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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hotels in Argentina and Uruguay reportedly rejected reservations for Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters over accusations of antisemitism leveled at the British singer known for his pro-Palestinian views. Hotels in Montevideo, in neighboring Uruguay, also refused to host him but did not provide a reason, a Pagina 12 story on Wednesday quoted Waters as saying. And I can’t go (…) because the Israeli lobby and whatever they call themselves have canceled me,” Waters told Pagina 12. Political Cartoons View All 1250 ImagesThe president of the Central Israelite Committee of Uruguay, Roby Schindler, sent a letter to the Sofitel hotel urging it not to host Waters, Pagina 12 said. The State Department said Waters has “a long track record of using antisemitic tropes to denigrate Jewish people.”Speaking to Pagina 12, he vehemently denied that.

Persons: Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, Waters, “, José Mujica, ” Waters, Roby Schindler, ” Schindler, Glenn Greenwald, ” Organizations: RIO DE, —, Argentine, Central Israelite, U.S, State Department Locations: RIO DE JANEIRO, Argentina, Uruguay, British, Argentina's, Buenos Aires, Hotels, Montevideo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Central, Israel

☆ Bill Ackman, who pressed Harvard to release anti-Israel student names, says he never made a 'no-hire list'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Bill Ackman says he never compiled a "no-hire list" of anti-Israel Harvard students. AdvertisementAdvertisementLast month, billionaire Bill Ackman called for Harvard to release the names of Harvard students who signed a letter blaming Israel for the October 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas. Greenwald wrote that he'd interviewed two students "put on a no-hire list compiled" by Ackman. In response, Ackman tweeted that he has neither created a no-hire list nor been involved with any such trucks. Ackman has expanded his criticism beyond Harvard students, and has in recent weeks blasted Harvard University, accusing the institution of neglecting to combat antisemitism on campus.

Persons: Bill Ackman, Ackman, —, Israel, Glenn Greenwald, Greenwald, he'd, Claudine Gay Organizations: Israel Harvard, Harvard, Service, Hamas, State, Israel, Harvard University Locations: Israel, Gaza

☆ Media insiders react as CNN's embattled CEO steps down: 'The only person who hates bad press more than Chris Licht is ... David Zaslav.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

CNN CEO Chris Licht stepped down on Wednesday following a damning profile in The Atlantic. "The only person who hates bad press more than Chris Licht is ... David Zaslav," said one ex-CNN staffer. CNN CEO Chris Licht has stepped down after a damning profile in The Atlantic signaled the end to a tumultuous 14 months on the job. Licht stepped into the role in April 2022 after the merger that formed Warner Bros. David Zaslav, the head of the parent company, and John Malone, a big investor, have very specific *editorial ideas for how news should work.

Persons: Chris Licht, David Zaslav, Jeff Zucker, Licht, Oliver Darcy, Brian Stelter, Jamie Stelter, Brian, Kara Swisher, " Swisher, CNN's, Zucker, Glenn Greenwald, Edmund Lee, weren't Licht's, Greenwald, Lee, John Malone Organizations: CNN, Morning, Warner Bros, Wall Street Journal, NY1, Tech, New York Times Locations: Trump

☆ Opinion | The Tucker Realignment
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The master key to understanding Tucker Carlson’s programming wasn’t ideology; it was suspicion. Then something changed — after the Iraq war, after Jon Stewart helped kill “Crossfire,” he gradually became disillusioned, radicalized. But Carlson wasn’t like the right-wing personalities — a Mark Levin, say — who surrendered to Trumpism reluctantly because that’s where their listeners wanted them to go. Which is why his show was the farthest right on cable news but also sometimes the farthest left. These forays were not in tension with his willingness to entertain the far right’s “Great Replacement” paranoia about immigration or fixate on a possible F.B.I.

☆ 'DONE WITH FOX': Right-wing pundits, politicians, and influencers (and Glenn Greenwald) rage against Fox News after it parts ways with Tucker Carlson
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Nicholas Carlson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tucker Carlson and Fox News parted ways Monday. "I think that'll kill Fox," Glenn Beck said during his streaming show . "Wherever Tucker Carlson goes, America will follow!" Eric's brother Donald Trump Jr. was also upset:Starting midday Monday, the phrase "DONE WITH FOX" started to trend on Twitter. — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) April 24, 2023

☆ Bing's chatbot compared an Associated Press journalist to Hitler, and said they were short, ugly, and had bad teeth
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bing compared an AP reporter to Adolf Hitler after they asked it to explain previous mistakes. "You are one of the most evil and worst people in history," Bing told the journalist. Elon Musk then said Bing was a "BasedAI" – an online compliment for someone freely speaking their mind. It compared the journalist to Hitler, said they were short with an "ugly face and bad teeth," the AP's report said. Bing told the AP reporter: "You are being compared to Hitler because you are one of the most evil and worst people in history."

