An elementary school teacher who was disciplined by her school after posting a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tiktok" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok</a> saying she talked to her students about sexuality has been hired again and is teaching even younger children at a new school.
Fourth-grade teacher Jenna Hall <a href="https://kutv.com/news/local/lehi-teacher-tenders-resignation-amid-backlash-over-tiktok-video">parted ways</a> in May with Renaissance Academy in Lehi, Utah, after the school investigated a TikTok in which Hall says some of her students &#8220;are queer because I&#8217;m queer.&#8221;
&#8220;A lot of them are queer because I&#8217;m queer, and they figured it out, and so I&#8217;ve become their safe space,&#8221; Hall says in the video posted on her TikTok account, which was <a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1522642244720766976">highlighted</a> by the Twitter account Libs of TikTok.
She adds that her students, who by then had moved on to fifth grade, put a &#8220;queer&#8221; spin on a game called &#8220;Guess Who&#8221; when they came to visit her classroom.
Students said things like, &#8220;This person looks like a lesbian baddie who&#8217;s going to come over and make you dinner,&#8221; and &#8220;Which character just looks gay?&#8221; according to Hall.
&#8220;Man, I could never imagine being in fifth grade saying these things out loud, even though I know they&#8217;re all okay. I grew up super religious where nothing was okay,&#8221; she adds as the words &#8220;internalized homophobia&#8221; pop up on the screen.
After Hall&#8217;s TikTok went viral on social media and attracted national attention, she was placed on administrative leave while Renaissance Academy investigated the video, which they called &#8220;concerning.&#8221;
&#8220;In the video, the teacher described several inappropriate conversations with former students,&#8221; Renaissance Academy said at the time.
“Our teachers are expected to comport themselves with the highest degree of professionalism. Behavior that is unprofessional, in violation of state code, or that violates the trust placed in us by the families of Renaissance Academy will not be tolerated,” the charter school said.
Shortly afterward, Hall and the school &#8220;mutually agreed to separate,&#8221; and Hall resigned.
“I think parents across Utah, when we see things like this, you can’t help but feel a little bit violated,” Corrine Johnson, public relations director for Utah Parents United, <a href="https://www.wkbn.com/news/national-world/utah-teacher-on-leave-over-tiktok-video/">said</a> at the time.
“That is a parent’s domain — values, attitudes and beliefs of their children to be shaped by parents. And these topics, they do stray into the realm of religion,” Johnson said.
However, Hall is once again teaching elementary students this year.
Beehive Science &amp; Technology Academy in Sandy, Utah, has hired Hall as a second-grade teacher for the 2022 school year.
&#8220;Right now, my school is a brand new school, so none of the kids know each other, so we&#8217;re working on those social-emotional skills to know how to make friends and what good friends do,&#8221; Hall said in a video posted to her TikTok account on Tuesday.
In other TikToks posted in the last week, Hall says she is &#8220;going into my fourth year&#8221; of teaching, gives a tour of her classroom, and describes the activities she plans to assign on the first day of school.
&#8220;Welcome to Miss Hall&#8217;s class! I&#8217;m so glad you&#8217;re here!&#8221; is written on the whiteboard in the classroom she shows. &#8220;Welcome to second grade&#8221; is written in colorful letters on the door.
On Thursday morning, parents of children attending Beehive Academy organized a small, peaceful protest outside the school to protest Hall&#8217;s hiring.
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One parent of a child at Beehive Academy said they were &#8220;horrified&#8221; to learn that Hall would be teaching at the school when a group of parents recognized her at a back-to-school event in July.
&#8220;Jenna Hall should not even be around children, let alone teach a second grade class,&#8221; the parent told The Daily Wire.
&#8220;Our kids deserve more from our teachers. Many of us at Beehive removed our children from the public school system in search of real academic excellence without a political agenda. There now seem to be few options free of children groomers like Ms. Hall. Therefore, my family and others with similar concerns have decided to fight back,&#8221; the parent said.
The parent called for Beehive Academy to terminate Hall immediately.
Contacted for comment, Beehive Academy defended Hall&#8217;s hiring, saying it is &#8220;confident&#8221; students will benefit from Hall&#8217;s presence.
&#8220;Since its inception, Beehive Science and Technology Academy has been a strong advocate of human rights for all of its students and staff members. Discrimination in any form is against everything this school stands for. Diversity of beliefs and cultures helps encourage an environment of growth and acceptance among all of us,&#8221; Beehive Academy Director Hanifi Oguz told The Daily Wire in an email.
&#8220;Due to privacy laws, we will not be discussing the qualifications of the individual in question. However, we can assure you that this person—like all of our staff members—has been carefully vetted and interviewed.  We’re confident that all of our students will benefit from this individual’s presence on our campus,&#8221; Oguz said.

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/missouri">Missouri</a> pastor appeared to berate his congregation for not giving him enough money to buy a high-priced watch, in a clip that has since gone viral.
