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☆ Why Trump is trying to outrage Washington with his controversial Cabinet picks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Donald Trump’s increasingly provocative Cabinet picks have left some Republican senators aghast and Washington in shock. The dismay engulfing establishment elites contrasted with the euphoria rocketing through conservative networks and social media among Trump fans. News that Hegseth had been picked to lead the Pentagon rocked Washington the night before the Gaetz pick and sparked similar questions about Trump’s motives. And she was accused of “parroting” false propaganda from America’s premier espionage adversary, Russia, by no less than Utah GOP Sen. Mitt Romney. Not all Trump’s picks are contentious.

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The report adds to some other examples of hateful rhetoric spreading after Trump’s victory. Gender played a central role in this year’s election as Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign emphasized reproductive rights. Even before his election, Trump and his supporters had targeted Harris with misogynistic comments throughout her campaign. On platforms like TikTok, women posted about the misogynistic comments they had received parroting Fuentes’ remarks, with many also rebuking the sentiment. A TikTok spokesperson confirmed that phrases like “your body, my choice” violates community guidelines, except for instances of counterspeech.

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But for some Arizona voters, only Trump’s election denialism is resonating. A Fox News poll in late August found 32% of Arizona voters surveyed didn’t believe Biden was legitimately elected president. Taylor Hammond, 30, a real estate agent from Phoenix, doesn’t believe Trump lost in 2020. Speaking at a campaign event in Tucson in 2022, Lake said: “We don’t have any McCain Republicans in here, do we? But for other voters, Lake’s false claims about her election loss resonated.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kari Lake, John Giza, Trump, “, parroting Trump’s, Lake’s, Katie Hobbs, ”, Karen Miller, Miller, ” Miller, “ It’s, Brendan Dolleman, Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, Dolleman, Lamb, Ruben Gallego, Sen, Kyrsten Sinema’s, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, didn’t, Biden, Taylor Hammond, Hammond, Lake, ” Hammond, Tyler Hammond, Stephen Richer, don’t, “ I’m, John McCain, McCain, Cindy McCain, ” Neil Rubin, Rubin, Dana Morrison, Hobbs, ” Morrison, Sally Foree, ” Barrett Marson, wasn’t, “ Donald Trump, ” Marson, “ There’s Organizations: Arizona GOP, Walmart, Trump, Lake, NBC News, Senate, ”, Pinal County Sheriff, Republican, Democratic Rep, Democrat, Arizona, Fox, Republicans, Voting, Fox News, Dominion, Mar, Republican Maricopa, CNN, Arizona Republican, “ McCain Republicans, McCain, McCain Republicans, Democratic Locations: Arizona, Giza, Prescott Valley, Scottsdale, Pinal County, ”, Gallego, Maricopa, Phoenix, Republican Maricopa County, Tucson, America, Peoria, Ahwatukee

☆ American Battleground: Christianity and chokeholds, the powerful forces propelling Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Tom Foreman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

“Hey hey, ho ho, thank you, Joe, it’s time to go!”The success of former President Donald Trump’s campaign is becoming a catastrophe for sitting President Joe Biden. A fundraising appeal from the Biden campaign says, “How does a guy who used to say that Donald Trump and his policies were ‘reprehensible,’ become Donald Trump’s running mate? Through years of being a rubber-stamp for Donald Trump’s extreme, MAGA agenda. Women voters, whom the Trump campaign desperately needs, start posting cat memes sharply critical of Vance’s views. But even though Trump is casting himself as the martyr, within days it will seem he was playing the prophet.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Read, Joe, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Roe, Wade, ”, “, Shadi Hamid, Trump nodded, White Trump, Biden, CNN’s MJ Lee, ‘, ’ ” Biden, David, Jill, granddaughters Finnegan, Natalie, Haiyun Jiang, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, ” Biden, NBC’s Lester Holt, Hakeem Jeffries, “ Joe Biden, ” Sen, Chris Coons, vise, Wade –, Ben Carson, Ken Cuccinelli, Mark Meadows, Stephen Miller, Peter Navarro, CNN’s Phil Mattingly, they’ve, ” Mattingly, ” Trump, J.D, Vance, ” Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Rebecca Wright, “ America’s Hitler, MAGA, “ Vance, Mike Pence wouldn’t, Jen O’Malley Dillon, ’, ” Vance, —, Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, we’ve, sociopaths ”, Alayna Treene, George Clooney, Volodymyr Zelensky “, Putin, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Samuel Corum, Hillary Clinton, Trump’s, ” CNN’s John King, Hulk Hogan, Let Trump, Sean O’Brien, Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, “ Donald Trump, thrall, Hogan, Will Lanzoni, luxuriating, Ozzy Osbourne, Andy Kaufman, Chauncey DeVega, weathers, Bernadette Tuazon, CNN “ I’m, I’m, Kamala Harris ’ Organizations: CNN, White, Pew Research, National Religious Broadcasters, The Washington Post, Trump, New York Times, Democratic Party, ”, New York Democrat, Heritage Foundation, Justice Department, Republican National Convention, Senate, Fox News, GOP, Women, Biden, NATO, Democrats, Democratic, Getty, Democrat, Republican, RNC, Florida Gov, South Carolina Gov, Grand Old Party, Atlantic City, World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame, Salon, Republican Party, Resolute, “ Locations: The, Delaware, ”, Detroit, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, United States, Great State of Ohio, ” Ohio, Idaho, Milwaukee, Ohio, Las Vegas, AFP, American, Carolina, Florida, Milwaukee’s, America

