#BREAKING
: Armed man driving "Trump" truck arrested outside migrant shelter in El Paso after immigration group spotted him "brandishing a knife." Police recovered a fully-loaded gun in his truck emblazoned with Donald Trump and Ted Cruz support slogans.
#BREAKING
: PBS has fired Michael Beller, a mid-level staff attorney who was filmed by Project Veritas calling for the children of Trump supporters to be "put...into re-education camps."
VIDEO: Parler CEO admits his comment yesterday about "many competing for our business" was wrong, says no one wants to host website after being dropped by Amazon.
Additionally, he says Parler's attorneys have dropped them as a client. [Fox News]
#BREAKING
: Federal law enforcement source says FBI has "credible information" that some protesters inside U.S. Capitol are armed, calls situation a "catastrophic failure of security."
#BREAKING
: Police in the United Kingdom have arrested a 17-year-old suspected of hacking Rockstar Games and leaking data associated with Grand Theft Auto 6.
NEW: A conspiracy theorist wearing a t-shirt that says "BBQ, Beer, Freedom" interrupts a press conference by the Clark County, Nevada Registrar of Voters. [KSNV-TV]
#Election2020
Heartbreaking interview with an eyewitness to New Zealand terror attack who rendered aid shooting victims: "We could hear the ambulances but they couldn't get to us." (BBC)
UPDATE:
@CityPolice
confirm 17-year-old arrested over hacking incident; source says the crime is related to intrusion on Rockstar Games and possibly Uber Technologies. $UBER
On the evening of Thursday 22 September 2022, the City of London Police arrested a 17-year-old in Oxfordshire on suspicion of hacking, as part of an investigation supported by the
@NCA_UK
’s National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU).
He remains in police custody.
#BREAKING
: Washington Post suspends reporter Felicia Sonmez over Kobe Bryant tweets, launches investigation into whether tweets – which were posted a few hours after Bryant’s death – violated the Post’s social media policy.
Washington Post reporter
@feliciasonmez
deleted her crass tweets about Kobe Bryant. But screen grabs are forever – and I took some before she deleted the tweets.
Bye, Felicia.
"There is no place for hateful rhetoric at PBS, and this individual’s views in no way reflect our values or opinions," a PBS spokesperson said in a statement.
#BREAKING
: Dispatch audio I've obtained shows Vallejo Police opened fire on 22-year-old Sean Monterrosa within seconds of arriving on scene Tuesday morning. 70 seconds elapsed between initial dispatch and shooting of Monterrosa. Full audio:
VIDEO: Parler CEO admits his comment yesterday about "many competing for our business" was wrong, says no one wants to host website after being dropped by Amazon.
Additionally, he says Parler's attorneys have dropped them as a client. [Fox News]
"Court documents stated that the Sandy Hook lawyers had begun reviewing the electronic files that Alex Jones had turned over when they found child pornography in the files. They immediately contacted the FBI."
#BREAKING
: Lawyers for Sandy Hook massacre families say Alex Jones sent them child pornography; FBI contacted after evidentiary discovery turned over with illegal images embedded in them, court records show
Can confirm based on public records and information contained in the court records: The journalist defense employee Henry K. Frese is accused of leaking classified information to is
@amanda_m_macias
, a CNBC national security reporter. The affiliated news organization is NBC News.
JUST IN: An employee of the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) in northern Virginia was arrested Tuesday and charged with leaking top secret information to 2 journalists, 1 of whom he was romantically involved, federal prosecutors allege -
@PeteWilliamsNBC
#BREAKING
: Police in Sacramento begin arresting pro-Trump protesters at state capitol building there. Officials say demonstrators were arrested for possessing pepper spray.
NEW: FedEx says it will re-evaluate its policy of having employees give up and lock their phones inside warehouses and sorting facilities following tonight's mass shooting at a facility in Indianapolis.
Washington Post reporter
@feliciasonmez
deleted her crass tweets about Kobe Bryant. But screen grabs are forever – and I took some before she deleted the tweets.
Bye, Felicia.
UPDATE: A person who works at the Washington Post says
@feliciasonmez
was NOT suspended for linking to the Daily Beast story on Twitter. Her suspension was related to a follow up tweet that contained a screen shot of her work email inbox, which revealed full names of emailers.
I’m not deleting past tweets. I’m sure I said dumb stuff in 2007 when I joined that would embarrass me today. But we all are different people than we were 11 years ago.
Unless you’re 10, in which case, do your homework and go to bed.
The whole Aidan Maese-Czeropski situation, first reported by
@henryrodgersdc
, has been interesting to watch play out. His social media activity was well known within
@SenatorCardin
's office, and he's posted questionable things for months, like this photo with
@ERICSORENSEN
.
This was just two years ago, the last time a gender-reveal party caused a wildfire (this was in Arizona). The same thing happened near San Bernardino according to CAL FIRE.
