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CNN —What sounds like an enticing historical thriller mostly falls flat in “Manhunt,” an Apple TV+ series about the frantic search for John Wilkes Booth after he assassinated Abraham Lincoln. Anthony Boyle as John Wilkes Booth in "Manhunt." That’s especially true of Booth, through no fault of Boyle’s, who as written possesses less depth than his flamboyantly villainous mustache. “Manhunt” sounds promising on paper, only to mirror Apple’s even-splashier World War II series “Masters of the Air” by offering a meticulously produced window into the past that only fitfully gets off the ground. “Manhunt” premieres March 15 on Apple TV+.
Persons: John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln, James L, Edwin Stanton, Tobias Menzies, , Outlander, , Booth, Anthony Boyle, Lincoln, Hamish Linklater, Samuel Mudd, Matt Walsh, detours, Menzies, Stanton, Andrew Johnson, Glenn Morshower, Honest Abe Organizations: CNN, Apple, Lincoln’s, Apple’s “, Ford’s Theatre Locations: Washington
A recent string of plane safety incidents has made many more concerned about flying. Right-wing commentators including Elon Musk have baselessly decided that DEI initiatives are to blame. AdvertisementRight-wing commentators have a new theory to explain the recent series of high-profile plane safety incidents — and they are claiming that diversity initiatives are to blame. Conservative commentators have converged around the idea that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives are jeopardizing plane safety, baselessly claiming that underqualified minorities have been promoted in the industry. AdvertisementExperts say that it is not just misguided to blame DEI initiatives for a reduction in the quality of workers, but also that it is less entrenched than its critics imagine.
Persons: Elon Musk, , Matt Walsh, Ian Miles Cheong, Charlie Kirk, pWp9YVRIym — Marc Xavier Adams, Candance Owens, TikTok, Rob Schneider, Bud Light, Matthew Florence, Rolling, Donald Trump's, Rachel Décoste, Joe Blow Organizations: Service, Conservative, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines, Aviation, Delta Air Lines, United, DEI, GOP Locations: States, Japan, Alaska, Canada
SEC Chair Gary Gensler continues to issue stern warnings when it comes to crypto investments, but that's not holding back activity. For the $30 trillion advised wealth management industry, the floodgates could be about to open. "For the vast majority of people, a low-cost bitcoin ETF is going to be the easiest way to do that," Hougan said. According to data from Robinhood , 81% of bitcoin ETF trading volume in the first week was in individual accounts, with the rest in retirement accounts. In a report on its website in October, Galaxy Digital said the "strongest marginal improvement" occurred when portfolios moved from a 0% to 1% bitcoin allocation.
Persons: Gary Gensler, that's, Jan van Eck, Anthony Pompliano, Pompliano, Matt Hougan, wirehouses, they've, Hougan, WisdomTree, bitcoin, Matt Walsh, Walsh Organizations: Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Investments, Chartered, Fund, Management, VettaFi, CFA, Investor Trust, Galaxy Digital, Fidelity, Island Ventures, Fidelity Investments Locations: U.S, Robinhood
CNN —In a matter of days, Oliver Anthony’s working-class anthem, “Rich Men North of Richmond,” has gone from viral sensation to legitimate country hit. “Rich Men North of Richmond” touches upon Anthony’s time as a factory worker in Western North Carolina, he said in the video shared before the song was posted online. Conservative media personality Jason Howerton said he has offered to pay to produce Anthony’s record and that Rich had agreed to produce it. (A representative for Rich told CNN on Wednesday that there “isn’t much to report on” about Anthony and Rich working together. Anthony's song has been compared to Aldean's for their rural perspectives and embrace by conservatives.
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Why Republican lawmakers are going after Target
  + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +7 min
In singling out Target, GOP lawmakers and right-wing social media personalities are sending a larger warning to corporate America to roll back recent diversity and inclusion policies, analysts say. Target first began its diversity initiatives 20 years ago and added new policies in 2020. Such efforts to curb gun violence have run into fierce pushback from Republican lawmakers who oppose both gun restrictions and corporations taking on social roles. Now, Republicans are stepping up their scrutiny on companies’ diversity efforts in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action in college admissions. It is also likely to invite legal challenges to corporate DEI programs, as Cotton’s letter to Target foreshadows.
