#IBM pulls ads from X, citing ‘zero tolerance for hate speech’

#IBM pulls ads from X, citing ‘zero tolerance for hate speech’

IBM confirmed to The Hill it is pulling advertisements from X, the platform formerly known as Twitter Thursday, citing “’zero tolerance for hate speech.” “IBM has zero tolerance for hate speech and discrimination and we have immediately suspended all advertising on X while we investigate this entirely unacceptable situation,” IBM told the Financial Times. Elon…

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#Manchin ‘considering’ leaving Democratic party

#Manchin ‘considering’ leaving Democratic party

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) suggested Wednesday that he is “considering” leaving the Democratic party in comments made just one week after he announced that he would not seek reelection to the Senate.  During an interview on CNN, anchor Kaitlan Collins pressed the West Virginia senator on whether he was thinking about leaving the party after…

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#Lawmakers evacuated from DNC after protesters clash with police  

#Lawmakers evacuated from DNC after protesters clash with police  

Lawmakers were evacuated from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters Wednesday night after protesters clashed with police outside the building.  A handful of Democrats revealed on social media that they were among the lawmakers evacuated from the building on Wednesday night after protests erupted outside. Capitol Police said that its officers were responding to about 150 people…

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#Sanders slams Senate hearing feud as ‘pathetic’  

#Sanders slams Senate hearing feud as ‘pathetic’  

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday slammed the near-brawl between GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.) and International Brotherhood of Teamsters President Sean O’Brien, calling the encounter “pathetic.” Asked by CNN anchor Jake Tapper if he has seen a time like this before, Sanders said, “Well, it’s pretty pathetic. I mean we have a United States…

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