The International Criminal Court issued applications for arrest warrants on Monday against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, and several other Israeli and Hamas officials on war crimes charges and allegations of crimes against humanity.
The court alleges that both Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack against Israel, in which more than 1,000 Israelis were killed and hundreds kidnapped, as well as Israel’s retaliatory offensive against the Gaza Strip and blockade of aid to Palestinians were conducted in violation of international law. More than 34,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza.
The court alleges that both Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack against Israel, in which more than 1,000 Israelis were killed and hundreds kidnapped, as well as Israel’s retaliatory offensive against the Gaza Strip and blockade of aid to Palestinians were conducted in violation of international law. More than 34,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza.
- 5/20/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Republicans are up in arms about students demonstrating against the war in Gaza on university campuses across the nation. The epicenter for the now weekslong protest movement is Columbia University, where on Tuesday students occupied Hamilton Hall before the NYPD forcibly removed and arrested them. J.D. Vance, the Donald Trump-loving Republican senator from Ohio, on Wednesday night told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that the students who took control of the campus building should face legal consequences.
“So you agree that people who break into and vandalize a building should be prosecuted?...
“So you agree that people who break into and vandalize a building should be prosecuted?...
- 5/2/2024
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Self-avowed pro-First Amendment, anti-government repression Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) are demanding President Joe Biden unleash the full force of the state’s National Guard to suppress pro-Palestinian student protests at Columbia University.
“If [New York City Mayor] Eric Adams won’t send the NYPD and [New York Governor] Kathy Hochul won’t send the National Guard, Joe Biden has a duty to take charge and break up these mobs,” Cotton wrote Monday on X, formerly Twitter, describing the protests as “nascent pogroms” against Jews — invoking the term used to describe historic massacres against Jewish communities.
“If [New York City Mayor] Eric Adams won’t send the NYPD and [New York Governor] Kathy Hochul won’t send the National Guard, Joe Biden has a duty to take charge and break up these mobs,” Cotton wrote Monday on X, formerly Twitter, describing the protests as “nascent pogroms” against Jews — invoking the term used to describe historic massacres against Jewish communities.
- 4/22/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: The people behind the trailers, promos, and marketing of some of the biggest movies, series and games of the past year were feted in Portugal over the weekend at the Global Entertainment Awards.
Split across TV, games, cinema and streaming, the Awards feature categories for best key art, trailers, behind the scenes, and audio and social media spots. The accolades were handed out in an outdoor ceremony in the Algarve, Portugal, and hosted by actress-writer-director Sónia Balacó and Global Entertainment Awards Director Alejandro Barrios.
Season six of Netflix’s The Crown featured several times. Once Upon A Time scooped Best Key Art for its image of the actors playing Queen Elizabeth at different stages of the monarch’s life. The agency also won Best Shortform Behind the Scenes for its work on the show. Make it Social landed Best Av Spot for the closing season of the Left Bank-produced series.
Split across TV, games, cinema and streaming, the Awards feature categories for best key art, trailers, behind the scenes, and audio and social media spots. The accolades were handed out in an outdoor ceremony in the Algarve, Portugal, and hosted by actress-writer-director Sónia Balacó and Global Entertainment Awards Director Alejandro Barrios.
Season six of Netflix’s The Crown featured several times. Once Upon A Time scooped Best Key Art for its image of the actors playing Queen Elizabeth at different stages of the monarch’s life. The agency also won Best Shortform Behind the Scenes for its work on the show. Make it Social landed Best Av Spot for the closing season of the Left Bank-produced series.
- 3/4/2024
- by Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
On Monday night’s “All-In,” MSNBC’s Chris Hayes took some time to “honor those fellow members of our profession who paid the ultimate price of bearing witness for all of us” in the war between Israel and Hamas.
Hayes was inspired by the shocking number of journalists who’ve been killed in Gaza during the conflict, which has been raging since the devastating Hamas attacks on Israel Oct. 7. Hayes called Gaza “the most dangerous place in the world for journalists right now, and it’s not even close.”
You can watch the clip at the bottom of the page.
Hayes noted that foreign journalists are only allowed into Gaza if they’re embedded with Israeli military forces, which means the work of Palestinian journalists in many ways makes them “the eyes and ears of the world.” Which brought him to the disturbing story from last week, in which a...
Hayes was inspired by the shocking number of journalists who’ve been killed in Gaza during the conflict, which has been raging since the devastating Hamas attacks on Israel Oct. 7. Hayes called Gaza “the most dangerous place in the world for journalists right now, and it’s not even close.”
You can watch the clip at the bottom of the page.
