Tracking news and developments involving the right-wing social media site GETTR. GETTR Backed By Guo Wengui Fugitive Chinese Billionaire Funds GETTR. “Meanwhile, the Daily Beast reports that Gettr was bankrolled by fugitive Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui, a close associate of pardoned Trump strategist Steve Bannon. “Guo, a vocal critic of the Chinese government who is … Read more
Tracking developments with Facebook in 2021. Facebook Added A Prompt About Extremist Contact. “Some Facebook (FB) users in the United States are being served a prompt that asks if they are worried that someone they know might be becoming an extremist. Others are being notified that they may have been exposed to extremist content. It … Read more
Tracking news and developments on South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem National Guard Border Deployment Noem Got Billionaire To Finance National Guard Border Stunt. “South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Tuesday she will use a donation from a Republican donor to fund a deployment of up to 50 South Dakota National Guard troops to the U.S. … Read more
Covering news and issues relating to voting rights in 2021. DOJ Georgia Lawsuit The Biden Department of Justice announced it would sue the state of Georgia over restrictions on voting rights that were enacted in 2021. In a press conference announcing the suit, Attorney General Merrick Garland said, “Our complaint alleges that recent changes to … Read more
Tracking news and developments involving the Select Committee on the January 6 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. House Votes To Create Committee. “The House voted Wednesday to establish a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol, the only step needed to formalize the panel’s creation. The House voted 222 … Read more
Tracking the arrest and trial of Trump Organization CFO Allen H. Weisselberg. Weisselberg Arrested, Charged With Financial Crimes. “The Trump Organization, the real estate business that catapulted Donald J. Trump to tabloid fame, television riches and ultimately the White House, was charged Thursday with running a 15-year scheme to help executives avoid paying taxes by … Read more
Tracking news and developments involving rapper Nicki Minaj in 2021. Nicki Minaj June 2021 “Big Barbie” Snippets Released. Minaj released segments of her previously unreleased track, “Big Barbie” on Instagram Live. The track features a contribution from Future and was produced by LondonOnDaTrack. It was originally supposed to come out on her album Queen from … Read more
Tracking news and developments regarding the campaign to secure statehood for the city of Washington, D.C. First Rally For D.C. Statehood Held On National Mall. “The rally, organized by Black Voters Matter and more than 50 civil rights, voter rights and racial justice groups, capped off a nine-city, eight-day Freedom Ride for Voting Rights that … Read more
Tracking developments regarding the 2022 U.S. Senate election in Ohio. J.D. Vance Launched Campaign On July 1. “J.D. Vance, an author and venture capitalist whose best-selling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” focused on the social and economic underpinnings of former President Donald J. Trump’s appeal to the white working class, said on Thursday that he would seek … Read more
Tracking the debate over ‘defund the police’ throughout 2021. Republican Police Defunding Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace admitted during an interview with Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) that it has been Republicans, not Democrats, who have defunded police. Wallace noted to Banks that no Republicans voted in support of the 2021 American Rescue Plan, which … Read more