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Lawmakers Decry Online Extremism, Call for Unity After Activist’s Assassination

2025-09-15 CoolPal

Lawmakers Decry Online Extremism, Call for Unity After Activist’s Assassination Following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last week, lawmakers and officials are intensifying calls for national unity and condemning the internet’s role in fueling political extremism. Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware) stated Sunday that the internet “is driving extremism in our country,” emphasizing that Kirk “should not have paid with his life for the opportunity to speak out.” Kirk was tragically shot and killed at Utah Valley University in…

2025-07-02 CoolPal

Threads Launches Direct Messaging Globally, Bolstering Independence from Instagram Instagram’s text-based app, Threads, has officially begun rolling out its highly anticipated direct messaging (DM) feature to users worldwide, starting Tuesday, July 1, 2025. This pivotal update allows users to communicate privately within the app without needing to switch to Instagram, marking a significant step in Threads’ evolution as a standalone platform. At launch, Threads DMs offer essential functionalities, including one-on-one chats, preset emoji reactions, and options to report spam or…

2025-06-17 CoolPal

Senator Mike Lee Faces Backlash for Inappropriate Social Media Posts Following Minnesota Lawmaker’s Murder Utah Senator Mike Lee sparked widespread condemnation for his X posts following the murder of Minnesota state Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband. His posts, which included images of the suspect with captions like “Nightmare on Waltz Street” (a misspelling of Governor Walz’s name), were perceived as insensitive and mocking. Lee’s initial posts speculated on the suspect’s political affiliation, labeling him “not MAGA” and associating him…