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☆ Ivanka Trump buried a photo of her dad at his granddaughter's Bat Mitzvah so deeply in her Instagram Stories you wouldn't have known he was there unless you looked really hard
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ivanka Trump left her father off her Instagram grid for a post about her daughter's Bat Mitzvah. Donald Trump and his wife Melania were relegated to one of the last images on her Instagram Stories. Trump made a carousel-format Instagram post showing 10 photos from her daughter Arabella Kushner's Bat Mitzvah celebration. We reflect on the weekend with full hearts and an abundance of joy and gratitude," Ivanka Trump wrote in the caption. The photograph showed Arabella sitting at a table between Donald and Melania Trump, with Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, standing behind them.

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☆ 'Nobody is above the law': The world reacts to Trump being indicted for the second time
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Jake Swearingen | Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Trump's allies and enemies took to Twitter en masse to weigh in on his second indictment. The common refrain from Democrats and Trump's opponents within the GOP was that nobody was above the law. God Bless President Trump. I, and every American who believes in the rule of law, stand with President Trump… — Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) June 9, 2023Sen. Josh Hawley worried about the state of the republic. Every "Republican" running for President should suspend their campaign and go to Miami as a show of support.

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☆ 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.

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☆ Elon Musk hailed as 'Brother Ma' during a trip to China, where he's been lavished with a 16-course meal and treated like a king
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

During a surprise visit to the country, Musk has been inundated with high praise, Reuters reported. His trip has caused a social-media storm, with people eager to recommend places for him to visit. It was the Tesla and Twitter boss's first trip to China in three years, making his visit a high-profile affair for members of the public. Pictures of what's thought to be the menu for Musk's dinner in China are circulating on China's Twitter-like Weibo platform. Screengrab/WeiboReuters reported the evening included a 16-course meal shared with battery executive Zeng Yuqun at the Man Fu Yan restaurant.

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☆ How shredded Zuck celebrated Memorial Day
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Zuckerberg said he did the "Murph challenge" on Memorial Day. On Monday, Zuck posted a glimpse of his Memorial Day workout on — of course — Facebook. "I try to do the Murph challenge with the girls every Memorial Day as a tradition to honor those who defended us," Zuckerberg wrote. The Murph challenge, which is also a benchmark CrossFit workout, was named after Navy SEAL Lt. Michael P. Murphy, who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2005. You go, Murph challenge Zuck.

☆ Americans are sharing their paychecks on TikTok and the Chinese are sharing their savings accounts on Weibo, but their point is the same: Everyone's broke
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Lina Batarags | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

China's Gen Z is broke. And America's Gen Z is in rough shape financially too, though not as bad as US millennials. They're sharing photos of savings accounts on Weibo and paychecks on TikTok, respectively, to prove it. Rather than sharing screenshots of their bank accounts, TikTok users in the US are dishing on details of their weekly paychecks, including itemized breakdowns of where every dollar goes. And unemployment rates among China's Gen Z are at a record high; the generation has been dubbed China's "unluckiest generation."

☆ The Chinese Dream is dead because China's Gen Z is flat broke, and they have the receipts to prove it
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

China's Gen Z is broke, and they have the receipts to prove it. This Weibo user in Anhui saved $21.29. What a joke," one Weibo user in Guangdong wrote, posting on Weibo a record of some $1,890 in savings. To put things into perspective, the average Chinese Gen Z-er earns around $596 a month, per Statista. And now that China's Gen Z is feeling the pain, perhaps one Weibo comment — liked more than 700 times at press time — sums it up best.

☆ Lauren Boebert once told women in rocky marriages that they just need to start 'chasing Jesus' to solve their marital issues. Now she's getting divorced.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

She once told women struggling in their marriages that chasing Jesus would solve marital issues. On Tuesday, Boebert announced that she filed for divorce from her husband Jayson Boebert, citing irreconcilable differences. Boebert has previously brought up her Christian faith while advocating for women to stay in rocky marriages. The power that you have in Christ, for your marriage, is unmatched," Boebert told an audience at the Cornerstone Christian Center during an event in June. "And if you start chasing Jesus, with everything that you have, I promise you that your husband will chase you, chasing Jesus," Boebert added.

☆ We have been graced with another video of Elon Musk dancing like no one's watching
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk knows how to have a good time. The moves hark back to the ones he busted out on a stage in Shanghai in 2020. Elon Musk knows how to have a good time. The Mexico videos are now immortalized in the cannon of dancing Elon Musk clips. Dance, Elon, dance.

