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Israeli Politicians Call Emma Watson Anti-Semitic for Pro-Palestine Instagram Post

Emma Watson has long been an outspoken actress, but her most recent foray into activism isn’t going over well with some politicians. After sharing a pro-Palestine image on Instagram on January 2nd, the Harry Potter star has come under fire from some Israeli politicians, who called the post anti-Semitic. Watson posted a photo of a pro-Palestine protest with the phrase “Solidarity is a verb” overlaid across the center. In the caption, she quoted the academic Sara Ahmed, who offers insight into the meaning of solidarity. All things considered, it’s a pretty harmless post — Watson doesn’t even use her own words, let alone comment on Israel or Jewish people directly. See for yourself below. Still, that didn’t stop Israeli politicians from turning on the actress. “10 points from Gryffindor for b...

GOP Ops Running Kanye’s POTUS Campaign Accused of Using Illegal Methods

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty Another bombshell involving the ill-fated 2020 presidential run of Kanye West has dropped, this time in the form of allegations that Republican insiders on his campaign team used illegal methods to hide their financial movements & involvement. According to reports, the boast by Ye that both Democratic & Republican consultants were involved in working on his campaign to be president has been undermined as it was discovered that Democratic consulting company Millennial Strategies was being used to funnel money up to $2.7 million to the firm running the campaign, Mercury Public Affairs, which is aligned with former President Donald Trump and other far-right notables. This situation would appear to be a violation of federal...

Twitter Gives Permanent Boot to Grimy GOPer Marjorie Taylor Greene

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty Twitter kicked off the New Year by clearing out the rubbish, as it permanently suspended the account of controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). According to reports, Twitter confirmed that they made the move to ban the volatile congresswoman on Sunday (January 2nd) due to her repeatedly spreading misinformation with regards to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’ve been clear that, per our strike system for this policy, we will permanently suspend accounts for repeated violations of the policy,” a spokesperson for the social media platform said when contacted by the press. They would not disclose what was the tweet that earned Greene that permanent suspension. Related Stories The representative from Georgia had her account prev...

Gov Wike Deplores Bandits attack in Sokoto, Commends Sultan Role in Stabilizing the Nation

FB IMG 1641134066480 Facebook WhatsApp Reddit Twitter Shares Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has deplored bandits attack in Sokoto State and commiserated with the government and the Sultan over the unwarranted killing of innocent citizens by bandits. The governor, who condemned the recent spate of killings in Sokoto, said the government and people of Rivers State consider the dastardly activities of marauding bandits as barbaric. Governor Wike stated this when he and the Sokoto State governor, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, paid a courtesy call on His eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto in his palace in Sokoto over the weekend. The Rivers State governor expressed dismay over the wanton killing of innocent citizens by bandits in Sokoto and other pa...

Don’t Waste Money, You Won’t Be Re-elected – Primate Ayodele Warns Uzodinma

FB IMG 1641135763071 Facebook WhatsApp Reddit Twitter Shares The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Saturday, warned Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma ahead of 2023. In his new series of 2022 prophecies, Primate Ayodele warned Uzodinma against bidding for a second term as governor. He said God was not involved in his declaration as the governor of the State, adding that the prophecy that ushered him in was just a political game and not from the heavenly throne, describing Governor Uzodinma as a ‘Saul’ in the State. .u56f3a2aa0c673bc5a3c9bcd50959442a { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #16A085...

List of Projects Speaker of House of Reps, Femi Gbajabianila commissioned yesterday

Facebook WhatsApp Reddit Twitter Shares The speaker of the House of the Representative, Hon. Femi Gbajabianila yesterday 30th of December 2021 Commissioned some projects in his Constituencys. In an update posted on his Facebook, the Total of seven project where commissioned by the Rep members to mark the end of 2021. .u8b7ceb386bfb90af2486c9c3fabd2050 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #16A085!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -o-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); text-decoration:none; } .u8b7ceb386bfb90af...