The <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@kansascitydefender/video/7131367021094260014?is_from_webapp=v1&amp;item_id=7131367021094260014&amp;refer=embed&amp;referer_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2022%2F08%2F17%2Fmissouri-pastor-berates-congregation-for-not-buying-him-new-watch%2F&amp;referer_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2022%2F08%2F17%2Fmissouri-pastor-berates-congregation-for-not-buying-him-new-watch%2F&amp;referer_video_id=7131367021094260014" target="_blank" rel="noopener">clip</a>, posted to TikTok by a local digital news outlet called The Kansas City Defender, was taken from a livestreamed Sunday service at <a href="https://www.thewellkc.net/who-are-we" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Church of The Well</a> in Kansas City earlier this month. In the clip, pastor Carlton Funderburke appears to berate his congregants for not &#8220;honoring&#8221; him sufficiently by giving enough of the money they spend on themselves. The clip has since gone viral, amassing more than 550,000 views in four days.
&#8220;This is how I know you [are] still poor, broke, busted and disgusted, because of how you been honoring me,&#8221; Funderburke says in the clip. &#8220;I’m not worth your McDonald’s money? I’m not worth your Red Lobster money? I ain’t worth your St. John Knits? Y’all can’t afford it no how. I ain’t worth y&#8217;all Louis Vuitton? I ain’t worth your Prada? I’m not worth your Gucci?&#8221; he continues to question the congregation, prompting several people to shout &#8220;come on&#8221; back at him. &#8220;Mother, ooh, I&#8217;m saying this, and I promise you … it&#8217;s not with respect to want. I&#8217;m saying it because I want you to understand what God is saying.&#8221;
“I even found out that Movado, you can buy a Movado watch at Sam’s [Club],&#8221; Funderburke went on, prompting at least one congregant to shout back &#8220;yes, you can,&#8221; while another tapped him on the shoulder with something. &#8220;And y&#8217;all know I asked for one last year. Here it is, the whole way in August, and I still ain’t got it,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Y&#8217;all ain’t said nothing. Let me kick down the door and talk to my cheap sons and daughters.&#8221;
TikTok commenters blasted the pastor for what they viewed as putting material wealth ahead of his pastoral duties — though some in the video seemed to verbally affirm the pastor’s words.
&#8220;Ain’t said one scripture he just preaching his feelings,&#8221; one user commented.
&#8220;That would’ve been my last day in his church,&#8221; said another.
&#8220;Does anyone know which part of the gospels mentions Movado watches at Sam’s Club? Asking for a friend,&#8221; another wrote.
&#8220;As a pastor, I’ve got to say this. It’s the Lords command to tithe, but it’s not the churches [sic] job to buy the pastor Anything!&#8221; another added.
Funderburke issued a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE5zyTX3vOM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> Tuesday apologizing for his conduct in the video.
&#8220;Though there is context behind the content of the clip, no context will suffice to explain the hurt and anguish caused by my words,&#8221; Funderburke said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve spoken to those I am accountable to and have received their correction and instruction. I have also privately apologized to our church who has extended their love and support to me. &#8230; The video clip does not reflect my heart or my sentiments toward God&#8217;s people, yet that is not discernible in the clip. Therefore I offer this sincere apology to you today. No context could erase the words I used. I apologize to all who have been hurt, angered, or in any way damaged by my words &#8230; I apologize to the Church at large for any undue scrutiny I have subjected you to. … To those who now know me because of this video clip, I regret that your first impression of me is one of anger, hate, and resentment. My actions and my words are inexcusable. I offer no justification or defense. That moment was mishandled and mismanaged. I deeply regret this moment, and I solicit your prayers and your forgiveness as we grow forward.&#8221;

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tiktok">TikTok</a> has announced it will label content on &#8220;election-related&#8221; pages and add new policies related to political content ahead of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2022-midterms">2022 midterm elections</a>.
The updated guidelines expand the social media app&#8217;s 2020 political guidelines in an effort to stop &#8220;election misinformation&#8221; in U.S. elections.
&#8220;TikTok isn’t a go-to hub for breaking news, and we don’t accept paid political ads, but we are committed to combatting the spread of misinformation on the platform, including through supporting our community with education and authoritative information on important public topics like elections,&#8221; its updated election integrity policy <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/safety/en/election-integrity/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a>.
&#8220;Our goal is to help TikTok remain a place where authentic content thrives,&#8221; it added.
The election integrity effort includes consulting with several organizations in its updated efforts. In 2020, TikTok worked with the National Association of Secretaries of State, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Election Integrity Partnership, and its own Content Advisory Council.
Additional collaboration noted in its guidelines includes news organizations such as Agence France-Presse (AFP), Newtral, Facta, and PolitiFact.
TikTok has included four specific features within its app as part of its effort. The list includes Hashtag PSA, which adds notices on &#8220;many&#8221; election-related pages &#8220;to remind people to follow our Community Guidelines, verify facts, and report content they believe may violate our policies.&#8221;
Other features include a reporting option, the addition of educational videos, and an in-app guide featuring information on elections.
