Russia is open to a proposal for President Vladimir Putin and Elon Musk to have an open conversation via the new social media app Clubhouse, the Kremlin announced Monday. On Saturday, Musk , the richest man in the world, tagged Putin’s office on Twitter, asking, “would you like join me for a conversation on Clubhouse?” In Russian, the Tesla CEO added, “It would be a great honor to speak with you.” “In general, this is of course a very interesting proposal, but we need to understand what is meant, what is being proposed… first we need to check, then we will react,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Monday, according to Reuters . “We want to figure it out first. President Putin does not personally use social networks directly, he doesn’t have them,” Peskov added. . @KremlinRussia_E would you like join me for a conversation on Clubhouse? — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 13, 2021 Clubhouse is a drop-in, audio-only social media platform that … [Read more...] about Kremlin Open To Potential Social Media Collaboration Between Putin And Elon Musk
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Biden’s tricky tango with Congress
Sign up to get our new weekly column as a newsletter. We're looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. (CNN) "There are men of character in the U.S. Congress, both House and Senate. There are women of character, too. But the evidence for 'character' needs to be something other than the iteration of the word itself," writes Marjorie Garber in her book "Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession." That is a useful frame for trying to make sense of the dramas that proliferated on Capitol Hill this week as Congress took up multiple nominations to President Joe Biden's Cabinet and held its first hearing on the January 6 insurrection. As Garber notes, the translation of individual traits into a "national character" most often occurs at "times of stress, as a marker not so much of social progress as of social and cultural anxiety." We saw this. Conviction and commitment (and the lack of same), and in darker terms, … [Read more...] about Biden’s tricky tango with Congress
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine headed for FDA committee vote: What the experts say
close Video Johnson & Johnson vaccine on track for final approval in coming days The single-dose vaccine is a 'big addition' the COVID-19 vaccine arsenal, Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel says. A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Friday is slated to vote on Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose COVID-19 jab, with the panel expected to recommend that the FDA formally grant the shot emergency use approval in a race to vaccinate as many Americans as possible in the continued fight against the novel coronavirus. The jab — derived from an adenovirus vector formula, unlike the vaccines created by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech which were created using mRNA technology and have already seen emergency use approval — was found to have a "favorable safety profile with no specific concerns identified that would preclude issuance of an EUA," the FDA said in documents posted ahead of Friday's meeting. The vaccine candidate … [Read more...] about Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine headed for FDA committee vote: What the experts say
Alex Berenson on ‘censorship’, free speech: ‘Times have changed and the NY Times has changed’
close Video Alex Berenson speaks on censorship, freedom of speech, at CPAC Former New York Times reporter speaks out, remarks how conservative movement welcomes freedom of thought Former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson slammed the mainstream media and Big Tech for its continued attempts to censor and "deplatform" views it does not like or does not want to debate, during his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Fla. Berenson joked with the crowd that his otherwise liberal politics wouldn't often land him at the nation's premier conservative activist event. "I'm honestly surprised as any of you that I'm here -- if you knew my voting record you'd think I should be speaking at the ACLU, not CPAC," he said at the conference, which is streaming live on Fox Nation . "Times have changed and the New York Times, where I used to work, has changed." TRUMP, AT CPAC, EXPECTED TO HAMMER BIDEN ON IMMIGRATION, … [Read more...] about Alex Berenson on ‘censorship’, free speech: ‘Times have changed and the NY Times has changed’