As sexually graphic AI-generated images of Taylor Swift flooded X (formerly Twitter) yesterday, causing the phrase “Taylor Swift AI” to trend on the platform, the singer’s fans grew apoplectic. They fumed that the site (whose content moderation team has been all but entirely dissolved by owner Elon Musk) wasn’t acting quickly enough to take down the posts, which violated X’s community guidelines, or ban the accounts responsible. One of the most viral tweets stayed up 17 hours and drew some 45 million views.
In the end, the Swifties were...
In the end, the Swifties were...
- 1/26/2024
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
On Tuesday night, the United States Senate tabled a resolution that would have required the State Department to report to Congress on Israeli human rights violations committed in Gaza involving the use of U.S. arms and equipment.
Only 11 senators voted in favor of the resolution: nine Democrats [Sens. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), Martin Heinrich (D-n.M.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ben Ray Luján (D-n.M.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.)], one Republican [Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)], and one Independent [Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.
Only 11 senators voted in favor of the resolution: nine Democrats [Sens. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), Martin Heinrich (D-n.M.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ben Ray Luján (D-n.M.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.)], one Republican [Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)], and one Independent [Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.
- 1/17/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez is facing a rapidly growing number of calls from his Democratic colleagues to resign from office following a damning indictment on charges of corruption and bribery.
On Wednesday, Menendez pleaded not guilty to the charges during his arraignment in Manhattan court.
The indictment, which was made public on Friday, was initially met with widespread silence from Senate Democrats, save for Pennsylvania’s John Fetterman, who on Saturday called for Menendez’s resignation. “Senator Menendez should resign,” he wrote. “He’s entitled to the presumption of innocence,...
On Wednesday, Menendez pleaded not guilty to the charges during his arraignment in Manhattan court.
The indictment, which was made public on Friday, was initially met with widespread silence from Senate Democrats, save for Pennsylvania’s John Fetterman, who on Saturday called for Menendez’s resignation. “Senator Menendez should resign,” he wrote. “He’s entitled to the presumption of innocence,...
- 9/27/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
The cottage industry of cable series and streaming documentaries about UFOs may be set for a boom as bi-partisan Congressional efforts aimed at increasing transparency around what the U.S. Government knows about so-called Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (previously known as UFOs) have gained major momentum in recent days.
Last week, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) announced the House Oversight Committee would hold hearings on the topic after a high-ranking whistleblower came forward in June and, according to Politico, “after the Pentagon and other national security agencies have said in recent months that they are investigating unidentified aircraft and hundreds of new reports of UFOs.”
Burchett, who with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) has taken the lead on the hearings, said point-blank last week: “That’s what it is about: aliens…I think people deserve to know.”
Today, Burchett announced on Twitter that the first hearing on UAPs would take place next Wednesday.
Last week, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) announced the House Oversight Committee would hold hearings on the topic after a high-ranking whistleblower came forward in June and, according to Politico, “after the Pentagon and other national security agencies have said in recent months that they are investigating unidentified aircraft and hundreds of new reports of UFOs.”
Burchett, who with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) has taken the lead on the hearings, said point-blank last week: “That’s what it is about: aliens…I think people deserve to know.”
Today, Burchett announced on Twitter that the first hearing on UAPs would take place next Wednesday.
- 7/19/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Congress has finally taken notice of an unprecedented wave of fatalities at Fort Bragg, some 17 months after Rolling Stone first brought attention to an apparent drug crisis at the base.
This morning, a group of five senators led by Sen. Edward Markey demanded answers from the military on the subject of overdose deaths in the armed forces, in a letter sent to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Lisa Murkowski, John Cornyn, and Martin Heinrich were also signatories to the letter, which posed six questions to the Pentagon,...
This morning, a group of five senators led by Sen. Edward Markey demanded answers from the military on the subject of overdose deaths in the armed forces, in a letter sent to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Lisa Murkowski, John Cornyn, and Martin Heinrich were also signatories to the letter, which posed six questions to the Pentagon,...
- 9/29/2022
- by Seth Harp
- Rollingstone.com
More than 100 Democrats in the House and Senate and independent Bernie Sanders have signed a letter urging the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to negotiate a fair contract with IATSE, saying, “We are united in our belief in the importance of livable wages, sustainable benefits, and reasonable rest periods between shifts and during the workday” – three of the union’s core demands.
The letter was signed by 31 senators and 87 representatives and sent to AMPTP president Carol Lombardini.
The union’s members begin voting on strike authorization Friday in advance of what could be the last round of bargaining before a strike that would shut down film and TV productions across the country.
The politicians also reminded Lombardini that industry workers “risked their health and safety” during the pandemic, and that “the entertainment you jointly produce is helping to heal our nation.”
