Elon Musk, 47-year-old founder of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, is being sued by the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) for misleading investors. Many have sent out an ill-advised tweet at least once in their lives, but Musk’s joke about taking Tesla private at $420 a share could get him removed from the company. Am considering taking Tesla private … Read more
A popular Iraqi Instagram model and former “Miss Baghdad” winner was reportedly shot and killed in Baghdad, sending shockwaves throughout the internet as she leaves behind her 2.7 million followers. Influencer Tara Fares was shot and killed yesterday after two motorcyclists opened fire on Fares in Baghdad’s Camp Sarah neighborhood, CNN reports. Fares, who was 22 years old, was in a vehicle … Read more
Forced to log out of Facebook? Here’s why. If you were forced to log out of Facebook , you aren’t alone. On Friday, Facebook announced that at least 50 million and potentially up to 90 million Facebook users had their data exposed to hackers in a breach involving the social media platform’s “View As” feature, which lets … Read more
Kanye West continues to be Kanye West. After making a pro-Trump speech during Saturday Night Live, the MAGA cap-wearing rapper sent a “message of love” suggesting that we “abolish the 13th amendment.” If he was looking for more attention, he certainly got it. In his initial tweet, West said that his hat “represents good and America becoming … Read more
There’s a lot to be upset and angry about today, especially if you’re a victim of sexual assault. On Thursday, Christine Blasey Ford spoke before the Senate Judiciary Committee about a man who she says pinned her down on a bed and sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager. That man, as everyone knows, is Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who vehemently … Read more
GoFundMe campaigns have raised more than $700,000 in donations for Christine Blasey Ford, ABC News reports. Multiple crowdfunding campaigns were launched to raise money for Ford after she came public earlier this month with sexual assault accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. On Thursday, both Ford and Kavanaugh testified about the accusations before the Senate Judiciary Committee. One GoFundMe campaign designated to “help … Read more
Ever since Thursday’s hearing before the Senate judiciary committee at which prospective Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh was asked about the accusations of sexual assault levied against him, stemming from events in his adolescence, America has been asking one question: What’s Saturday Night Live going to do? Is this a healthy impulse? Probably not, but how will we know what’s … Read more
For years Amazon has faced criticism over the way it treats its workers. Reports suggest employees pee in bottles to avoid being disciplined for wasting time by taking bathroom breaks. Amazon has also topped lists of companies with the most number of employees on SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Now, someone has leaked the company’s anti-union training video, and … Read more
After Christine Blasey Ford recalled how Brett Kavanaugh, as a teenager, held her down on a bed at a get together, attempted to take her clothes off, and covered her mouth as she screamed, Ford’s voice shaking as she relived her trauma before the Senate Judiciary Committee and tens of thousands of people watching at home, the New York … Read more
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh came out angry on Thursday afternoon, defending himself just hours after Dr. Christine Blasey Ford gave an emotional testimony recounting an alleged sexual assault that took place when the two of them were in high school. In his opening remarks, Kavanaugh shouted at the Senate Judiciary Committee—particularly at Democrats, who he implied stoked negative … Read more