☆ As Georgia votes, fears of a return to Moscow’s orbit loom large
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Ulf Mauder/picture alliance/Getty ImagesMany observers fear the ruling Georgian Dream party will resort to anything to stay in power. This year, Georgian Dream pushed through a Kremlin-style “foreign agent” law, which critics say aims to shut down watchdogs who call the government to account. She described some of the statements made by Georgian Dream officials as a “copy-paste” of those from Stalin’s show trials. ‘Soviet mentality’A question puzzling many is why the formerly center-left Georgian Dream has made a sudden authoritarian pivot. Joining the EU would require cleaning up the country’s judiciary and giving up power if Georgian Dream is voted out on Saturday.

Persons: Joseph Stalin, Stalin “, ”, Stalin, Stalin’s, Ulf Mauder, Ivanishvili –, –, Vladimir Putin’s, “, everybody’s, ” Natalie Sabanadze, Sabanadze, Vano Shlamov, Ivanishvili, Mikheil Saakashvili, ” Younger, Uriel Sinai, Moscow’s, Davit, Georgia’s, Salome Zourabichvili –, Ivanishvili’s, Bera, ” Ivanishvili, Hillary Clinton, Viktor Orban, Irakli Kobakhidze, Orban, Mirian, Levan Khabeishvili –, Khabeishvili, “ Ivanishvili, He’s, Giorgi Arjevanidze, Sergei Naryshkin Organizations: CNN, Joseph, Joseph Stalin Museum, European Union, Party, Chatham House, Georgian, Getty, Kremlin, Stalin, –, Governance, NATO, EU, Hungary’s, Conservative Political, Georgia’s, Police, Western United National Movement, UNM, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service Locations: Gori, Soviet, Caucasus, Georgian, Soviet Union, Georgia, Russia, Everybody’s, London, Chatham, Tbilisi, AFP, Moscow, Georgia’s South Ossetia, Gori ., Abkhazia, Gori , Georgia, Ukraine, Europe, Budapest, Anadolu, Nuremberg, Brussels, Moldova, Belarus

☆ How to talk about politics when traveling abroad
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Kim Davis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

So how can you talk politics when traveling abroad without offending others, looking stupid or starting a bar fight? Now, when I travel, I like to ask people about how American politics directly affect their lives. Let the other person talk firstPeople have different intentions of why they want to talk politics with you. But if you want to talk about politics abroad, you might want to consider how the locals communicate and adapt your style. She is American by birth, with European ancestry and British residence, giving her a global perspective on what it’s like to be an American abroad.

Persons: Giles, Guven, Queen Elizabeth II, Kenny Rogers, “, “ They’re, Caffè Florian, Andrea Pattaro, I’ve, doesn’t, it’s, ” “, ” You’ll, Kim Davis Organizations: CNN, Cathedral Locations: Scotland, England, United Kingdom, St, Edinburgh's, New York, London, Asia, Europe, Venice, AFP, United States, Paris, American

That law, the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), requires that states allow eligible Americans who live overseas to vote in federal elections. Heckel pointed out that the suit was filed two weeks after counties Pennsylvania began mailing ballots to military and overseas voters "and baselessly challenges Pennsylvania law, which provides clear procedures for processing applications by overseas voters." The lawsuits come as former President Donald Trump and his allies have begun to sow doubts about overseas voting. Last month, Trump claimed on Truth Social that Democrats would use overseas voting laws to "cheat," a baseless theory Elon Musk also shared on X last week. “Traditionally, we think of overseas voters as military voters who might skew Republican.