☆ Once valued at nearly $6 billion, Vice files for bankruptcy
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Claire Atkinson | Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Vice filed for bankruptcy, wiping out equity holders who poured in hundreds of millions, including TPG and James Murdoch. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday in New York's Southern District Court. The company's filing listed assets and liabilities in the range of $500 million to $1 billion. Vice had run multiple sales processes with a range of different banks but never received an offer palatable to its owners. The bankruptcy filing reveals just how many companies and investors pinned their hopes on Smith's hype about the potential growth trajectory of the TV and online venture.

☆ A California-based woman bought 3 abandoned houses in a Sicilian village for $3.30, cashing in on Italy's desperation to repopulate its fast-emptying ghost towns
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Amanda Goh | Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rubia Daniels flew to the town of Mussomeli in Sicily after hearing about its cheap homes. Many Italian towns have introduced similar schemes in an attempt to repopulate rural Italy. Rubia Daniels standing in front of one of her Mussomeli properties Rubia Daniels. Rubia Daniels. She currently splits her time between San Francisco and Mussomeli and spends at least a month in the Italian village each time.

☆ Watch Kevin McCarthy prove he's the GOAT of dodging as he avoids 60 seconds of tough questions about George Santos and Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Kevin McCarthy was seen swerving questions about Santos and Trump like a pro. "I'm not going to avoid your question," McCarthy told a reporter. "Are you going to continue to stand by George Santos now that he's been indicted on federal charges? "I'm not going to avoid your question," McCarthy told the reporter, before doing just that. A jury just found Donald Trump liable of sexual abuse, do you still support him?"

☆ So, Mark Zuckerberg is shredded now
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Shredded Zuck wins jiu-jitsu matches. Hi, shredded Zuck. Silicon Valley, meet shredded Mark Zuckerberg. On Saturday, Zuckerberg took to Facebook — of course — to share photos of himself competing at a jiu-jitsu tournament in Redwood City, California. Hello, shredded Zuck.

☆ Watch an exasperated Matt Gaetz in a Nirvana shirt coach Ron DeSantis on how to debate people properly in a video from 2018
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A video from 2018 shows a dressed-down Matt Gaetz coaching Ron DeSantis on how to debate. Gaetz is also seen slumping onto the podium midway through debate prep. At the time of the video, Gaetz was a Florida congressman, while DeSantis had resigned to run against Gillum. Gaetz was one of the people enlisted to help DeSantis prep for debates. "I ran the Desantis Debate Prep in 2018.

☆ Someone needs to tell MTG that Biden can't be both a criminal mastermind and completely senile
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Greene baselessly claimed this week that Biden is the mastermind of a criminal empire. And he is the mastermind of the Biden criminal enterprise," Greene told Guilfoyle on Wednesday. The claims Greene has made about Biden are in line with those often trotted out by her fellow far-right GOP members. Other GOP figures, including Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, have also mocked Biden — who's 80 — for his age. It's also worth noting that Trump — who's 76, and who Greene staunchly supports — has been accused of sexual assault and arrested on 34 felony charges.

☆ Peter Thiel says Ron DeSantis would 'make a terrific president'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Peter Thiel says Ron DeSantis would "make a terrific president." "If he's the Republican nominee, I will strongly support him in 2024," Thiel said. "If he's the Republican nominee, I will strongly support him in 2024," Thiel told podcast host Bari Weiss in an episode of the "Honestly" podcast on Wednesday. Robert Bigelow, a UFO-loving Las Vegas hotel mogul, vowed to "go without food" if that was necessary to fund DeSantis' 2024 run. Thiel did not elaborate in the podcast on whether he plans to give money to DeSantis in the 2024 election cycle.

☆ Tucker Carlson once described his desire to see a 'mob' of white men 'hurt' a kid — 'I could taste it,' disturbing text shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tucker Carlson once sent a text saying he wanted a group of white men to kill an "Antifa kid." Carlson texted a producer about the moment he felt blood lust seeing a "kid" being hurt. In the text — sent on January 7, 2021, one day after the Capitol riot — Carlson said that he found himself "rooting for the mob against the man, hoping they'd hit him harder, kill him." The text message was included — but redacted — as evidence in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit against Fox News. The Times obtained the redacted Carlson text message from several unnamed sources who were granted anonymity to share the message.

☆ Twitter users have found a loophole to get their legacy verified blue ticks back just by writing a few key words in their bios
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

People have found a way to get their Twitter blue checks back for free — though it's just a temporary fix. Legacy verified Twitter users have found a temporary fix to get their blue tick back for free — just by adding in a few words to their bio. Cheryl Teh, a news editor from Insider — who lost her blue tick when Twitter CEO Elon Musk axed the legacy blue tick program on April 1 — confirmed that writing "former blue check" in her bio restored the blue tick. But Musk replaced it with a subscription-based service, where legacy verified users could keep their checkmarks by signing up for the Twitter Blue subscription program. The posthumously installed blue tick beside these celebrities' names on Twitter erroneously claims: "This account is verified because they are subscribed to Twitter Blue and verified their phone number."

