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The latest news out of the latest congressional hearing on tech platforms’ content moderation practices was from Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, who said that he’s open to a rethink of Section 230. That’s the provision of a 1996 law that gives Facebook, Twitter, Google and other platforms immunity for the way…

When the Wisconsin Democratic Party announced a cast reunion of Happy Days for this Sunday, all to raise money for the final sprint until election day, one member was noticeably absent: Scott Baio. The Donald Trump supporter wrote on Twitter that the show was being used as a “political pawn.” The result, though, was…

With TV ratings for the NBA Finals down about 20% from last year after three games, Sen. Ted Cruz and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban have been feuding on Twitter over the cause of the downturn. See their exchange below. The Texas Republican, replying to a tweet from Fox News host Sean Hannity about the ratings…

UPDATED at 1:30PM PT: Sen Ted Cruz and Fox News host Laura Ingraham added their voices to the outcry over Cuties, a French indie film that either encourages or critiques the sexualization of pre-pubescent girls, depending on your vantage point. Cruz is asking the Department of Justice to investigate Netflix over its…

Whoopi Goldberg, Eric Idle, Jason Reitman and Josh Gad are among the guests added to a virtual reunion of The Princess Bride on Sept. 13. The fundraising event for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin will bring together the original cast for a script reading. They include Cary Elwes as Westly, Robin Wright as Buttercup…

A day that U.S. Attorney General William Barr, Sen. Ted Cruz and PEN America agree on the basics of anything is obviously a chilly one in Hell, but Wednesday is such a day with the publication of a candid new report by the free speech organization condemning "Hollywood's approach to acceding to Chinese…

As the world closely watches the spread of the coronavirus, many are taking precautions — including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). He recently took to Twitter on Sunday to reveal that he recently shook hands with someone at CPAC who had tested positive for COVID-19. Cruz said that the individual was showing symptoms and his…

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) told actress and activist Alyssa Milano that he was a fan of Who’s the Boss? and Commando, while she told him that his stance on gun reform “has made you almost like this caricature of a villain.” “That is why this meeting was so important to me — I wanted to look at you in the eye and know…

Actor and activist Alyssa Milano will meet with Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz on Tuesday to talk about gun reform, after they had a set of exchanges on Twitter over what is needed to be done in the aftermath of mass shootings in Odessa and El Paso. The details of the meeting have not been announced, but Milano will be in…

Texas Senator Ted Cruz probably wishes he had stuck to politics, after a tweet joking about a Walt Disney Co. donation to help rebuild Notre Dame fell flat. The Walt Disney Company pledged $5 million toward the rebuilding of the famed Paris cathedral, which was partially destroyed by a fire this week. Cruz saw the…

Beto O’Rourke appears to have failed in his long-shot bid to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in Texas, a state that no Democrat has carried for president in 42 years. The Associated Press and other news outlets project Cruz will win re-election, in a victory that crushes Democratic hopes to retake the Senate…

Stephen Colbert’s Late Show sent Triumph the Insult Comic Dog to Texas, to interview incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz and the Dem candidate who wants his seat, Beto O’Rourke. First, Triumph talked to early-voting Beto fans, a “terrifying swarm of degenerate leftists with one thing in common: they all share the same Netflix…