By Samuel Warde on February 12, 2017
George Takei, George Takei Defends JK Rowling, JK Rowling, JK Rowling Twitter War Piers Morgan, Piers Morgan, Social Media Battle JK Rowling Piers Morgan
Activism, Smackdowns, Social Media, Social Media Battles, Twitter
JK Rowling, George Takei and Piers Morgan engage in a fiery war of words on Twitter. Famed “Harry Potter” author JK Rowling took to her Twitter page to mock controversial British journalist Piers Morgan after he was told to “f***-off” during a Friday appearance on “Real Time with Bill Maher.” The panel was discussing Trump’s […]
By Samuel Warde on February 8, 2017
#LetLizSpeak, Democrats Enrages Warren Silenced, Elizabeth Warren Will Not Be Silenced, Let Liz Speak, Republicans Silence Elizabeth Warren
Activism, Congress, Controversy, Social Media, Twitter
Republicans just stirred up a shit-storm they are going to regret when they tried to silence progressive firebrand Elizabeth Warren. Enraged Democrats are taking to social media in the wake of Republican efforts to silence any dissent during Sen. Jeff Sessions’ confirmation hearings for the post of Attorney General. Senate Republicans led by Majority Leader […]
By Samuel Warde on January 18, 2017
Betsy DeVos Grizzly Bears, Betsy DeVos Mocked on Twitter, Guns in Schools Grizzly Bears, Politics of Grizzly Bears, Trump Education Nominee Betsy DeVos Mocked Online
Congressional Hearings, Humor, Social Media, Twitter, Weird News
Trump’s Education Secretary nominee is mercilessly mocked on Twitter after she claims guns should be kept in schools to protect against grizzly bears. Many questions loom regarding Betsy DeVos, Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Education, not the least of which are her financial ties to the Republican National Committee. As Vox reports, “DeVos […]
By Samuel Warde on December 14, 2016
Battling Conservatives Online, Facebook Battles, online activism, Politics in Social Media, Sparring with Conservative friends, Trump Apologists, Trump Supporters, Vote Shaming Trump Supporters
Activism, Election 2016, Facebook, Opinion / Open Letters / Rants, Politics, Social Media, Social Media Battles
Shaming Trump supporters is not only okay – it is encouraged. Here’s why. Noted British newspaper The Guardian posted an enlightening postmortem on the 2016 presidential election, titled: “‘Vote shaming’ Trump supporters is fair. What they have done is shameful.” “The same people who railed against ‘political correctness’ now seem to believe there should be […]
By Samuel Warde on November 12, 2016
Facebook, Facebook Glitch, Facebook Massacre of 2016, Facebook Users, Social Media Glitches, Social Media Problems
Facebook, Social Media
Your friends might be okay, but not according to Facebook. Due to a glitch in the system, thousands of Facebook pages were turned into memorial pages. As NBC News reports, “even Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was killed off in the great Facebook Massacre of 2016.” Profiles were returned to normal shortly after the glitch was […]