Twitter announced Tuesday that it has suspended Alex Jones for one week, the latest social media platform and tech company to admonish the Infowars host. While Apple, YouTube, Spotify, Facebook and even YouPorn all took definitiveaction against Jones and Infowars in recent weeks, Twitter still allowed the controversial far right …
Read More »T.J. Miller Arrested for Allegedly Reporting Fake Bomb Threat
Former Silicon ValleystarT.J. Miller was arrested Monday night for allegedly making a fake bomb threat, CNN reports. The actor is accused of “intentionally conveying to law enforcement false information about an explosive device.” On March 18th, Miller allegedly called 911 and told the dispatcher that he was on an Amtrak …
Read More »Bill Murray Compares Parkland Students to Vietnam Protestors
Bill Murray praised Parkland high schoolers for kickstarting a new push for gun control following the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February.Speaking with NBC News, the actor said the student protestors reminded him of the student protestors that began the movement to end the Vietnam War. “It …
Read More »Stop Making Mass Murder a Meme
The reaction online to the school shooting in Parkland, Florida yesterday has been pitiful, which is to say, it’s been typical. Politicians from both major political parties have offered empty words on Twitter. Media pundits all agree that anyone who doesn’t agree with them is wrong, wrong, wrong. The NRA …
Read More »Meryl Streep Responds to Rose McGowan's Golden Globes 'Hypocrisy' Tweet
Meryl Streep penned a statement Monday after actress and Harvey Weinstein victim Rose McGowan accused Streep of “hypocrisy” and “happily” working with the disgraced producer. Streep was reportedly among the actresses planning on donning black dresses to the upcoming Golden Globes to protest gender inequality in Hollywood, where powerful men …
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