Persons: Guy Reschenthaler, Dan Meuser, Glenn Thompson, Lloyd Smucker, Mike Kelly, Al Schmidt, Schmidt, —, Jocelyn Benson, who’ve, Michael Whatley, Patrick Gannon, ” Gannon, ”, Angela Benander, it’s, Matt Heckel, Heckel, Donald Trump, Trump, Elon Musk, Kamala Harris, “, Jonathan Diaz, Diaz, scapegoating, ” Diaz, Democrats —, Rick Hasen, Hasen, ” Hasen Organizations: Republican National Committee, Republican, North Carolina State Board, Michigan Democratic, Republicans, Uniformed and Overseas Citizens, North, Michigan Department of State, PR, Pennsylvania Department of, Pennsylvania, Social, ” Overseas, Democrats, Democratic, UCLA School of Law, NBC Locations: Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, U.S

☆ Election experts raise alarms about vote counting delays in battleground states
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Fredreka Schouten | Sara Murray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Election observers worry that delays in counting mail ballots could give the public a false sense of who’s winning the election. In Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, election officials are still barred from beginning to process mail ballots before 7 a.m. on Election Day – even though election workers in both states have clamored for change. Georgia's State Election Board members discuss proposals for election rule changes at the State Capitol in Atlanta on September 20, 2024. The new law could delay by an hour or more – depending on the county – the posting of unofficial early results, state election officials have said. In Maricopa County, the general election ballot covers both sides of two pages – twice the length of the ballot voters encountered four years ago.

Persons: CNN —, Seth Bluestein, Ann Jacobs, “, Al Schmidt, Donald Trump, Chris McGrath, Joe Biden, Donald Trump baselessly, Rudy Giuliani, Biden, Trump, ” Jacobs, parroting, Daniel Acker, ” Schmidt, ”, Jacobs, David Becker, Sen, Jeremy Moss, Moss, Mike Stewart, Harris, “ It’s, Karen Brinson Bell, I’ll, won’t, Robyn Beck, Stephen Richer, ” Richer, Katie Hobbs, Jennifer Liewer, Liewer, “ We’ve, ” CNN’s Ethan Cohen, Marshall Cohen, Jason Morris Organizations: CNN, Republican, Democratic, Keystone State, ” Police, Philadelphia Convention Center, White, Democratic Milwaukee, Biden, Wisconsin State Assembly, Trump, Reuters, ”, Workers, US, Department, Election Innovation, Research, National Conference of State Legislatures, Democratic Detroit, Capitol, Michigan Senate, State Capitol, North Carolina State Board, Getty, Republicans, Gov, Democrat Locations: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, “, Wisconsin, Georgia, Keystone, Democratic, Kenosha , Wisconsin, Michigan, Detroit, Atlanta, North Carolina, Phoenix, AFP, Arizona, Maricopa County, Maricopa

☆ How a false rumor about pets in Ohio and Laura Loomer’s presence helped derail Trump’s planned attacks on Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Donald Trump wanted to spend this week attacking one of Democratic rival Kamala Harris’ biggest political vulnerabilities. The promotion of the claims overshadowed a series of speeches aimed at the economy and blaming Harris for border security failures. However, during Tuesday’s debate, Trump’s attacks on Harris over immigration veered into the outrageous, as he falsely claimed that migrants are eating dogs and cats in Springfield. Democratic National Committee rapid response director Alex Floyd on Friday highlighted Trump’s relationship with Loomer and other controversial allies. We’re going to be spending a lot more time in Pennsylvania,” Harris told reporters at a bookstore in Johnstown on Friday.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris ’, Trump’s, Harris, Trump, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, “, ” Trump, ”, “ It’s, Joe Biden’s, Biden, ” Biden, brunch, Springfield Mayor Rob Rue, Vance –, ” Rue, Pope Francis, lambasting Harris, Vance, “ Don’t, Kamala Harris, Loomer, Laura Loomer, She’s, that’s, Alex Floyd, ” Harris, SSRS, –, CNN’s Kit Maher, Betsy Klein, Ebony Davis, Kate Sullivan Organizations: CNN, Democratic, White, Springfield Police Division, Springfield City School District, Springfield Mayor, Trump, GOP, Democratic National Committee, Pennsylvania Trump, Trump’s Locations: Ohio, Arizona, Nevada, California, Springfield , Ohio, Springfield, Clark County, Haiti, United States, Venezuelan, Aurora , Colorado, Aurora, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, America, Springfield “, Trump, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, – Cambria, Luzerne, Johnstown