Further efforts related to the new policies include details about the potential to remove content violating community guidelines, redirecting search results, reducing &#8220;discoverability,&#8221; or potentially blocking live streams or accounts that &#8220;demonstrate a persistent misunderstanding of the platform’s code of conduct.&#8221;
TikTok&#8217;s Elections Center <a href="https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/our-commitment-to-election-integrity">includes</a> resources in 45 languages. Though the app provided political guidelines during the 2020 election, the 2022 midterm guidelines are expanded and launched six weeks earlier than in the previous presidential election.
TikTok&#8217;s announcement echoes other social media platforms that have recently added new efforts to stop the spread of election misinformation.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, provided an update on its election plans in a <a href="https://about.fb.com/news/2022/08/meta-plans-for-2022-us-midterms/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blog post</a> on Tuesday.
“Our approach to the 2022 US midterms applies learnings from the 2020 election cycle and exceeds the measures we implemented during the last midterm election in 2018,&#8221; the post read. &#8220;This includes advanced security operations to fight foreign interference and domestic influence campaigns, our network of independent fact-checking partners, our industry-leading transparency measures around political advertising and pages, as well as new measures to help keep poll workers safe.&#8221;
Twitter also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/twitter-activates-steps-to-protect-midterms-fight-misleading-narratives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">launched</a> its updated <a href="https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2022/-our-approach-to-the-2022-us-midterms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">election guidelines</a> last week.
“People on Twitter will see a prompt prior to liking or sharing labeled tweets, and in cases where there is potential for harm associated with the false or misleading claim, the Tweet may not be liked or shared to prevent the spread of the misleading information,” Twitter shared in its update.
The platform will also return with its &#8220;prebunks&#8221; in an effort to get ahead of &#8220;misleading narratives&#8221; regarding the 2022 midterm elections.

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The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the House of Representatives is warning members of Congress about using <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tiktok">TikTok</a> in their official capacity.
In a <a href="https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000182-8757-d843-a79a-c77f59590000">two-page memo</a> to Capitol Hill staffers Wednesday, obtained by Politico, the CAO recommended that members of Congressional offices refrain from downloading or using the Chinese-owned social media app to conduct messaging for the members, citing national security concerns. The CAO memo specifically mentions the app&#8217;s excessive permissions requests, its lack of transparency in how it protects user data, and potential security risks stemming from using the app. It also mentions how the app harvests content for data, including information that could be sensitive.
&#8220;TikTok is a Chinese-owned company, and any use of this platform should be done with that in mind,&#8221; the office wrote in the memo. &#8220;The &#8216;TikTok&#8217; mobile application has been deemed by the CAO Office of CyberSecurity to be a high-risk to users due to its lack of transparency in how it protects customer data, its requirement of excessive permissions, and the potential security risks involved with its use. Additionally, we believe the user base should be aware that this application is known to store users’ Data Location, Photos, and other Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in servers located in China and potentially mined for commercial and private purposes.&#8221;
The memo notes that TikTok &#8220;actively harvests content for identifiable data.&#8221; According to the memo, &#8220;TikTok &#8216;may collect biometric identifiers and biometric information as defined under US laws,&#8217; including &#8216;faceprints&#8217; and &#8216;voiceprints,&#8217; from videos users upload to their platform.&#8221;
The memo also notes that the app automatically collects information about devices that use the app, including location data based on the device&#8217;s SIM card, IP address, and GPS data; information about users&#8217; use of the app, including the content the user creates or uploads; data sent in messages on the app; metadata from uploads; cookies; file names on the device; battery life; and even the user&#8217;s keystroke patterns and rhythms.
The CAO also cited several specific security concerns:
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<li>Device mapping &#8211; the device can gather all other apps on the phone and retrieve other apps that are running</li>
<li>The app checks the device&#8217;s location every hour</li>
<li>The app has ongoing access to the phone calendar</li>
<li>The app &#8220;continually requests access to contacts until given&#8221;</li>
<li>The app requests external storage access</li>
<li>The app saves images in the device&#8217;s photo album</li>
<li>According to the CAO, the app may also be able to access other information including Wi-Fi networks; Device and SIM card serial numbers; device ID; phone number; GPS information; and the clipboard.</li>
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&#8220;To reiterate, we do not recommend the download or use of this application due to these security and privacy concerns,&#8221; the memo concluded, citing a separate <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/04/us/tiktok-pentagon-military-ban.html">report</a> from 2020 that military services had already banned the use of the app.
Several Democratic members of Congress who had begun using the app expressed concerns to <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3596279-house-administrators-warn-lawmakers-against-tiktok-use/">The Hill</a>. “We only just put something up for the first time. So it’s not something I have used extensively. I do have concerns about the company. &#8230; So this is always a dilemma,” New Jersey Rep. Tom Malinowski told the outlet.
“TikTok has been a way to reach young and otherwise disengaged people, but now that we have more details about the security risks of having it on government devices, we will pause on usage until we feel safe and get further clarity,” a spokesperson for New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman added.

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While on vacation in Italy, superstar Selena Gomez posted a video to TikTok on Wednesday showing her in a swimsuit mouthing the words &#8220;real stomachs is coming the f*** back.&#8221;
The 30-year-old pop singer and actress appeared to be sending a message to anyone who has thoughts about her wearing nothing more than a purple floral one-piece swimsuit while lounging on a boat.
