Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), the chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is urging President Biden to “reverse course” on his campaign joining video-streaming platform TikTok. “If we continue to go down this road, we are going to effectively cede control of our news media to a hostile foreign country,” … Read more
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked an Ohio law that would have forced social media companies to get parental permission before signing up minors for the platforms, ruling that the law violates the users’ free speech rights. The Social Media Parental Notification Act, passed in July, would have required sites to gain parental permission for … Read more
President Biden’s campaign faces pushback from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle after joining TikTok. The president’s reelection effort joined the video-based social media app and posted its first video Sunday, showing Biden answering Super Bowl-themed questions ahead of the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. Several Republican senators slammed … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport, in New York City, U.S., February 7, 2024. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign launched an official TikTok account Sunday evening. The account is noteworthy because TikTok is currently banned on most U.S. government-issued devices. The TikTok account, with the handle … Read more
President Biden posted on TikTok for the first time on Sunday with a Super Bowl-themed question and answer, signaling what could be a push for the youth vote in his reelection campaign. The 30-second video showed Biden at home watching the Super Bowl, rattling down a list of questions on the game. The caption read, … Read more
Kellin Behrendorff, 33, was taking mood stabilising medication for two years before she says a refill for her script was refused. The Brunswick woman said her concerns about her not being able to taper off her medication was met with a jarring response from her doctor: “that’s not my problem”. What followed Behrendorff’s “cold turkey” … Read more
Goldwater Brewing Co. out of Scottsdale, Arizona is brewing up comedy with its Wittle Wadder witbier, capitalizing upon a viral TikTok that mocks Toyota 4Runner owners who have fitted their SUVs with rugged looking yet rarely useful ladders. This microbrewery is either about to make a ton of money off of wannabe overlanders, or make … Read more
More than a dozen lawmakers called on the Department of Commerce on Thursday to add ByteDance, the Beijing-based parent company of TikTok, to its export control list in order to “address critical vulnerabilities created by the company’s access to U.S. software.” The group, led by Reps. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) and Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), expressed concerns … Read more
But, cautions Laura Scott, MD, a board-certified dermatologist based in San Diego with four young daughters, resist the knee-jerk reaction to immediately say no and instead try and start a dialogue with your child as they begin these first steps towards becoming more autonomous with their beauty routine. “That’s oftentimes where we struggle, when immediately … Read more
In 2020, Joe Biden’s campaign avoided crowds of voters to slow the spread of a deadly virus. This year, Biden’s reelection campaign is putting the president in close contact with voters in hopes of going viral. Last week a 32-year-old Detroit man got a ride in the president’s car. And last month, Biden paid a … Read more