#ElDoradoFire
Forest Service releases video of "gender reveal" explosion created by off-duty Border Patrol officer that started a $8 million wildfire in Arizona.
His punishment for this recklessness? A misdemeanor charge, five years of probation and $100,000 in up-front restitution.
Interestingly, Parler's CEO, John Matze, worked for Amazon Web Services as a software engineer from April 2017 to June 2017.
Amazon Web Services is the Amazon subsidiary that has announced it will drop support for Parler by the end of tonight.
@DylanByers
@sherman4949
@PuckNews
@oliverdarcy
I mean, for a guy who wants everyone around him to be dispassionate, Chris Licht sure was enthusiastic about the network's ratings and "making news" with the Trump town hall.
@CityPolice
UPDATE: Police expected to give more details on arrest of 17-year-old Rockstar Games hacker later today, possible statement coming from the FBI later this morning/afternoon.
@dee_bosa
The fact that they gave you the names "Ligma" and "Johnson," and that they weren't carrying any Twitter identification or branded office supplies, should have raised some serious questions...
@nypost
This news came from an unlikely source: An anti-Kremlin telegram account, which should raise all sorts of red flags (but apparently rises to the standard of reportability at the New York Post).
@CityPolice
UPDATE: Arrest of 17-year-old by police in the United Kingdom over hack of Rockstar and possibly Uber was done in concert with an investigation conducted by the FBI, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.
If you are wondering why there's no news out of Dayton on CNN/FOX/MSNBC:
- These newsrooms are staffed 24/7 but fewer people work late at night (and even less on-air talent)
- There's far fewer people up at 2am ET to justify breaking into programming
- You have Twitter
#BREAKING
: Source at NBC News with knowledge of matter says
@amanda_m_macias
has been suspended following arrest of former love interest and purported source Henry Frese, a defense intelligence analyst accused of leaking to her. Suspension “procedural,” not discipliary.
Hey,
@ESPN
, a couple of problems with your graphic:
1.) That bridge is the Golden Gate, not the Tower Bridge. The Golden Gate is in San Francisco.
2.) You have the Beam coming out of the Salesforce Tower, which...is also in San Francisco.
#SacramentoProud
WHAT A SEASON FOR THE KINGS 👏
🟣 Made playoffs for the first time in 17 years
🟣 Finished as the 3-seed in the West
🟣 Mike Brown named COTY and Swipa won Clutch Player 🏆
🟣 Pushed the defending champs to a Game 7
@hamiltonnolan
@insectsentience
Oh we're transitioning into something. We're transitioning into a world where well-paid staff writers are replaced with freelancers, and freelancers are replaced with AI bots that churn out bad content that still gets traffic.
#BREAKING
: All Philadelphia police officers who were shot and injured earlier tonight during an active shooter situation have been discharged from the hospital, chief confirms at press conference.
Clayton Morris, a former co-host of the Fox News morning program "Fox & Friends," has fled the country amid allegations of fraud from dozens of investors in the Indianapolis area
The Weather Channel confirms this graphic accidentally made it on air in the Des Moines market on Thursday during a "Locals on the 8s" segment. I've blurred it, but I'm pretty sure you can figure out what it said.
California Governor Gavin Newsom out with a statement this afternoon, praising Disney for canceling its office complex plans in Florida, which will keep 2,000 jobs in the Golden State.
"Authoritarian policies have consequences," Newsom said.
Man who identified himself as Brenton Tarrant, 28, of Australia filmed self just before live streaming mass shooting at mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand
UPDATE: BBC News reporting 17-year-old arrested in connection with hacking incident, but isn't allowed to report on the specifics of the incident.
Source says it's connected to the hack on Rockstar Games and possibly Uber Technologies. $UBER
(Context: FedEx has a policy where employees must surrender their phones during their shifts. A spokesperson says the company is re-evaluating this policy in the wake of tonight's mass shooting.)
@accuweather
@zomo_abd
Don't allow news orgs to use this video without paying you first. They will re-distribute your video for $$$. If you feel icky about taking payment given subject matter, donate $$$ to charity. But make sure you get paid.
@Blake08698744
@DanaBashCNN
@latimes
You’re a dick. A lot of descriptions of you could have been made, and all of them could be accurate. This one was accurate.
UPDATE: The 17-year-old hacking suspect was arrested in Oxfordshire and is believed to be connected to a group identifying itself as "Lapsus$," a group that organizes primarily via Telegram channels.
#BREAKING
: Lawyer group representing detained migrant children calls Trump’s executive order "deceptive and dishonest and shows the total disarray of his policy regarding detained immigrant children."
Maurice Hill, man involved in barricade situation where 6 Philadelphia officers were shot on Wednesday, was indicted in 2007 for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
@CityPolice
(FYI, I have not worked for Reuters since 2013 — the same year Grand Theft Auto V came out.
