MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials have copied a page from President Donald Trump's playbook in recent days, taking to Twitter to communicate that they are working flat-out to de-escalate tensions over immigration and avoid punitive tariffs on all Mexican exports to the U.S. Announcements of meetings in Washington, selfies and...
Ocasio-Cortez Reacts, Says Hateful Messages Inspire Death Threats
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded Tuesday to reports about a video shown at a Fresno Grizzlies game that compared her to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and the late Cuban strongman Fidel Castro. "What people don’t (maybe do) realize is when orgs air these hateful messages, my life changes bc of...
Trump to Iran: Don’t Threaten US or It Will Face ‘Official End’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump warned Iran early Monday not to threaten the United States again or it would face its "official end," shortly after a rocket landed near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad overnight and only 48 hours after he seemingly sought to soften his tone....
Facebook Limits Livestreaming Ahead of Tech Summit in Paris
PARIS — A dozen countries and global tech giants including Facebook, Google and Twitter pledged Wednesday to find ways to keep internet platforms from being used to spread hate, organize extremist groups and broadcast terror attacks. World leaders led by French President Emmanuel Macron and tech executives gathered in Paris...
Twitter Profit Rises as Trump Demands 'Fairer' Social Media
SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter Inc. on Tuesday trumpeted strong quarterly growth in earnings and users while President Donald Trump tweeted criticism of the social media site for allegedly discriminating against him politically. The company said net income for the first three months of the year rose on strong ad demand....
Will Devin Nunes Stop Talking to the Visalia Times-Delta, Too?
Cheers to the Visalia Times-Delta editorial board for calling Rep. Devin Nunes'Â $150 million defamation lawsuit against The Fresno Bee what it is:Â "poppycock." Many outlets have characterized The Bee as Nunes' "hometown newspaper."Â But the Times-Delta publishes in Tulare County, where the congressman resides. It is truly Nunes' hometown paper. In...
Watch the Video: Did Arias Flip Dyer the Bird? The Parties React.
It was no April Fool’s Day joke. And it’s two-week-old image still reverberating in Fresno political circles. The usual pomp and circumstance took place at an April 1 groundbreaking for a new police substation in southeast Fresno — speeches, smiles, and shovels. But an image, captured on an Instagram account and...
Six Essential Things to Know About Devin Nunes' Lawsuits
After the Republicans lost the House of Representatives in November, my colleague, David Taub, asked Fresno State political science professor Thomas Holyoke how the election results might affect Rep. Devin Nunes' high profile. “Since he no longer has the chairmanship of the intelligence committee for a platform, he will find other...
Free Speech Means I Don't Have to Be Nice to Devin Nunes on Twitter. So Why's He Suing Me?
[aggregation-styles] USA Today Free Speech Means I Don't Have to Be Nice to Devin Nunes on Twitter. So Why's He Suing Me? Last month, Rep. Devin Nunes announced plans to sue Twitter, me and two parody Twitter accounts for several purported torts — fancy lawyer speak for “unlawful” actions as...
The Congressman, the Sheriff, and an Out-of-Context Viral Tweet
How did a since-deleted viral tweet involve two Valley elected leaders? The head of a New York City-based philanthropic foundation tweeted a video of President Donald Trump talking about immigrants. “.@realDonaldTrump on people asking for asylum "These aren't people. These are animals,” Mark Elliott, the president of Economic Mobility Corporation,...