☆ Democrats in competitive House races want Harris’ momentum without running toward her
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Annie Grayer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

In conversations with nearly a dozen Democratic lawmakers and candidates running in competitive races across the country, a common theme emerged. Tim Walz, Democrats have felt a tangible bump of energy in their districts, through spikes in volunteers, donations and event turnout. Rep. Chris Deluzio, who supports Harris, told CNN he was glad to see that she has moved away from her previous position on fracking. The Republican campaign arm has seized on some of her past positions from his first presidential run, including fracking, as they’ve attempted to develop a strategy to target Democrats in tough races. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty ImagesWalz serves ‘meat-and-potatoes’ politicsIn selecting Walz, the Harris campaign provided many down ballot Democrats running in competitive races with a welcomed partner.

Persons: Susie Lee of, Lee, Kamala Harris, ” Lee, Harris, “, Tim Walz, Kirsten Engel, Caitlin O'Hara, ” Engel, Trump, Biden, ”, Joe Biden, Chris Deluzio, “ I’m, hasn’t, Rudy Salas, David Valadao, Irfan Khan, Will Rollins, Ken Calvert of, Rollins, Harris ’, ” Rollins, “ It’s, Brendan Smialowski, Getty Images Walz, Walz, Ann Kuster, ” Kuster, Tim, Vicente Gonzalez, Donald Trump’s, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Biden’s, Jahana Hayes, Hayes, Sue Altman, Thomas Kean Jr, ” Altman, wasn’t, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr, “ We’ve Organizations: CNN — Democratic, Democratic, CNN, Representatives, Nevada Democrat, Minnesota Gov, Bloomberg, Getty, Republican, Democrat, Republican US, Los Angeles Times, GOP, Getty Images, Minnesota, Republicans, ”, Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Ohio, Army National Guard, Democratic Rep, Trump, Democratic House Locations: Susie Lee of Nevada, Nevada, Arizona, Phoenix , Arizona, Lee, Mexico, Pennsylvania, Bakersfield , California, Harris, California, Salinas, Ken Calvert of California, University's, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, AFP, ‘, New Hampshire, Vicente Gonzalez of, Iraq, Jahana Hayes of Connecticut, New Jersey, Alabama, Montgomery

☆ Taiwan is making a TV show about a Chinese invasion. And it’s hitting close to home
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Nectar Gan | Eric Cheung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The 17-minute trailer hit close to home in Taiwan, making headlines in local media and garnering more than a million views on YouTube. But Hsin-mei Cheng, the showrunner of “Zero Day,” worried that her fellow Taiwan citizens have grown “too numb” to the danger of an impending conflict. Hsin-mei Cheng, the showrunner of "Zero Day," says she hopes the show can serve as a wakeup call to the people of Taiwan. Cheng also assembled a team of 10 directors, each responsible for an episode in “Zero Day” that tells an independent story. In “Zero Day,” Chinese infiltration and cognitive warfare takes on many forms – from the lure of money and power to the threat of violence.

Persons: ”, China’s, Xi Jinping, Cheng, “, Mei Cheng, Nancy Pelosi’s, Robert Tsao, Lo Ging, Howard Yu, ” Cheng, Lo, Chapman, Hong Kong’s, –, livestreaming, influencers, Beijing’s, Howard Yu Su Tzu, yun, Lee Yen, China – Organizations: Taipei CNN, China’s People’s Liberation Army, PLA, Communist Party, YouTube, CNN, Presidential, Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture, Netflix, Chinese Communist Party, Taiwan’s Institute for National Defense and Security Research, Kuomintang Locations: Hong Kong, Taipei, Taiwan, dramatize, China, Ukraine, Beijing, Kinmen