Only mentioning this because people are attributing me as a Reuters reporter in some write-ups on the arrest.)
@amanda_m_macias
Henry K. Frese is accused of giving
@amanda_m_macias
classified intelligence information that Macias and NBC News later used in reports on North Korea's weapons systems in 2018.
#BREAKING
: Latest information on FedEx mass shooting in Indianapolis:
🔴 Man armed with "multiple" guns opens fire inside and outside facility
🔴 At least 4 people dead
🔴 At least 7 transported to hospital with injuries
🔴 Suspect died from self-inflicted gunshot wound to head
VIDEO: NHK street cameras captured the magnitude-7.0 earthquake in Japan earlier this morning. A tsunami warning has been issued for Miyagi Prefecture. [NHK]
NEW: A pro-Trump protester has been injured after falling from a balcony at the U.S. Capitol. The protester is hospitalized in serious condition, according to reports.
This is wrong. The photo shows a law enforcement officer and was tweeted by a local TV reporter who obtained it from an eyewitness. It does not show the shooting suspect.
@amanda_m_macias
Frese is also accused of leaking information to
@ckubenbc
, a NBC News reporter who published a series of stories on North Korea based on intelligence leaks in 2018, including this one:
Video captures sound of gunfire in Dayton, Ohio's Oregon District; second eyewitness video shows aftermath of mass shooting where 7-10 people were killed and several more injured early Sunday morning. [Warning: Some may find video disturbing]
Hillary Clinton is one of the electors in the Electoral College. She will get to cast a vote that removes Donald Trump from the White House.
#Election2020
About to go on a rant, but hear me out: There’s been a lot of discussion about the Sinclair issue, and as most of you who follow the media know, they’re about to close on a deal to acquire Tribune stations. But there’s one thing nobody is talking about that I’d like to address.
I recieved over 100 interview requests since this situation unfolded in Kabul.
Only a handful of those journalists showed solidarity with my situation.
Most insisted on getting the interview.
None of them said they'll call someone or relevant authority to help me leave Kabul!
#BREAKING
: NYPD says it is stationing officers outside the headquarters of major newsrooms throughout the city out of an abundance of caution following shooting at newspaper office in Maryland
The Columbia Journalism Review is a gatekeeper of the old, antiquated way of news gathering and reporting.
Instead of attempting to understand the new methods of rising stars like Seth Abramson, they use their outsized influence to try to undermine it.
El Paso police told local TV station KVIA the 21-year-old man "was detained, interviewed and released after it was determined that no criminal offense had been committed."
#BREAKING
: Armed man driving "Trump" truck arrested outside migrant shelter in El Paso after immigration group spotted him "brandishing a knife." Police recovered a fully-loaded gun in his truck emblazoned with Donald Trump and Ted Cruz support slogans.
Anderson Cooper interview with Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll goes off the rails after she describes rape as "sexy"
Major news outlets omitted this remark from their coverage of the interview this morning
More: Family member confirms employees at Indianapolis FedEx warehouse where mass shooting took place are not allowed to have their cell phones while on shift.
@amanda_m_macias
@ckubeNBC
@HKFrese
Court records say Henry K. Frese was following on Twitter the journalist he gave classified info to and was romatically involved with. I identified the reporter as CNBC journalist
@amanda_m_macias
earlier today; info on their accounts checks out.
SCOOP: The chief of staff for
@SenatorCardin
's office told now-fired legislative assistant Aidan Maese-Czeropski to "tone down" his social media posts during a promotion last month,
@TheDeskDotNet
has learned.
@PearRational
@hamiltonnolan
National Geographic doesn't produce outrage journalism, so the product is less attractive to consumers.
That's the quiet part that no one appears willing to say out loud. Outrage sells, and National Geographic doesn't have it.
This coming from the guy whose newsroom spent two whole months theorizing what happened to a missing Malaysian airplane, up to and including floating a suggestion that the plane was swallowed by a black hole.
#BREAKING
: Law enforcement source says military members from nearby Fort Bliss are among the injured in Saturday’s mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas.
#BREAKING
: At least 25 domestic terrorism cases have been opened following Wednesday's attack at the U.S. Capitol, according to information provided to Rep. Jason Crow by the Secretary of the U.S. Army.
John Oliver eviscerates Donald Trump and Republican supporters of child-parent separation at U.S. Border: "It was cruel, sloppy, needless, racist and ultimately exactly what we should have expected." (Video: HBO/Warner Bros.)
#BREAKING
: Three Sacramento-area federal employees are under investigation for traveling to Washington, D.C. to participate in the January 6 demonstration at the White House and U.S. Capitol, according to a reliable federal law enforcement source. (1/4)
#BREAKING
: I filed a public records request for Joe Biden accuser Tara Reade's resume and invoices related to her expert witness testimony in criminal cases (now being investigated)
For the first time ever, here are the docs: