If you have no knowledge of Lebanon outside the fact that Hezbollah operates there, no knowledge of Lebanese politics or culture or the way people live, no idea of what neighborhood this explosion was even in, do all of us Lebanese people a a favor:
Shut the fuck up.
Piers Morgan is leaving ITV's "Good Morning Britain," the announcement coming barely an hour after the U.K.’s Office of Communications said it received 41k complaints over his comments on Meghan and Prince Harry’s interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Taylor Swift’s new album, Lover, is No. 1 biggest week for any album since her last release, reputation, in 2017.
▪️Swift’s Sixth No. 1 Album
▪️Five No. 1s This Decade
▪️Only Woman With Six Albums to Sell at Least 500K Copies in a Single Week
Didn’t get My Chem tickets because the
@Ticketmaster
website bugged out and I couldn’t bring myself to spend $200+ on nosebleeds. I feel unexpectedly upset.
My only growth in 12 years is financial awareness.
FWIW, to my knowledge, Taylor didn’t opt in to dynamic pricing.
I saw no official platinum seats, which is when tickets are dynamically priced. I did not see a single ticket over the preset price range (before fees).
Expensive VIP packages are one thing, dynamic is another.
The Naomi Osaka situation, *to me* , highlights that we as a society are sincerely still not in the place where we respect those who are creating boundaries for emotional well-being.
And especially not when those people are women of color.
And Robin Williams was an Oscar winner. Kate Spade was a successful fashion designer. Anthony Bourdain was a beloved chef/author/food journalist.
The continued dismissal of mental health issues because of a person's perceived success needs to end.
Trump stating here that he's killing new stimulus talks til election in favor of SCOTUS nominations.
An estimated 60k+ workers were laid off/furloughed (airlines+Disney) last week due to COVID relief lapse.
...request, and looking to the future of our Country. I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses on hardworking Americans and Small Business. I have asked...
Philadelphia police announced that a local 36-year-old man is wanted in connection with the murder of Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells, a transgender woman whose dismembered body was found in the city’s Schuylkill River on June 8.
by
@tfitzsimons
I ordered myself a Tamagotchi and set it up last night.
It already died while I was sleeping. Was it always this difficult to keep these mother effers alive???
I did it.
I bought a vinyl player.
After 15 years of salivating over them I pulled the trigger because of a Taylor Swift album and I hope 12-year-old me is proud. 🙈
.
@taylorswift13
tells
@CBSSunday
's
@thattracysmith
she plans to re-record her earlier songs after the rights were sold in a business deal.
Swift also talks about songwriting, her career, her haters, her life today and much more.
More:
Sun. 9A ET
Legitimately
@shanedawson
is the only person who can make a hour and a half YouTube video on both an alleged human sex trafficking scheme and Chuck E Cheese pizza and I’d watch the whole damn thing in one sitting.
In the category of shocking but not surprising: CNN’s
@jamiegangel
reports that the WH is putting huge pressure on members, and that members are saying "they want to vote to impeach but they legitimately fear for their lives and their families’ lives."
The fact that there are full-time Meghan Markle hate careerists on the internet is depressing enough. That they’re making the Uvalde shooting about their hatred for Meghan is truly disturbed.
IDK who needs this reminder but it's probably about time to start thawing your frozen turkey in the fridge if you want it to be ready to brine Wednesday night
(says the girl who cooked a turkey once in her life)
Thanks for the “stop crying bitch” replies as if my balad isn’t on fire & I didn’t have to check on my family’s lives👌🏽
People who have no idea what they’re talking about shouldnt be tweeting speculation as if they’re fact, that’s that.
Should have just kept this app deleted.
I’ve had an attempted arson at the mosque near my parents home.
I’ve had a relative followed down the street wearing her hijab.
I’ve been called horrible shit my whole life.
Tonight my friend had literal stones thrown at her.
Fuck this bullshit. Fuck your Islamophobia.
Britney Spears has been granted the right to choose her own attorney - former federal prosecutor Mathew Rosengart.
Shout out to
@aliciavlozano
who ran out of court to let us know
Stop buying these masks when you DON’T NEED THE MASKS!!!!!
Stop blaming the media for your panic buying because we’ve said a 100x those masks don’t work! Get off Facebook!
You’re hurting our healthcare workers with this nonsense.
One of the nation’s top cancer hospitals has informed its staff it has a shortage of masks and other personal protective equipment.
New York's Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center only has a one-week supply of masks left.
✨personal news✨
As of next week, I’ll be a senior breaking news reporter for
@NBCNews
. This is exciting for so many reasons but mostly because it’s an opportunity to grow in a newsroom I’ve loved for almost 4 years.
I’m allowing myself a moment to be earnest and enjoy this.
wfh feels revolutionary for people who menstruate.
Getting to lay in bed with a laptop and a heating pad as the agonizing cramps + back aches wreak havoc? Incredible.
A pantry and fridge of your fav snacks? Amazing
Puking in your own toilet when the nausea hits? Life saving.
Just remember there is absolutely 0 doubt about Simone Biles' strength. She has accomplished so much that they literally had to change the scoring system.
She reminds us all that admitting that your mental health needs attention and care is not weakness.
As I was leaving work tonight I saw a young girl completely fan girl over
@KamalaHarris
. She said she’d been waiting for SNL tickets but was way more excited about the selfie they took.
Sen. Harris told her to stay involved in politics.
I told Baba, the only person in my family who I’ve shared an intense love of soccer with, about my Rapinoe interview and his response this morning was a very Dad text😭😭😭
34. WOW!
Over $700k raised in the past 11 hours!!! $865k total
Let's keep this going! Next stop: $1 million
A special shoutout to
@joshscampbell
and
@meganromer
for bringing attention to the plight of these churches before most people cared!
Dear
@lanacondor
and
@noahcent
and
@netflix
please make a sequel that final book has too many emotions and issues that the teens need to see play out in a healthy environment.
Wow I’m really torn up right now.
Because it was my friend’s best friend.
Because I didn’t want to make a scene at a family event.
Because it wasn’t “rape.”
Because he stopped as soon as I ran to my friend, who intervened.
Because even my boyfriend didn’t want to believe me.
#WhyIDidntReport
The PA Republicans wouldn’t allow counties to process mail-in ballots until Tuesday. And ballots still post-marked on Election Day in PA are still eligible votes they’re trying to process.
That’s it. That’s the explanation.
I'm not sure i can emphasize how big of a deal this is. Some notes from Alicia that will soon be updated in the story -- Britney said "I’m here to get rid of my dad and charge him with conservatorship abuse."
.
@hulu
has given How I Met Your Father, which will star Hilary Duff, a straight-to-series order from creators Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger
#HowIMetYourFather
Spokesman for the Riverside DA confirmed to me that Wohl appeared in court today & was released on his own recognizance.
DA's office: "The warrant was recalled since there is now no need for it to be served because he appeared in court on the case."
Wohl next in court Oct. 24
I had concerns when I first started watching
@TheBoldTypeTV
but I’m about 7 episodes in and I love it.
1)authentic female friendships
2) a supportive female boss who doesn’t go with the “I’m hard on you because xyz” trope
3) relationships that are messy but not toxic
If hearing Meghan Markle speak about her own suicidal ideation is hard for you, please take to heart her comment about how courageous it is to seek help and that you can get to the other side.
Please know that these resources will be here for you.
#HarryandMeghanonOprah
I'm not saying Naomi is suicidal, but I am saying you don't know her or what she's dealing with or what she can handle.
If a person is advocating for their mental health, listen to them.
This tidbit from
@oneunderscore__
and
@BrandyZadrozny
's latest article is wildly frightening: White supremacists are recruiting disillusioned QAnon supporters who didn't get their "bloody coup" today.
Read their full article:
The BBC reported a month ago that Ticketmaster doesn’t advertise ticket prices before dynamic pricing concerts because they’ll change.
Taylor released her ticket prices the day of the tour announcement (screenshot of that is Variety).
@yashar
No no no no. I stan
@Bounty
. There’s no point in paying less for paper towels that suck and you end up having to use more. It all evens out eventually
Dr. Fauci on contrast in transparency between Trump and Biden admins: "I've been wanting to come on your show for months and months. You've been asking me to come on your show for months and months and it just got blocked. I mean, let's call it what it is, it just got blocked."
