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UChicago Course on Whiteness Sparks Debate Over Free Speech and Cyberbullying
A student objected to a class, “The Problem of Whiteness,” and tweeted the lecturer’s photo and email address. Hate mail poured in. What should the school do?
[ nytimes.com ] Colleges and Universities,Quote tweeted by GOP congressman came from neo-Nazi convicted for child porn, not Voltaire
[ cnn.com ]First US shipment of recently directed security assistance arrives in Ukraine
The first US shipment of recently directed security assistance has arrived in Ukraine, the US Embassy in Kyiv tweeted Friday night.
[ cnn.com ]Rep. Massie tests positive for Covid, says he's unvaccinated
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky tweeted Thursday that he tested positive for Covid-19 and is not vaccinated.
[ cnn.com ]Nicki Minaj had the worst excuse for not getting the vaccine. Here were the other top 2021 pop culture moments
We laughed, we cringed, we tweeted -- these are the pop culture moments that we'll remember fondly as the year comes to an end. From the most meme-worthy moment of "House of Gucci" to the best resurrection of an early-2000s touchstone -- Bennifer tried, but was bested by another music diva -- we revisit the pop culture moments that got us through another "unprecedented" year.
[ cnn.com ]Maryland governor tests positive for Covid
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan tested positive for Covid-19, he tweeted Monday.
[ cnn.com ]Elon Musk says he's thinking of becoming a full-time influencer
Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is "thinking of" leaving his jobs and becoming an influencer, the world's richest man tweeted on Thursday.
[ cnn.com ]Gosar's video targeting AOC and Biden backfired
An increasingly ridiculous Republican Party has offered political observers no shortage of absurd stories, but this is a new low: This week, Republican Rep. Paul Gosar tweeted out an animé video featuring Gosar, a 62-year-old dentist from Wyoming, as a flying, sword-wielding hero who appears to kill his colleague, Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and attacks President Joe Biden.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: Gosar's video targets AOC and Biden, but backfires big time
An increasingly ridiculous Republican Party has offered political observers no shortage of absurd stories, but this is a new low: This week, Republican Rep. Paul Gosar tweeted out an animé video featuring Gosar, a 62-year-old dentist from Wyoming, as a flying, sword-wielding hero who appears to kill his colleague, Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and attacks President Joe Biden.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: Why GOP lawmaker thinks violence is a joke these days
On Monday, Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar (R) tweeted out a 90-second anime video in which his face is superimposed on some sort of animated hero, slaying a giant with Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's face on it and then flying in the air with two swords toward another figure bearing the visage of President Joe Biden.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: Covid-19 vaccine debate takes a strange turn
The Covid-19 vaccine debate is getting weird. On Twitter, Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz accused Big Bird of pushing "Government propaganda...for your 5 year old!" after the Muppet tweeted about getting the shot in his wing.
[ cnn.com ]Ted Cruz accuses 'Sesame Street' character of spreading propaganda
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) accused Big Bird of spreading government propaganda after the "Sesame Street" character tweeted about receiving his Covid-19 vaccine. CNN's John Berman lists other American icons that have promoted vaccines in the past.
[ cnn.com ]Simone Biles thanks Japanese gym where she secretly trained to regain her Olympic form
Simone Biles has tweeted thanks to a Japanese gym for allowing her to privately train while she attempted to regain her gold medal form after withdrawing during the women's artistic gymnastics team final at the Summer Olympics.
[ cnn.com ]Keilar: Rubio took a swing, missed and hit himself in the face
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) tweeted that US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was participating in "embarrassing Covid theater" by wearing a mask and face shield on his trip to the Philippines, where masks and face shields are government mandated.
[ cnn.com ]Sha'Carri Richardson promises to be world champ -- next year
After being suspended for a month from the US Olympic team, track star Sha'Carri Richardson tweeted Sunday morning that she will be "your World Champ next year."
[ cnn.com ]Several people killed and injured after knife attack in German town, police say
Several people were killed and injured in a knife attack in the German city of Wurzburg, the district police of Lower Franconia tweeted on Friday.
[ cnn.com ]Volunteer for NYC mayoral candidate stabbed
A volunteer working with New York mayoral candidate Eric Adams' campaign was stabbed in the Bronx on Sunday, Adams tweeted Sunday evening.
[ cnn.com ]NFL player says he'd rather retire than get Covid-19 vaccine
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley, in a challenge to the National Football League's new Covid-19 training camp and preseason protocols, tweeted that he'd rather retire than get a vaccine.
[ cnn.com ]Fact check: Boebert falsely claims liberals have 'legalized' knowingly spreading HIV
Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, known for her outspoken right-wing views, tweeted last week: "The same liberals that legalized knowingly spreading HIV are now pushing Americans to take COVID tests or show proof of vaccination to enter restaurants. No. We're not playing your games."
[ cnn.com ]Ted Cruz says no Latino uses the term 'Latinx.' Some do, and the reasons are not simple
A quiet story in the entertainment site Deadline that television star Eva Longoria and Black-ish creator Kenya Barris would be developing a new sitcom revolving around a "modern Latinx family" seemed to set off Texas Sen. Ted Cruz Wednesday. "No actual Latino uses the woke made-up term Latinx," he tweeted, reiterating a now familiar conservative talking point.
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