Hayes noted that foreign journalists are only allowed into Gaza if they’re embedded with Israeli military forces, which means the work of Palestinian journalists in many ways makes them “the eyes and ears of the world.” Which brought him to the disturbing story from last week, in which a...
- 11/14/2023
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
President Joe Biden said today that the Hamas attack on Israel was “an act of sheer evil,” sternly describing horrific reports of the terrorists’ brutality in targeting Jewish men, women, children and babies.
In remarks carrried across cable and broadcast networks Monday, Biden cited “stomach turning reports of babies being killed, entire families slain. Young people massacred while attending a music festival to celebrate peace. Women raped, assaulted, paraded as trophies.”
Coming off a telephone call with Israeli Pm Benjamin Netanyahu earlier today, a stern Biden also said that the “blood thirstiness brings to mind the worst rampages of Isis. This is terrorism.”
“We must be crystal clear: We stand with Israel. We stand with Israel. We will make sure it has what it needs to take care of its citizens, to defend itself, to respond to this attack,” he said. He said that Israel “has a right to respond,...
In remarks carrried across cable and broadcast networks Monday, Biden cited “stomach turning reports of babies being killed, entire families slain. Young people massacred while attending a music festival to celebrate peace. Women raped, assaulted, paraded as trophies.”
Coming off a telephone call with Israeli Pm Benjamin Netanyahu earlier today, a stern Biden also said that the “blood thirstiness brings to mind the worst rampages of Isis. This is terrorism.”
“We must be crystal clear: We stand with Israel. We stand with Israel. We will make sure it has what it needs to take care of its citizens, to defend itself, to respond to this attack,” he said. He said that Israel “has a right to respond,...
- 10/10/2023
- by Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump got indicted again on Tuesday and, once again, it’s all pretty damning.
The former president is accused of perpetrating an illegal scheme to circumvent the democratic process and stay in power despite losing the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden, leading to, as Special Counsel Jack Smith described it, “an unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy.”
Trump’s lawyers, allies in Congress, and propagandists across right-wing media, however, want you to believe he was indicted merely for voicing concerns about the integrity of the electoral process.
The former president is accused of perpetrating an illegal scheme to circumvent the democratic process and stay in power despite losing the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden, leading to, as Special Counsel Jack Smith described it, “an unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy.”
Trump’s lawyers, allies in Congress, and propagandists across right-wing media, however, want you to believe he was indicted merely for voicing concerns about the integrity of the electoral process.
- 8/2/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-ne) on Sunday shrugged off questions about his opposition to the Pentagon paying for service members to travel to receive an abortion, smearing the policy as unlawful “abortion tourism” and insisting that women should just use some their allotted time off.
On Fox News Sunday, Cotton was asked about Republicans in the House on Thursday adding several controversial amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act, including one that would nix the Pentagon’s policy of reimbursing service members for the travel costs incurred to obtain an abortion.
On Fox News Sunday, Cotton was asked about Republicans in the House on Thursday adding several controversial amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act, including one that would nix the Pentagon’s policy of reimbursing service members for the travel costs incurred to obtain an abortion.
- 7/16/2023
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump had a message for Republicans about his 2024 presidential announcement: Endorse me now, or pay later.
In the days running up to the election, Trump made a series of phone calls to GOP lawmakers and other elected officials, demanding that they endorse him before he announced he’s running — or at least right after, according to two sources with knowledge of the conversations. The president said he was tracking who endorsed him early, adding that “those who waited too long” were “not gonna like” what happens when he wins.
In the days running up to the election, Trump made a series of phone calls to GOP lawmakers and other elected officials, demanding that they endorse him before he announced he’s running — or at least right after, according to two sources with knowledge of the conversations. The president said he was tracking who endorsed him early, adding that “those who waited too long” were “not gonna like” what happens when he wins.
- 11/17/2022
- by Asawin Suebsaeng and Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Herschel Walker drove a woman to get an abortion in 1993, the woman, identified only as Jane Doe, claimed in a press conference on Wednesday with high-powered lawyer Gloria Allred.
“Herschel Walker is a hypocrite, and he is not fit to be a U.S. senator,” the woman said, noting that she was not revealing her identity in order to protect herself, her family, and her livelihood. “Herschel Walker says he is against women getting abortions, but he pressured me to have one. I am coming forward now because I heard...
“Herschel Walker is a hypocrite, and he is not fit to be a U.S. senator,” the woman said, noting that she was not revealing her identity in order to protect herself, her family, and her livelihood. “Herschel Walker says he is against women getting abortions, but he pressured me to have one. I am coming forward now because I heard...
- 10/26/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Joe Biden took a step towards marijuana decriminalization last week when he granted a mass pardon to anyone convicted of a federal crime for simple possession of the drug. He also asked governors to take similar steps, and directed his administration to review marijuana’s status as a Schedule I substance alongside hard drugs like heroin.
