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☆ Bill Ackman's 3,138-word letter to the president of Harvard shows he's not slowing down in his fight against antisemitism
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Bill Ackman sent a 3,138-word letter to the president of Harvard on November 4. On Saturday, Ackman took to X — the platform formerly known as Twitter — to share a 3,138-word letter he sent to Harvard President Claudine Gay. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn the letter, Ackman outlined a seven-step plan that he says Harvard can take to reduce antisemitism on campus. Please see my below letter to the President of Harvard University sent today:November 4, 2023Dear President Gay,I am writing this letter to you regretfully. "I would be delighted to help in any way that I can to enable you to succeed in this mission and as Harvard's president.

Persons: Bill Ackman, Ackman, —, Bill Ackman isn't, X, Claudine Gay, Gay, …, Israel, wouldn't, Nikki Haley, MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan, Hasan, Winston, Strawn, he's Organizations: Harvard, Service, Israel, Harvard Business School, Palestine, Harvard University, Hamas, GOP, New York University, Ackman Locations: Israel

☆ Bill Ackman says the students who blamed Israel for Hamas' attacks have to stop hiding behind the Harvard brand
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bill Ackman says Harvard students who stand by a statement slamming Israel should be held accountable. That is the essence of free speech," Ackman wrote on X. AdvertisementAdvertisementBill Ackman is doubling down on his stance that the Harvard students who stand by their organizations' statement on the Hamas-Israel war should not be allowed to hide behind the Harvard brand name. In response, Ackman wrote that he believes in free speech, and that "everyone is entitled to their opinion." But you shouldn't hide behind a Harvard branded corporation while doing so anonymously," Ackman wrote.

Persons: Bill Ackman, Ackman, —, MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan, Hasan, Israel, Jonathan Newman, Jake Wurzak, Michael Broukhim, Winston, Strawn, Ryna Workman, Workman Organizations: Harvard, Israel, Service, Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups, Dovehill Capital Management, NYU Student Bar Association, Ackman, Pershing Locations: Israel, Hamas

☆ Here are the CEOs and investors who want Harvard to release the names of students blaming Israel for the Hamas attacks — so they can avoid hiring them
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Billionaire Bill Ackman wants Harvard to name the students whose organizations co-signed a letter laying blame for the Hamas attacks on Israel. His post saying the names should be released so CEOs can avoid hiring them drew over 10 million views on X. AdvertisementAdvertisementBillionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman called on Harvard to release the names of students whose organizations signed a letter blaming Israel for the Hamas attacks, so CEOs can avoid hiring them. Harvard, Ackman, Resnik, Varsavsky, Duel, Ready, Montague, Levy, Wurzack, McQuaid, Newman, and Broukhim did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider. These CEOs and investors are directing their ire at a letter written by Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups published on Sunday.

Persons: Bill Ackman, —, Israel, Ackman, We'll, Martin Varsavsky, Varsavsky, Jonathan Newman, Michael Broukhim, David Duel, Newman, Michael McQuaid, Bloq, Stephen Ready, Hu Montague, Art Levy, Jake Wurzak, Levy, Wurzack, McQuaid, Broukhim, Mehdi Hasan, MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan Organizations: Harvard, Service, Dovehill Capital Management, Harvard Palestine Solidarity Groups Locations: Israel, Montague

☆ The No. 1 skill you need to 'win every argument,' says public speaking expert: 'Few people have it'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Mehdi Hasan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In my book, "Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking," I outline the two types of listening to master: critical listening and empathetic listening. Good listening skills boost your credibility and make you sound confident. People who win arguments and are good at debating don't just speak well, they listen well, too. You need to be a critical listener when your teacher is giving you feedback on an essay you wrote. By listening critically to your opponent and being ready to catch fallacious or false claims, you can prepare zinger-like responses, and win your argument.

Persons: Richard Branson, Bill Gates, Gates Organizations: Debating Locations: London, Branson

☆ A vaccine scientist says being tag-teamed and dogpiled on by Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, and RFK Jr. all at once has been 'overwhelming'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But the attacks are now coming from Joe Rogan and Elon Musk, Twitter's most influential users. And let's face it, when you have RFK Jr. and Joe Rogan, and Elon Musk, all tag-teaming, those tres hombres at the same time," Hotez added. "I offered to go on Joe Rogan but not to turn it into the Jerry Springer show with having RFK Jr. on," Hotez said. "First, science is not something that is typically debated like say 18th enlightenment philosophy or political issues," Hotez added. And then there is the particular problem of debating RFK Jr on this.

