Major protests over China’s strict COVID-19 quarantine policies continue to rock the communist country. One data analyst claims the government is using bot accounts to flood Twitter with porn as a way to distract and contain the spread of information about the protests. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan says such widespread dissent used to…

The ruling Communist Party in China will do just about anything to snuff out speech or news it doesn’t like. Lately, that includes spamming Twitter with porn to hide information about the ongoing protests in that country. According to a China-focused data analyst, there has been a dramatic increase of spam accounts tweeting relentlessly since…

Excerpted from Peter’s Nov. 29 “Zeihan on Geopolitics” newsletter: By Michael N. Nayebi-Oskoui I think an update will be helpful as Iran’s current spate of protests continue into their third month. I would like to state at the beginning of this update that as a personal matter, I stand with all people — especially the…

Early voting is underway in Georgia’s Senate runoff ahead of Election Day on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock, D, who is being challenged by Republican Herschel Walker, has already cast his ballot. “If you are in line voting, stay in line,” Warnock said in a Twitter video that showed him marching to the…

Americans take part in Black Friday amid record inflation; Musk grants Twitter amnesty; and Covid lockdown frustrations are growing in China. These stories and more highlight the morning rundown for Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Black Friday begins amid record inflation It’s the biggest shopping weekend of the year and Americans are ready for deals after…

Former President Donald Trump may have been reinstated on Twitter, but that doesn’t mean his bid for president will encounter the same fate. Trump has officially launched his candidacy for president but polls from Nov. 11-13 suggest Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds an 11 percentage point lead in Iowa and 15 points in New Hampshire.…

Bob Chapek is out at Disney; Donald Trump’s Twitter account is reinstated; and shooter killed several people a Colorado Springs nightclub. These stories and more highlight the morning rundown for Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. Shake-up at Disney – Bob Iger is back as Disney’s CEO after previously leading the company for 15 years. Bob Chapek…

In the latest Elon Musk-Twitter drama, the new owner set Thursday afternoon as the deadline for employees to either commit to the company or quit. Since purchasing the social media platform last month for $44 billion, the billionaire made waves with new rules, policies and increasing demands on his employees. Straight Arrow News contributor Jordan…

Officials at the state and federal level have begun looking into the circumstances surrounding a pre-sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets on Ticketmaster earlier this week. Swift fans swarmed the website on Tuesday, reporting website outages and long waits to buy tickets. Ticketmaster said Swift’s tour generated unprecedented demand, and the company worked quickly to…

Crowds of people in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou crashed through barriers and marched down streets in a show of public resentment over China’s COVID-19 curbs. Videos widely shared on Twitter showed people in Guangzhou’s Haizhu district charging down streets and clashing with workers in white hazmat suits. “It was quite tense out there…