“Too many lives have been upended because of our failed approach to marijuana,” Biden said. “It’s time that we right these wrongs…There are thousands of people who were convicted for marijuana possession who may be denied employment,...
“Too many lives have been upended because of our failed approach to marijuana,” Biden said. “It’s time that we right these wrongs…There are thousands of people who were convicted for marijuana possession who may be denied employment,...
- 10/10/2022
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Republicans have a certain obligation to act as if everything President Biden does is an assault on American values. His sweeping pardons this week of thousands who were jailed for marijuana possession — and announcement that the drug’s federal classification will be reevaluated — are no exception.
But, perhaps because the nation overwhelmingly believes that cannabis should be legal, and the issue doesn’t stoke the culture war like matters of race, gender, and sexuality, the right-wing outrage machine had a mostly quiet reaction to these executive orders. Indeed, over the past year or so,...
But, perhaps because the nation overwhelmingly believes that cannabis should be legal, and the issue doesn’t stoke the culture war like matters of race, gender, and sexuality, the right-wing outrage machine had a mostly quiet reaction to these executive orders. Indeed, over the past year or so,...
- 10/7/2022
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Though “Dank Brandon” memes be be proliferating on your timeline, don’t forget that President Biden has supported America’s war on drugs for decades; he even wrote many of the laws that helped build a punitive criminal justice system for marijuana offenders.
On Thursday, Biden announced on Twitter that he would pardon all people convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law. The move was met with acclaim from the majority of people (not everyone, though — Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas called it “a desperate attempt to distract from failed leadership”). GOP Rep.
On Thursday, Biden announced on Twitter that he would pardon all people convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law. The move was met with acclaim from the majority of people (not everyone, though — Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas called it “a desperate attempt to distract from failed leadership”). GOP Rep.
- 10/7/2022
- by Mary Jane Gibson
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump in recent months has been telling confidants that he may launch his 2024 presidential campaign early — and that he’s considering launching it in Florida to stick it to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Trump has kicked around staging a large, flashy launch rally (with fireworks, of course) that would announce his White House bid before the 2022 midterm elections, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
People who’ve spoken to Trump say that one reason he’s eying the Sunshine State is to assert his dominance over an ascendant DeSantis,...
Trump has kicked around staging a large, flashy launch rally (with fireworks, of course) that would announce his White House bid before the 2022 midterm elections, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
People who’ve spoken to Trump say that one reason he’s eying the Sunshine State is to assert his dominance over an ascendant DeSantis,...
- 6/13/2022
- by Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
Weekend Update tackled the confirmation of new Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Will Smith’s 10-year Oscar ban on the latest episode of Saturday Night Live.
“Justice Jackson was honored Friday at a White House ceremony and said ‘We have come a long way toward perfecting our union,’ which is a direct quote from Ben Affleck’s proposal to J. Lo,” Colin Jost quipped.
After touching on Mitch McConnell and Tom Cotton’s reaction to Jackson’s confirmation, Weekend Update noted that Barack Obama returned to the White...
“Justice Jackson was honored Friday at a White House ceremony and said ‘We have come a long way toward perfecting our union,’ which is a direct quote from Ben Affleck’s proposal to J. Lo,” Colin Jost quipped.
After touching on Mitch McConnell and Tom Cotton’s reaction to Jackson’s confirmation, Weekend Update noted that Barack Obama returned to the White...
- 4/10/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Ketanji Brown Jackson will become the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
The Senate on Thursday voted to confirm President Biden’s pick to replace the retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. The 53-47 vote went as expected, with all 50 Democrats voting to confirm Jackson, along with three Republicans: Sens. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Mitt Romney. Collins, Murkowski, and Romney had all announced previously that they intended to vote for Jackson. Jackson will take the bench upon Breyer’s retirement at the conclusion of the court’s summer session.
The Senate on Thursday voted to confirm President Biden’s pick to replace the retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. The 53-47 vote went as expected, with all 50 Democrats voting to confirm Jackson, along with three Republicans: Sens. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Mitt Romney. Collins, Murkowski, and Romney had all announced previously that they intended to vote for Jackson. Jackson will take the bench upon Breyer’s retirement at the conclusion of the court’s summer session.
- 4/7/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Ketanji Brown Jackson is almost certainly going to become the first Black woman to be confirmed to the Supreme Court later this week. Senate Democrats appear to be united in supporting President Biden’s nominee, and three Republican senators — Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Mitt Romney — have said they will support her.
