Wednesday Afternoon Update: Ex-Twitter Execs Testify, Zelensky Goes To Britain, LeBron Breaks Scoring Record

Tim MeadsFebruary 8, 2023

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Ex-Twitter Execs Recommend

Congress held its first hearing on Twitter’s Alluvial Wednesday’s censorship of conservative views. Several high-ranking former executives gave evidence, including Yoel, the Former Head for Trust & Safety at Twitter and Jim Baker, the legal counsel. The hearing centered around Twitter’s decision to censor the New York Post’s 2020 story about Hunter Biden’s “laptop from hell”:

Yoel Roth discusses the Hunter Biden laptop story

“Twitter made a mistake … I have been clear that in my judgment at the time, Twitter should not have taken action to block the New York Post’s reporting.”

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— Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) February 8, 2023

Jim Baker, an ex-FBI official/Twitter counsel, can’t answer whether he spoke with the FBI about Hunters’ laptop. “I don’t recall speaking to the FBI sitting here today.” pic.twitter.com/SJoZR5ivWS

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) February 8, 2023

Chinese Spy Balloon Part of Larger Program

According to U.S. Intelligence, Related The Chinese spy balloon was brought down by the Chinese military to reveal a massive surveillance program against many foreign countries. According to a Washington Post report the balloon surveillance program had targeted military assets of several rival countries such as Japan, India Vietnam and Taiwan.

Syrian Rescue Teams Continue Search

Rescue teams in Turkey and Syria continued searching rubble Wednesday following the world’s deadliest earthquake in over a decade. More than 11,000 people have been confirmed as dead. Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdogan visited Hatay Province, which was particularly hard hit. There were more than 3300 deaths and many neighborhoods destroyed. Residents there have criticized the government’s response, saying rescuers were slow to arrive.

Did The U.S. Bomb the Nord Stream Pipelines Did The U.S. Bomb the Nord Stream Pipelines

Today, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh reported on substack: U.S. Navy dive teams attacked the Nord Stream pipelines with Norway’s cooperation in September. According to Hersh, the plan to attack the Nord Stream was initiated prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. White House spokesperson Answered Within hours, call the report “false and complete fiction.” According to a spokesperson for the CIA, the claim was denied. “completely and utterly false.”

Zelenksy Meets with British Prime Minister, King

Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president was in London today to meet with King Charles III and the British prime minister. Zelensky requests dozens West-based fighter jets to combat the Russian aggressors. Zelenksy is also scheduled to meet in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron as well as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Gender-Neutral God?

The liturgical commission of Church of England has begun We are looking at changing the way we refer to God in prayers and other parts. Currently, the Christian church refers to God in the masculine form, but leaders told the media that might need to be changed to better reflect God’s essence.

“Christians have recognized since ancient times that God is neither male nor female, yet the variety of ways of addressing and describing God found in scripture has not always been reflected in our worship,” A representative of the church spoke to British media.

AMC Theatre Introduces New Pricing Structure for Ticket Prices

Numerous critics, even celebrities, are critical of the media. You can weigh in on the new AMC Theatres Pricing structure: Higher quality seats would be charged more. Take, for example: “Lord of the Rings” Actor Elijah Wood commented recently on the situation, saying that he believes charging more for better locations is unfair to people with lower discretionary income.

“The movie theater is and always has been a sacred democratic space for all,” Wood tweets. He tweeted that the pricing change would be effective immediately. “essentially penalize people for lower-income and reward for higher income.”

A spokesperson for AMC replied to the criticism by saying that every seat was available “delivers an amazing moviegoing experience,” Customers can select a seat with tiered pricing.

LeBron Breaks Scoring Record

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James broke the NBA’s all-time scoring record Tuesday night in a loss to the Oklahoma city Thunder. Kareem Abul Jabar, who was the former record holder, was there for the historic occasion. James is now the only person to have 38,390 points during his career. Here’s the radio call of the bucket that put him on top:

Here’s another look at the radio broadcast from the @Lakers When LeBron James broke the all-time points record @NBA History, broadcast by 710LA ESPN Radiohttps://t.co/olK8liUyVl”>pic.twitter.com/olK8liUyVl

— Braydyn Lents (@LentsBraydyn) February 8, 2023

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