Persons: it's, Peter Hotez, he's, Joe Rogan, Elon Musk, Hotez, MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan, Joe, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Rogan, Peter, Bill Ackman, Kennedy, MSNBC's Hasan, Jerry Springer, Tweeting, I'm, Elon Organizations: Twitter, RFK Jr, Billionaire, RFK Locations: duking

☆ A brief history of the beef between 2 rising political stars: Ron DeSantis and his California nemesis, Gavin Newsom
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

On Thursday, Ron DeSantis dared Gavin Newsom to run for president. Ron DeSantis threw out a challenge to his Californian counterpart, Gov. In July, DeSantis attacked Newsom after Newsom put up an ad in Florida enticing Floridians to move to California. Newsom told MSNBC in April that he thought DeSantis was better off waiting "a few years" instead of running in 2024. Newsom has been beefing up his baseWhile DeSantis continues to wrestle with a twice-indicted Trump, Newsom has been working to shore up his platform.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Gavin Newsom, DeSantis, Trump, Newsom, —, Biden, MAGA, Donald Trump, he's, Floridians, Insider's Kimberly Leonard, Newsom sparred, Sean Hannity, Twitter's, MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan, Adam Parkhomenko, Ron Filipkowski, who's, Newsom's, Hannity Organizations: GOP, Service, Florida Gov, Democratic, Fox News, Hannity, Fox, DeSantis Locations: Florida, California

☆ Tucker Carlson is nothing without Fox News, and his sad Twitter broadcast debut proves it
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tucker Carlson is in trouble, if his first livestream is anything to go by. Without the chyron and quick cuts, Carlson must now compete with the likes of Alex Jones — and he's losing. First off, make no mistake: Tucker Carlson still gets the views. But "Tucker on Twitter" is not "Tucker Carlson Tonight." And of course, Alex Jones, who screams about gay frogs while selling snake oil dietary supplements.

Persons: Tucker Carlson, Carlson, Alex Jones —, he's, —, Tucker, Carlson —, Taylor Lorenz, Tucker Carlson's, MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan, Alex Jones, Hasan, Lorenz, Steve Bannon, Nick Fuentes, Dan Bongino, Carlson's Organizations: Fox News, Service, Twitter, Kanye West

☆ An ex-GOP Florida congressman who opposed Trump says DeSantis would be 'far more dangerous' if elected president
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ron DeSantis is "far more dangerous" than Donald Trump, an ex-GOP Florida congressman said on MSNBC. Former Rep. David Jolly called DeSantis "a cultural warrior who wants to take us back 100 years." Ron DeSantis, would be "far more dangerous" for the United States than Trump. "I say this with conviction — I think Ron DeSantis is far more dangerous than Donald Trump for a very specific reason," former Rep. David Jolly said Sunday on MSNBC's, "The Mehdi Hasan Show." "But Donald Trump is a transactional figure and he'll do whatever it takes to win."

☆ Trump's advisor showed him a tweet from AOC to fire him up during the commercial break of CNN's town hall: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Chris Panella | Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump's advisor reportedly showed him an AOC tweet during the CNN town hall to fire him up. Axios reported that Trump advisor Jason Miller showed Trump Ocasio-Cortez's tweet during the first commercial break of the night. Axios reported that Trump was also shown a tweet from The Lincoln Project calling the town hall "a CNN sponsored Trump 2024 fundraiser." During and following the town hall, several media experts and professionals publicly denounced the event. According to the former president's advisor, Miller, in the eyes of Trump's team, the CNN town hall "was fantastic."

Trump was back on CNN primetime during a town hall appearance on Wednesday night. And CNN certainly seemed to be eager for conservative buy-in during the Wednesday town hall, filling the room with a mixture of New Hampshire Republicans and effectively independent voters. The former president's advisor told other outlets that the town hall was an effort to underline Trump's 2016 strategy of reaching beyond the traditional GOP coalition. During the Wednesday town hall, Trump called Carroll a "whack job," echoing the very falsehoods that landed him with a defamation charge this week. "The predictably disastrous @cnn town hall was indeed disastrous," former broadcast exec and current dean of the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication at Hofstra University, Mark Lukasiewicz tweeted.

☆ How Elon Musk transformed Twitter’s blue check from status symbol into a badge of shame
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Over the weekend, numerous high-profile people announced — with apparent despair — that they too had been “punished” with verification badges. Twitter Verified account seen in an iPhone screen in Vancouver, Canada, on Dec. 9 2022. Instead of conveying authenticity, Twitter verification is now fraught with multiple conflicting messages. For weeks, many legacy verified users had signaled they would not be paying for Twitter Blue. It doesn’t benefit Twitter for celebrity accounts to be buried along with the other non-paying accounts Musk has said the platform will demote.

☆ Dominion wasn't here to save democracy — it just wanted money from Fox News
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Fox News detractors wanted Dominion's lawsuit against Fox News to move forward for democracy's sake. "PLEASE Dominion --- Do not settle with Fox! The election technology company filed a civil defamation lawsuit against Fox News and its parent company, Fox Corporation, and asked for $1.6 billion. But just because Fox settled Dominion's lawsuit doesn't mean it's now free of legal risk. "Smartmatic remains committed to clearing its name, recouping the significant damage done to the company, and holding Fox accountable for undermining democracy."

☆ Musk says Twitter needs to become the 'most accurate source of information' about the world, but critics point out a now-deleted tweet he shared about Pelosi attack
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Twitter owner Elon Musk said the social platform needs to become "the most accurate source of information." Critics pointed out that Musk shared an inaccurate story about the attack on Paul Pelosi last week. "Twitter needs to become by far the most accurate source of information about the world. Musk tweeted Sunday evening. On Friday, users added context to a tweet Musk had shared about "activist groups pressuring advertisers" to pause their ads on Twitter.

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