The only recourse of Senate Republicans who oppose Jackson’s confirmation is to make their arguments against her as ludicrous as possible — ostensibly as part of a last-ditch effort to get their moderate colleagues to rethink their position,...
The only recourse of Senate Republicans who oppose Jackson’s confirmation is to make their arguments against her as ludicrous as possible — ostensibly as part of a last-ditch effort to get their moderate colleagues to rethink their position,...
- 4/5/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Ron Perlman sent a video message to Ted Cruz on Twitter in which the “Hellboy” actor slammed the Texas senator for his questions at the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Ketanji Brown Jackson. On March 22, the second day of Jackson’s confirmation hearings to replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court, Cruz questioned Jackson on “critical race theory.” The senator asked Jackson about her role as a board member of the Georgetown Day School, where books such as Ibram X. Kendi’s “Stamped (For Kids)” and “Antiracist Baby” are taught.
Cruz used the book “Antiracist Baby” to question Jackson on whether or not she believes “babies are racist.” Pages from the book, depicting drawings of children in diapers, were positioned on a board behind Cruz.
“I do not believe that any child should be made to feel as though they are racist, or though they are not valued, or...
Cruz used the book “Antiracist Baby” to question Jackson on whether or not she believes “babies are racist.” Pages from the book, depicting drawings of children in diapers, were positioned on a board behind Cruz.
“I do not believe that any child should be made to feel as though they are racist, or though they are not valued, or...
- 3/23/2022
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Two top Republican members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee have fired off a letter to NBCUniversal, calling for them to answer questions about their concerns that China’s ruling communist party may influence the upcoming coverage of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The letter from Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Rep. Bob Latta (read it here), first reported by Axios, cites the “atrocities against Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang province,” as well as crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong and threats to Taiwan.
“Given China’s history of censorship and government control, and the fact that the International Olympic Committee (Ioc) stands to benefit financially from NBCUniversal’s coverage of the games, we are concerned about the extent of influence the Ccp may have over NBCUniversal’s coverage of the games,” they wrote.
“As NBCUniversal begins its coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics, we believe viewers and listeners deserve to...
The letter from Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Rep. Bob Latta (read it here), first reported by Axios, cites the “atrocities against Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang province,” as well as crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong and threats to Taiwan.
“Given China’s history of censorship and government control, and the fact that the International Olympic Committee (Ioc) stands to benefit financially from NBCUniversal’s coverage of the games, we are concerned about the extent of influence the Ccp may have over NBCUniversal’s coverage of the games,” they wrote.
“As NBCUniversal begins its coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics, we believe viewers and listeners deserve to...
- 1/25/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated: One day after President Joe Biden announced the U.S. would not send diplomats to the Beijing Olympics in February, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian responded.
“The United States will pay a price for its mistaken acts,” Zhao said at a press conference. “Let’s all wait and see.”
The U.S. boycott is tied to China’s “ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity” against the minority Uyghur population in Xinjiang.
“Out of ideological bias and based on lies and rumors, the U.S. is trying to disrupt the Beijing Winter Olympics. This will only expose its sinister intention and further erode its moral authority and credibility,” said Zhao.
“The wrong move of the U.S. has undermined the foundation and atmosphere for China-u.S. sports exchanges and Olympic cooperation. It has shot itself in the foot. The U.S. should understand the grave consequences of its move,...
“The United States will pay a price for its mistaken acts,” Zhao said at a press conference. “Let’s all wait and see.”
The U.S. boycott is tied to China’s “ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity” against the minority Uyghur population in Xinjiang.
“Out of ideological bias and based on lies and rumors, the U.S. is trying to disrupt the Beijing Winter Olympics. This will only expose its sinister intention and further erode its moral authority and credibility,” said Zhao.
“The wrong move of the U.S. has undermined the foundation and atmosphere for China-u.S. sports exchanges and Olympic cooperation. It has shot itself in the foot. The U.S. should understand the grave consequences of its move,...
- 12/8/2021
- by Ted Johnson and Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty of all charges on Friday after shooting three people and killing two of them during unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer. Republicans were thrilled.
“Congratulations to Kyle Rittenhouse for being found Innocent of all charges. It’s called being found Not Guilty,” former President Donald Trump wrote in a statement Friday evening. “And by the way, if that’s not self defense, nothing is!”
“Kyle Rittenhouse is not guilty, my friends!” Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-n.C.) said in a video posted to his Instagram.
“Congratulations to Kyle Rittenhouse for being found Innocent of all charges. It’s called being found Not Guilty,” former President Donald Trump wrote in a statement Friday evening. “And by the way, if that’s not self defense, nothing is!”
“Kyle Rittenhouse is not guilty, my friends!” Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-n.C.) said in a video posted to his Instagram.
