Twitter has been absorbed with a David and Goliath-style story this week, and it’s producing some pretty epic tweets. If you’ve been on the internet in the past two weeks you’ve likely at least heard ramblings about the stock market and GameStop — a gaming retailer consisting largely of brick-and-mortar […]
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‘Bean Dad’ John Roderick Is ‘Deeply Sorry’ for His Controversial Tweets
The so-called “Bean Dad” says he’s “deeply sorry.” John Roderick has issued an apology in response to the immense backlash that he’s received, after he shared a story about a time when he withheld food from his daughter. In a lengthy open letter shared on his website on Tuesday, the […]
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Trump strips protections for Tongass forest, opening it to logging | Interior ‘propaganda’ video and tweets may violate ethics laws, experts say | Democrats see Green New Deal yielding gains despite GOP attacks
HAPPY WEDNESDAY! Welcome to Overnight Energy, The Hill’s roundup of the latest energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rebecca Beitsch at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccabeitsch. Reach Rachel Frazin at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin. CLICK HERE to subscribe to our newsletter. TONGASS […]
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Interior ‘propaganda’ video and tweets may violate ethics laws, experts say
A new video from the Interior Department praising President TrumpDonald John TrumpGiuliani goes off on Fox Business host after she compares him to Christopher Steele Trump looks to shore up support in Nebraska NYT: Trump had 7 million in debt mostly tied to Chicago project forgiven MORE’s efforts in office — […]
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Interior says Pendley to remain at BLM despite ‘dramatic tweets’ from Democrats
House Natural Resources Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) urged the Department of the Interior to press pause on many of its public lands decisions after its Bureau of Land Management (BLM) de facto director was ousted by the courts. The Department of the Interior responded by saying it would not be pushed […]
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Can Piggybacking Off Tweets Make You Money?
Brands often ask the people marketing their content to make it “go viral”. This, unsurprisingly, is no easy task – there’s a reason you don’t regularly see “Persil Non-Bio” trending on Twitter. However, brands have cottoned on to a new strategy that basically involves riding the coattails of something that’s […]