Monthly Archives: December 2022

Swissport baggage handlers are under ‘urgent investigation’ after viral TikTok shows them slamming and throwing passenger luggage

A bag handler slams luggage in the viral TikTok video. rexross79/TikTok A Friday video of baggage handlers roughly moving luggage went viral on TikTok. Workers in the video can be seen slamming, throwing, and kicking passengers’ bags. Qantas Airways and its bag-handling subcontractor, Swissport, are investigating the incident, reports say. An Australian airline is launching…

Hakeem Jeffries dismisses Mitch McConnell calling him an ‘election denier’ over his criticism of Trump: ‘That didn’t seem to make a lot of sense to me’

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Rep. Jeffries dismissed Sen. McConnell calling him an “election denier” over his criticism of Trump. Last week, McConnell remarked that Jeffries “baselessly said the 2016 election was ‘illegitimate.’” “He’ll do what he does, and I want to stay focused on fighting for the people,” Jeffries…

Elon Musk says Apple has ‘fully resumed’ advertising on Twitter

According to Elon Musk, Apple has “fully resumed” advertising on Twitter. The billionaire made the comment during a Twitter Spaces conversation he broadcast from his private plane on Saturday evening. On November 28th, Musk claimed Apple had “mostly stopped advertising on Twitter” and threatened to remove the platform’s iOS client from the App Store. “Do…

Taylor Swift fans are suing Ticketmaster over presale disaster

Swifties clearly don’t mess around. | Photo by Tommaso Boddi/WireImage A group of 26 Taylor Swift fans are suing Ticketmaster following last month’s ticketing fiasco that left users unable to buy tickets for Swift’s The Eras Tour (via Deadline). In a lawsuit submitted to a California court, the fans accuse Ticketmaster’s parent company, LiveNation of…

Incoming House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries says there’s ‘a real risk’ that the new GOP majority in the chamber will be ‘hijacked by the extremists’

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York. AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades Hakeem Jeffries said there’s “a real risk” the incoming House GOP majority is being “hijacked” by extremists. Jeffries, the incoming House Democratic leader, said Republicans have not laid out an economic plan. During his interview with CNN, Jeffries was relatively mum on his feelings about Kevin…