Here is their letter:
Dear Ms. Lombardini:...
The letter was signed by 31 senators and 87 representatives and sent to AMPTP president Carol Lombardini.
The union’s members begin voting on strike authorization Friday in advance of what could be the last round of bargaining before a strike that would shut down film and TV productions across the country.
The politicians also reminded Lombardini that industry workers “risked their health and safety” during the pandemic, and that “the entertainment you jointly produce is helping to heal our nation.”
Here is their letter:
Dear Ms. Lombardini:...
- 10/1/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
This story was originally published by Grist and is republished here as part of an ongoing collaboration.
On Tuesday morning, Representative Sean Casten from Illinois stood on the House floor with a poster of the album art for Megan Thee Stallion’s “Hot Girl Summer” propped against a display easel beside him. The poster, which features a cartoonish illustration of Megan and collaborator Nicki Minaj riding a bottle of cognac like a horse, had been photoshopped to instead feature the logo for one of the government’s most nerdy, esoteric,...
On Tuesday morning, Representative Sean Casten from Illinois stood on the House floor with a poster of the album art for Megan Thee Stallion’s “Hot Girl Summer” propped against a display easel beside him. The poster, which features a cartoonish illustration of Megan and collaborator Nicki Minaj riding a bottle of cognac like a horse, had been photoshopped to instead feature the logo for one of the government’s most nerdy, esoteric,...
- 7/21/2021
- by Emily Pontecorvo
- Rollingstone.com
Washington — Clocking in at nearly 1,000 pages and drawing on three-and-a-half years of work and more than a million documents, the latest report by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is perhaps the most complete accounting yet of Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election to damage Hillary Clinton and help elect Donald Trump.
The report is the fifth and final volume of the Senate intelligence committee’s attempt to understand what the Russian government did, what the Trump campaign did, the actions taken by each side’s representatives, and why.
The report is the fifth and final volume of the Senate intelligence committee’s attempt to understand what the Russian government did, what the Trump campaign did, the actions taken by each side’s representatives, and why.
- 8/18/2020
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
Whenever President Trump nominates someone to take over for whichever administration official was most recently forced to leave office, ethical concerns about the successor are soon to follow. But it’s unlikely anyone has been investigated as quickly as David Bernhardt. On Thursday, the former oil lobbyist was confirmed as Trump’s new Secretary of the Interior. On Monday, the department’s inspector general launched an investigation into ethical concerns that have been swirling since he took over as the department’s deputy secretary in August 2017.
The investigation comes after...
The investigation comes after...
- 4/16/2019
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
The seven-acre plot lies directly west of El Paso, Texas. To drive there, you need to head north of the city, where Artcraft Road crosses the Rio Grande river, over the New Mexico state line, then head south far enough where suburbs fade into desert, fields of sage brush and yucca and, finally, the U.S.-Mexico border. At the Santa Teresa Port of Entry, hang a left onto the dirt frontage road that Border Patrol now uses, without permission. After a couple of miles you will reach parcel T29S R3E,...
- 12/3/2018
- by J. Weston Phippen
- Rollingstone.com
Iatse president Matt Loeb is hailing Tuesday night’s election returns as “a victory for working people all across the country,” saying that “Iatse-supported candidates won in almost every state where we competed.”
One of those winning candidates was Democrat Katie Hill, who unseated Republican Steve Knight in a tight congressional race in Southern California. Iatse’s political action committee contributed $5,000 to her campaign, but it also gave $1,000 to Knight, who conceded the race today.
The vast majority of its Pac’s nearly $450,000 in campaign contributions went to Democrats, but it also gave $2,500 to incumbent Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, who narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Scott Wallace in the race to represent Pennsylvania’s 8th congressional district. It also gave $2,500 to the campaign committee of Bob Goodlatte, the outgoing Republican chair of the House Judiciary Committee, who did not seek re-election.
“Last night’s results were a victory for working people all across the country,...
One of those winning candidates was Democrat Katie Hill, who unseated Republican Steve Knight in a tight congressional race in Southern California. Iatse’s political action committee contributed $5,000 to her campaign, but it also gave $1,000 to Knight, who conceded the race today.
The vast majority of its Pac’s nearly $450,000 in campaign contributions went to Democrats, but it also gave $2,500 to incumbent Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, who narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Scott Wallace in the race to represent Pennsylvania’s 8th congressional district. It also gave $2,500 to the campaign committee of Bob Goodlatte, the outgoing Republican chair of the House Judiciary Committee, who did not seek re-election.
“Last night’s results were a victory for working people all across the country,...
- 11/8/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
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