Members will decide what to do on Rejected Buhari Electoral Act amendment – Reps Speakers

Facebook WhatsApp Reddit Twitter Shares The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabianila has said that National Assembly will be one to decide what to do with Electoral bill that was recently rejected by President Muhammadu Buhari. In post share Femi on his Facebook page, he stated when seating resume 2022 it will be the responsibility of the house to determine the reasons Buhari reject the electoral bill sits well or not. Read what he said Below On the issue of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, I believe when we return from our break in 2022, members of the House will decide on the decision by the president to decline assent to the Bill. Like I told some journalists on Thursday in Surulere, Lagos after commissioning some projects, there is a process and when we come back t...

Joe Rogan Recycles Idea Of Michelle Obama Being President For 2024

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YouTube (Supplied by WENN) / WENN Podcast host and controversial media figure Joe Rogan went on the record to claim that if former First Lady Michelle Obama were to run for President in 2024, that she’d win. Speaking on The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast, he surprised listeners by stating that he felt that if Michelle Obama were to choose to run in the 2024 presidential campaign, that she’d be successful. “She’s great, she’s articulate, she’s intelligent, she’s the wife of the best President that we have had in our lifetime … she can win,” he said. He also quipped that if she were to run with current Vice President Kamala Harris on the same ticket it would be a “double dose of diversity.” Of course, Rogan went on to throw cold water on his prediction by dec...

Easy Lift: Pro-Vaccine Donald Trump Managed To Make Candace Owens Look Like An Edgeless Bozo

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Daily Wire / The Daily Wire Donald Trump attempted to make himself look better at the expense of a hapless Black person—sound familiar? This time the tap dancing clown was Candace Owens, who while interviewing the losing President was taken aback when he suddenly turned into a pro-vaxxer. It turns out Trump now wants to take credit for the vaccines, despite his ineptitude when dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths. Related Stories “I came up with a vaccine, with three vaccines,” Trump told Owens on her The Daily Wire show Candace on Tuesday. “All are very, very good. Came up with three of them in less than nine months. It was supposed to take five to 12 years.” Actually, it wasn’t, but buddy can’t help himself. Als...

Easy Lift: Pro-Vaccine Donald Trump Managed To Make Candace Owens Look Like An Edgeless Bozo

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Daily Wire / The Daily Wire Donald Trump attempted to make himself look better at the expense of a hapless Black person—sound familiar? This time the tap dancing clown was Candace Owens, who while interviewing the losing President was taken aback when he suddenly turned into a pro-vaxxer. It turns out Trump now wants to take credit for the vaccines, despite his ineptitude when dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths. Related Stories “I came up with a vaccine, with three vaccines,” Trump told Owens on her The Daily Wire show Candace on Tuesday. “All are very, very good. Came up with three of them in less than nine months. It was supposed to take five to 12 years.” Actually, it wasn’t, but buddy can’t help himself. Als...

I pray the person who take over from Us as President in 2023 Will Follow Our footsteps – Buhari

Facebook WhatsApp Reddit Twitter Shares President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he want the person that will succeed him as Nigeria President in 2023 will his footsteps. The president made the prayer as he visit Borno state yesterday to commission some projects done by the state government. Buhari in his address commend his administration over fight on terrorism. He said: Today I paid an official visit to Borno State, to commission a number of infrastructure projects by the State Government, in addition to a noteworthy philanthropic intervention by Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi. I also addressed troops of Operation Hadin Kai at the Air Force Base in Maiduguri, and paid a courtesy call on the Shehu of Borno, Dr. Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El Kanemi. Governor Zulum and the Shehu of Borno both happi...

Buhari Give Reasons for Withholding Assent to Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021

Facebook WhatsApp Reddit Twitter Shares President Muhammadu Buhari has given reasons behind his decision to withheld electoral act passed by the national assembly. Recall that Nigerian national assembly has recently passed electoral bill seeking to amend 1999 constitution that give the political party power to conduct indirect primary election. The bill Which is seeking to stop political party from conducting inderect primary election, any it was passed by the national assembly, and send to the office of the president to be assent into law. President Muhammadu Buhari has refused to assent the bill. The president has on the 21st of December 2021 give reasons of his refusal to assent the bill. According to the statement share be his Media aides, Garba Shehu titled “WITHHOLDING OF ASSEN...