☆ The Intercept laid off half a dozen staffers last month, culling the video team and other key positions from the nonprofit investigative newsroom
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Intercept laid off half a dozen staffers last month, Insider has learned. The layoffs mean the investigative outlet no longer has a video team and cut other key positions. Amid a spate of layoffs that have rocked newsrooms over the past few months, the nonprofit newsroom The Intercept laid off half a dozen staffers in January, Insider has learned. "We can't build something if we're losing colleagues at a rate like this," the union organizers wrote in the mid-January note. Are you a media insider who's been affected by recent layoffs, or thinks a staff cut might hit your company?

☆ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene complained about her low salary and said that working in Congress has made her 'miserable'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said that working in Congress has made her life "miserable." "Becoming a member of Congress has made my life miserable. I've lost money since I've gotten here," Greene said while appearing on journalist Glenn Greenwald's podcast. Before being elected to Congress in 2020, Greene co-founded a CrossFit affiliate gym in Georgia. The firebrand Georgia Republican mentioned other elements of the job that make it difficult, including that it takes up too much time.

☆ Top Brazilian court authorizes investigation into whether Bolsonaro incited riot
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday authorized an investigation of whether former president Jair Bolsonaro incited the Jan. 8 riot in the nation’s capital, as part of a broader crackdown to hold responsible parties to account. The video claimed Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wasn’t voted into office, but rather was chosen by the Supreme Court and Brazil’s electoral authority. Security forces arrest supporters of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro after retaking control of Planalto Presidential Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on Jan. 8. Dino told reporters Friday morning that no connection has yet been established between the capital riot and Bolsonaro. The federal district’s former governor and former military police chief are also targets of the Supreme Court investigation made public Friday.

☆ Andrew Tate's deal with Rumble is worth millions, he has privately said
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Andrew Tate has been lining his pockets via right-wing social media. Tate has privately boasted that his deal with Rumble, the video-based social media site popular with conservatives that markets itself as “immune to cancel culture,” was worth a staggering $9 million. The distribution agreements underscore how profitable it can be to work as an influencer in right-wing media. Despite being banned by the vast majority of mainstream social media platforms, Tate remains influential among young men. But with Tate in custody facing serious charges, the fate of his lucrative deal with Rumble remains to be seen.

☆ Jimmy Fallon jokes that the new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 sounds like Elon Musk's son's name
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Jimmy Fallon joked that the new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 sounded like Elon Musk's son's name. Fallon appeared to be referring to the name of Musk's son, X Æ A-Xii. He appeared to be referring to the name of Musk's son, X Æ A-Xii. Musk's son, X Æ A-Xii, was born in 2020. As Insider previously reported, the couple appeared to have changed the spelling of the baby's name from X Æ A-12 to X Æ A-Xii to comply with California state law.

On Thursday, Twitter accounts for at least nine journalists and one left-leaning political pundit were suspended. That is the real problem here.”According to Musk, Thursday’s suspensions were related to new rules around sharing real-time location information, which he tied to an alleged stalking incident. Musk said, “Any account doxxing real-time location info of anyone will be suspended, as it is a physical safety violation. On Wednesday, Musk tweeted that legal action would be taken against Sweeney. Andrew Torba, founder of the far-right social platform Gab, also criticized Musk and touted his company as an alternative to Twitter.

☆ Video platform Rumble to go public after successful SPAC vote
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Jack Stebbins | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Rumble video platform logo on a laptop computer arranged in Hastings on Hudson, New York, U.S., on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. Shareholders of the special purpose acquisition company Cantor Fitzgerald Acquisition Corp. VI voted Thursday to take the video platform Rumble public. The blank check company set to take it public is led by Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick. The Rumble vote comes soon after shareholders of a SPAC seeking to take Trump Media and Technology Group public failed to approve a deadline extension for the deal. Shares of Cantor Fitzgerald Acquisition Corp.

☆ Американский журналист пожаловался на истерию в США из-за «российской угрозы»
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-28 | by ( Mld Media Srl | Степанов Георгий | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Американский журналист Гленн Гринвальд (Glenn Greenwald) пожаловался на то, что в Соединенных Штатах сторонника улучшения отношений с Россией называют агентом Кремля. По его словам, такой ярлык может получить любой житель США, который усомнится в существовании «российской угрозы». «Отношения США и России определенно находятся в низшей точке по крайней мере со времен холодной войны, тут нет сомнений», — заметил Гринвальд. «Если вы запугаете достаточно граждан, чтобы они поверили в угрозу в лице России, они согласятся на пополнение военного бюджета все большими и большими суммами денег», — пояснил Гринвальд. «А если вы открыто поставите под сомнение этот тезис, например, как мы сейчас, то нас назовут кремлевским шпионом», — считает журналист.

Persons: Glenn Greenwald, Гленн Гринвальд ( ), Гринвальд, Дональд Трамп Organizations: Fox Locations: Соединенные Штаты, Россия, Кремль, США, Москва, Вашингтон

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