Tag: Twitter
Alec Baldwin left Twitter because we don’t get irony
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Alec Baldwin has once again deactivated his Twitter account. This time it's over a joke many believe he made about fellow actor Gillian Anderson switching accents. "Of course you can't do any irony on Twitter," Ba...
How Twitter killed Neera Tanden’s chances — and why it will happen again
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The White House bowed to the inevitable on Tuesday night, pulling the nomination of Neera Tanden to be the director of the Office of Management and Budget. That a Cabinet nominee didn't make it even to a Senate floo...
Ron Klain emerges as a force behind the scenes — and on Twitter
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Washington Unusually visible, involved in practically everything, and free in sharing his opinions on what has become the new administration's must-follow Twitter feed, White House chief of staff Ron Klain has emerge...
15 years ago a woman found a photo of an unknown family in a used book. Through the power of Twitter, she’s mailing it back to surviving members
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Every few years, a New York City woman took a moment to admire the family photo tucked away on her shelf -- but it wasn't a photo of her own family. Victoria Johnson came across the decades-old photo 15 years ago i...
Twitter is on the verge of claiming its first Cabinet nominee
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A Cabinet nominee not making it to the finish line is a story as old as Washington. In the past, nominees have been forced to withdraw because of things like hiring undocumented workers or a questionable business de...
UNH professor allegedly behind offensive Twitter account resigns
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A University of New Hampshire faculty member has resigned after a school investigation into "serious allegations of misconduct" on social media, according to the university. A male assistant professor allegedly pose...
Twitter temporarily suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for election misinformation
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Washington Twitter on Sunday temporarily suspended the account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for repeated violations of new rules the social media platform put in place following the violent US Capitol riot earlier ...
Enraged Trump may lash out at big tech after Twitter ban but plans not final
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President Donald Trump is itching to lash out at Big Tech after many companies banned him from their platforms and could deliver public remarks at some point Monday but plans haven't been finalized, people familiar ...
Anthony Hopkins gives thanks for 45 years of sobriety in uplifting Twitter video
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Oscar-winning actor Anthony Hopkins has posted a Twitter video celebrating 45 years of sobriety, sending an uplifting message to fans. Hopkins, 82, asked viewers to look forward to 2021 after "a tough year, full of ...
Biden team calls out Twitter over plan to wipe White House accounts’ followers
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President-elect Joe Biden's transition team has pushed back against Twitter's decision to not allow the millions of followers of the White House Twitter accounts to be automatically retained when the accounts are ha...
Japanese ‘Twitter killer’ sentenced to death for murders of nine people
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Tokyo A Japanese man dubbed the "Twitter killer" who pleaded guilty to killing nine people in a high-profile mass murder case in 2017 was sentenced to death on Tuesday, the Tokyo District Court Tachikawa branch confi...
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey donated $15 million to help fund program for guaranteed income to residents in need
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While the economic crisis brought on by the pandemic has ravaged communities around the world, the concept of a guaranteed basic income has become increasingly more attractive to many, including Twitter CEO Jack Dor...
Dionne Warwick teases Chance the Rapper and The Weeknd on Twitter
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Dionne Warwick had some fun on Twitter this past weekend. The singer had some questions about the names of Chance the Rapper and singer The Weeknd and posed them on Twitter -- much to their delight. She began with C...
‘Faces of Covid’ Twitter account features veterans who lost their lives to Covid-19 every hour on Veteran’s Day
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A Twitter account begun during the pandemic to highlight Covid-19 victims has a new mission for Veteran's Day: it is recognizing veterans who lost their lives to the virus every hour. Alex Goldstein started Faces of...
CBP chief says Twitter locked his account over border wall tweet
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Washington The Trump administration's top border official, Mark Morgan, said Thursday that Twitter locked his account and removed a tweet regarding the effectiveness of the border wall. "The tweet basically read tha...
US Army base says its Twitter account was hacked, after it posted lewd messages
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The US Army said Wednesday that the official Twitter account of its Fort Bragg base had been hacked, after the account posted several lewd messages. "This afternoon the Fort Bragg Twitter account was hacked and a st...