- 11/19/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Activision Blizzard, one of the largest publishers in the video game industry, has been sued by the state of California, which claims the company has “fostered a pervasive frat boy workplace culture.”
The lawsuit, which was filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing on Tuesday and first reported by Bloomberg on Wednesday, describes a variety of issues concerning sexual harassment and gender discrimination at the Santa Monica-based company, which publishes major titles such as “World of Warcraft,” “Candy Crush,” and the “Call of Duty” series.
“In the office, women are subjected to ‘cube crawls’ in which male employees drink copious amounts of alcohol as they ‘crawl’ their way through various cubicles in the office and often engage in inappropriate behavior toward female employees,” an excerpt of the lawsuit reads. “Male employees proudly come into work hungover, play video games for long periods of time during work while...
The lawsuit, which was filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing on Tuesday and first reported by Bloomberg on Wednesday, describes a variety of issues concerning sexual harassment and gender discrimination at the Santa Monica-based company, which publishes major titles such as “World of Warcraft,” “Candy Crush,” and the “Call of Duty” series.
“In the office, women are subjected to ‘cube crawls’ in which male employees drink copious amounts of alcohol as they ‘crawl’ their way through various cubicles in the office and often engage in inappropriate behavior toward female employees,” an excerpt of the lawsuit reads. “Male employees proudly come into work hungover, play video games for long periods of time during work while...
- 7/23/2021
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
Washington — With hours left to spare, former president Donald Trump’s lawyers concluded their arguments in defense of Trump on Friday afternoon. The defense’s case had a throw-everything-at-the-wall-and-see-what-sticks quality to it: Lawyers Michael van der Veen, David Schoen, and Bruce Castor contended that the charge leveled against Trump of inciting an insurrection was a “monstrous lie,” that convicting him for that charge violated his speech rights under the First Amendment, that the House of Representatives denied his due process when they voted to impeach him last month, that the...
- 2/12/2021
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
Thursday was day three of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, and despite all the damning evidence that the former president incited the storming of the Capitol, it’s clear that he will not be convicted. As was true before the trial even started, s a majority of Republican senators have no intention of voting to convict.
“It’s kind of like ‘The Empire Strikes Back,’” Jimmy Kimmel joked on Thursday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” “We already know how it ends, but we’re watching it anyway.”
“At this point [Democrats] could produce a video of Trump looking straight into camera saying, ‘I, Donald J. Trump, hereby incite the insurrection of violence’ and most of the Republican Senators would be like, ‘but where’s the proof? We didn’t see proof,” Kimmel said.
Kimmel then did a helpful explainer breaking down the path to convict Trump. A two-thirds majority is needed for conviction,...
“It’s kind of like ‘The Empire Strikes Back,’” Jimmy Kimmel joked on Thursday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” “We already know how it ends, but we’re watching it anyway.”
“At this point [Democrats] could produce a video of Trump looking straight into camera saying, ‘I, Donald J. Trump, hereby incite the insurrection of violence’ and most of the Republican Senators would be like, ‘but where’s the proof? We didn’t see proof,” Kimmel said.
Kimmel then did a helpful explainer breaking down the path to convict Trump. A two-thirds majority is needed for conviction,...
- 2/12/2021
- by Liam Mathews
- Gold Derby
Stephen Colbert recapped the opening day of the second impeachment trial against former president Donald Trump and slammed the “cowardly” GOP senators that looked away from a video of the Capitol insurrection on Tuesday’s Late Show.
“The prosecutors went straight to the heart with a devastating video proving the President’s rally and the riot at the Capitol were one and the same. I would play it for you, but it’s very hard to watch,” Colbert said. “You would need a box of Kleenex, if not a poncho,...
“The prosecutors went straight to the heart with a devastating video proving the President’s rally and the riot at the Capitol were one and the same. I would play it for you, but it’s very hard to watch,” Colbert said. “You would need a box of Kleenex, if not a poncho,...
- 2/10/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), the infamous author of the New York Times op-ed calling for troops to break up Black Lives Matter protests, has lied about details of his military service, according to an investigation by Salon’s Roger Sollenberger.
Cotton, who first ran for Congress in 2012, claimed during that campaign that he had served as “a U.S. Army Ranger in Iraq and Afghanistan” and “volunteered to be an Army Ranger.” But, Sollenberger uncovered, Cotton never was an Army Ranger, he only attended the Army’s two-month Ranger School. Attending...
Cotton, who first ran for Congress in 2012, claimed during that campaign that he had served as “a U.S. Army Ranger in Iraq and Afghanistan” and “volunteered to be an Army Ranger.” But, Sollenberger uncovered, Cotton never was an Army Ranger, he only attended the Army’s two-month Ranger School. Attending...