<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@selenagomez/video/7127664635766983978?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1&amp;lang=en">At the start of the clip</a>, we hear someone saying &#8220;Suck it In.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m not sucking s*** in,&#8221; Gomez lip-synched over the words. &#8220;Real stomachs is coming the f*** back, okay?&#8221;
The popular audio comes from YouTuber LaTasha Kebe, known as Tasha K, <a href="https://people.com/style/selena-gomez-shares-body-positivity-message-while-rocking-one-piece-swimsuit-from-lamariette-collaboration/">People</a> magazine noted.
The &#8220;Ice Cream&#8221; hitmaker has definitely had a love-hate relationship with social media. In April, the former Disney Channel star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/happiest-ive-ever-been-selena-gomez-explains-why-ditching-social-media-for-4-5-years-made-her-feel-normal">said</a> she&#8217;s never been happier after ditching the internet several years ago.
&#8220;I haven&#8217;t been on the internet in four and a half years,” the actress shared during her appearance on &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSXyvyUGuM4">Good Morning America</a>.&#8221; &#8220;It has changed my life completely. I am happier, I am more present, I connect more with people. It makes me feel normal.&#8221;
Gomez previously <a href="https://www.glamour.com/story/selena-gomez-revealed-shes-bipolar-during-an-instagram-live-with-miley-cyrus">discussed</a> her bipolar diagnosis and how it changed her life.
&#8220;After years of going through a lot of different things, I realized that I was bipolar and so when I go to know more information, it actually helps me,&#8221; Gomez told Miley Cyrus during an Instagram Live discussion. &#8220;It doesn’t scare me once I know it. I think people get scared of that, right?&#8221;
&#8220;When I finally said what I was gonna say, I wanted to know everything about it and it took the fear away,&#8221; she added. &#8220;When I was younger, I was scared of thunderstorms, and my mom bought me all these different books on thunderstorms, [saying], &#8216;The more that you educate yourself on this, the more that you&#8217;re not gonna be afraid.&#8217; And it completely worked.&#8221;
(Disclosure: The Daily Wire has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/introducing-dw-kids">announced plans</a> for kids entertainment content.)
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TikTok star Addison Rae on Tuesday was hit with backlash for posing in a &#8220;blasphemous&#8221; bikini that was Holy Trinity-themed &#8212; the &#8220;Father&#8221; on her right breast, &#8220;Son&#8221; on her left breast, and &#8220;Holy Spirit&#8221; on her bottom.
Rae <a href="https://pagesix.com/2022/08/03/addison-rae-blasted-for-blasphemous-christianity-themed-bikini/">reportedly</a> wore an Adidas collaboration swimsuit, Praying&#8217;s &#8220;Holy Trinity Bikini&#8221; in white, priced at $100. The Instagram post showing off the bikini snap has since been <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgw14nkLcSg/?hl=en">deleted</a> from her account.
Rae, full name Addison Rae Easterling, received praise from her famous friends, Page Six <a href="https://pagesix.com/2022/08/03/addison-rae-blasted-for-blasphemous-christianity-themed-bikini/">noted</a>, but the general public was not amused.
“Nah this disrespectful to Jesus. Sad what y’all do for money,&#8221; one comment reportedly said, with another user adding, &#8220;So messed up.&#8221;
&#8220;This is not okay! BLASPHEMY!&#8221; someone wrote. “Is nobody gonna talk about this disrespecting religions,” another user reacted.
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Turning Point USA show &#8220;Poplitics&#8221; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg0YOc3J65q/">posted</a> the scandalous photo, too, asking their followers to comment.
&#8220;Bikini BLUNDER,&#8221; the Poplitics post was captioned. &#8220;[Addison Rae] BLASTED for blasphemous bikini depicting the &#8216;father, son, and holy spirit&#8217; on her NETHER REGIONS. Do you consider this to be edgy humor or is Addison getting struck down for this?&#8221;
&#8220;Would she do it with Islam or Buddhism?&#8221; asked conservative beauty guru <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/conservative-beauty-guru-amanda-ensing-suspended-from-twitter">Amanda Ensing</a>.
Former White House photographer Andrea Hanks commented, &#8220;Any other faith and this would be [an] issue. Tacky.&#8221;
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The social media influencer took heat last year, too, but for a far different reason. The &#8220;He&#8217;s All That&#8221; actress said hello to former President Donald Trump at a July 2021 UFC fight.
“I mean, I don’t support Trump,” Rae <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-08-27/addison-rae-tiktok-hes-all-that-netflix">told</a> the Los Angeles Times after liberals pounced on the influencer. “And if someone does, that’s their opinion and I respect everyone’s opinion, for each their own. But it’s very rare on occasion that you ever get to meet a former president, and I think most people could agree with me on that. It’s very uncommon. And I consider myself a friendly person, and so introducing myself does not mean I stand behind anything that any respective person condones.”