☆ Opinion: Is Trump’s UFC vs. migrant fighting league his worst ever idea? Almost
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Dean Obeidallah | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Trump first asked the audience if they had ever heard of Dana White, the head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). From there, Trump boasted that he had told White: “Why don’t you set up a migrant league of fighters and have your regular league of fighters. Obviously, Trump’s point in his migrant UFC proposal was that despite the toughness of the professional UFC fighters, the migrants coming to America are actually stronger, tougher and more dangerous. That moment came when Trump told the audience that the UFC president didn’t like the migrant fight league idea, adding, “But actually, it’s not the worst idea I’ve ever had.”Trump is telling the truth there: Musing about a migrant fighting league is vile — but it’s not his worst idea. Trump proposing a dehumanizing physical battle between migrants who would then fight the UFC champions — which conjures up Roman gladiator matches — is simply more evidence of Trump’s depravity.

Persons: Dean Obeidallah, Donald Trump’s, I’ve, —, Trump, Dana White, White, ” Trump, Jesus Christ, Matthew, “, Adolf Hitler, Mein, didn’t, it’s, Facebook There’s, Donald Trump, ”, It’s Organizations: CNN, Dean Obeidallah CNN, of, UFC, Twitter, Facebook, Washington, Capitol Locations: United States, America

☆ America's Surge of Dumb Neighborhood Names, Real-Estate Rebrands
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Neighborhood names are also shorthand for your rent or mortgage payments. In 2017, real-estate brokers in the historically Black New York neighborhood of Harlem sparked backlash when they tried to rebrand its south end as SoHa. At their best, new neighborhood names bring people together over a shared sense of pride in their little corner of the world. Along the way, these neighborhood names have veered into parody territory. I'm not saying that neighborhood names should be set in stone — in fact, I think it's natural for them to evolve alongside their populations.

Persons: you've, MoRA, Nashville's, they're, Let's, Gill Holland, Holland, Nestor Davidson, David Fagundes, Grant McKenzie, McKenzie, Hakeem Jeffries, Jeffries, Davidson, They're, Bob Dylan's, Marshall, Lily, I'm, Willy, Dirtbag, Little Italy — Organizations: Market, McGill University, University of Maryland, Houston, Financial, Tribeca, McGill, Google, Democratic, New York State Assembly, New York Times, Apple, North Arts District, Congress, Little Locations: Denver, Charlotte , North Carolina, LoSo, Boston, Louisville , Kentucky, NuLu, Austin, America, New York City, Louisville, Holland, North Carolina, Greenwich, Louisville's, Phoenix, Holland's, York, New York, Manhattan, Side, Chelsea, Maryland, Harlem, SoCo, Soho, Dowisetrepla, Charlotte, East Williamsburg

☆ Most parenting advice today comes from experts who are strangers rather than from family members. That may not be good.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Christine Carrig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

To this day, those two rules might be the best parenting advice I have ever received, delivered to me by a 5-year-old, passed down through at least three generations of her family. While not "expert," advice from family or friends offers something intangible and underestimated: it naturally comes from a place of vested interest in both parent and child. AdvertisementFor instance, when a parenting expert posts a reel detailing how to de-escalate a tantrum, she may be sitting in a cheerfully lit, clean space with no background noise. Whereas family members or close friends may try to ease FUD, parenting experts may try to capitalize on it. With this in mind we may do well to take expert parenting advice the way we should take all advice, with a grain of salt and a healthy dose of skepticism about the motivations of the person doling it out.

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With Donald Trump poised to capture the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, the former president is effectively holding auditions for a running mate – and a growing list of vice presidential hopefuls is starting to surface. Doug BurgumThe North Dakota governor, another Republican primary contender at one point, ran on small-town, business-savvy, conservative-values charm. He was on hand in New Hampshire on primary day, stumping for Trump and glad-handing with voters. “Not only do [Republicans] support President Trump, we support his policies,” Greene in an interview with MSNBC. Positioned directly behind Trump as he delivered his New Hampshire primary victory speech, Scott showed his allegiance to the former president while managing to sidestep a setup to bash Haley, telling Trump, "I just love you," Trump replied: "That's why you're a great politician."

