Insurance Group Loses More Members After GOP Attacks on ESG
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., Japan’s largest insurer by market value, is withdrawing from the Net Zero Insurance Alliance,
2023-05-30 16:54
MrBeast and Floyd Mayweather: 3 creative similarities between YouTube king and boxing champion
Logan Paul said, 'Floyd Mayweather is the MrBeast of boxing'
2023-05-30 16:54
Verified AOC account causes confusion after Elon Musk 'crush' admission
A verified Twitter account related to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known as AOC, has caused confusion after the account tweeted that she had a crush on Elon Musk. The account, which has over 90,000 followers, does state it is a parody account, which is required if the user has paid for Twitter Blue and is pretending to be another individual or company, as per Twitter’s rules. However, because the Twitter display name is so long - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Press Release (Parody) - sometimes the “parody” can be cut off, especially if the tweet has been quote retweeted. Which makes confusion much more likely. On Monday, the account tweeted: “This might be the wine talking, but I’ve got a crush on @elonmusk”. The tweet has over 50,000 likes, and now has a community note letting viewers know that the account is a parody to try and clear up confusion. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter The tweet came as a surprise to many who thought it was an official AOC account, seeing as the Congresswoman has publicly criticised Musk on multiple occasions. Musk himself even replied to the tweet with a simple fire emoji. Many didn’t get the joke at first, with a lot of Elon fans/AOC haters seemingly getting annoyed at the fact that AOC would want to date Musk. Others criticised the account’s existence all together, saying that it was rooted in the right’s misogyny and hatred towards AOC: This is not the first time the parody account has gained a lot of attention (and confusion). Previously government officials from Ted Cruz to Laura Loomer have interacted with the account not knowing it was a parody. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-05-30 16:45
Who is FaZe Rain? Grace Van Dien and FaZe Clan co-founder's ongoing feud explained
FaZe Rain took to social media, announcing Grace Van Dien's joining FaZe Clan before the official announcement and the matter blew up
2023-05-30 16:28
Why did Keemstar accuse Pokimane of having a boyfriend? 'That’s so fake & pathetic!'
Keemstar accused Pokimane of pretending to be single so that 'sad lonely guys' will donate money to her Twitch stream
2023-05-30 15:54
'He obviously did it for money': Twitch star Pokimane reacts to Mizkif joining Rumble
After Kai Cenat and iShowSpeed's first successful episode on Rumble, streamer Mizkif has also joined the platform
2023-05-30 13:24
Winklevoss Twins Attempt Pivot After Gemini Loses Money and Employees
Since going all-in on Bitcoin over a decade ago, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have had their share of
2023-05-30 07:24
Taiwan Rushes to Prevent China From Cutting Off Internet, Phones
Buffeted by earthquakes and the potential of conflict with China, Taiwan’s leaders want to accelerate plans to make
2023-05-30 05:21
Scientists have discovered the 'largest mummy workshop' ever
Archeologists in Egypt have discovered what they have called "the largest and most complete" mummification workshop ever at a site near Cairo. As reported by The Telegraph, the site dates back to the 4th century and the 30th Dynasty in the early Ptolemaic era and is near the oldest stone pyramid in Egypt, Djoser's Step. Mostafa Waziri, the secretary general of Egypt’s supreme council of Antiquities is quoted as saying: "Two stone beds for human embalming were found in a number of rooms. The beds were approximately two metres long and one metre wide. They were made of stone blocks and covered with a layer of mortar that sloped down to a gutter. "The mummification beds were used to prepare the body by extracting the human organs, which were placed in canopic jars that were discovered." Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter The mud brick site, which was only used for humans, reportedly contains two embalming beds, body organ tools, linen rolls and canopic jars. In a separate workshop, which was dedicated to mummifying just animals, bronze tools were found as well as five limestone beds. Other artifacts that were found were intact wooden and stone statues, funerary objects as well as inscriptions on the tomb walls about various activities including hunting. Perhaps the most interesting element of the find were two tombs believed to belong to high-ranking officials and priests that had been carved into stone. Experts at the site predict that the two tombs are 4,400 and 3,400-year-old respectively. This comes after scientists in Germany found the remains of a lost city dubbed 'the Atlantis of the North Sea' which was swept away by waves more than 600 years ago. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-05-30 00:28
Tennis-Racist abuse of players is getting worse, says Stephens
By Karolos Grohmann PARIS (Reuters) -Racist behaviour directed at athletes is getting worse and even software designed to protect them
2023-05-29 23:25
North Korea notifies neighboring Japan it plans to launch satellite in coming days
North Korea has told neighboring Japan it plans to launch a satellite in coming days, which may be an attempt to put a military reconnaissance satellite into orbit
2023-05-29 22:59
Musk expected to visit China this week, meet officials - sources
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk is expected to visit China this week, three people with knowledge
2023-05-29 20:20