In response to a request for comment from The Associated Press, a Twitter spokesman said that the tweet had violated the company's “abusive behaviour policy,” and that the account had violated its “manipulation and spam policy." In a later statement, he said Twitter had determined the account was “fake," without elaborating how it came to the conclusion. … [Read more...] about Twitter bans Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei after Trump threat
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Fauci describes ‘chilling’ pressure on scientists in Trump era
“It’s a real aberrancy,” he later added. “This is my seventh administration, Rachel, and I’ve been advising administrations and presidents on both sides of the aisle, Republicans and Democrats, people with different ideologies, and even with differences in ideology, there never was this real affront on science. So it really was an aberrancy that I haven’t seen in almost 40 years that I’ve been doing this. So it’s just one of those things that is chilling when you see it happen." … [Read more...] about Fauci describes ‘chilling’ pressure on scientists in Trump era
Chuck Schumer Announces Senate Will Receive Impeachment Article Monday
Schumer said while speaking on the Senate floor that he had talked about the matter with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who had, until Friday, remained silent on her plans to deliver the article, which the House passed 232–197 against Trump last week for “incitement of insurrection” over the deadly January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. … [Read more...] about Chuck Schumer Announces Senate Will Receive Impeachment Article Monday
Iran’s Domestic, Diaspora Critics Differ on How Biden May Counter Tehran’s Objectionable Behavior
“Trump’s approach conveyed a bad message to the Iranian regime that changes in its foreign policy would be enough to remove the maximum pressure,” Boroumand said. “It also enabled Iranians who have no respect for human rights to tell others that the U.S. also disregards human rights and uses them just to promote political agendas.” … [Read more...] about Iran’s Domestic, Diaspora Critics Differ on How Biden May Counter Tehran’s Objectionable Behavior
‘Dictator Oil All the Way’: Jordan Peterson Stirs Online Debates About Canada’s Crude Exports to US
Peterson voiced his opinion as he shared a tweet featuring a link to an article in the Edmonton Journal regarding the matter in question, whose author posed the following question in the headline: "Will the United States choose Alberta crude or go with massive job losses and dictator oil?" … [Read more...] about ‘Dictator Oil All the Way’: Jordan Peterson Stirs Online Debates About Canada’s Crude Exports to US