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The struggle for authenticity in politics won't be solved by gaming or streaming--it's that Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Omar are best suited for it.By Michael Higham on October 21, 2020 at 8:43PM PDT New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made her Twitch debut streaming Among Us the other night with big-name…

In an ugly display of Big Tech's monopoly power, Twitter and Facebook censor the White House, U.S. senators, and the 'New York Post' for saying things that were reported in 'The New York Times' five years ago—and that the Democratic candidate has publicly boasted aboutRead Full Article »Read More

We’d insert the New York Post’s tweet here, but as you probably know, the Post has been shut out of tweeting from its @nypost account since last Wednesday, which is when Twitter began to block the URL leading to the Post’s story on the emails and other materials found on…

© . The logo for Procter & Gamble Co. is displayed on a screen on the floor of the NYSE in New York() – Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble Co (N:) raised its annual sales forecast on Tuesday, as it benefitted from a coronavirus-driven surge in demand which has…

“Late Night With Seth Meyers” was back on Monday after taking last week off, and Meyers came out swinging with a 13-minute edition of “A Closer Look” that tried really hard to sum up the craziness of the past week in the world of politics. Meyers had a lot to…

A Special Envoy to the Government of Venezuela, Alex Nain Saab Morán, has urged West Africa's regional court, the ECOWAS Court of Justice, to halt the plan to extradite him from Cape Verde to the United States of America.Morán, a dual Colombian and Venezuelan national, who has been in detention…

SaharaReporters.com is an outstanding, groundbreaking news website that encourages citizen journalists to report ongoing corruption and government malfeasance in Africa. Using photos, text, and video dynamically, the site informs and prompts concerned African citizens and activists globally to act, denouncing officially-sanctioned corruption, the material impoverishment of its citizenry, defilement of…

Photo credit: Getty Images Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen says he has felt compelled to rip Facebook for its “absurd” handling of Holocaust denial and racist content because, it argues, that doing so threatens democracy. Late last year, Baron Cohen gave a speech at the Anti-Defamation League’s “Never Is Now” Summit…

Women’s Marches are taking place in hundreds of American cities on Saturday, including New York City and Washington, D.C., as protesters rally against President Trump and his latest Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett. Marchers are also focused on a few contentious topics, including abortion.  Washington Post reporter Samantha Schmidt…

A New York Post story forces social platforms to make (and in Twitter’s case, reverse) some difficult choices, Sony announces a new 3D display and fitness startup Future raises $24 million. This is your Daily Crunch for October 16, 2020. The big story: Twitter walks back New York Post decision…