Senator Elizabeth Warren on Monday released the results of her DNA test along with a video about her family, aggressively pushing back against President Donald Trump‘s relentless mocking of her questionable claim to be of Native American descent. It was a big splash at first, but it wasn’t long before it became clear she far from laid the questions to rest. As usual, Twitter was the place to follow the story. In perhaps the most amusing (and least fortunate, if you’re a Warren fan) turn of events, the Boston Globe, which broke the story, had to issue a correction already, and it highlighted the inherent absurdity in the question, and the numbers being discussed, as the Daily Caller’s Saagar Enjeti pointed out. That’s a heck of a correction to have to make. The DNA expert tapped by Warren to verify her ancestry claim puts her ancestor at six to ten generations back. That’s 1700s or earlier. Apparently the math on those percentages stymied the Globe at … [Read more...] about Conservative Twitter Crushes Elizabeth Warren’s Ancestry Dream: She’s ‘Even Less Native American’ Than Average American
Twitter Users Mock Trump’s Weird ‘Dogs Playing Poker’ Portrait Of Himself
MEDIA 10/15/2018 02:50 am ET The odd painting shows Trump chilling with Lincoln, Nixon, Reagan and other GOP presidents. By Ed Mazza 460 President Donald Trump has an unusual portrait hanging in the White House. Sharp-eyed viewers of his strange “60 Minutes” interview on Sunday night noticed a portrait on the wall of Trump sitting at a table with other former Republican presidents, including Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan and Richard M. Nixon: Now on 60 Minutes: There's less than a month until the mid-term elections. Hear what President Trump has to say about some of the issues that will likely be motivating voters at the ballot. pic.twitter.com/4WYnh3t0hy— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 14, 2018 The portrait is one of a number of presidential images created by Andy Thomas, who has painted both Democrats and Republicans. He told Time earlier this year that he considers himself an independent who supported both Reagan and former President … [Read more...] about Twitter Users Mock Trump’s Weird ‘Dogs Playing Poker’ Portrait Of Himself
CNN’s S.E. Cupp Smokes Michael Avenatti on Twitter: ‘No One is Threatened By You’
Lawyer Michael Avenatti obviously believes in the strategy of using Twitter “beefs” to boost his profile, and seems to focus a lot on fighting with women. Recently he tried to go to war with Megyn Kelly, and today he attempted to take down CNN’s S.E. Cupp. But unless losing all the time is the point of the beefs, that strategy doesn’t seem to be working out for him. When he went after Megyn Kelly, it ended poorly. Perhaps he forgot she was a fiercely successful attorney before becoming a powerful media figure. In the case of S.E. Cupp, the results were about the same, with Avenatti humiliated rather quickly. Avenatti was set off by Cupp’s op-ed at the New York Daily News this week where, along with other advice for Democrats, she suggested the party stop “being stupid” and “recognize Michael Avenatti for what he is: a carnival barker who should be disavowed by every Democrat running for election anywhere.” He barked his dudgeon on … [Read more...] about CNN’s S.E. Cupp Smokes Michael Avenatti on Twitter: ‘No One is Threatened By You’
Kanye West Says Jack Dorsey Working on ‘Reprogramming’ Twitter to Allow People to Remove Followers and Likes
Kanye West live streamed a 10-minute video of himself on Saturday night, in which he claimed that Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said he was working on reprogramming Twitter to remove followers and likes. In a live stream video on Periscope titled “Mind control” — which you can watch above — the rapper, producer and designer spoke out about his controversial appearance in the White House alongside President Donald Trump. He pushed back on his critics, accusing them of trying to control him and offered criticism of social media — even invoking Ayn Rand. West also revealed that he had spoken to Dorsey earlier on Saturday. “[Dorsey] said they’re working for the next four months on reprogramming to allow people to take off the followers, and allow people to take off the, you know, take off the likes. Because that works against your self-worth,” West said. “The beauty you have is inside you.” “I am not crazy,” West … [Read more...] about Kanye West Says Jack Dorsey Working on ‘Reprogramming’ Twitter to Allow People to Remove Followers and Likes
How Russian troll factories used Twitter to discredit life-saving vaccines
At 11 minutes to six on the evening of 4 February 2015, a user called JudeLambertUSA wrote a message on Twitter. ‘Certainly, #vaccination is useful!’ it read. Within moments Jude was engaged in a fierce exchange with other users, and for the following 10 minutes staunchly defended the efficacy of vaccines. ‘No question, #vaccines work!’; ‘It’s proved that serious #vaccine side effects are extremely rare’; and ‘It’s a chance to get protected 4 free,’ she noted, always adding #VaccinateUS. The spelling of one message, however, was a little odd: ‘What will you fill [feel] when you get a disease that you could’ve been protected from?’ JudeLambertUSA wasn’t really writing from the USA. In fact, ‘she’... Register for free to read this article, or log in to your Telegraph account Register Log in … [Read more...] about How Russian troll factories used Twitter to discredit life-saving vaccines