Deirdre Shesgreen USA TODAY Published 11:31 AM EDT Mar 14, 2019 WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and Irish Ambassador Daniel Mulhall have at least one thing in common: They like to start the day with a tweet. But while the U.S. president’s online missives are often meant to punch and provoke, Mulhall’s tweets are designed to elevate and enchant. And, Mulhall says, to improve U.S.-Irish relations. Mulhall’s Twitter feed is full of poetry – Irish poetry to be precise – which is his diplomatic tool of choice. It’s one that will land the 63-year-old globe-trotting Irishman on stage at the Lincoln Center this spring. On Thursday, after a visit with Trump in the Oval Office, the Irish ambassador is sharing a different stage , Mulhall's heading to Capitol Hill for the annual St. Patrick's Day luncheon with Ireland's prime minister, Leo Varadkar, and members of Congress. The event dates back to 1983 and is a treasured … [Read more...] about Like Donald Trump, Ireland’s Daniel Mulhall starts his day on Twitter
Human or Alien? Mitt Romney’s Birthday Cake Antics Rouse Suspicions on Twitter
The peculiar manners displayed by US politician and former presidential hopeful Mitt Romney when his colleagues brought him a cake to congratulate him on his 72nd birthday left many social media users scratching their heads. A video shared on social media shows how Romney, instead of simply blowing out the candles on the cake all at once, proceeds instead to carefully pluck them out one by one and blow them out individually. This is the most bizarre technique for blowing out birthday candles that I’ve ever witnessed. Mitt Romney is a deeply weird dude. pic.twitter.com/kLGuJawDpv — Bradford Pearson (@BradfordPearson) 12 марта 2019 г. Commenting on the vid, journalist Bradford Pearson called Romney “a deeply weird dude”, adding that “in a movie this is how you’d learn that the person you thought was your friend was actually an … [Read more...] about Human or Alien? Mitt Romney’s Birthday Cake Antics Rouse Suspicions on Twitter
Thomas Cook Sparks Twitter Row Over Female Passenger ‘Inappropriate Attire’
Emily O'Connor, 21, flew with Thomas Cook Airlines for a holiday in Tenerife on 2 March wearing a black crop top and passed through security without incident. The crew member then showed Ms. O'Connor page 113 of the inflight magazine, which stated that customers "wearing inappropriate attire" would not be allowed to travel "unless a change of clothes is possible." — Emily O'Connor (@emroseoconnor) March 12, 2019 A different cabin crew member then said: "If you don't get changed we're putting you off the flight." Ms. O'Connor turned to other passengers to ask them if she had offended anyone with her dress, adding that she would be "more than happy to cover up" if so, but no passengers responded. Ms. O'Connor's cousin then offered her jacket, allowing her to stay on the plane. © AFP 2018 / Mohd RasfanFlight Returns to Saudi Airport So Mom … [Read more...] about Thomas Cook Sparks Twitter Row Over Female Passenger ‘Inappropriate Attire’
Woman’s heart-wrenching twitter thread exposes homeless reality
A woman's beautiful but heartbreaking twitter thread has brought home the reality of being homeless in Liverpool - and could change some people's perceptions. Emily Rush created a poignant thread after spending a night volunteering with the Liverpool-based Papercup Project - a team who head out on the streets each week to offer support and vital supplies to those living on the streets. And for Emily, her first venture out on a cold and wet day last week was clearly an eye-opener. Her twitter thread, following her night volunteering, started with: "So tonight was my first ever night with the Papercup Project Team. I don’t really know where to start. Tonight I’ve felt a range of emotions. "As soon as I got in the car I felt guilty, the fact I could have a hot shower, warm and clean clothes and guilty that I would have a roof over my head tonight." Describing what she witnessed on the night, she added: "I cried that a young lad near the same age as my brother (17) was sat in a … [Read more...] about Woman’s heart-wrenching twitter thread exposes homeless reality
Facebook Instagram outage brings the conversation to Twitter
Kelly Tyko USA TODAY Published 11:17 PM EDT Mar 13, 2019 The common theme to social media outages is to jump on another network to vent. As with nearly every Facebook outage, users headed to Twitter on Wednesday with the hashtag #FacebookDown quickly becoming the top trending topic in the United States. Facebook started having problems at around noon EDT, with issues popping up across Facebook proper, Facebook Messenger and Instagram around the world. #InstagramDown also was trending Wednesday. Some users of Facebook-owned WhatsApp reported having issues sending photos on the popular messaging app. There were fewer tweets Wednesday for #WhatsAppDown. And some tweets used all of three of the hashtags. One Twitter user, @InstaDown, who's name is listed as "Is Instagram Still Down?" tweeted more than 10 times Wednesday. Facebook outage: Facebook, Instagram go down around the world in apparent outage, but back up for some College cheating scam: Felicity Huffman and Lori … [Read more...] about Facebook Instagram outage brings the conversation to Twitter