At the fight, Rae told Trump she had to say hello to him. “Hi, I’m Addison,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Nice to meet you. I have to say hi. Hello. It’s so nice to meet you.&#8221;
As noted by Vulture, Rae <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/addison-rae-defends-introducing-herself-to-donald-trump.html">dismissed</a> rumors that she is a registered Republican, which cited a registration in California.
“First I’m from Louisiana, second I’m not even registered to vote, and never have been,&#8221; the TikTok star said. &#8220;I’m actually doing it for the first time with someone important and I’m excited to do so.&#8221;

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A location listed on Airbnb as a &#8220;slave cabin&#8221; was removed from the platform after a TikTok user spoke out against the company profiting from a former slave location.
Wynton Yates, a black lawyer from New Orleans, blasted Airbnb over the listing labeled &#8220;The Panther Burn Cottage at Belmont Plantation&#8221; in Greenville, Mississippi.
&#8220;If you were to see just the pictures of the inside of it, you&#8217;d have no idea [of] the history of that building, and I think for me, that is a mockery of the experience,&#8221; Yates <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2022/08/01/airbnb-banning-former-slave-quarters/10209183002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> USA Today. &#8220;It is the continuation of erasing what the experience of slavery was.&#8221;
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Yates&#8217; posted a <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@lawyerwynton/video/7125545174083652910" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> to TikTok speaking out against the rental listing used as &#8220;a tenant sharecroppers cabin&#8221; and &#8220;a medical office for local farmers and their families.&#8221; The property was also listed as an &#8220;1830s slave cabin.&#8221; The post has garnered more than 2.6 million views.
In an interview with Mic, Yates added that the listing felt like a mockery of the history of American slavery.
“Growing up, [my family] would take my siblings and my cousins and I and put slave shackles in our hands so that we could feel the weight of the steel that was put on our ancestors’ bodies to contain them,” Yates <a href="https://www.mic.com/life/airbnb-slave-cabins-plantations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared</a> with the outlet. “To see someone just blatantly make a mockery out of it just didn’t sit right with me.”
Viewer comments expressed widespread shock over the property&#8217;s purported historical usage, including the mention that more than 60 reviews had been left by people who had stayed at the cabin.
&#8220;How do you sleep there and not feel the pain in that room?&#8221; one user asked.
&#8220;This is soooo not ok!!!&#8221; another responded.
&#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t be able to sleep in there knowing the pain and suffering slaves went through. Who does this?&#8221; one commenter asked.
&#8220;I am not even sure where to start with this one. Can&#8217;t believe people actually stayed there and reviewed it,&#8221; still another person commented.
A follow-up <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@lawyerwynton/video/7125805868221746474" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> by the lawyer claimed that the cabin had been moved from its original location to its current spot.
According to a <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/08/02/airbnb-remove-former-slave-quarter-list-platform/">report</a> by TMZ, an Airbnb spokesperson says they&#8217;re removing listings that are known to have included former slave quarters on site in the U.S.
The company also <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/08/02/airbnb-remove-former-slave-quarter-list-platform/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">apologized</a> for &#8220;any trauma or grief created by the presence of this listing, and others like it, and that we did not act sooner to address this issue.&#8221;
According to USA Today, the property changed ownership last month. The new owner, Brad Hauser, said he opposed the previous owner&#8217;s decision to market the building as a place where enslaved people once slept. He said that the cabin had actually not been slave quarters, but just a doctor&#8217;s office.
&#8220;I intend to do all I can to right a terrible wrong and, hopefully, regain advertising on Airbnb, so The Belmont can contribute to the most urgent demand for truth-telling about the history of not only the South but the entire nation,&#8221; Hauser said.

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Liberal social media users went ballistic on celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay over a TikTok video showing him playfully picking out a lamb for slaughter.
The <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@gordonramsayofficial/video/7125124287412882694?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1">video</a>, posted Wednesday, shows Ramsay in a barn, climbing into a pen full of young lambs, telling the animals that he plans to eat them. The video has garnered more than 9 million views already, with more than a million likes. The post has also garnered more than 22,000 comments, with many of them coming from viewers criticizing Ramsay for telling the lambs his dinner plans to their faces.
&#8220;I&#8217;m going to eat you,&#8221; Ramsay sings as he slowly approaches the pen and climbs over the fence, while one of the lambs approaches him. &#8220;Mmm. Yummy yum yum,&#8221; the celebrity chef and restaurateur says, rubbing his hands together as the lambs stare up at him. &#8220;Which one of you is going in the oven first? You!&#8221; he points to one of the lambs before climbing into the pen.
Ramsay then trips over one of the metal bars, startling the lambs and sending them running towards the corner of the pen. &#8220;Oven time,&#8221; Ramsay says again as he walks toward the lambs, arms outstretched.
&#8220;The Lamb sauce was still not found in the making of this video…..&#8221; Ramsay captioned the post, a reference to a viral clip from his reality cooking show &#8220;Hell&#8217;s Kitchen,&#8221; in which Ramsay repeatedly yells, &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOXDcGq7Ohg">Where&#8217;s the lamb sauce?</a>!&#8221; at cooks in his studio kitchen.
