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Time of India
a day ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
Tesla CEO Elon Musk responds to Bill Clinton's ‘message' to Indian-origin NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has responded to former US President Bill Clinton 's congratulatory message to Zohran Mamdani , the Indian-origin democratic socialist who recently won the Democratic primary for New York City mayor. Clinton recently shared a post on X (formerly Twitter), writing: 'Congratulations @ZohranKMamdani on your victory in yesterday's primary election and a well-run campaign.' He further wished him 'success in November and beyond', referring to 2025 New York City mayoral election – scheduled to occur on November 4. Musk's replied to the post with a 'Thinking Face' emoji, expressing his surprise on social media over Clinton's support. The tech billionaire's response comes after he distanced himself from active political roles after stepping down from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). "Congratulations @ZohranKMamdani on your victory in yesterday's primary election and a well-run campaign. I'm wishing you much success in November and beyond as you work to bring New Yorkers together to tackle the city's challenges and shape a stronger, fairer future," Clinton wrote on X. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Is it better to shower in the morning or at night? Here's what a microbiologist says CNA Read More Undo Who is Zohran Mamdani Zohran K. Mamdani is a 33-year-old Democratic socialist and New York State Assembly member, representing parts of Queens — Astoria and Long Island City. Born in Kampala, Uganda, he moved to New York at age 7. He attended Bronx High School of Science and earned a degree in Africana Studies from Bowdoin College. Before entering politics in 2020, Mamdani worked as a housing counselor and briefly released rap music under the name 'Young Cardamom'. Mamdani's background as a housing counselor and organizer, combined with his district's high rent burden (nearly 25% of residents spend half their income on rent per NYC data), highlights a grassroots appeal that contrasts with Clinton's establishment support, potentially fueling Musk's implied critique of Democratic shift. Google Search AI Mode launched in India: Does it really make your search smarter? AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
CTV News
a day ago
- Health
- CTV News
Reduced hours at Clinton hospital emergency department over the weekend
The emergency department at Clinton Public Hospital will see reduced hours over the weekend. According to Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance, 'health human resources shortages' are to blame. The emergency department will be closed beginning at 8 p.m. on Friday with regular hours of operation, 8 a.m . to 8 p.m., resuming Sunday. On Monday, June 30, the emergency department will close again with services resuming at 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 1. Anyone requiring immediate medical attention should call 911 — paramedics will remain available to the community and will re-route to the nearest available emergency department. Nearby 24-hour emergency departments *It is advised to check with these emergency departments before attending to ensure they are operating with regular hours
CTV News
a day ago
- General
- CTV News
Clinton pool to become green space
Last summer, Central Huron council voted to fill in the pool but held off in response to public pressure. Officials in Clinton say the community's outdoor pool will not re-open. It was closed in 2022 after falling into disrepair. Last summer, Central Huron council voted to fill in the pool but held off in response to public pressure. Officials had applied for a government grant to cover the $5 million needed, but they now say that grant was denied so the pool will be filled in and returned to green space.
News.com.au
2 days ago
- Politics
- News.com.au
‘Bad and sick people': Donald Trump cries ‘fake news' again as media reports on Pentagon intelligence
At the turn of the century, or thereabouts, our world entered its 'creep' era. Hindsight tells us Bill Clinton was the harbinger. 'Mega-famous man who is obviously, palpably creepy, but thrives anyway because he has a legion of fans whose sunk emotional costs compel them to excuse pretty much any indiscretion' has become an entire genre of human being. Bill walked so bizarre mediocrities like Russell Brand could run. (You can insert your own, more colourful verbs there, should you wish.) But the creep era is not just about lecherousness. The word has many uses. There's mission creep, like we saw in Iraq, where the effort to neutralise non-existent weapons of mass destruction morphed into a decade of glacial 'nation building'. There is bracket creep, the tax problem everyone acknowledges but nobody fixes. There's Internet Brain creep, a serious disorder best illustrated by the cautionary life of balding fecal stain Andrew Tate. And now we also have definition creep. Particularly insidious and frustrating, that one, for those among us who still think words should mean things (me, my primary school teacher Mrs Wright, whoever is in charge of compiling the Oxford dictionary, and surprisingly few others, it would seem). Consider, as an example, the word 'woke'. It began its life as the successor to 'political correctness'; as a descriptor for the political left's weirdest overreaches. It still masquerades as that. But the word is now used, all too frequently and lazily, to mock and undermine anything to the left of oh, say, Pauline Hanson. That is definition creep. The bucket of things that could be described as 'woke' has kept growing, and growing, and growing, to the point that it now includes even the blandest, most conventionally progressive of stances. I do not have a problem with the Aboriginal flag flying atop the Sydney Harbour Bridge. I love the Maori verse of my country's national anthem. Illegal immigrants should get due process under the law, like anyone else, before they are deported. We probably should have more women serving as major CEOs. If someone is born biologically male, but ends up identifying as female, I don't give the slightest s***. For these incredibly boring opinions, which place me smack bang in the middle of modern Western society, I could now be labelled irredeemably woke. Let's go in the other direction for the sake of balance. Fascism! The word has a meaning. Yet it's applied to almost everything Donald Trump does. Enforcing America's immigration laws? Fascism. Firing the inspectors-general inside the US government? Fascism. Trying to implement policy changes through executive fiat rather than legislation, which is something every other president in living memory has done? Fascism! There's a 'boy who cried wolf' dynamic here, don't you think? If you scream 'fascism' every day, no one will listen to you when something actually fascistic happens. Something like ........ a sustained, deliberate effort to discredit any news coverage that strays beyond the sycophantic and flirts with seeking accountability. Which points us to perhaps the single greatest victim of definition creep in recent years: the term 'fake news'. It sprang from the American presidential election in 2016, and originally referred to literal fake news, i.e. foreign actors concocting entirely fictional stories, and making them go viral, in an effort to influence voters. And what does it mean now? Any news coverage Donald Trump or his followers don't like. Even when the coverage is accurate. Simple as that. The latest example concerns Mr Trump's strikes on Iran, which targeted three nuclear enrichment sites. In the immediate aftermath of those strikes, the President claimed, 'Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated'. That was echoed by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who said the strikes 'took away Iran's ability to create a nuclear bomb'. All of which may be true. You and I, sitting on our bums in Australia, don't know. Nor did Mr Trump when he uttered that unambiguous quote above. It will take time for the American intelligence community to reach anything approaching a certain conclusion. A couple of days after Mr Trump's triumphalist announcement, multiple American media outlets, led by CNN and The New York Times, revealed an initial assessment from US military intelligence at the Pentagon, which said the strikes had actually left most of Iran's nuclear infrastructure intact. Those reports were accurate. They conveyed a real intelligence assessment compiled by Mr Trump's own Pentagon. The White House did not dispute the assessment's existence, nor its source, nor the idea that its contents had been characterised correctly. The CIA later offered a sunnier view on the effect of Mr Trump's strikes, and the President himself cited Israeli intelligence to suggest the Pentagon's assessment was wrong. But again, the key point here is: neither CNN nor The New York Times concocted the story out of nowhere. They correctly summarised the Pentagon's initial assessment, which did not fit Mr Trump's narrative. For that, both outlets were subjected to a deluge of abuse. 'FAKE NEWS CNN STRIKES AGAIN,' said Ms Leavitt. 'The leaking of this alleged assessment is a clear attempt to demean President Trump and discredit the brave fighter pilots who conducted a perfectly executed mission to obliterate Iran's nuclear program. 'Everyone knows what happens when you drop fourteen 30,000-pound bombs perfectly on their targets: total obliteration.' 'We just caught the Failing New York Times, working with Fake News CNN, cheating again!' said Mr Trump. 'They tried to demean the great work our B-2 pilots did, and they were wrong in doing so. These reporters are just BAD AND SICK PEOPLE. 'You would think they would be proud of the great success we had, instead of trying to always make our Country look bad. TOTAL OBLITERATION!' At another point, speaking to reporters, Mr Trump again accused the media of demeaning the efforts of the American pilots. 'They put their lives on the line, and then they have real scum, real scum, come out and write reports that are as negative as they could possibly be,' he said. 'It should be the opposite. You should make them heroes and heroines.' Heroines! So woke, Donald. One last little rant, here, against CNN's national security reporter. 'Natasha Bertrand should be FIRED from CNN! I watched her for three days doing Fake News. She should be IMMEDIATELY reprimanded, and then thrown out 'like a dog',' said Mr Trump. 'Her slant was so obviously negative, besides, she doesn't have what it takes to be an on camera correspondent, not even close. FIRE NATASHA!' Rightio. So. Putting aside the fact that the President of the United States, amid a potentially catastrophic conflagration in the Middle East, is spending his time posting unhinged critiques of TV news reporters on social media, as though he has nothing more important to do. And the fact that everyone just accepts this as fine and normal behaviour. Putting that aside. Ms Bertrand reported nothing false. And as penance for her crime, which was to convey the news accurately, the most powerful man on Earth, who leads what is supposed to be a liberal democracy, says she should be 'thrown out like a dog'.
AFP
3 days ago
- Politics
- AFP
Video of Trump condemning Israeli strikes on Gaza uses fabricated audio
"Trump finally spoke up about Israel," reads the English and Tagalog-language caption of a Facebook reel shared on June 21, 2025. It features the US president purportedly saying: "Israel, listen carefully. You are responsible for over 55,000 people getting wiped out in Gaza and now you are talking about peace? You must be joking". The post has amassed at least two million views and has been reposted by other Facebook users. Image Screenshot of the false Facebook post taken on June 24, 2025 with a red X mark added by AFP Trump said on June 24 that a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was holding, minutes after he criticised both countries for violating the truce he had announced (archived link). Israeli attacks on Iran killed at least 610 civilians during the 12-day war between the arch-foes, Iran's health ministry said, while 28 people were killed in Israel in strikes across the country (archived link). Even as attention has shifted to the war with Iran since June 13, Comments on the video suggest the users were misled. "He is changing sides now," one user commented. "I thought you were attacking Iran. You're on Israel's side," another user said. But the circulating clip's audio had been doctored. US election debate Google reverse image searches led to a longer video of the third presidential debate in 2016 between Trump and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton that US broadcaster NBC News streamed on October 20, 2016 (archived link). Visual elements from the YouTube video -- such as the blue background, Trump's black suit and red tie -- matched the circulating false posts. In the original clip, Clinton asked Trump whether he was willing to "admit and condemn" the alleged Russian involvement in the US elections, to which he called her out for "a great pivot of the fact that she wants open borders". Trump also said Russian President Vladimir Putin "has no respect" for Clinton. The continuation of his answer at the 27:47 mark was used in the false posts, where he can be seen making the same hand gesture. Image Screenshot comparison of the false Facebook post with a red X mark added by AFP (L) and the NBC News video Trump did not criticise Israel during the debate (archived link). An analysis using the voice cloning detection tool Hiya in The Verification Plugin, also known as InVID-WeVerify, shows the video's audio was "very likely AI-generated". Image Screenshot of the audio analysis from Hiya in The Verification Plugin, also known as InVID-WeVerify, taken on June 24, 2025 AFP has debunked a slew of online misinformation about the Iran-Israel war.
