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Travis Kelce’s biggest fan may have stolen the spotlight from the Chiefs tight end on his big night. During Monday night’s Chiefs-Raiders game — in which Kelce recorded four touchdowns in Kansas City’s 30-29 comeback win — a spectator at Arrowhead Stadium was seen holding up a sign that read, “Travis Kelce is my hall pass,” on the broadcast, which naturally caught Twitter’s attention. “Showing the ‘Travis Kelce is my hall pass’ sign after his third TD 😂,” one Twitter user posted, as a viewer quipped, “They really just put a ‘Travis Kelce is my hall pass’ sign on national television.” Kelce, a seven-time Pro Bowler, helped the Chiefs improve to 4-1 on the season with the win over their division rival, while the Raiders dropped to 1-4. Moments after the victory, Kelce took part in postgame interviews, where he was playfully interrupted by teammate and friend, quarterback Patrick Mahomes. “I love this dude right here, baby,” Mahomes exclaimed. A smiling Kelce replied, “We keep fighting, baby.” Kelce added on Monday that all the touchdowns he recorded against the Raiders were something of a birthday gift to his mother, Donna. “My mother’s birthday is today, so, happy birthday, mom, all…

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has shown support for Elon Musk’s mission to purge Twitter of fake accounts if the Tesla cofounder’s multibillion-dollar purchase of the company goes ahead. “I hope Musk cleans up Twitter,” Dimon said in an interview with CNBC that aired on Tuesday, referring to the Tesla CEO’s $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform. Musk said last week that he would go ahead with his purchase of Twitter at the same price he offered back in April, following months of legal drama as he attempted to back out of the deal after claiming the company had inflated its user figures with millions of bot accounts. The Tesla cofounder and world’s wealthiest person has long publicized his hatred of bots—automated accounts programmed to interact with users on the site. “I also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans,” he said in a statement in April. Not always allies In Tuesday’s interview, Dimon appeared to back Musk on the need to rid Twitter of bots. “Why can’t Twitter know who you are when you…

Updated / Monday, 10 Oct 2022 07:58 Kanye West Kanye West's Twitter and Instagram accounts have been locked because of antisemitic posts by the rapper, now legally known as Ye. Spokesmen for Twitter and Instagram parent Meta said on Sunday that Ye posted messages which violated their policies. In a tweet sent late Saturday, Ye said he would soon go "death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE", according to internet archive records – an apparent reference to the US military readiness condition scale known as Defcon. In the same tweet, which was removed by Twitter, he said: "You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda." Earlier this month, Ye had been criticised for wearing a White Lives Matter T-shirt to his collection at Paris Fashion Week. Kanye West at Paris Fashion Week On Instagram, Ye posted a screenshot of a text conversation with Diddy and suggested he was controlled by Jewish people, according to media reports. Under their policies, the two social networks prohibit the posting of offensive language. Ye’s Twitter account is still active but he cannot post until the suspension ends, after an unspecified period. Meta, which owns Facebook as well…

Iker Casillas, the Spanish goalkeeping great, has been accused of stoking homophobia after a prank message appeared on his Twitter account stating that he is gay.  The 41-year-old World Cup winner, who retired in 2020 after a distinguished career with Real Madrid and then Porto, has since apologised and claimed his account was hacked. No context had been provided in a seven-word social media post which remained on Casillas's social media account for more than an hour.  "Espero que me respeten: soy gay. #felizdomingo," the message published at 1.10pm said. The direct translation of the tweet is: "I hope you respect me: I'm gay. #happySunday."  Some immediately questioned whether the statement was genuine. But former team-mate, Carles Puyol, appeared to be in on the joke, posting a message translated as: "It's time to tell our story, Iker".  The messages were then deleted amid reports in Spain that the claims were a prank. Gay rights groups have expressed dismay. Josh Cavallo, who last year became the first footballer to come out while still playing, in Australia's A-League, tweeted his disapproval.  Immediately after Casillas had tweeted, a slew of homophobic and disparaging responses began appearing in his replies. Peter Tatchell, the prominent…

Rapper Ye — also known by his given name, Kanye West — has been locked out of his Twitter account "due to a violation of Twitter's policies," the social media platform told CBS News in a statement. Twitter did not specify which policies had been broken, but the action came not long after West on Saturday night posted an antisemitic tweet in which he threatened to go "death con 3" on Jewish people.In the tweet — which has since been removed — West also wrote, "The funny thing is I actually can't be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also." The move comes shortly after West's Instagram account was similarly restricted by the platform's parent company, Meta, after West posted screenshots of an alleged conversation with rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs in which West suggested Combs was being controlled by Jews. "Ima use you as an example to show the Jewish people that told you to call me that no one can threaten or influence me," West wrote. Instagram has since deleted the post.  Prior to Saturday, West had not tweeted since November 2020. After a tweet criticizing Mark Zuckerberg over his suspension from Instagram, West was welcomed back to Twitter by…

