by Jim Heath | Jan 9, 2021 | Headlines, Social Media, Trump
Twitter’s extraordinary action against President Trump on Friday night was driven both by the violent rampage of his supporters in Washington and what the company said was a looming “secondary attack” on the U.S. Capitol and state government facilities next weekend —...
by Jim Heath | Jan 8, 2021 | Headlines, Trump
Twitter said today that it had permanently suspended Donald Trump from its service “due to the risk of further incitement of violence,” effectively cutting him off from his favorite megaphone for reaching his supporters. “We have determined that these tweets are in...
by Jim Heath | Dec 16, 2020 | Headlines, Joe Biden, Social Media
The Associated Press, not known to make many mistakes, made a small gaffe in one of its stories yesterday that put Twitter into overdrive. In an article about the Mexican and Brazilian presidents congratulating Joe Biden, the story referred to the president-elect as...
by Jim Heath | Dec 6, 2020 | Entertainment, Lucifer
Music legend Dionne Warwick has been on a Twitter tear for the last few days as she has taken her hysterical musings to social media, ending with a plug for the hit series Lucifer. Warwick spent the weekend engaging with a handful of A-list superstars including Taylor...
by Jim Heath | Nov 14, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Trump
President Trump has held his first press conference since his election loss to Joe Biden, still refusing to acknowledge defeat. But it was the Commander-in-chief’s drastically different appearance that caused the most commotion on social media. Thousands took to...