I feel like the only consistently good breaking news I get to do is baby-related and I'm SO OK with that.
I love babies, i love good baby news. Happy Sunday!
Look i don’t love VIP tickets and how they’re done, I rarely see an artist package that’s worth the inflated price.
That said! Dynamic pricing would have made tickets $4K/5k each like Springsteen and conflating that with VIPin your criticism isn’t helpful.
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, so I made a TikTok with some tips on ethical suicide reporting.
Great for journalists, but also great for those who talk about suicide generally too.
The candor Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, displayed while discussing suicidal ideation during Sunday night’s interview with Oprah Winfrey helped open the door for conversations about race and mental health.
(an international women's day gift from me)
@chrislhayes
@jk_rowling
OK still impressed because those last 2 are the longest and hardest to read - as someone who started the Sorcerer's Stone at age 7.
I'm genuinely a massive fan of your kid right now. Buy that girl a wand.
Clarence Thomas cited debunked claims about covid vaccines having cells from 'aborted children' in a dissent to the Supreme Court’s refusal to take up a challenge by health care workers who opposed New York's vaccine mandate.
by
@abedelman
&
@ariabendix
Folks on this here bird app don’t give
@AliVelshi
nearly enough credit!!!
Superb job doing 2 different primetime shows this week on top of his normal workload!!! Doesn’t miss a beat even tho he’s probably exhausted.
I mean if you’re calling it a feud still after
@chrissyteigen
simply said she was sad and then publicly forgave Alison Roman, you’re either incredibly problematic or you don’t know what words mean.
North Carolina likely won’t be called til next week, and Georgia senate heads into runoffs.
Obviously unsure of what is to come and many BIG ifs but Republicans are probably worried they’ll lose the Senate majority with Kamala as a tiebreaker.
I just searched Ariana Grande’s name and the comments are shameful. No one should be put in a position of being the reason someone recovers from substance abuse.
RIP Mac Miller, it’s a horrible to see someone so young and talented go. But Ariana isn’t what killed him.
I’m honestly embarrassed of how long it took me to believe masks work because of this.
But part of normalizing changing your view when presented with new information means also accepting when I was wrong.
I just hope more people can do so too and get behind the masks now.
I will never forgive the public health officials who told us we didn't need to wear masks. I don't care if it was about supply issues, there was a different way to handle that. They knew countries like Japan have reduced transmission through aggressive mask use in the past.
PSA: Iranians are PERSIAN, not Arab.
They speak FARSI, not Arabic.
And maybe if you don’t know these things, you don’t need to engage in this conversation.
I’ve watched the first two episodes of The Me You Can’t See- it’s incredibly well done so far, but also a lot to take in. I’ve needed breaks while watching
I love my job, I wouldn’t want to do anything else, but breaking news is one of the worst things I’ve ever done to mental health.
There’s no room in my job for panic or emotion. Breaking news reporters don’t get to process what’s happening for hours, sometimes days.
A very small part of Britney Spears' statement in court - she wanted permission to either do an interview, or really, have her own press conference to be able to speak freely about her experience and feelings.
Very small part, but important I think.
Dear Newsweek I think your hed should actuallyread “DJ who groped Taylor Swift said his life was ‘ruined’ by his own life choices.”
1) his choice to grope her and then 2) his choice to sue his victim
Staff at the
@maricopacounty
Elections Department will continue our job, which is to administer elections in the second largest voting jurisdiction in the county. We will release results again tonight as planned. We thank the
@mcsoaz
for doing their job, so we can do ours.
Honestly thoroughly amazed at how lucky we are to have
@BrandyZadrozny
who comes out with scoop after scoop while juggling her already busy life, and then also takes the time to meet with younger journalists like me when I ask for her thoughts or advice. She's incredible.
@jennyhan
Dear Jenny & Netflix,
Thank you for planning this so my single ass can enjoy Valentine's weekend solo on my couch watching this and the first movie on repeat.
My well of respect for journalists like
@AymanM
,
@AliVelshi
and
@mehdirhasan
just feels endless some days.
Blessed to have them to aspire to and to see them on our airwaves.