Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg took part in a question and answers session for a Newseum crowd on Wednesday. The billionaire social network investor talked to the crowd about national security, immigration issues, and even about his “super-grounded” wife Priscilla Chen, Speaking for an hour with interviewer James Bennet of The Atlantic Zuckerberg opened…Continue Reading ›
Jason James Richter, the actor who played Jesse in the hit movie Free Willy is not happy. The actors movie poster was recently used for a GOP attack campaign against ObamaCare. Earlier this week Republican Congressman Tim Griffin of Arkansas posted a remixed version of the poster with the words “Free America From ObamaCare.” At…Continue Reading ›
Over on Twitter, the Ebony “We Are Trayvon” series of covers sparked intense discussion — and like much of the case, it was pretty firmly divided on party lines. As such, a hashtag suggesting the “Tea Party” was “boycotting” Ebony magazine (a title I think we can all admit anyone affiliated with the Tea Party…Continue Reading ›
Actress Jenna Fischer wants Texas lawmakers to fully read the abortion bill that they will vote on tomorrow. The abortion legislation passed through the states House of Representatives early this week and now it’s going in front of the Texas Senate. Without getting into the meat and bones of bill H.B. 2 it would ban…Continue Reading ›
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) on Wednesday with a final vote of a 5-4. The courts decision is a historical victory for gay rights activists. In the majority decision Justice Anthony Kennedy says DOMA violates a gay persons Fifth Amendment rights for due processo. Kennedy decides: “DOMA singles out…Continue Reading ›
Rep. Winkler tweeted an extremely offensive message to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday and the original message along with his apology have taken the top spot as this years worst social media fail. Angered over Thomas and the courts 5-4 votes against a key provision of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), Ryan Winkler…Continue Reading ›
The Supreme Court’s Arizona Voting law decision on Monday ruled that states cannot on their own require would-be voters to further prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system that was setup to make voter registration easier for everyone. In a 7-2 decision the justices threw out Arizona’s voter-approved requirement. Under the…Continue Reading ›
Former First Lady Hillary Clinton didn’t touch her Twitter account for the last year in her role as the Secretary of State. Now the potential future US Presidential nominee is back on the social network and ready to tweet. @HillaryClinton became a famous account after it was parodied by the Tumblr blog Texts from Hillary.…Continue Reading ›
Over on Twitter, #ObamasNextPromotion is trending, with conservatives reacting to the appointment of Susan Rice to the position of National Security Adviser. You see, Susan Rice inspired the #ObamasNextPromotion hashtag by being essentially blocked from Senate confirmation for the position of Secretary of State due to her link with the Benghazi commotion. Liberals this morning…Continue Reading ›
Twitter analysis performed by researchers at the Institute for Immigration Research (IIR) at George Mason University showed that the Boston Marathon bombings barely affected immigration reform conversations on social media. Researchers collected data from more than 750,000 tweets using the word “immigration” starting in February of this year. Jim Witte, director of the IIR, explained:…Continue Reading ›
