his most recent tweets, in the wake of the release of the "Twitter Files," have gone next-level viral. On Sunday, Musk stirred the pot significantly, taking shots at the outgoing director of the National Institute of Allergy...

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'Tis the season when shoplifters step up their game, but so did a loss prevention specialist at a Family Dollar store in Memphis. A viral video on social media shows what happened when shoplifters tried to dash away with whatever they could carry in trying to flee a Family Dollar...

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Whether you think cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are the future of digital banking or a Ponzi scheme for the 21st century, you cannot deny that, at the very least, the two are both wildly volatile. Which has always made it so surprising that celebrities from all avenues of entertainment...

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The still Democrat-controlled House of Representatives sent their Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA) to the White House to be signed into law in a galling attempt to thwart both the incoming Republican House majority and undercut the power of the U.S. Supreme Court. The misnamed act not only runs contrary...

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A college soccer player who resigned from her team in 2020 after a dispute with a coach over a pre-game social justice ritual has been given the green light to proceed with her lawsuit against the coach. Kiersten Hening played for the Virginia Tech women’s soccer team from 2018 to...

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Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was traded in a high-stakes prisoner swap for WNBA star Brittney Griner, claimed in his first interview back home in Russia that he had some traditional Russian words for the American when the two were traded on the tarmac. "I wished her luck, she...

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One Massachusetts House of Representatives district may have had one of the closest races in modern election history. Democrat Kristin Kassner took a one-vote lead over incumbent Republican Rep. Lenny Mirra after an election recount was completed on Thursday, according to CBS News. A total of 23,525 votes were cast...

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No wonder Twitter CEO Elon Musk is so successful. The man is a master of multitasking. Take, for example, Sunday morning, when Musk tweeted a double gibe aimed at both woke pronoun fascists and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the 81-year-old director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. "My...

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Election denier Hillary Clinton has made yet another desperate attempt to stay relevant with her appearance on the streaming television series "Carpool Karaoke" -- and it's cringeworthy by anyone's definition. "Carpool Karaoke: The Series," is a spinoff from a recurring segment on "The Late Late Show," hosted by James Corden,...

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A second journalist covering soccer’s World Cup in Qatar died Saturday, with no clear explanation for his death having yet emerged. Khalid al-Misslam, a Qatari photojournalist working for Al Kass TV, has died according to the Daily Mail. Al Kass TV photojournalist Khalid al-Misslam passed away recently. Al- Misslam, a...

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Mississippi State University Head Football Coach Mike Leach has been hospitalized, with some saying his condition is critical. Leach “had a personal health issue at his home [Sunday]. That issue led to a decision to transfer Coach Leach to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson by ambulance,” according...

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Some Twitter users who've been disgusted by the increasing normalization of child sexualization on the platform think they know why this trend escalated during the past few years. Many point the blame at Yoel Roth, the former head of Twitter's "Trust and Safety Council," citing an alarming trove of his...

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Rules were no barrier once Twitter’s internal momentum was building toward its ban of then-President Donald Trump in the aftermath of the Capitol incursion, according to communications unearthed in the “Twitter Files.” Twitter has a rule that allows for tweets that might otherwise be flagged for punishment to remain available...

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Ripple effects of a fuel shortage at Orlando’s airport will be felt for the next few days by travelers flying into or out of the Florida destination. The Federal Aviation Administration has alerted airlines that Orlando International Airport is running low on fuel, according to USA Today. The FAA said supply issues...

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All conservatives ever wanted on Big Tech social media platforms was a reasonable, fair chance to ask questions without being instantly censored into the ground. Twitter's new owner, Elon Musk, is making sure that happens. That was evidenced on Sunday when Republican Kari Lake, an Arizona gubernatorial candidate who lost...

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