Tag: Social Media

Summer Zervos and Donald Trump.

Red Alert Politics

Just how free is your speech? Corruption of conversation in the 21st century

Jessica Parillo · July 23, 2018 8:38 pm

Trump’s picks for anti-terrorism posts at the Treasury faced an awkward situation as they tried to answer questions about whether Trump's revelation of classified information hurt the country. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Twitter erupts after Trump warns Iran’s Rouhani: ‘NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN’

Daniel Chaitin · July 23, 2018 4:10 am

Former FBI Director James Comey is blasting President Trump as unethical and "untethered to truth" and his leadership of the country as "ego driven and about personal loyalty." Comey's comments come in a new book in which he casts Trump as a mafia boss-like figure who sought to blur the line between law enforcement and politics and tried to pressure him regarding the investigation into Russian election interference.

James Comey gets roasted on Twitter after advising Democrats not to ‘rush to the socialist left’

Daniel Chaitin · July 22, 2018 10:19 pm

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Josh Hader (71) throws during the eighth inning at the Major League Baseball All-star Game, Tuesday, July 17, 2018 in Washington.

MLB pitcher Josh Hader gets standing ovation amid offensive tweets controversy

Josh Siegel · July 22, 2018 6:46 pm

Facebook, whose data-handling practices have been under scrutiny this year, suspended analytics firm Crimson Hexagon from its platform.

Facebook suspends Harvard prof’s analytics firm amid privacy worries

James Langford · July 20, 2018 9:05 pm

Melanie Trump walks to the car after she arrived with President Trump at the airport in Helsinki, Finland on July 15, 2018.

Melania Trump visits Microsoft as part of ‘Be Best’ initiative

Caitlin Yilek · July 19, 2018 7:36 pm

Mark Duplass attends the LA Premiere of "Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot" at ArcLight Hollywood in Los Angeles.

Beltway Confidential

Actor Mark Duplass says something nice about Ben Shapiro, gets torched by liberals

Becket Adams · July 19, 2018 5:58 pm

Mark Duplass arrives at the 29th annual GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Actor Mark Duplass: Suggesting liberals follow Ben Shapiro on Twitter was a ‘disaster,’ ‘mistake’

Naomi Lim · July 19, 2018 3:53 pm

Red Alert Politics

Entitled students demand #RegradeSAT

Brendan Pringle · July 19, 2018 4:01 am

Mark Zuckerberg: I ‘have no reason not to’ believe Russia used Facebook in disinformation campaign

Katelyn Caralle · July 18, 2018 4:43 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles receiving credentials from the U.S. Ambassador, Jon Huntsman during a ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow on Oct. 3, 2017.

US ambassador to Russia should resign after Trump’s remarks, says former aide

Caitlin Yilek · July 16, 2018 6:56 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sergei Kislyak.

Beltway Confidential

From Sarah Sanders to Kirsten Gillibrand, conservative group launches project to oppose sexist attacks on women in politics

Emily Jashinsky · July 16, 2018 12:00 am