By Rachel Stoltzfoos Facebook staff manually inserted the “Black Lives Matter” topic into its trending news feed in order to artificially boost the movement’s popularity and in turn boost the Facebook brand, according to a former employee who curated news for the site. “Facebook got a lot of pressure about not having a trending topic for…
By Jonah Bennett A former journalist who used to work at Facebook has revealed that news curators at the social media company regularly blocked conservative stories from trending. In an interview with Gizmodo published Monday morning, this former journalist said that stories about CPAC, Mitt Romney and Rand Paul, among other topics, were not allowed…
By Lee Enochs Like many Americans, I have grown exceedingly disillusioned and angry with our politicians in Washington. My deep-seated animus and bitter antagonism towards our elected officials is predicated upon the fact that they essentially do nothing year in and year out exempt contribute to our astronomical $19 trillion dollar national debt. The one…
By Guy Bentley The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new e-cigarette regulations, which could destroy 99 percent of the market, are triggering backlash from vaping advocates and businesses vowing to teach vapers to make their own e-liquid. The centerpiece of the FDA regulations, published Thursday, is the requirement for all vapor products released prior to Feb….
By JP Carroll Tom Brady’s supermodel wife Gisele Bundchen brought her good looks to a Chanel fashion show Tuesday in poor, communist Cuba. The supermodel is the face of Chanel’s signature product, Chanel N. 5 Perfume. Fashion house Chanel at the Paseo del Prado street in Havana, Cuba, May 3, 2016. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini Bundchen is the wealthiest and highest…
A nationally televised debate is causing some controversy among libertarians. Should libertarians take any opportunity for exposure or are some associations antithetical to libertarian values? Russia Today America has announced it will be hosting live debates for the Libertarian and Green Parties, continuing a trend of giving third parties a platform outside of traditional media…
By JP Carroll A leading figure of the conservative Venezuelan opposition was murdered in cold blood Friday and his murderer is still at large. German Mavare who was a leader of the Un Nuevo Tiempo – A New Era – Party, was shot in the head Friday morning. The killing of Mavare comes as Venezuela…
by Bruce Cohen For decades I’ve been pointing out if the LP Candidate isn’t included in the Presidential Debates, we stand little chance of a breakout. There are three possible levels of breakout: #1, an Abraham Lincoln style win. #2, a 5% or greater vote total, giving us access to matching funds (Save the…
Kathryn Watson President Barack Obama’s top transparency official in the “most transparent administration in history” is leaving after only nine months on the job. Office of Government Information Services Director James Holzer, appointed to the post in August 2015, is stepping down to go back to his old job with the Department of Homeland Security…
Guy Bentley The Food and Drug Administration’s claim that it’s almost 500-page rule book, which could wipe out 99 percent of e-cigarette products, will increase innovation in the sector is being mocked by experts as “ridiculous.” The centerpiece of the FDA regulations is the requirement for all vapor products released prior to Feb. 17, 2007, (predicate date) go…