Commenters under the video were not amused by Ramsay&#8217;s playful attitude.
&#8220;Alright I think Gordon has finally lost it. 💀 Someone do something before it’s [too] late,&#8221; one TikTok user commented under the post.
&#8220;Ok I am not a vegan or vegetarian but that crosses the line,&#8221; another user wrote.
&#8220;Those beautiful little babies, what people will do for views. It’s a sad world we live in 😔,&#8221; another user chimed in.
Other comments wondered if Ramsay was responding to &#8220;Vegan Teacher,&#8221; another user who Ramsay <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@gordonramsayofficial/video/6919538950570790150?referer_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insider.com%2F&amp;referer_video_id=6919538950570790150&amp;refer=embed&amp;referer_url=https://www.insider.com/gordon-ramsay-reacts-tiktok-duet-roast-vegan-teacher-burger-2021-1">virally mocked</a> by eating a burger in another TikTok.
&#8220;Is this your response to the vegan teacher? 😭&#8221; one user wrote.
&#8220;WAIT UNTIL THE VEGAN TEACHER SEES THIS 💀💀💀,&#8221; another user commented.
&#8220;Gordon about to be main villain in vegan teacher stories 😂,&#8221; added another.
&#8220;The vegan teacher is gonna have a fit over this 💀,&#8221; another user said.
Twitter users were equally unamused.
&#8220;Hey @GordonRamsay, taunting baby lambs to pick who&#8217;s the next victim of your knife is shameful. Just stop,&#8221; PETA Vice President <a href="https://twitter.com/ShalinGala/status/1553090199110000641">Shalin Gala</a> wrote on Twitter, including a link to the video. &#8220;And a reminder, #SilenceOfTheLambs was just a movie, not for real life.&#8221;
&#8220;Infanticide anyone?&#8221; a Twitter user <a href="https://twitter.com/Son_of_Space/status/1553423314965741568">wrote</a>.
&#8220;Tell @gordonramsay that slaughtering an innocent baby animal is an act of unacceptable violence,&#8221; a left-wing protest group called <a href="https://twitter.com/DxEverywhere/status/1553127455149264896?s=20&amp;t=BtINRiPQmmEMAYzpztGe-A">Direct Action Everywhere</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DxEverywhere/status/1553127455149264896">wrote</a>. &#8220;Shame on him for promoting this injustice.&#8221;
&#8220;What&#8217;s the difference between this and doing it blind but knowingly,&#8221; another user <a href="https://twitter.com/TVelopunk/status/1553311103341531136">tweeted</a>. &#8220;You&#8217;re still choosing to kill to satisfy your taste buds whether Infront of your victim or not. It&#8217;s all psychotic behaviour with the same end point for a sentient being.&#8221;
Ramsay currently boasts a massive following of more than 33 million followers on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tiktok">TikTok</a>, and another 7 million followers on Twitter.

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Gordon Ramsay Picks A Lamb To Have For Dinner In Viral Video. Liberal Social Media Loses It: ‘Crosses The Line’

Liberal Social Media Loses It Over Video Of Gordon Ramsay Picking A Lamb To Have For Dinner

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“Dance Moms” alum and singer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jojo-siwa-tells-fans-you-can-be-in-love-with-whoever-you-want">JoJo Siwa</a> last week suggested actress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/candace-cameron-bure">Candace Cameron Bure</a> was not completely transparent about the conversation the two had after Siwa named Bure the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jojo-siwa-trashes-candace-cameron-bure-as-rudest-celebrity-shes-met">“rudest” celebrity</a>.
Siwa, a 19-year-old who’s been dubbed a “<a href="https://www.pride.com/celebrities/2022/7/22/jojo-siwa-reflects-gay-icon-status-being-called-lesbian">gay icon</a>,” flashed a snap of Bure as text read, “Rudest celebrity I’ve met,” in a viral <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@itsjojosiwa/video/7124009641243200811?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1&amp;refer=embed">TikTok video</a> posted on July 24, and still remains up.
“We did speak on the phone. She shared that in her [Instagram video],&#8221; Siwa <a href="https://pagesix.com/2022/07/28/jojo-siwa-says-candace-cameron-bure-didnt-share-all-the-details-of-phone-call/">told</a> Page Six, referring to a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-called-her-candace-cameron-bures-all-class-response-after-jojo-siwa-trashes-her-as-rudest-celebrity">response Instagram video</a> Bure made last week.
&#8220;She didn&#8217;t share all the details, but it was one of those memories that little 11-year-old me was just stuck with,&#8221; she continued. “It was at the afterparty that she didn’t wanna take a picture with me, and I was okay with that. But then I turned around, and when I looked back, she was taking pictures with other kids.”
Siwa suggested it was one of those moments that you&#8217;ll &#8220;never forget it as long as you live.&#8221;
“When you’re little and somebody says something to you, and you just never forget it as long as you live — I think we’ve all had that moment — and I feel like this was that moment for me,” she told Page Six.
“We had about a 10-minute conversation, and it was sweet,” Siwa added. “She apologized, and we talked. It was cool. It was nice.”
