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City Council

Large fight breaks out, police respond to political party’s Minneapolis city council campaign event | #citycouncil

A brawl broke out at a political party’s campaign event for Minneapolis City Council candidates Saturday, resulting in a call to police and injuries following the fight sparked by loud disagreements over nominations May 14, 2023, 2:48 AM ET • 2 min read MINNEAPOLIS — A brawl broke out at a political party’s campaign event […]

Alabama

What laws are under consideration for tech, social media | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Should TikTok be banned? Should younger children be prevented from engaging with social media? Can the government make sure private information is secure? What about brand new artificial intelligence interfaces? Or should users be regulating themselves, leaving the government out of it?Video above: Ban social media for kids? Fed-up parents in Senate say yesTech regulation […]

Alabama

Ban TikTok? How Republicans are ‘playing to the Fox News crowd’ with attacks on the social media app | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

New York CNN — Republicans are escalating their attacks on TikTok. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio became the latest GOP politician to target the ubiquitous Chinese-owned short-form video platform, proposing a bill on Tuesday with a pair of bipartisan House members that aims to ban the app used by millions of Americans. The legislation, of course, […]

Arkansas

Arkansas law enforcement to crack down on texting while driving

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) – Whether you’re driving to work or traveling, make sure to keep an eye on the road or you may be in trouble. According to Arkansas State Police, starting from Monday, Oct. 17 to Sunday, Oct. 23, law enforcement agencies will be cracking down on drivers violating the Arkansas texting while […]

Alabama

Alabama GOP: County chair Shanon Terry apologizes for posting an elephant logo with KKK imagery. The local NAACP wants him off the school board | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

CNN — A county NAACP chapter in northern Alabama is calling for the resignation of a school board member and local Republican Party chairman, who says his sharing on social media of a GOP elephant logo that included KKK imagery was unintended. The Facebook page of the Lawrence County Republican Party had included in one […]

Alaska

Internet troll ‘Baked Alaska’ pleads guilty in Capitol riot | Politics | #alaska | #politics

A far-right internet personality pleaded guilty Friday to joining the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol, where he streamed live video that incriminated him and other rioters, according to a court filing. Anthime Gionet, known as “Baked Alaska” to his social media followers, faces a maximum sentence of six months imprisonment after pleading guilty to […]

Alaska

What’s next for Twitter now that Elon Musk wants out? | Politics | #alaska | #politics

After announcing he wants out of his deal to buy Twitter, Elon Musk spent the weekend in Idaho at the Sun Valley Conference. He spoke on stage, essentially off the record, but a source in the room told CNN’s chief media correspondent Brian Stelter that Musk tripled down on his decision to try to back […]