The Biden administration needs to openly state that it wants Ukraine to "win" in its war against Russia, retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges has told Newsweek . As the battle for Bakhmut in the Donetsk Oblast grinds on, the former U.S. Army Europe commanding general told Newsweek that the "liberation of Crimea" would be the "decisive" part of the war, but believes it would require a more overt declaration by the U.S. about a Ukrainian victory. "You could kill every Russian within 200 kilometres of Bakhmut and it would not change the strategic outcome, but you liberate Crimea and then I think you completely change the entire strategic context," he said. Hodges has consistently argued that Kyiv should be provided with all the weapons it needs to retake Crimea and said that Ukrainians will never feel secure or able to rebuild their economy while Moscow occupies the peninsula Vladimir Putin illegally annexed in 2014. The weapons could include ATACMS , (Army Tactical … [Read more...] about Joe Biden not going far enough on Ukraine stance: Ex-general
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Donald Trump blasted by his old favorite newspaper after “unhinged” threats
Former President Donald Trump was criticized by the New York Post after he warned on social media about "death & destruction" if he's indicted in relation to the hush money payment investigation involving adult film star Stormy Daniels . "He hasn't changed in the slightest. There is no shame," the newspaper's editorial team wrote in an op-ed article that was published Friday. "After riling up rioters, cheering for a coup, and agreeing that his vice president needed to be hanged, he's back to making violent threats against fellow Americans," the editorial read in reference to the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, when Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building in an attempt to stop the certification of Joe Biden 's 2020 election victory. The New York Post was once Trump's favorite and one of his supporting media outlets, endorsing him for the 2020 presidential election. However, the Trump-leaning, Rupert Murdoch -owned newspaper, changed its stance after … [Read more...] about Donald Trump blasted by his old favorite newspaper after “unhinged” threats
Former GOP chair outraged at Republicans’ visit to Jan. 6 rioters
Michael Steele, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), slammed House Republicans for visiting a jail where January 6 defendants are being held. A bipartisan group of lawmakers serving on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability visited the Washington, D.C. jail on Friday. The visit reignited criticism from some over the GOP's response to the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol building , which saw a group of former President Donald Trump 's supporters violently protest in a failed attempt to force Congress to block President Joe Biden 's Electoral College victory. Some Republicans have condemned the treatment of these defendants , arguing they are being unfairly held for political purposes. Critics, however, have accused GOP lawmakers of siding with the rioters who sought to block the peaceful transfer of power after the 2020 presidential election. "We have to work as hard as possible to defund the two-tiered 'Injustice … [Read more...] about Former GOP chair outraged at Republicans’ visit to Jan. 6 rioters
Elon Musk changes Twitter algorithm so his tweets get seen by ‘1000 times’ more people than normal, report claims
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Elon Musk allegedly threatened to fire Twitter ’s engineers after his tweets during the Super Bowl attracted less engagement than president Joe Biden ’s. During the Sunday game in which the Philadelphia Eagles faced off against the Kansas City Chiefs, Mr Biden tweeted a video of first lady Jill Biden supporting the Eagles, while Mr Musk also showed support for the same team in a now-deleted tweet. While the US president’s tweet garnered about 29 million impressions, Mr Musk’s post got around 9 million, according to Platformer’s Zoë Schiffer and Casey Newton. Following this, the Twitter chief reportedly ordered the company’s remaining engineers to make changes to the platform to ensure his tweets got better engagement. Citing sources close to the matter, Platformer reported that Mr Musk flew to … [Read more...] about Elon Musk changes Twitter algorithm so his tweets get seen by ‘1000 times’ more people than normal, report claims
Tiger King’s Dillon Passage and Too Hot To Handle’s Harry go public with odd friendship
A bizarre twist of Netflix fate, Tiger King star Dillon Passage is good friends with Too Hot To Handle star Harry Jowsey. Passage rose to fame as the husband of docuseries Tiger King's infamous zookeeper Joe Exotic , while cheeky chappy Harry was a fan favourite from the Netflix reality series Too Hot To Handle. Now we have been given the crossover to end all crossovers - sorry Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Dillon posted a selfie he took of himself with Harry on his Instagram Story. Exotic's husband captioned the photo: "Too Hot To Handle meets Tiger King." Harry Jowsey and Dillon Passage have been seen spending time together ( Image: HarryJowsey/Instagram) Accoring to Metro , Dillon confirmed that their friendship was struck up due to the fact that he shares the same management as Harry and his girlfriend Francesca Farago. Since leaving the reality series, Harry has proposed to Francesca and they have become social media … [Read more...] about Tiger King’s Dillon Passage and Too Hot To Handle’s Harry go public with odd friendship
‘Powerful Propaganda Tool’: Bill Maher Panelists React To TikTok Ban Proposals
TikTok is a “powerful propaganda tool” that should be banned, a panelist on “Real Time With Bill Maher” said Friday night, calling the Chinese-owned app “a defense threat.” “Imagine a brain jack inserted into the neural network of two-thirds of our youth under the age of 25, who spend more time on TikTok than every other media source combined,” said Scott Galloway, a professor of marketing at New York University. “And then imagine how easy it would be to put your thumb on the scale of anti-American content and recognize that they would be stupid not to elegantly, insidiously, covertly, raise a generation of American civil, nonprofit, military, government leaders, day by day, minute by minute, who just feel a little shittier about America.” (RELATED: ‘He Won’t Protect America’: Gov. Noem Predicts Biden Won’t Sign Ban On TikTok) “If we had that tool with China, we would do the exact same thing,” Galloway continued. “This is a defense threat, it should absolutely be banned.” … [Read more...] about ‘Powerful Propaganda Tool’: Bill Maher Panelists React To TikTok Ban Proposals