Persons: , Julian Zelizer, isn’t, ” Zelizer, Brandon Bell, Getty Images Arkansas Sen, Tom Cotton, Cotton, Andra Gillespie, , He’s, Sen, Matt Walsh, George Floyd, “ It’s, Brian Cornell, Bud, They’ve, Chick, Bud Light, Ron DeSantis Organizations: New, New York CNN, Target, Princeton University, CNN, GOP, Walmart, Democratic, Getty Images Arkansas, Republican, Equity, Emory University, Republicans, Twitter, America Corporate America, , Disney, Nike, Companies, Florida Gov, America, Facebook, Corporate America, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Citigroup, Black, Fortune Locations: New York, America, Black, Cotton’s, Arkansas, Minneapolis, Emplifi, Parkland , Florida, El Paso , Texas, Dayton , Ohio
Elon Musk is no longer the CEO of Twitter
  + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Elon Musk announced last month he'd found a replacement for the Twitter CEO role. She began two weeks ahead of schedule, with Twitter's ad business currently struggling. Elon Musk is no longer the CEO of Twitter, as Linda Yaccarino started at the company on Monday. Musk first said he would step down as Twitter CEO in December after users voted in a poll. Musk said they quit in relation to controversy over Twitter limiting the visibility of "What is a Woman?"
Persons: Elon Musk, he'd, Linda Yaccarino, Yaccarino, Musk, He'd, it's, Matt Walsh, Twitter Organizations: Morning, Twitter, Fidelity, The New York Times
Brands fearful of right-wing backlash are discussing scaling back their Pride Month activities. Right-wing media personalities have declared a "war on woke," with The Daily Wire's Matt Walsh recently rallying his Twitter followers to "make 'pride' toxic for brands." This month, the LGBTQ+ dating app Taimi initiated an ad campaign that included billboards in states including Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, and others. Those billboards were largely on privately-owned farmland and most of the landowners rejected Taimi's ad campaign, many requesting "no nudity" in the images. The North Face, which debuted its "Summer of Pride" ad campaign starring drag queen Pattie Gonia late last month, is holding firm.
Persons: Bud Light, Matt Walsh, Ross Martin, Martin, Bud Light's, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Hannah Lewman, Pattie Gonia, rightwing firebrands, Amy Luca, Media.Monks, Brian Stout, It's, We've, Dean Crutchfield, Crutchfield, Mark Borkowski, I've, Mekanism's, There's, Benjamin Cohen Organizations: Target, Daily, Brands, Partners, Gay and Lesbian Alliance, Defamation, Pink Locations: Florida , Oklahoma , Texas, Taimi's
One of the world's richest men spent the last 24 hours sharing anti-trans content. Elon Musk promoted increasingly radical takes after right-wingers criticized him on Twitter. Elon Musk went all-in on sharing anti-transgender talking points after conservative pundits criticized him online on Thursday. In a tweet hours later to his millions of followers, Musk himself shared the video and declared "Every parent should watch this." As of Friday afternoon, Musk had pinned the tweet sharing the video to the top of his profile.
Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Matt Walsh, He's, Ron DeSantis, Ryan Mac, Brown, Walsh Organizations: Twitter, Morning, Daily, Twitter Republicans, Republican Party, SpaceX, GOP Florida Gov, Wall Street, New York Times, The Locations: masse
New York CNN —If you follow right-wing media or Twitter, you may have seen a lot of coverage recently about Target’s stock price falling. Fox News aired more than 2 hours of coverage on Target’s Pride Month displays from May 23 to May 30, according to Media Matters, a liberal media monitoring group. Target faced a homophobic campaign that went viral on social media over its annual Pride Month clothing collection. But Target’s stock drop has nothing to do with its Pride Month clothing collection or the anti-LGBTQ campaign. JP Morgan, which downgraded Target’s stock Thursday, said in a report that “we continue to believe that the consumer is broadly weakening while the share of wallet shift away from goods is ongoing.” JP Morgan did not include a word about consumer backlash to Target’s Pride Month collection.
Persons: Matt Walsh, it’s, Locker, Berna Barshay, It’s, JP Morgan, ” JP Morgan, Organizations: New, New York CNN, Fox News, Target’s, Media, Target, Pride, Walmart, Shoppers Locations: New York, Thursday’s
How Chick-fil-A became a target for going ‘woke’
  + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
It joins a growing list of companies that right-wing media and conservatives on social platforms have chastised for so-called “woke” marketing. But Chick-fil-A is an unusual target for the right wing because of the company’s conservative bona fides. The fact that Chick-fil-A has been trending online and the subject of conservative media news segments shows the power that a few people with large social media followings can have. Chick-fil-A says it is “committed to being better at together.”“Our founder, Truett Cathy, believed that ‘a great company is a caring company,’” Chick-fil-A notes on its DEI web page. In 2012, former Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy spoke out against America’s legalization of same-sex marriage, which sparked boycotts from the left.
Persons: New York CNN —, Joey Mannarino, Charlie Kirk, Ian Miles Cheong, What’s, Erick McReynolds, Chick, who’s, , ” “, Truett Cathy, ’ ”, McReynolds, Dan Cathy, It’s, Bud Light, Dylan Mulvaney, Bud Light’s, , Matt Walsh Organizations: New, New York CNN, DEI, Inc, Target, Anheuser, Beer Business, Twitter Locations: New York, statehouses
For companies, the stakes are high this Pride
  + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +10 min
New York CNN —Companies have long embraced Pride Month in June as an uncomplicated way to market to members of the LGBTQ+ community while telegraphing progressive values. Gavin Newsom called out Target’s CEO for “selling out the LGBTQ+ community to extremists.”The current landscape “is alarming,” Todd said. “That middle ground is going away.”So this year, companies that want to participate in Pride have to be prepared to take a real stance. Some of those lashing out have described a campaign against Pride itself, rather than Bud Light or Target (TGT) specifically. It won’t be worth whatever they think they’ll gain.”It’s no coincidence that the anti-trans assault comes as trans rights are under legal attack across the nation.
Persons: Bud Light, Bud Light’s Instagram, Bud, BUD, Eric Thayer, , Daniel Korschun, , , Jared Todd, Gavin Newsom, ” Todd, ” Korschun, Sen, J.D, Vance, J, Justin Sullivan, Anna Moneymaker, Matt Walsh, Sarah Kate Ellis, Ellis, Trevor, Seth Wenig, ” Ellis, Todd, It’s, didn’t, Colin Kaepernick, Drexel’s, Korschun, Jared Watson, ” Watson, Watson, Pattie Gonia, ’ ” Watson, Organizations: New, New York CNN — Companies, Target, Bud Light, Anheuser, Busch, National LGBT Chamber of Commerce, Bloomberg, Getty, Drexel University, Wall Street, Foundation, Human Rights, HRC, California Gov, , Pride, Twitter, HumanRights, UCLA School of Law, GLAAD, Morning, Nike, New York University, Locations: New York, Ohio, Target, California, America, New Jersey
In recent weeks, right-wing media has smeared and incited boycotts against Bud Light and Target, two jumbo American brands that have been thrust into the center of the toxic culture wars. Both companies have been relentlessly attacked over their show of public support for the LGBTQ community. But it is precisely what some of the loudest and most influential right-wing media figures are promoting to their large followings, with new self-generated outrage cycles generated daily. In fact, with Pride Month about to get underway, and more brands showing their support for the LGBTQ community, expect more fronts to open up. As the right-wing media personalities leading this campaign have said: Bud Light and Target were just the beginning.
Persons: Bud Light, , , Matt Walsh, ” Walsh, Bud, ” “ Organizations: CNN, Fox News, GOP, Daily, Pride, Rights Locations: Florida
New York CNN —When a Target distributor reached out to Erik Carnell last year about possibly placing his brand, Abprallen, in Target stores, he was thrilled. In the following months, Carnell pitched Target and came up with designs that would be appropriate for the big box store, he said. Ultimately, Target started selling three Abprallen items for adults: A sweatshirt, a tote bag and a messenger bag, each emblazoned with a different phrase. By Wednesday, Target had pulled Abprallen items from its US stores and online market, Reuters reported. Pride month merchandise is displayed at the front of a Target store in Hackensack, N.J., Wednesday, May 24, 2023.
New York CNN —During every Pride Month in June for the past decade, Target has sold merchandise for LGBTQ customers, employees and allies. But this year, Target faced an anti-LGBTQ campaign that went viral on social media. Fueled by far-right personalities and on social media platforms, the anti-trans campaign spread misleading information about the company’s Pride Month products and its business practices. It won’t be worth whatever they think they’ll gain.”The campaign became hostile, with threats levied against Target employees and instances of damaged products and displays in stores. Meeting demandTarget became the focus of the anti-LGBTQ campaign’s ire for its Pride Month merchandise, but the campaign misrepresented Target’s ambitions.
Persons: , Matt Walsh, Kelley Robinson, Bud Light, Yoram, “ It’s, Brian Cornell, Fortune, Erik Carnell, ” Target, Gavin Newsom, Sarah Kate Ellis, Tim Calkins, Ron DeSantis, , Paul Argenti Organizations: New, New York CNN, Target, Twitter, Human Rights, Pride, University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, Gallup, , Wall Street Journal, GLAAD, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, Companies, Nike, Disney, Florida Gov, Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodger, Dartmouth University’s Tuck School of Business Locations: New York, California, statehouses
Her media tour on the subject is nonsensical and vague, though, by the most generous standards. She stutters about unspecified run-ins in public with mean constituents and unwelcoming Democrats, for instance. For a model on the choices before Cotham, one need look no further than conservative commentator Matt Walsh. Representative Graig Meyer of North Carolina had a more practical read of the changes in the state’s new balance of power. On Twitter, Meyer, a Democrat, laid out how much national abortion policy boxes in North Carolina Republicans.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrated Tucker Carlson's bombshell ousting at Fox News. "Couldn't have happened to a better guy," Ocasio-Cortez said in a video posted to her Instagram. Still, Ocasio-Cortez said she is wary that Carlson will bounce back. Fox News announced it had parted ways with Carlson, the network's top host, on Monday. Several prominent right-wing personalities, such as Glenn Beck and Matt Walsh, voiced their displeasure and shock about Carlson's firing on Twitter on Monday.
