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Twitter Is Still Very Liberal: A Socialist ‘Wins’ a Republican Debate Edition

(Ferenstein Wire) — Twitter still hasn’t solved its liberal bias problem; during a Republican presidential debate Thursday night, a self-declared European-style socialist scored the most popular tweet of any candidate. Democrat Bernie Sanders snagged a whopping 29,000 retweets (and counting) for slamming Republicans for “not one word about economic inequality, climate change, Citizens United or student debt.”

Carly vs DNC

DNC Posts Sexist Attack on Carly Fiorina

Carly Fiorina was almost universally acclaimed the winner of the Fox News debate Thursday night. She was also the only candidate who drew the attention of the Democratic National Committee on Twitter during the debate.

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Twitter Crashes to Earth

“We do not expect to see sustained meaningful growth in [monthly active users] until we start to reach the mass market,” Twitter’s interim CEO Jack Dorsey warned. “We expect that will take a considerable period of time.”

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Chechen Women Con ISIS for Vacation Money

Chechen women conned the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) out of almost $3,300 after they pretended to be prospective brides for terrorists. Instead, the three women wanted to use the money for a vacation.

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The O’Reilly Open Source Convention Was a Twitter Disaster

O’Reilly Media’s 2015 Open Source convention (OScon) turned into a debacle on Twitter last week after the invitation of a controversial activist. The drama escalated after O’Reilly Media employed a flawed mass-blocking tool on its official Twitter accounts, which blocked a swathe of journalists and developers in addition to the convention’s critics.

Protesters burn a paper Confederate flag during a rally on June 23, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. The protesters were supporting the call by South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of the State Capitol.

Big Government, Trivial People

Big people don’t need a pervasive nanny state with vast power, money, and manpower to micro-regulate their business transactions and personal life choices. A larger public sector inescapably means a smaller private one. This is especially true as power shifts from elected officials to the permanent big government bureaucracy, which voters have very little influence upon.

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Photos: Tehran Hits the Streets to Celebrate Iranian Nuclear Deal

Following the news that the United States had reached an agreement with Iranian negotiators regarding the production of nuclear power, pictures from Tehran emerged on social media that show Iranians dancing in the street and even, surprisingly, praising the United States. The deal, which includes a lifting of most sanctions on Iran, is expected to greatly benefit the nation’s economy.

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Arabs, Persians on Twitter Congratulate Iran on Nuke Deal

Arabic speakers around the world have taken to Twitter to congratulate Iran on their historic nuclear deal with the United States. Using the hashtag for “Nucleal Deal” in Arabic script, many are seeing the victory as one for Shia Islam generally against the infidel West.