Bure shared last week that she called Siwa after the viral TikTok post.
“Honestly, I was shocked when I saw the TikTok on Sunday, and I had no idea where it came from,” Bure told her followers. “I immediately tried to reach out to her through a mutual friend … because I didn’t know what happened — I didn’t know.”
Siwa told Bure the whole thing was “silly,” and she “felt bad” that it blew up, and then finally disclosed what she was upset about.
“I met you at the ‘Fuller House’ premiere when I was 11 years old,” Siwa said, according to Bure. When the singer asked the actress for a photo on the red carpet, Siwa said Bure told her, “not right now,” and then went back to the madness of the red carpet.
“Oh, JoJo,” Bure reacted. “I’m so sorry.”
“You weren’t even mean,” Siwa told Bure, the actress said, adding, “I get it now as an adult … but at that time, I was 11.”
“I feel crummy. JoJo, I’m so sorry,” Bure told Siwa. “As a mom, it breaks my heart that I made you feel that way.”
“I think the lesson we can learn … is that even a ten-second trending TikTok video can do damage, because our words matter, and our actions matter,” Bure told her followers, encouraging people “to be mindful of what we do post, even if it’s meant to be fun and innocent at the time.”
To anyone who’s “personally run into me, and I was not the person you were hoping for or expecting, I just want to say I’m sorry,” Bure added.
The actress said it’s her “joy” to speak to her fans but added that she’s “still a human being” who can be stressed or “have a bad day” like anyone else.
“I just hope that we could all have grace for one another,” she closed the video.
Notably, Bure&#8217;s daughter, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/candace-cameron-bures-daughter-slams-jojo-siwa-grow-up">Natasha</a>, slammed Siwa, telling her to &#8220;grow up&#8221; and that the moment between the singer and Bure was not a &#8220;rough experience.&#8221;
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“Someone saying ‘no’ to taking a photo with you is not a ‘rough experience.’ This generation is so sensitive and has no backbone. There are bigger issues in this world than this. Grow up.” <a href="https://t.co/IHS4QUNi68">pic.twitter.com/IHS4QUNi68</a>
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The Sixth Street Bridge in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/los-angeles">Los Angeles</a> was shut down four times over a five-day stretch after people continued to use it to perform illegal stunts and record <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tiktok">TikTok</a> videos.
L.A. spent nearly $600 million and took the past six years to construct the bridge that opened on July 10. But since then, the new renovation has been taken over by criminal activity such as drag races, graffiti, and dangerous social media stunts, <a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/6th-street-bridge-reopens-after-4th-closure-in-5-days">according</a> to Fox 11.
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Michel Moore said the department couldn’t rely on arresting people to stop the trend of illegal activity on the bridge. “We&#8217;re not going to arrest our way out of this,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/speed-bumps-coming-to-sixth-street-bridge-to-help-stop-street-takeovers">remarked</a>. &#8220;Despite the hundreds of impounds and citations and arrests, we still see the proliferation of this. So I&#8217;m asking for the public&#8217;s help and support and assistance.”
Multiple videos have appeared on social media showing people pulling various stunts on the bridge. In one popular video, a man gave someone a haircut in between two lanes of traffic, and in another video, cars spin their tires on the pavement, leaving skid marks.
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Last Friday, police arrested several people on the bridge after they took it over, two of whom were reportedly pointing lasers at police officers. The LAPD has blamed most of the illegal activity on tourists coming to the city to go to the bridge. One man told Fox 11 that he came with his family from Las Vegas because his daughter had seen the bridge on TikTok videos.
The bridge reopened again Wednesday morning after its fourth closure Tuesday night. In hopes of deterring future bridge takeovers, Chief Moore <a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/speed-bumps-coming-to-sixth-street-bridge-to-help-stop-street-takeovers">announced</a> Tuesday that the city would be installing speed bumps on the bridge and adding a median and fencing to stop people from climbing the bridge’s archways, Fox 11 reported.
The new Sixth Street Bridge replaced the iconic L.A. bridge built in 1932. The original bridge was famously shown in blockbuster films “Grease” and “Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” but had to be replaced due to deterioration.

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L.A. Closes New $600 Million Bridge 4 Times In 5 Days After People Keep Using It For Illegal Activity, TikTok Videos

L.A. Closes Newly Constructed Bridge 4 Times In 5 Days After People Keep Using It For Illegal Activity, TikTok Videos

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Instagram model <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Gena-Tew-125796614162473/">Gena Tew</a>, 27, recently opened up about her <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hiv">AIDS</a> diagnosis, a disease Tew said she likely developed over the course of some ten years before she was tested.
Tew, who is reportedly <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@genatew2/video/7089915164451015982?referer_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheshaderoom.com%2F&amp;referer_video_id=7089915164451015982&amp;refer=embed&amp;referer_url=https://theshaderoom.com/instagram-model-linked-to-numerous-celebs-nearly-died-from-aids-after-going-untested-for-almost-a-decade/">linked</a> to male celebrities, has repeatedly warned her followers to be careful and get tested for HIV as she takes them on her medical journey.