Persons: Donald Trump, –, Trump, Nikki Haley, “, ”, Here’s, Doug Burgum, Marjorie Taylor Greene, She’s, ” Greene, isn’t, ” Kari Lake, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Sen, Tim Scott The, Haley, Scott, Elise Stefanik, she’s, she’d, J.D, Vance Organizations: GOP, South Carolina Gov, Fox, Gov, North, Trump, Rep, Republican, Freedom Caucus, Republicans, Republican Party, MSNBC, “, Arizona, Tim Scott The South, Black Republicans, New Locations: New Hampshire, North Dakota, Georgia, Iowa, Tim Scott The South Carolina, Hampshire, New York

☆ Russian spy chief who once participated in US-funded program suggests that other Russians who participated in US-funded programs are disloyal
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewThe head of Russia's foreign intelligence service claimed Thursday that the US could meddle in Russia's upcoming presidential election. Washington could do this, SVR chief Sergei Naryshkin baselessly claimed, by creating a "fifth column" in Russia consisting of Russians who participated in US-funded exchange programs. The term "fifth column" refers to a group of people working to undermine a nation's interests from within. Naryshkin was parroting Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has repeatedly warned of a fifth column within the country's borders.

Persons: —, Sergei Naryshkin baselessly, Naryshkin, Anastasia Burakova, Washington, they'll, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Service, Business, USAID, Foreign Relations, Government Locations: Washington, Russia, USAID, Europe, Leningrad Oblast, Russian, masse, Ukraine

☆ Chatbots just showed scientists how to make social media less toxic
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

AI bots, on the other hand, will do whatever you tell them to, practically for free. So researchers are starting to use chatbots as fake people from whom they can extract data about real people. In July 2020, Facebook introduced a walled-off simulation of itself, populated with millions of AI bots, to study online toxicity. His team created hundreds of personas for its Twitter bots — telling each one things like "you are a male, middle-income, evangelical Protestant who loves Republicans, Donald Trump, the NRA, and Christian fundamentalists." Scientists create experiments to be simpler than reality, to offer explanatory power uncomplicated by the messiness of real life.

Persons: chatbots, Donald Trump, Petter Törnberg, Törnberg, Emma, Terry Crews, mindlessly, we've, LLMs, Lisa Argyle, Joon, he's, Smallville's café, messier, it's, sims, Adam Rogers Organizations: ABC News, CNN, New York Times, Twitter, Institute, Logic, University of Amsterdam, Columbia University, Facebook, NRA, American, Election, Democratic, Chamber Twitter, Brigham Young University, Stanford University Locations: Alabama

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a press conference at a hotel after the G20 Summit, in New Delhi, India, September 11, 2023. In part, that reflects the choppier waters the 77-year-old Brazilian leader now navigates, as Beijing and Washington flirt with a new Cold War while war rages in Ukraine. Even before he took office, Lula was greeted like a rock star last November at the U.N. climate change conference in Egypt. The closer ties to Beijing could complicate Brazil's relationship with Washington, including access to key technology, Shannon added. "Brazil is rapidly wasting its soft power by trying to be an international player with an outdated agenda," he said.

Persons: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Anushree, Pope, Jair Bolsonaro's, Lula, Oliver Stuenkel, Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin, Thomas Shannon, Porter, Shannon, Nicolas Maduro, Gabriel Boric, Rubens Barbosa, Putin, Maduro, Anthony Boadle, Brad Haynes, Paul Simao Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, United Nations General Assembly, U.S, General Assembly, Amazon, International Criminal Court, ICC, Arnold, Security, Mercosur, Venezuelan, Foreign Ministry, South, Thomson Locations: New Delhi, India, Rights BRASILIA, Brazil, China, Beijing, Washington, Ukraine, Sao Paulo, Egypt, U.S, Rio de Janeiro, Russia, South Africa, Shannon, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Brasilia, Brazilian, London, South American

☆ MacroMavens' Stephanie Pomboy sounds the alarm on corporate bankruptcies, warning it could herald financial catastrophe
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Joseph Wilkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Economist Stephanie Pomboy has warned of the economic risks signaled by rising corporate bankruptcies in the US. First-half US corporate bankruptcies surged to the highest level since 2010, per S&P data. "It's really something, listening to johnny-come-latelys parroting my talking points on corporate bankruptcies (which none of them saw coming 6 mo's ago). If they did, they'd be calling for a fiscal & monetary response that makes 2008-9 look like peanuts," Pomboy wrote. This is not the first time Pomboy has raised concerns of looming economic and market risks in 2023.

