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Oct 19 2018
Headline Roundup
Nikki Haley Pokes Fun at Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Trump, Kanye At Charity Dinner
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley cracked jokes about Elizabeth Warren's DNA test, Donald Trump, and other politicians during her remarks Thursday at a charity dinner where lighthearted speeches are the norm. It was one of her first appearances since announcing her resignation at the end of the year.
Washington Examiner USA TODAY Washington PostSep 03 2019
News
Dave Chappelle's New Netflix Special
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On August 26th, iconic American comedian Dave Chappelle released a new Netflix stand-up comedy special, entitled Sticks & Stones. Sticks & Stones is the latest of 5 stand-up specials released by Chappelle on the platform. Abridge NewsAug 31 2019
Opinion
The Megyn Kelly Syndrome Strikes Bret Stephens
All columnists have their hobbyhorses—topics they obsessively ride at the risk of testing the patience of their readers. For Bret Stephens of The New York Times, the spécialité de la maison is academic freedom and the supposed threat to robust debate posed by politically correct students huddling in safe spaces. In a 2017 commencement address at Hampden-Sydney College, he defined safe spaces
The NationJan 08 2015
News
Bill Maher on Charlie Hebdo attacks: “There are no great religions; they’re all stupid and dangerous”
On Wednesday Bill Maher unloaded on religion on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” and called for the unequivocal protection of free speech.
The political comedian, who is promoting the upcoming season of “Real Time with Bill Maher,” was responding to the attack on Charlie Hebdo, which left 12 people dead, 11 wounded and is viewed as a direct attack on freedom of speech.
“This has to stop, and
SalonDec 26 2014
Opinion
OPINION: The perilous base-courting phase of the 2016 primaries begins
Now that Christmas has triumphed yet again in the War on Christmas, taking place as scheduled, we can turn our attention to the presidential primaries. After all, the Iowa caucuses are only 401 days away. For quite a while yet, the candidates are going to spend their time figuring out how to bring base voters over to their side (and you should probably steel yourself for 500 or so repetitions
Washington PostDec 02 2014
News
Bum Rap: Supreme Court Weighs Free Speech Vs. Facebook Threats
The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with the question of setting free speech limits online while hearing a case about a Pennsylvania man convicted of making rap-like threats on Facebook that he would kill his wife.
The man, Anthony Elonis, said he was joking, imitating rapper Eminem. His now ex-wife testified that she perceived it as a threat and was scared, nonetheless, and sought a
NBC News DigitalJun 07 2020
News
Social media bias lawsuits keep failing in court
Social media sites can legally ban users for nearly any reason. They can ban users for off-color jokes. They can ban users for being white supremacists. They can ban users for totally arbitrary and inscrutable reasons. If you sue over a Twitter or Facebook ban, you will almost certainly lose. Despite this, people keep filing lawsuits claiming they’ve been censored on social media — and today,
The VergeDec 02 2020
News
Trump threatens to veto defense bill over social media rule
President Donald Trump threatened to veto must-pass defense policy legislation on Tuesday unless lawmakers agree to repeal a legal shield for social media companies, a move that one senior House staffer called "a total non-starter" for Democrats.
Trump's push to repeal the protections, known as Section 230, has become the most contentious remaining issue in talks on the National Defense
PoliticoNov 30 2020
News
Trump's claims of fraud aim to 'scare people', says ex-head of US election security
Donald Trump and his allies are “undermining democracy” with evidence-free claims of fraud and conspiracy, the former head of US election security said on Sunday, discussing the effort he led before he was fired by the president.
“What I saw was an apparent attempt to undermine confidence in the election, to confuse people, to scare people,” Chris Krebs told CBS 60 Minutes.
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The GuardianOct 27 2022
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