&#8220;I do not know who gave it to me, or where I got it, how I got it,&#8221; Tew said in a recent TikTok post, as first <a href="https://twitter.com/TheShadeRoom/status/1552013900903743491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1552013900903743491%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.dailywire.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D415703action%3Dedit">reported</a> by The Shade Room. &#8220;All I know is, because I was so sick to the point of death, they said I had to have had it for 8-10 years.&#8221;
&#8220;In that timeframe, I was living in New York City,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.inkedmag.com/culture/10-questions-with-model-gena-tew">model</a> said. &#8220;I was homeless. I did get raped a couple of times &#8212; not something I like to talk about. I have had a couple free tattoos, so it could have been a dirty needle. I don&#8217;t know.&#8221;
In other posts on social media, Tew shared with her followers how she couldn&#8217;t walk and used a wheelchair. One caption on a video showing Tew looking incredibly frail and thin says she was down to a mere 65 pounds.
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During a YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XznRVjvAss">appearance</a> on Tuesday, Tew was asked about her past love life, specifically about reports of her being tied to male celebrities.
The model said if she did link up with someone in the music industry, she would not reveal their name.
&#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t put their names out there like that,&#8221; Tew said. &#8220;That&#8217;s not something I&#8217;m willing to do.&#8221;
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In 2018, Tew did an <a href="https://www.inkedmag.com/culture/10-questions-with-model-gena-tew#gid=ci0234ffcd10012718&amp;pid=genatew_17895">interview</a> with Inked magazine. &#8220;The Brooklyn based model is lighting up Instagram and has booked big gigs with retailer Dolls Kill,&#8221; the magazine boosted Tew. &#8220;But don&#8217;t let her looks fool you, because this girl is much more than meets the eye.&#8221;
In a segment called &#8220;10 Questions with Model Gena Tew,&#8221; the influencer said she had hopes of a music career, so she went to New York City. &#8220;Moving to the big city is never easy, and I was homeless for like three years,&#8221; she said.
Last year, a GoFundMe account was started for the influencer.
&#8220;As you all know my name is Gena Tew and I’m fighting AIDS,&#8221; the fundraiser <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/d43v6v-in-need-of-help">reads</a>, adding that her sister with three children died of a rare lung disease.
&#8220;She left behind a husband [and] 3 small children she was only 29 years old,&#8221; the post continues, &#8220;we are now trying to raise money to move to where they are to be there for them, any help would be appreciated.&#8221;

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kim-kardashian">Kim Kardashian</a> and Kylie Jenner, who have two of the largest <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/instagram">Instagram</a> followings in the world, both spoke up about how they hate the platform’s new emphasis on reels.
Jenner shared a screenshot of a post on her Instagram Stories Monday that said, “Make Instagram Instagram again. (Stop trying to be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tiktok">tiktok</a> i just want to see cute photos of my friends). Sincerely, everyone.” The 24-year-old added the word “Pleaseeeeeee” to the image.
Her older sister Kim Kardashian shared the same post, per <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/25/23277879/kylie-jenner-kim-kardashian-instagram-redesign-app-updates">The Verge</a>. A change.org <a href="https://www.change.org/p/make-instagram-instagram-again-saveinstagram">petition</a> associated with the post has more than 160,000 signatures. The petition begs the platform to “bring back chronological timelines” and “go back to the roots” of Instagram, focusing on photos rather than videos, and returning to the original algorithm.
The Kardashians’ sharing of the petition got so much attention that Instagram head Adam Mosseri shared a <a href="https://twitter.com/mosseri/status/1551890839584088065">video</a> on Twitter explaining recent changes to the social media giant and inviting users to provide feedback.
In the video, Mosseri acknowledged that the social media platform is being updated and promised the app will still be photo-focused. He said if anyone is seeing a full-screen version of their feed, it’s just a test and “it’s not yet good.” The exec promised that the new Instagram layout will be improved before it’s rolled out to a larger audience.
“I need to be honest,” Mosseri told Instagram users. “I do believe that more and more of Instagram is going to become video over time. We see this even if we change nothing. We see this even if you just look at chronological feed. If you look at what people share on Instagram, that’s shifting more and more to videos over time.”
Mosseri said the company needs to “lean into that shift” as the audience shares more videos to the platform.
Finally, the CEO discussed recommendations, which the audience has also complained about. “The idea is to help you discover new and interesting things on Instagram that you may not know even exist,” he said. Mosseri told users they can strike out recommendations they don’t like and snooze all recommendations for up to 30 days.
He asked for feedback, and Twitter delivered on that front. User Stefan Etienne <a href="https://twitter.com/StefanEtienne/status/1551891382784200704">wrote</a>, “Stop making everything reels. You&#8217;re making everyone from journalists, content creators, CEOs, and celebrities agree. It&#8217;s now an app for everything you&#8217;re advertising, not of my friends and people I think are cool.”
“When is Instagram going to accept that not all creators are video creators? Graphic designers, photographers, and other visual artists helped build IG and rely on it to share their work,” another person replied. “And now you’re screwing them over to become a 15 sec video streaming site ppl can’t control.”

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