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
A tweet attributed to conservative commentator Matt Walsh about consent and sexual assault that is circulating on social media is fabricated. The fake post appears to have originated on Reddit and Walsh himself has described it as photoshopped. Entries in that same subreddit discussing how the fabricated screenshot was being mistaken for an authentic post are viewable (here) (here)On Dec. 2, Walsh responded to a now deleted tweet featuring the fake screenshot. Matt Walsh did not tweet this message about consent and sexual assault. Correction Dec. 6, 2022: Corrects paragraph seven to say the tweet was sent on Dec. 2, not Dec. 1This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.
Some right-wing media figures and influencers have doubled down on the use of inflammatory rhetoric against the LGBTQ community in the wake of Saturday night’s shooting at a Colorado gay club that killed five. “We shouldn’t tolerate pedophiles grooming kids,” Pool tweeted. At least one Republican politician also targeted LGBTQ people on social media in the wake of the shooting. Ellis said leaders in the LGBTQ community have “seen a dramatic uptick” in anti-LGBTQ rhetoric. “This is priming some very violent people to do shocking acts of violence, and this is all being pushed on social media and on Fox News, on Tucker Carlson.”
A gunman opened fire at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Saturday night, killing five people and injuring 19 others. The shooting at Club Q is a tragic yet predictable outcome of demonizing LGBTQ people and using children as political pawns. Run by Chaya Raichik, Libs of TikTok has targeted LGBTQ people, drag events and Pride celebrations across the country. In addition to Boebert and Libs of TikTok, political leaders like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Florida Gov. We deserve to go to gay bars and drag shows or walk down the street without being attacked or harassed, or killed.
Some right-wing figures who usually back Donald Trump are now slamming him for mocking Ron DeSantis. The former president gave DeSantis the nickname "Ron DeSanctimonious" on Saturday. Trump added fuel to rumors of a rivalry on Saturday when he called DeSantis "Ron DeSanctimonious" at a rally in Pennsylvania. "There was no good reason for Trump to attack DeSantis last night," he tweeted. "What has Ron DeSantis done to earn Trump's scorn here right before an election?"
Seaton showed his state ID. “So I expect that we’re going to hear more stories of trans people being harassed, whether by voters, poll workers, poll monitors or other folks who are present during the election.”Impact of voter ID laws on trans votersVoter identification laws differ widely by state. Eight of those states have strict photo ID laws. Since the 2020 election, 12 states have enacted new or stricter voter ID laws, according to VoteRiders, a nonpartisan voting rights organization. In the 15 states without ID laws, voters’ identities are usually verified by checking them against their voter registration information, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Conspiracy theories spread fast after Nancy Pelosi's husband was attacked in their home. He also asserted that the motive for the attack was unclear, although the attacker published a blog expressing support for far-right conspiracy theories and told police he wanted to break Nancy Pelosi's knees. Carlson's monologue alluded to conspiracy theories about the attack that spread across social media over the weekend, the goal of which seems to be to absolve Republicans of blame for possibly inspiring the attacker. DePape he said, is "a man who committed political violence because he was consumed by these right-wing conspiracy theories about how depraved the left is, and they're turning it into a new conspiracy theory about how depraved the left is." They also claimed police statements suggested that a third individual had let police into the property to stop the attack.
Shields did not respond to NBC News' request for comment. The word “grooming” has long been associated with mischaracterizing LGBTQ people, particularly gay men and transgender women, as child sex abusers. The day before, within hours of Musk's Twitter acquisition, the far-right account Libs of TikTok — which has over 1.4 million Twitter followers and has largely built its following by mocking liberals — tweeted out a post with the word "groomer" written over a dozen times. The far-right celebration comes as homophobic and transphobic slurs and rhetoric have had a resurgence within Republican politics this year. Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment concerning several of the more high-profile tweets that included anti-LGBTQ slurs or sentiments.
A federal affidavit debunks far-right conspiracy theories about the attack on Paul Pelosi. Paul Pelosi was hospitalized with a skull fracture but is expected to fully recover. The attacker entered the bedroom and said he wanted to talk to "Nancy," according to the affidavit. The affidavit, however, explains that Paul Pelosi had said in the call the man who identified himself as David was waiting for Nancy Pelosi, and he didn't know him. Jenkins also said the attacker was looking for Nancy Pelosi and that reports that a third person was at the home were untrue.
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