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Okay if Israel does it? Twitter cries ‘foreign meddling’ after Netanyahu says Tel Aviv ‘promoted’ anti-boycott laws in US

While Washington’s politicians never tire in their constant search for ‘foreign meddling’, the Twitter crowd has pointed out that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has admitted to trying to influence US politics. … Read More >Okay if Israel does it? Twitter cries ‘foreign meddling’ after Netanyahu says Tel Aviv ‘promoted’ anti-boycott laws in US

Raucous caucus in Iowa & predators lurking on dating apps

Mike Papantonio and Trial Lawyer magazine editor Farron Cousins take us through the calamitous events of the Iowa caucuses and what it all means for the Dems moving forward. Also, MSNBC has been showering Joe Biden’s presidential campaign with money, while “family company” Johnson & Johnson has just been hit by a $750 million fine in New Jersey for their cancer-linked talcum-based baby powder. … Read More >Raucous caucus in Iowa & predators lurking on dating apps

‘They forgot about the clock expert?’ Excuses for spiraling Big Ben costs provokes bemusement and anger online

The cost of repairing Big Ben, Westminster’s world famous Elizabeth Tower, has increased by £18.6m ($24.2) due to ‘unforeseen’ issues including WWII bomb damage and the need for a clock expert, triggering Twitter. … Read More >‘They forgot about the clock expert?’ Excuses for spiraling Big Ben costs provokes bemusement and anger online

Sad face emoji? US social media giants Facebook & Twitter fined by Moscow court as server location impasse intensifies

Facebook and Twitter were each fined four million rubles ($62,900) by a Moscow court on Thursday. It marks an escalation in a standoff between the American social media giants and Russian regulators. … Read More >Sad face emoji? US social media giants Facebook & Twitter fined by Moscow court as server location impasse intensifies

Phew! ‘Nothing is Scandinavian’ ad republished as airline SAS is told its critics are actually Putin’s trolls & ‘useful idiots’

Nothing shows that your values are granite-strong quite like pulling a much-criticized commercial and then reinstating it to a chorus of media voices proclaiming that the negative feedback is just a Russian psy-op. … Read More >Phew! ‘Nothing is Scandinavian’ ad republished as airline SAS is told its critics are actually Putin’s trolls & ‘useful idiots’

Young man killed in US-Syrian skirmish, further escalation stopped ‘only’ due to Russian mediation – Russian MOD

A 22-year-old Syrian was killed while another man was injured during an altercation between US troops and locals in northern Syria, the Russian military said. The showdown happened after a US convoy diverged from its patrol route. … Read More >Young man killed in US-Syrian skirmish, further escalation stopped ‘only’ due to Russian mediation – Russian MOD