- 1/23/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
The first question in Thursday night’s discussion about American racism is about “The Talk.” As moderator Kristen Welker tells both the 63 million viewers nationwide and the two white men running for president of the United States, this is the training black parents put their children through for survival. She says accurately that they feel they have no choice but to tell their kids that people outside their door — including and especially the police — may target them solely because they are black. There are certain behaviors to learn that may mitigate the risk of harm,...
- 10/25/2020
- by Jamil Smith
- Rollingstone.com
With the Supreme Court primed to take a rightward lurch, John Oliver highlighted the dire need for a drastic overhaul of several increasingly undemocratic American institutions on Last Week Tonight.
The segment was prompted by the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Republicans are eager to confirm Barrett before the November 3rd elections, and Oliver played clips of several top Senators — including Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley and Tom Cotton — arguing that they are simply acting on the “mandate” they were...
The segment was prompted by the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Republicans are eager to confirm Barrett before the November 3rd elections, and Oliver played clips of several top Senators — including Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley and Tom Cotton — arguing that they are simply acting on the “mandate” they were...
- 9/28/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
“TikTok is the most important thing in music right now.”
Statements like that, delivered recently by one industry executive, have become fairly common in the last year. TikTok users have been the jet fuel powering a slew of recent hits, shoving Doja Cat into the deep end of mainstream pop’s pool, transforming Arizona Zervas from zero to billion-stream hero, and catapulting Megan Thee Stallion to her first Number One hit.
Major labels are obsessed with TikTok to the point where it seems like momentum on the app is now...
Statements like that, delivered recently by one industry executive, have become fairly common in the last year. TikTok users have been the jet fuel powering a slew of recent hits, shoving Doja Cat into the deep end of mainstream pop’s pool, transforming Arizona Zervas from zero to billion-stream hero, and catapulting Megan Thee Stallion to her first Number One hit.
Major labels are obsessed with TikTok to the point where it seems like momentum on the app is now...
- 9/18/2020
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
President Donald Trump won’t allow California schools to incorporate a curriculum based on the controversial New York Times 1619 Project.
Trump said Sunday that the Department of Education was investigating allegations that California was incorporating the 1619 Project into its lessons. He threatened to take away federal funding if they do.
The New York Times Magazine series makes some dubious claims, including that the American Revolution was fought to preserve slavery. It claims the date of 1619, when slaves first arrived in the colonies, as America’s true founding. Historians have taken issue with its wilder claims.
Trump tweeted on Sunday that the “Department of Education is looking at this. If so, they will not be funded!” He linked to a post that said California had implemented the 1619 program.
The Times 1619 project won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary, and the Pulitzer Center has since developed a package that allows schools to teach...
Trump said Sunday that the Department of Education was investigating allegations that California was incorporating the 1619 Project into its lessons. He threatened to take away federal funding if they do.
The New York Times Magazine series makes some dubious claims, including that the American Revolution was fought to preserve slavery. It claims the date of 1619, when slaves first arrived in the colonies, as America’s true founding. Historians have taken issue with its wilder claims.
Trump tweeted on Sunday that the “Department of Education is looking at this. If so, they will not be funded!” He linked to a post that said California had implemented the 1619 program.
The Times 1619 project won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary, and the Pulitzer Center has since developed a package that allows schools to teach...
- 9/6/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
President Donald Trump is set to formally accept the GOP’s renomination on Thursday, bringing the 2020 Republican National Convention — and two weeks of nonstop political convention coverage — to a close.
Trump has appeared nightly to present what the Rnc deems his “optimistic vision for the next four years.” His final convention address will be preceded by speeches from some of his most vocal supporters, including First Daughter Ivanka Trump, personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
More from TVLineRatings: Rnc Ends on High Note, With Cable Numbers (Including a Huge Surge Among Young Adults) Added InTV Ratings: Big Brother Dominates,...
Trump has appeared nightly to present what the Rnc deems his “optimistic vision for the next four years.” His final convention address will be preceded by speeches from some of his most vocal supporters, including First Daughter Ivanka Trump, personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
More from TVLineRatings: Rnc Ends on High Note, With Cable Numbers (Including a Huge Surge Among Young Adults) Added InTV Ratings: Big Brother Dominates,...
- 8/28/2020
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Donald Trump will deliver scathing criticism of Joe Biden in his Republican National Convention acceptance speech on the South Lawn of the White House. That’s a given.
The bigger question is whether Trump will address the unfolding crisis in Kenosha, Wi, and how he frames the police shooting death of Jacob Blake. Vice President Mike Pence made a fleeting reference to the unrest in the city in his speech on Wednesday, but he did not utter Jacob Blake’s name or go into details.