Kanye West has now had both his Instagram and Twitter accounts locked after antisemitic posts over the weekend.Twitter locked his account Sunday after it removed one of West’s tweets saying he was going “death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE” because it violated the service’s policies against hate speech.“I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda,” he tweeted on Saturday in a series of messages. The tweet has since been removed and West’s account locked.“The account in question has been locked due to a violation of Twitter’s policies,” a spokesperson for the platform told BuzzFeed News.The social media company Meta also restricted West’s Instagram account after the rapper made an antisemitic post on Friday in which he appeared to suggest the rapper Diddy was controlled by Jewish people, an antisemitic trope, NBC News reported.The controversial rapper who legally changed his name to Ye recently drew heavy criticism for donning a “white lives matter” T-shirt during Paris fashion week.…

Elon Musk calls himself a free speech absolutist. What could Twitter look like under his leadership? NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nina Jankowicz, disinformation expert and author of "How to Be a Woman Online," about abuse against women on the internet and Musk's planned buyout of Twitter. October 8, 20224:57 PM ET Elon Musk calls himself a free speech absolutist. What could Twitter look like under his leadership? Download Embed NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nina Jankowicz, disinformation expert and author of "How to Be a Woman Online," about abuse against women on the internet and Musk's planned buyout of Twitter.

October 8, 2022 2:41 pm CT If you were wearing Burnt Orange on Saturday, it was a glorious day in Dallas, Texas. After four consecutive losses in the Red River Rivalry, the Texas Longhorns took four years of frustration out on Brent Venables and the Oklahoma Sooners. The return of Quinn Ewers helped spark an offense that tallied 585 yards of offense and converted 10 of their 15 third downs. The passing game averaged 9.3 yards per attempt while they countered with 5.9 yards per rush. The team demolished Oklahoma in every statistic including on the scoreboard. They limited the Sooners to just 39 yards passing on 17 attempts. Buy Longhorns Tickets As the celebration on the Texas state fairgrounds continues, Longhorns Wire compiled the best reactions on Twitter. During its three-game losing streak, Brent Venables’ OU defense has allowed 145 points and 1,762 yards. Woof. — Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) October 8, 2022 Quinn Ewers is a legit top 5 QB in the country. — Brandon Walker (@BFW) October 8, 2022 Quinn Ewers’ numbers in essentially one game’s worth of combined action vs. Oklahoma and Alabama: — 30 of 43 — 423 yards— Four touchdown passes pic.twitter.com/X88FDGiwBx — Matt Zenitz…

Okay. So it looks like I don’t need to go to Delaware this October. There’s a stay in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Twitter — which is meant to give the parties time to close the deal. If the deal doesn’t close, the court case is back on for November.What a year this week has been! On October 4th, Musk filed a nice letter with the SEC saying that, actually, he did intend to do the Twitter deal, and he did intend to do it at $54.20 a share — just as long as the court proceedings stopped. Coincidentally I’m sure, Musk’s twice-delayed deposition was to take place October 6th.“Yes, we also think Elon Musk should buy us for $54.20 a share in the deal he negotiated himself.”Look, there are a lot of lawyers in my life, and I love you all dearly, but I know you are absolute psychopaths. (For instance, one of Musk’s firms, Quinn Emanuel, is known for its punishing hikes in exotic locations, which sometimes require helicopter rescues.) So I’m a little skeptical this is going to work out. Imagine you are Twitter and you receive this SEC letter. You put out a carefully worded statement to the…

The Minneapolis Community Safety Commissioner issued an apology Friday for engaging in a heated Twitter back-and-forth with multiple people Thursday night. MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis Community Safety Commissioner Dr. Cedric Alexander issued a public apology after becoming caught in a heated Twitter exchange Thursday night. Responding to a person who tagged his account while asking about the number of police cars parked along Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis, Alexander first tweeted, "It shows an effort to increase police visibility throughout downtown and across the city if you didn’t see them you would complain about that wouldn’t you. Enough of the two faced talking from both sides of your mouth already!" Throughout the night Alexander fired more tweets while responding to several other Twitter users, prompting criticism of what some saw as a brash and critical tone. "As a resident of SE Minneapolis who lives in the shadow of the still-burnt out Third Precient (sic) building, I'm honestly shocked at how you're speaking to Minneapolis residents who pay your salary," another person tweeted. "Disagree, fine. The condescension leads me to believe you're not long for the job." In response one to Dr. Alexander's retorts, Twitter user @Amityf said, "I understand that you're taking…