How fake accounts sowed mass confusion in the immediate aftermath of the Gaza hospital blast

Social media accounts purposely trying to sow confusion and spread disinformation capitalized on yesterday’s reports that 500 people were killed in a blast that struck the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza. Hamas and Israel have traded blame, with Palestinian officials attributing the tragedy to an Israeli airstrike, while Israeli officials blamed a misfired rocket from Islamic …

‘Does that mean Obamacare is here to stay?’ Dana Perino dunks on Mike Pence for tangent about executing mass shooters

Dana Perino, one of the moderators at the second Republican presidential debate, pushed former Vice President Mike Pence to clarify his position on Obamacare—but Pence responded by going on a tangent about punishing mass shooters instead. “You said if elected you would repeal all Obamacare mandates. However, you also made that same promise in 2016,” …

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The mass migration that shaped the American West It’s estimated that 300,000 people migrated to California between 1849 and 1855 from every part of the world, rapidly setting the economic foundation for the new state. For Indigenous people, terror ensued as armed militias and vigilante miners seized land and resources, murdering those who stood in …

A Yoga Class Was Somehow Mistakenly Called Into Police As A Ritual Mass Murder Scene

Getty Image Yoga can be both a relaxing and athletic pursuit, and generally speaking, the last pose of a session is Shavasana. That is, of course, often the most meditative pose of a yoga practice, and it’s known as “corpse pose” because the goal is to lie perfectly still like, well, you know. Some people …

Two People Killed, Three Injured Following A Mass Shooting At An EDM Festival In Washington State

Getty Image Music festivals are supposed to be one of the most joyous parts of summer. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the case for nearly a half-dozen attendees at Beyond Wonderland 2023. According to CNN, two people attending the electronic dance music festival were tragically killed, while three others were injured following a mass shooting on Saturday, …

Fox News Firing Tucker Carlson May Wind Up Leading To A Mass Exodus Of Its Stars

Twitter / @TuckerCarlson Three weeks have passed since Fox News went and canned their biggest star, Tucker Carlson. There’s still no official word on why they did it. Was it part of their pricey settlement with Dominion Voting Systems? His allegedly sexist behavior at work? Some petty nonsense on Rupert Murdoch’s part? Whatever the case, …

‘My place loves to give away free foods before a mass layoff’: Google employee shows off boba station at workplace

A San Francisco, California-based Google software engineer revealed her office’s boba tea station in a viral video posted to TikTok, prompting discussion around recent layoffs at the company and other tech giants.  “We may have had layoffs and cutbacks, but we still have boba,” user Jiji (@jihyeonthetechbro) captioned her video, which has been viewed 479,900 …

Swizz Beatz And Mass Appeal Team Up For The ‘Hip-Hop 50, Vol. 2’ EP

Getty Image Mass Appeal’s Hip-Hop 50 celebration continues with a new EP, this one produced and curated by Swizz Beatz. The Hip Hop 50: The Soundtrack series kicked off last year with DJ Premier‘s Hip-Hop 50 Vol. 1 featuring the “Beat Breaks” with Nas and “Remy Rap” with Remy Ma and Rapsody. Now, Swizz Beatz …

Russia’s Plan To Avoid Mass Panic From Another Vladimir Putin Draft Will Surely Not Go As Planned

Getty Image Vladimir Putin’s ill-advised Ukraine war has made life difficult for Russians and nearly impossible to sustain for Russian troops. We previously heard leaked phone calls that revealed how lost and upset and infuriated that Russian soldiers felt after deployment. Following thousands of rapid-fire Russian casualties, Putin called up more soldiers in massive drafts …

‘I witnessed people being murdered’: Bank employee said she watched Louisville mass shooting while Microsoft Teams meeting

An employee of the bank in Kentucky where a mass shooting took place on Monday said they witnessed the attack unfold over Microsoft Teams. The gunman, 25-year-old Connor Sturgeon, killed five people and hospitalized nine others after opening fire during a meeting at the Old National Bank in Louisville. Investigators say Sturgeon, who reportedly live …