Twitter has paused its verification system after mistakenly verifying a number of fake accounts. At the same time the platform was giving bots the coveted blue checkmark of verification, conservatives facing fake copycats were not granted the same privilege. The Verge reports that Twitter has suspended its verification program temporarily after verifying a number of fake…
‘I’ve Demanded A Meeting’: Ted Cruz Unloads On Military Twitter Accounts Targeting Tucker Carlson
March 15, 2021 by
Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz launched a challenge Sunday to military personnel who have publicly attacked Fox News host and Daily Caller cofounder Tucker Carlson. “Under Biden, the military is launching political attacks to intimidate Tucker Carlson & other civilians who criticize their policy decisions,” Cruz tweeted along with a copy of the letter he…
Uber, Lyft, DC restaurants to ban ‘Unite the Right’ rally participants; Twitter suspends numerous far-Right accounts.
August 11, 2018 by
White supremacists and white nationalists heading to Washington, D.C., for Sunday’s second Unite the Right rally may have trouble finding a way to get there or a place to eat, according to reports. In preparation for the rally near the White House, Uber and Lyft told drivers they have a right to kick a passenger […]
The EPA Stashes BILLIONS In Slush Fund-Like Accounts
April 30, 2016 by
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials have accumulated at least $6.3 billion in more than 1,300 obscure spending accounts akin to slush funds that are essentially beyond congressional, media and public scrutiny. The accounts – which were created through EPA’s Superfund program – are not technically secret because the agency officially acknowledges their existence. But getting concrete details […]
BREAKING: Enormous document leak exposes offshore accounts of world leaders
April 4, 2016 by
A massive leak of more than 11.5 million documents exposed the offshore accounts of current and former world leaders, The Center for Public Integrity reported Sunday. The investigation of the files, known as the Panama Papers, was published Sunday by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. The investigation “exposes a cast of characters who […]