The rest of the evening will be devoted to a series of speakers, including Alice Johnson, a criminal justice reform advocate who was granted clemency by the president. But their stories of Trump’s acts of kindness, designed to soften his image, may contrast with other speakers, like Rudy Giuliani, better known as one of the president’s attack-dog defenders.
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The bigger question is whether Trump will address the unfolding crisis in Kenosha, Wi, and how he frames the police shooting death of Jacob Blake. Vice President Mike Pence made a fleeting reference to the unrest in the city in his speech on Wednesday, but he did not utter Jacob Blake’s name or go into details.
The rest of the evening will be devoted to a series of speakers, including Alice Johnson, a criminal justice reform advocate who was granted clemency by the president. But their stories of Trump’s acts of kindness, designed to soften his image, may contrast with other speakers, like Rudy Giuliani, better known as one of the president’s attack-dog defenders.
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- 8/27/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated with Thursday details: The Republican National Convention wraps Thursday with President Donald Trump formally accepting the GOP’s re-nomination.
In addition to Trump, tonight’s speaker lineup is scheduled to include Ben Carson, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and UFC honcho Dana White. (See the complete schedule below.)
Monday’s first day of the Rnc wasted no time, with the official re-nomination of Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in Charlotte, Nc. Night 1’s primetime programming included speeches from Donald Trump Jr, Kimberly Guilfoyle and South Carolina Rep. Tim Scott. (Read Deadline’s Night 1 recap here.) Night 2 on Tuesday included First Lady Melania Trump from the revamped White House Rose Garden and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, along with a presidential pardon and a naturalization ceremony. (Read Deadline’s Night 2 recap here.) Night 3 included Pence...
In addition to Trump, tonight’s speaker lineup is scheduled to include Ben Carson, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and UFC honcho Dana White. (See the complete schedule below.)
Monday’s first day of the Rnc wasted no time, with the official re-nomination of Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in Charlotte, Nc. Night 1’s primetime programming included speeches from Donald Trump Jr, Kimberly Guilfoyle and South Carolina Rep. Tim Scott. (Read Deadline’s Night 1 recap here.) Night 2 on Tuesday included First Lady Melania Trump from the revamped White House Rose Garden and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, along with a presidential pardon and a naturalization ceremony. (Read Deadline’s Night 2 recap here.) Night 3 included Pence...
- 8/27/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Trevor Noah suggested a new lesson plan to Tom Cotton after the Arkansas Senator introduced legislation that would cut funding to schools that added The 1619 Project to their history curriculum.
The 1619 Project shows how the founding of America and much of its history is tied to the legacy of institutional slavery. In recent comments regarding his proposed legislation, Cotton claimed The 1619 Project was, itself, racially divisive, and went on to say that the founding fathers thought slavery was a “necessary evil on which the Union was built.”
Noah acknowledged the...
The 1619 Project shows how the founding of America and much of its history is tied to the legacy of institutional slavery. In recent comments regarding his proposed legislation, Cotton claimed The 1619 Project was, itself, racially divisive, and went on to say that the founding fathers thought slavery was a “necessary evil on which the Union was built.”
Noah acknowledged the...
- 7/28/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
There’s not much going on here in the United States — unless you count how basically everything is happening all at once. It’s overwhelming, but it’s also just another week in American in 2020. In any case, Seth Meyers had some thoughts about all of it, as he does, and he devoted a new “A Closer Look” on Monday to all the ways Republicans are trying to pretend they haven’t completely botched the pandemic response.
Meyers began the segment on Monday’s episode of “Late Night” by bringing up how Donald Trump’s press secretary Kayleigh McEnany complained about so-called “cancel culture” by mentioning that the kids’ show “Paw Patrol” was canceled because of the protests against unlawful police violence. Nevermind that it wasn’t canceled, of course.
“This is where the Trump administration and the Republican Party are at: whining about cartoons and Legos while sending secret...
Meyers began the segment on Monday’s episode of “Late Night” by bringing up how Donald Trump’s press secretary Kayleigh McEnany complained about so-called “cancel culture” by mentioning that the kids’ show “Paw Patrol” was canceled because of the protests against unlawful police violence. Nevermind that it wasn’t canceled, of course.
“This is where the Trump administration and the Republican Party are at: whining about cartoons and Legos while sending secret...
- 7/28/2020
- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
You might have detected a whiff of discord in the American Experiment of late. As citizens, groups, politicians and most everyone digests, deals with and/or takes a side on the racial issues roiling the country, one prominent politician went on record last week to label slavery a “necessary evil.”
