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Jun 07 2020
News
What does social media activism accomplish?
As protesters continued to pour into America’s streets over the killing of George Floyd, images of black squares flooded social media on Tuesday in an effort to show support for antiracism and to protest against police brutality. The squares, part of a campaign called “Blackout Tuesday,” snowballed across social media feeds, but they also drowned out previous posts intended to organize in-
Yahoo! The 360Jul 20 2020
News
Is ‘cancel culture’ really a threat to free speech?
The phrase “Twitter, do your thing” can set off a potentially powerful series of events in what has become a repeated online phenomenon: A person or brand does something considered offensive or problematic, a social media user posts about it and the incident snowballs across the internet, allowing countless people to put pressure on a person or organization until that entity is “canceled.”
Yahoo! The 360May 08 2018
Headline Roundup
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Resigns Amid Reports of Assault
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has resigned after several women recently accused him of assault. While he has been condemned on both sides for hypocritically supporting the #MeToo movement, many on the Right also feel that Democrats enabled his actions in order to keep him at the forefront of liberal causes.
New York Post (News) BBC News VoxMay 06 2020
Opinion
I Believe Tara Reade. I’m Voting for Joe Biden Anyway.
Let’s be clear: I believe Tara Reade. I believed Anita Hill, too. Remember the buttons? I wore one. What’s the constant here? Joe Biden, then the bumbling head of the Senate Judiciary Committee during the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings, now the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
Long before Ms. Reade, before the reports of the rubbing and the sniffing, I interviewed an
New York Times (Opinion)Apr 02 2019
Opinion
Joe Biden needs to cut it out. So does the mob.
Joe Biden needs to cut it out. And so does the mob that is after him.
The former vice president — and presumed front-runner-to-be in the 2020 Democratic primary — has a long history of putting his hands all over pretty much anyone who comes within reach. Women. Men. Children. Longtime friends. Perfect strangers.
He calls it the trait of a “tactile politician.” Longtime aides say
Washington PostFeb 24 2020
Headline Roundup
Harvey Weinstein Convicted on 2 of 5 Counts
Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was convicted of third-degree rape and first-degree commission of a criminal sexual act by a Manhattan jury Monday. He was acquitted of two counts of predatory sexual assault and one count of first-degree rape. Many throughout the media spectrum framed the news as a win for the #MeToo movement, but some, especially on the right, framed the verdict as too
NPR (Online News) Fox News Digital NBC News (Online)Nov 23 2022
Perspectives Blog
Elon Musk Begins to Reshape Twitter
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Since billionaire Elon Musk finalized his purchase of Twitter last month, big changes have already come to the company. Here's a look at some of the major developments: Firings and Hirings: Soon after taking the helm, Musk
AllSides StaffApr 08 2020
Analysis
Alyssa Milano Discovers Due Process
It’s one thing to adopt a poorly formed set of principles and foist them on others at every opportunity. It’s another to apply those principles unflinchingly to one’s political opponents while giving allies a free pass.
Celebrity Alyssa Milano — who is famous now mostly for having once been famous — has lately become an expert in this sort of hypocrisy, as she has cashed in her social-
National Review (News)Mar 29 2020
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: Former Joe Biden Staffer Says He Sexually Assaulted Her in 1993
Former Vice President Joe Biden has been accused of sexually assaulting a staffer in 1993. Tara Reade, the alleged victim, says Biden penetrated her with his fingers without consent. The story has been covered by many right-rated outlets and some left-rated outlets, while most major media outlets, especially left- and center-rated sources, have not reported on it.
Reporting outlets are
Reason Vox The GuardianOct 20 2022
Headline Roundup
Kevin Spacey Found Not Liable in Sexual Abuse Lawsuit
A Manhattan federal jury found actor Kevin Spacey, 63, not liable for battery in a $40 million lawsuit over allegations that he made a sexual advance toward fellow actor Anthony Rapp, 50, when Spacey was 26 and Rapp was 14.
Key Quotes: Rapp’s lawsuit claimed he had “sustained psychological injuries” of a “permanent and lasting nature” when Spacey allegedly placed then-teenage Rapp on a
Axios BuzzFeed News New York Post (News)