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China-led EV boom in Thailand threatens Japan's grip on key market
China-led EV boom in Thailand threatens Japan's grip on key market
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Pasit Kongkunakornkul BANGKOK Thailand's Siam Motors partnered with Nissan Motors in 1962 with a
2023-07-10 07:02
South Korea's jobless rate in May falls to record low
South Korea's jobless rate in May falls to record low
SEOUL South Korea's jobless rate fell in May to a record low, official data showed on Wednesday, indicating
2023-06-14 07:49
De La Cruz hits 2-run double as Miami Marlins rally past Chicago White Sox 6-5
De La Cruz hits 2-run double as Miami Marlins rally past Chicago White Sox 6-5
Bryan De La Cruz hit a two-run double in Miami’s three-run ninth inning, and the Marlins beat the Chicago White Sox 6-5
2023-06-12 05:01
Reality TV Performers Need a Union, Housewives of NY Star Says
Reality TV Performers Need a Union, Housewives of NY Star Says
Bethenny Frankel, one of the original stars of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New York and later a
2023-07-22 07:46
Eid in Sudan: 'I couldn't sleep because of the sounds of the gunfire'
Eid in Sudan: 'I couldn't sleep because of the sounds of the gunfire'
Although both sides announced a ceasefire, fighting continues on one of Islam's holiest days.
2023-06-29 01:20
'Wheel of Fortune' host Pat Sajak stunned after show's new champ Jeff Powell has biggest emotional triumph
'Wheel of Fortune' host Pat Sajak stunned after show's new champ Jeff Powell has biggest emotional triumph
On May 29 ‘Wheel of Fortune’ broadcast, host Pat Sajak was at a loss for words when champion Jeff Powell won the ultimate grand prize
2023-05-30 12:15
Georgia fires football staffer who survived fatal crash, less than a month after lawsuit
Georgia fires football staffer who survived fatal crash, less than a month after lawsuit
Georgia has fired the football recruiting staffer who survived a January crash that killed player Devin Willock and another recruiting staffer, less than a month after she filed a lawsuit against the university’s athletic association
2023-08-08 22:42
Elon Musk sparks outrage with threat to ban ‘cisgender’ as a ‘slur’ on Twitter
Elon Musk sparks outrage with threat to ban ‘cisgender’ as a ‘slur’ on Twitter
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has apparently decided that "cis" and "cisgender" will now be considered a slur on the social media platform. "Cisgender" typically refers to individuals whose gender identity matches their birth sex. If an individual is born male and has a male gender identity then they would be considered "cisgender." The proclamation was made in the replies of James Esses, an Irish right-wing media figure, who was complaining that commenters on social media were calling him a "cissy." "Yesterday, after posting a Tweet saying that I reject the word ‘cis’ and don’t wish to be called it, I receive a slew of messages from trans activists calling me ‘cissy’ and telling me that I am ‘cis’ 'whether or not I like it,'" he wrote. "Just imagine if the roles were reversed." Mr Musk responded with an announcement that "repeated, targeted harassment against any account will cause the harassing accounts to receive, at minimum, temporary suspensions." Mr Musk then took it a step further. "The words 'cis' or 'cisgender' are considered slurs on this platform," he wrote, prompting backlash on the platform. NYT bestselling author Seth Abramson doubted that Mr Musk knows what the word means. “I’m 102.3% sure Elon has no idea what ‘cis’ or ‘cisgender’ mean, either connotatively or denotatively or etymologically,” he wrote. “Threatening to suspend users on your ‘free speech’ platform because they uttered a word you don’t understand but fear emasculates you is quite the fascist flex.” Joe Walsh, a conservative commentator, criticised Mr Musk from the right. “‘Cis’ & ‘cisgender’ will be considered slurs on this platform? Look, it’s his company, he can do whatever he wants, but the truth is that @elonmusk is fundamentally a dishonest person and a coward,” Mr Walsh wrote. “He says he believes in free speech, but he doesn’t really believe in free speech. He’s pushing an agenda, a right wing agenda, but he doesn’t have the balls to admit that. Elon is too afraid to be honest with his intentions. So he lies and says he’s for free speech. But you can’t say ‘cisgender.’ No, Elon is just like most everyone else. He’s pushing an agenda. He just lacks the honesty & the courage to admit it.” It’s not the first time Mr Musk has expressed his disdain for language relating to gender identity. Last July he tweeted that “pronouns suck” — suggesting he either dislikes gender identity or just the English language in general — and later that year insisted that he was not transpohobic. “I absolutely support trans, but all these pronouns are an aesthetic nightmare,” Mr Musk, creator of the Cybertruck, argued. However, in defending his dislike of “cis” and “cisgender,” Mr Musk leaned on a decades old bigoted ideas that LGBT communities and ideas are deeply infected with pedophilia. “The contemptible creep that manufactured the term ‘cis’ has serious problems. Ignore him,” Mr Musk wrote, referencing a right-wing conspiracy theory that the term “cisgender” was coined by a paedophile doctor in the 1990s. However, cis— with “cis” being the Latin opposite to “trans” — has been used as a dichotomic descriptor since at least the early 20th century. Read More Musk vows to bring Tesla to India ‘as soon as possible’ after meeting Modi Elon Musk stays mum on Titanic submarine disappearance despite Starlink connection Elon Musk and Joe Rogan challenge Covid vaccine scientist to ‘debate’ anti-vaxxer Robert F Kennedy Jr Elon Musk stays mum on Titanic submarine disappearance despite Starlink connection India’s Modi to meet Elon Musk during US state visit Vaccine scientist hounded by conspiracists after Joe Rogan targeted him on Twitter
2023-06-22 01:04
Cuban priest's fight to claim asylum in UK
Cuban priest's fight to claim asylum in UK
Father Juan Carballosa says he faces imprisonment in his home country.
2023-08-21 13:37
Book Review: 'Elon Musk' offers a revealing but not surprising portrait of tech mogul
Book Review: 'Elon Musk' offers a revealing but not surprising portrait of tech mogul
Biographer Walter Isaacson offers a revealing but not that surprising portrait of Elon Musk in his biography of the tech billionaire
2023-09-13 02:53
'Day of joy' as freed Griner makes WNBA return
'Day of joy' as freed Griner makes WNBA return
Brittney Griner made an emotional return to women's basketball on Friday, playing her first competitive game in nearly two years...
2023-05-20 13:00
Projected College Football Playoff bracket after Texas embarrasses Oklahoma State
Projected College Football Playoff bracket after Texas embarrasses Oklahoma State
The No. 7 Texas Longhorns blew out the No. 18 Oklahoma State Cowboys in the Big 12 Championship Game. Here's what the College Football Playoff brackets could look like with this game in the books.
2023-12-03 05:11