Actually, GOP Sen. Tom Cotton ascribed that statement to the Founding Fathers — which he reminded in a later tweet — but a homebound Trevor Noah isn’t buying it. And he said why during Monday’s edition of The Daily Social Distancing Show.
“Recently some school districts have decided that they’ll be teaching a unit on early American history based on The New York Times’ ‘1619 Project,’ which illustrates that the founding of this country in explicitly tied to the institution of slavery. But now, there’s one U.S. senator who is objecting in the strongest — and also possibly stupidest terms.
Actually, GOP Sen. Tom Cotton ascribed that statement to the Founding Fathers — which he reminded in a later tweet — but a homebound Trevor Noah isn’t buying it. And he said why during Monday’s edition of The Daily Social Distancing Show.
“Recently some school districts have decided that they’ll be teaching a unit on early American history based on The New York Times’ ‘1619 Project,’ which illustrates that the founding of this country in explicitly tied to the institution of slavery. But now, there’s one U.S. senator who is objecting in the strongest — and also possibly stupidest terms.
- 7/28/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
More than 280 journalists at The Wall Street Journal and parent company Dow Jones have a difference on opinion.
In a letter sent to Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour, the editors, reporters and others protested what they termed the spread of “misinformation” in the WSJ opinion section.
The WSJ dustup comes just weeks after a similar uprising at the New York Times over an opinion piece by Republican Sen. Tom Cotton, which called for federal troops to stop nationwide protests. The fallout after it ran saw Opinion Editor James Bennet resign, followed by columnist Bari Weiss, who condemned the paper’s “Illiberal environment.”
At the WSJ, the employee letter called for a clearer firewall between the news and opinion divisions.
“Opinion’s lack of fact-checking and transparency, and its apparent disregard for evidence, undermine our readers’ trust and our ability to gain credibility with sources,” the letter states. “Many readers already...
In a letter sent to Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour, the editors, reporters and others protested what they termed the spread of “misinformation” in the WSJ opinion section.
The WSJ dustup comes just weeks after a similar uprising at the New York Times over an opinion piece by Republican Sen. Tom Cotton, which called for federal troops to stop nationwide protests. The fallout after it ran saw Opinion Editor James Bennet resign, followed by columnist Bari Weiss, who condemned the paper’s “Illiberal environment.”
At the WSJ, the employee letter called for a clearer firewall between the news and opinion divisions.
“Opinion’s lack of fact-checking and transparency, and its apparent disregard for evidence, undermine our readers’ trust and our ability to gain credibility with sources,” the letter states. “Many readers already...
- 7/23/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Bari Weiss, a staff writer and editor for the New York Times’ increasingly heated Opinion section, is leaving her job, she announced in a letter to the publisher.
“Twitter is not on the masthead of The New York Times. But Twitter has become its ultimate editor,” Weiss said in a note addressed to A.G. Sulzberger that was posted on her personal site Tuesday. “Stories are chosen and told in a way to satisfy the narrowest of audiences, rather than to allow a curious public to read about the world and then draw their own conclusions. I was always taught that journalists were charged with writing the first rough draft of history. Now, history itself is one more ephemeral thing molded to fit the needs of a predetermined narrative.”
She described an “illiberal environment” at the newspaper, and alleged her work “made me the subject of constant bullying by colleagues who disagree with my views.
“Twitter is not on the masthead of The New York Times. But Twitter has become its ultimate editor,” Weiss said in a note addressed to A.G. Sulzberger that was posted on her personal site Tuesday. “Stories are chosen and told in a way to satisfy the narrowest of audiences, rather than to allow a curious public to read about the world and then draw their own conclusions. I was always taught that journalists were charged with writing the first rough draft of history. Now, history itself is one more ephemeral thing molded to fit the needs of a predetermined narrative.”
She described an “illiberal environment” at the newspaper, and alleged her work “made me the subject of constant bullying by colleagues who disagree with my views.
- 7/14/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Samantha Bee tackled police brutality, the George Floyd protests and the need to defund the police on the latest episode of Full Frontal.
“A sea change is happening, and it is step one, the first of many, to upend white supremacy,” Bee said. “We have to change the infrastructure of police and justice in this country. It all comes down to this. Black lives matter.”
Bee then shared clips from some of the George Floyd protests where officers have responded to the calls to end police brutality with “absolutely brutal violence.
“A sea change is happening, and it is step one, the first of many, to upend white supremacy,” Bee said. “We have to change the infrastructure of police and justice in this country. It all comes down to this. Black lives matter.”
Bee then shared clips from some of the George Floyd protests where officers have responded to the calls to end police brutality with “absolutely brutal violence.
- 6/11/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
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