When Laura Loomer, a far-right activist, regained control of her Twitter account in late 2022, she knew whom to praise for her reinstatement.“Thank you, Elon!” she wrote to Elon Musk, who had recently bought the social network. In another post, Ms. Loomer, who had been booted from the platform in 2018 for writing an anti-Muslim message, complimented Mr. Musk’s commitment to “free speech.”Ms. Loomer is now sharing a different message about Mr. Musk. She and a prominent group of right-wing figures — many of whom have enjoyed more visibility on the platform, renamed X — are increasingly raising alarms about…
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Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.The most important thing Russian President Vladimir Putin tries to impress on Ukraine’s western friends is that he has time on his side, so the only way to end the war is to accommodate his wishes. The apparent resilience of Russia’s economy, and the resulting scepticism in some corners that western sanctions have had an effect, is a central part of this information warfare. The reality is that the financial underpinnings of Russia’s war economy increasingly look like a house of cards…
Army veteran John Rourke, the owner of Blue Line Moving and founder of We Fund The Blue Foundation and the Great American Cleanup, continues to answer the call when his fellow Americans face disaster and difficult times. His organizations step up to help clean up border towns and provide disaster relief to areas impacted by natural and man-made disasters. Rourke and his team came to the rescue of residents of East Palestine, Ohio, by delivering tens of thousands of water bottles donated by President Trump following the train derailment and chemical explosion. Additionally, Rourke provided relief to residents of Southeast…
Demi Moore recently won her first Golden Globe award for her incredible performance in “The Substance” at 62.However, the actress’s latest achievement has also led her to reflect on some of the daring scenes she acted in the film, saying it was a “very vulnerable experience” for her.While accepting her award, Demi Moore described how she had to bounce back from a “low point” in her life as she struggled with thoughts of not being “enough.”Article continues below advertisementDemi Moore Opens Up About ‘Vulnerable Experience’ Filming Nude ScenesMEGAMoore recently discussed the challenges of filming nude scenes in “The Substance,” which…
ISLAMABAD: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders on Sunday (Jan 12) to back efforts to make gender apartheid a crime under international law, and called on them to speak out against Afghanistan’s Taliban over its treatment of women and girls. At a summit on girls’ education in Muslim communities attended by international leaders and scholars in her home country of Pakistan, Yousafzai said Muslim voices must lead the way against the policies of the Taliban, who have barred teenage girls from school and women from universities. “In Afghanistan an entire generation of girls will be robbed of…
PeoplSudan’s army has recaptured Wad Madani, a strategically important city some 200km (124 miles) southeast of the capital Khartoum, in a major blow to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). “The leadership of the Armed Forces congratulates our people on the entry of our forces into Wad Madani this morning. They are now working to clean up the remaining rebel pockets inside the city,” an army statement read. This comes as the army advanced into the country’s second-largest city Omdurman last week after making steady gains in recent months. Wad Madani – the crossroads of key supply highways linking several…
It’s time. It’s finally time the Pittsburgh Steelers move on from Mike Tomlin. Even though the Steelers pride themselves on being a franchise of stability — they have had only three head coaches since 1969 — and one unwilling to make knee-jerk decisions, Pittsburgh’s 28-14 wild-card loss to the Ravens is the latest example of why something has to give. Tomlin and his Steelers didn’t just lose to their AFC North rival, they got embarrassed. They were down 21-0 at halftime and allowed Derrick Henry to rush for 186 yards. Despite an improved effort in the second half, this latest early…
When does freedom for adults become cruelty to children?The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week in a case, Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, that raises exactly that question. The Free Speech Coalition (a pornography industry trade association) is challenging a 2023 Texas law that requires sites offering pornographic material to “use reasonable age verification methods” to check whether a user is at least 18.According to the law, “reasonable” methods can include providing “digital identification” to the site or complying with a commercial age verification system.At first glance, the law is simple common sense. As Texas noted, all 50 states…
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Most chocolate comes from cocoa plants taken from Central America to Ghana and Ivory CoastIssouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images Wild ChocolateRowan Jacobsen (Bloomsbury Publishing) I thought I knew the basics about the chocolate industry. Most comes from hundreds of thousands of small cocoa farms in Ghana and Ivory Coast. Many of these use child labour – a truth well hidden in the exquisite confections a lot of us are working our way through this January. Rowan Jacobsen’s new book Wild Chocolate: Across the Americas in search of cacao’s soul doesn’t tell this story in detail. Instead, Jacobsen, a science writer, spins…