☆ Trump mocked John McCain and complained that he had the 'world's longest funeral:' 'Much like his wars, it never ended'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump again mocked John McCain in his new book, per an excerpt published by The New York Post. Trump claimed that McCain had "the world's longest funeral" back in 2018. Trump claimed that he, as president, granted McCain "the world's longest funeral," erroneously claiming that the mourning lasted 11 days, per The New York Post's published excerpt. Trump's claim that he gave permission for McCain's funeral also does not hold water. This was after she called Trump's daughter Ivanka and his son-in-law Jared Kushner "funeral crashers" for showing up at John McCain's memorial service.

☆ The former CEO of Reddit says laid-off tech workers should get in on AI because 'you don't need an enormous amount of technical skill' to make an AI app
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Yishan Wong, the former CEO of Reddit, has advice for tech workers: Get into AI now. "You don't need an enormous amount of technical skill," Wong told Fortune. "It feels like a hype train, but actually there's an enormous amount of value overhang," Wong told Fortune. He said he "randomly moved around" from tech job to tech job, and just worked "really hard" wherever he ended up. However, the AI industry itself does have promising inroads for tech workers.

☆ A former GOP strategist says Tucker Carlson would be a huge threat to Trump if the ex-Fox News host were to run for president in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tucker Carlson would be a real threat to Trump if he were to run in 2024, says ex GOP strategist Rick Wilson. He'd instantly have an online fundraising juggernaut second only to Trump, and perhaps surpassing him," Wilson, who served as a strategist for former President George H.W. Wilson is now a staunch Trump critic and one of the cofounders of The Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump super PAC. Even Trump's GOP would never vote for a former TV host pushing white replacement theory.' Trump and Carlson text each other often and are the closest they've ever been, The New York Times reported this week.

☆ Trump expresses shock over Tucker Carlson's ouster: 'Especially over the last year or so, he's been terrific to me'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Especially over the last year or so, he's been terrific to me," Trump said of Carlson. He's a very good person and a very good man," Trump told Newsmax host Greg Kelly on Monday. Trump told Kelly he was unsure if Carlson left voluntarily, or if Fox News had fired Carlson. "But I think Tucker's been terrific," Trump said. "We are very, very close to being able to ignore Trump most nights," Carlson wrote, per Dominion's filing.

☆ Bill O'Reilly says the GOP is in trouble now that Tucker Carlson is out at Fox — and bringing his far-right viewers with him
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Cheryl Teh | Lauren Steussy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bill O'Reilly predicts Tucker Carlson's ouster at Fox News will cause trouble for the GOP. "Because the Republican Party, most of it, paid attention to Tucker Carlson," O'Reilly said. "Because the Republican Party, most of it, paid attention to Tucker Carlson," O'Reilly said on Monday on an episode of his show, "No Spin News." Carlson's fiefdom was focused on the Americans on the "committed right," O'Reilly said. Carlson also faces a lawsuit from his ex-producer, Abby Grossberg, who sued him and other Fox executives in March.

☆ Jeff Bezos, accidental style icon, was spotted at Coachella in a butterfly-print button-down shirt
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos showed up at Coachella in a butterfly-print button-down shirt. "Looks like a low budget Fast and Furious scene," wrote Redditor RuckOver3 in a post that was upvoted more than 34,000 times as of press time. Bezos was spotted at the festival with his partner Lauren Sanchez, Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner, and Jenner's partner, Corey Gamble, per TMZ. wrote Redditor BarfJello, in a comment that had been upvoted more than 13,000 times as of press time. "Looks like the average Coachella attendee," wrote Reddit user electricman420.

☆ BTS, one of the biggest celebrity accounts on Twitter, has refused to pay Musk $8 for a blue tick
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

K-Pop supergroup BTS — like hundreds of other celebrities — lost its blue checkmark on Twitter. At press time, the band had not paid to restore its blue checkmark under Elon Musk's Twitter Blue. On Thursday, Musk tweeted that he's personally funding some celebrities' Twitter Blue statuses — but did not specifically say whose subscriptions he's paying for. It's unclear who's paying for the Twitter Blue subscriptions on Hybe's and BTS' official accounts. Other K-Pop groups have also refused to give Musk $8 for Twitter Blue.

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