Persons: Stephanie Pomboy, Mavens, they'd, Pomboy Organizations: Service, P Global Market Intelligence, Valley, Bed, Lordstown Motors, Mediamath Holdings, Federal Reserve Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Mark Zuckerberg's Meta launches Instagram's Threads app, a rival to Twitter amidst Elon Musk backlash
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Samantha Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Meta's new Threads app Courtesy Meta“The vision for Threads is to create an option and friendly public space for conversation,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Threads post following the launch. After downloading the app, users are asked to link up their Instagram page, customize their profile and follow the same accounts they already follow on Instagram. Verified Instagram accounts are also automatically verified on Threads. In this photo illustration, the app Threads from Meta seen displayed on a mobile phone. The escalating rivalry between the two companies only appears to have added to the rivalry between Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Persons: ”, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Elon Musk, Davide Bonaldo, ” parroting, Musk, “, Zuckerberg, –, Hanna Ziady Organizations: CNN, Facebook, Twitter, Meta, Wednesday, TweetDeck

☆ Threads: Meta takes aim at Twitter with new app
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Zuckerberg’s Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has teased a new app that is set to take on Twitter by offering a rival space for real-time conversations online. The app is called Threads and it is expected to go live Thursday, according to a listing in the App Store. The app appears to have many similarities to Twitter — the App Store description emphasizes conversations, as well as the potential to build a following and connect with like-minded people. Since taking Twitter private in October, Musk has turned the social media platform on its head, alienating advertisers and some of its highest-profile users. Twitter announced Monday that users would soon need to pay for TweetDeck, a tool that allows people to organize and easily monitor the accounts they follow.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Musk, ” parroting Organizations: London CNN, Twitter, Meta, TweetDeck, Facebook, Las Locations: Las Vegas

☆ 'Time to get greedy': A 35-year market veteran shares 5 little-known stocks that could soar up to 800% once investors realize that there won't be a repeat of 2008
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Here are five small companies that could have huge returns with a bit of good fortune. Kevin Rendino, formerly of Merrill Lynch and BlackRock, is an activist investor focused on reviving small companies that might just be sleeping giants. He still believes the so-called "end-of-the-world" scenario that investors are pricing in for that group of stocks right now is completely unwarranted. "I don't see the excesses in the system like we saw in 2008, which would cause a recession," Rendino said. Below are five of Rendino's favorite stocks right now along with the ticker, market capitalization, and thesis for each.

Persons: Kevin Rendino, there's, Merrill Lynch, Rendino, We're, We've, We'll, we're, they've, Russell Microcap, Russell, —, — Rendino, he's, Warren Buffett Organizations: BlackRock, Capital, Nasdaq, Investors

☆ Andrew Tate claims he’s a force for good. Others say he spreads a ‘misogynistic rape culture’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Emory Andrew Tate III is a 36-year-old professional fighter-turned media personality from Chicago who has racked up billions of views online for his rants about male dominance, female submission and wealth. In the years since, he has become a divisive online content creator with the self-proclaimed “misogynist” suspended from all major social media platforms. ‘Daily diet of misogyny’Tate has been accused of pedaling hateful views online and making his controversial lifestyle appealing to young and vulnerable audiences. Introduce the topic by saying you have read about Andrew Tate and ask if they have heard of him,” she suggested. According to Drummond, schools are being proactive in starting conversations that allow adolescent males to explore issues surrounding Tate and his ideology.

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☆ Chinese embassy in Britain asks London to stop slandering China to avoid damage
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

May 21 (Reuters) - The Chinese embassy in Britain in a statement on Sunday asked London to stop slandering and smearing China to avoid further damage to China-UK relations. This comes after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said China represents the world's greatest challenge to security and prosperity but that other leading economies should not decouple from it after a summit of the Group of Seven (G7) nations. "The relevant remarks by the British side are simply parroting words from others and constitute malicious slanders in disregard of the facts. China firmly opposes and strongly condemns this," the embassy statement said. Reporting by Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru; Editing by Tom HogueOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ White House: Biden to discuss Ukraine with Brazil's Lula, India's Modi
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Asked if Biden would pressure or urge the two leaders to toughen their approach on China and Russia, Sullivan said, "I think pressure is just the wrong word. I mean, that's not how President Biden operates with these key leaders with whom he has deep relationships, like President Lula and President Modi." A White House spokesperson responded by accusing him of "parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda". Biden is slated to see Modi as part of a third Quad summit, along with the leaders of Australia and Japan on the sidelines of the G7 summit. Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason; Writing by Andrea Shalal and William MallardOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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