Observer Sex Workers Are In Increased Danger Due to QAnon and Attacks on Section 230 observer.com - Adrie Rose Social media platforms have a moderation problem. It’s not a secret and marginalized people have been begging them to do something about it for …
Observer TikTok and WeChat Officially Banned by Trump Administration observer.com - Jordan Zakarin Time’s up for TikTok in the United States. Days after ByteDance, the Chinese developer of the smash-hit micro-video app’s agreement to sell it to …
Observer India’s Ban on TikTok Was Really An Act of Class Warfare observer.com - Shahla Khan About a month before President Donald Trump began to wage a war on the social app TikTok that is forcing its Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the …
Observer Donald Trump Jr. Loses Twitter For Promoting COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories observer.com - Jordan Zakarin Donald Trump Jr., the oldest and most outspoken of President Donald Trump’s four adult children, has been temporarily suspended from posting on …
Observer Republican Stimulus Plan Unveiled, Cutting Unemployment Benefits by Two-Thirds observer.com - Jordan Zakarin Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell unveiled the GOP’s first proposal for a second stimulus act on Monday, a once unlikely development …
ObserverFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo NYC Told People to Call 911 On Marijuana Smokers As COVID-19 Ravaged Emergency System observer.com - Chris Roberts New Yorkers who encounter a situation requiring authorities’ attention are instructed to follow a two-step process: If it’s an emergency, call 911. …
ObserverFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo How QAnon Will Fight Back Against Twitter’s Ban And What Happens Next observer.com - Marc-André Argentino On Tuesday Night, Twitter announced an extensive crackdown on the QAnon movement, in line with its policy to “take strong enforcement action on …
Observer Government Shutdown of Top Sex Worker Site Intensifies Fight for Decriminalization observer.com - Erin Taylor When Rebecca*, a California-based sex worker, first began working on the streets of Los Angeles, it was not uncommon for her to have glass bottles …
Observer Facebook Unfriended by World’s Biggest Brands as Zuckerberg’s Fixes Fall Flat observer.com - Jordan Zakarin After a week of public outcry and corporate boycotts, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a town hall with employees on Friday that the company …
Observer Does Mail-In Voting Increase Voter Fraud? We Did the Math. The Answer Is No. observer.com - John Tures Over the last two days, both President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr have taken aim at mail-in voting, claiming such a practice …
ObserverFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Mark Zuckerberg Says He’s ‘Disgusted’ by Trump Posts, But Won’t Do Anything About It observer.com - Jordan Zakarin In a letter sent through their joint non-profit, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan told a group of scientists that they’re “deeply shaken and …
Observer After Georgia’s Election Fiasco, Why Can’t People Vote Online? Experts Weigh In. observer.com - Chris Iovenko The coronavirus pandemic has radically changed the way we live; it is also upending the way we vote. Traditional polling stations, which often have …
ObserverFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Masha Gessen Maps a Path Beyond Trump in ‘Surviving Autocracy’ observer.com - Lauren LeBlanc Masha Gessen understands the genuine terror created by totalitarian regimes. A staff writer for The New Yorker and a frequent contributor to the New …
Observer White House Fires Back After Twitter Goes Next-Level in Trump Tweet War observer.com - Jordan Zakarin It took Twitter three and a half years to take any action against President Donald Trump’s incendiary tweets from the White House. It then took just …
Observer Donald Trump Declares War on Twitter, Facebook with Executive Order observer.com - Jordan Zakarin Updated at 4:50 EST: President Donald Trump signed an executive order governing social media platforms on Thursday afternoon, part of an all-out war …
Observer Why Iowa’s ‘High-Tech’ Caucus Failed (and Why Other States Are Ditching Election Apps) observer.com - Chris Roberts Elections are, at their cores, extremely low-tech affairs. Voters vote, and someone else tallies up and reports the results. A caucus, which is how …
Observer Half-Life of Memory: Unforgetting the ‘American Chernobyl’ observer.com - Chris Roberts Ponder this scenario: A government builds a vital nuclear facility a short drive away from a major population center. Via an admixture of ignorance, …
Observer How Sanctions Are Affecting Iran’s Art Market and Cultural Workers observer.com - Mariana Fernandez Back in August of 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump took to Twitter to warn that “anyone doing business with Iran will not be doing business with the …
Observer What Lessons Can JFK’s Pledge to Reach the Moon Provide for Trump? observer.com - John A. Tures As we approach the 50th anniversary of the U.S. moon landing, we’re not only going to reminisce about one of humanity’s greatest achievements, but …
Observer Real Estate Developers’ Plea to Trump: Don’t Roll Out New EB-5 Regulation observer.com - Brian Darling Right now, New York real estate developers are hoping a former (and likely future) New York City real estate developer, President Donald Trump, will …
Observer Are Hurricanes Blowing Climate Change Skepticism Away? observer.com - John A. Tures As the storm “Barry” looks to make landfall near New Orleans, with the states of Louisiana and Mississippi in its path, it’s expected to drop nearly …
Observer Don’t Penalize Private Prisons for Scourge of Mass Incarceration observer.com - Ross Marchand At the end of July, 20 Democratic presidential hopefuls will once again jockey to prove their progressive bona fides. And if past is prologue, …
Observer NJ Politics Digest: Looking to Retire? New Jersey’s Not Your Best Bet, Report Says observer.com - Observer Politics Team There was a time that New Jersey was a haven for retirees, with 65-and-older communities sprouting up and quickly filling with residents. But, as …
Observer Following Julián Castro, Elizabeth Warren Calls for Decriminalizing Border Crossings observer.com - Davis Richardson Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Thursday called for decriminalizing illegal border crossings and restructuring law enforcement agencies. In a blog …
Observer Democrats May Make More Than Legal Weed Go Up in Smoke observer.com - Donald Scarinci It’s doubtful that recreational marijuana will become legal in New Jersey anytime soon, with Senate President Steve Sweeney waving the white flag on …
Observer NJ Politics Digest: Residents Claim Gas Tax Hike Hasn’t Led to Improved Roads observer.com - Observer Politics Team New Jersey residents now pay some of the highest gasoline taxes in the nation, and residents here say they are not getting their money’s worth. That’s …
Observer Political Elite Ask Trump to Address ‘Human Rights Abuse’ in Kuwait observer.com - Patrick Hillmann While much of Washington remains distracted by breaking news on Jeffrey Epstein, a growing cadre of global influencers are sending out a flare that …
Observer Barney Frank on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Impeachment Calls: ‘It Takes No Courage’ observer.com - Davis Richardson Siding with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), former Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) chided a faction of freshmen Democrats for making …
Observer It Sure Looks Like Jeffrey Epstein Was a Spy—But Whose? observer.com - John R. Schindler In terms of scandals, the sordid saga of Jeffrey Epstein has it all. Mysterious gaudy fortunes. Jet-setting debauchery. Lots of pretty …
