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Iran sentences two teens to death for waging ‘enmity against God’ in protest against regime

January 4, 2023 Published by

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Tehran handed down two death penalty sentences this week to two teenagers who were involved in the nationwide demonstrations protesting the Khamenei regime and who were deemed to have waged “enmity against God” and “corruption on Earth.”

Arshia Takdastan, 18, was sentenced by Iran’s Revolutionary Court in the northern city of Sari Tuesday after being arrested in coastal city of Nowshahr roughly 100 miles west.

The circumstances around his arrest remain vague but Takdastan is said to have participated in a Sept. 21 protest in Nowshahr before being detained.

PROTESTS AGAINST REPRESSIVE REGIMES DEMONSTRATED GREATEST PUSHBACK IN DECADES AS CITIZENS DEMAND FREEDOM

A source familiar with the trial reportedly told the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) that “the court issued its verdict based on an accusation that he threw a bottle and a stone at a police car.”

Takdastan was also sentenced to six years in prison for “disrupting security and inciting people to kill each other,” along with “propaganda against the institution,” reported Iran International.

The 18-year-old was also sentenced to two years in prison for “insulting the Supreme Leader.”

It is unclear if he will be required to fulfill his full prison time before his execution.

The ruling on Takdastan came one day after 18-year-old Mehdi Mohammadifard was sentenced to death for participating in a Nowshahr protest on Sept. 30.

An informant told HRANA that his confession was “extracted under torture and ill-treatment.”

AT LEAST 24 IN IRAN FACE EXECUTION FOR INVOLVEMENT IN PROTESTS

HRANA said he was also sentenced to six months for “propaganda against the regime,” two years for “inciting people to murder and disrupt national security,” and one year for “insulting the Supreme Leader of Iran.”

Two other men were sentenced to death for their participation in the protests Tuesday.

Some 60 people have been sentenced or face the threat of execution for protesting the regime.

Thousands across Iran hit the streets in protest of the Khamenei regime’s oppressive policies and human rights abuses following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was killed in September while in police custody for wearing her hijab incorrectly.

Tehran harshly cracked down on the protesters and more than 19,000 people have been arrested since mid-September, when demonstrations first broke out, according to tracking by HRANA.

More than 515 protesters have reportedly been killed and over 670 have been convicted for participating in the demonstrations.

GOP Rep. Ken Buck says McCarthy should consider stepping aside

January 4, 2023 Published by Julia Mueller

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Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) said Wednesday that Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) should consider stepping out of the Speakership election after four consecutive House votes were called without a winner.

“Well, I’ve had a number of conversations with Kevin, and I just basically told him that at some point this needs to break loose. He either needs to make a deal to bring the 19 or 20 over, or he needs to step aside and give somebody a chance to do that,” Buck said on “CNN Newsroom.”

McCarthy has lost out to Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) in four rounds of voting in the Speakership election, but no candidate has secured the required majority of votes. A fifth vote is expected to end in the same result.

Nineteen GOP lawmakers cast their ballots for Republican candidates other than McCarthy in the first two votes, and 20 Republicans did so in the third and fourth rounds. All Democrats voted for Jeffries in each of the four rounds.

“The smart thing to do is to get together, have a conversation, choose somebody and let’s move forward,” Buck said, noting that the House is likely to roll through additional rounds of votes Wednesday as neither the Democrats nor the 20 GOP holdouts are likely to agree to a motion to adjourn.

If McCarthy steps aside, Buck predicts Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) is the next option for the Speakership.

Scalise, a McCarthy ally, has been floated as a possible second option if McCarthy fails to secure the Speakership, though it’s unclear whether he’d get the required majority, as lawmakers may view him as too similar to their first pick.

“The next is line is Steve Scalise. And I don’t know if he gets more or less. … There are a few of those 20 that just aren’t gonna vote for Kevin McCarthy but would vote for somebody else. There are some of the others in that 20 who want changes in the rules and some others who care about policy. I think if Steve meets those three needs, he will be able to move forward and take the Speakership,” Buck said.

The Colorado lawmaker on Wednesday emphasized that the House needs to act quickly to push past their stalemate voting rounds.

“I think that at some point today the conference as a whole needs to make a decision. I think what’s happening right now is people are getting worn down. They’re starting to get some conflict, open conflict, on the floor as well as behind closed doors. … At some point, people have to realize that we’ve got to choose a speaker and move forward. The American people sent us here to get the work done,” Buck said.

Scalise told The Hill on Wednesday that he talked to Buck after his CNN appearance.

“We’re gonna have one more round of votes. And we’re still having some conversations right now. … Sounds like after that we’re going to talk again,” Scalise said, noting that no new decisions on the Speakership race have been made.

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[Technology] Meta fined €390m over use of data for targeted ads

January 4, 2023 Published by

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By Chris Vallance

Technology reporter

Meta has been fined €390m euros (£346m) for breaking EU data rules.

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) says the way Meta asked permission to use peoples’ data for ads on Facebook and Instagram was unlawful.

Meta, which owns both platforms, has three months to change how it obtains and uses data to target ads.

Meta says it is “disappointed” and intends to appeal, stressing that the decision does not prevent personalised advertising on its platforms.

The regulator said that Facebook and Instagram can not “force consent” by saying consumers have to accept how their data is used, or leave the platform.

As Facebook and Instagram have European headquarters in Ireland, the DPC takes the lead in ensuring they comply with EU data law.

Privacy campaigners say the decision is a major victory and means Meta will have to give users real choice over how their data is used to target online advertisements.

It means Meta will potentially have to change the way a key part of its business works.

The bulk of the firm’s money, over $118bn (£97.8bn) in 2021, comes from advertising.

The fine is the second significant penalty imposed by the watchdog in recent months.

In November it was fined €265m (£228m) by the DPC over a data breach that saw the personal details of hundreds of millions of Facebook users published online.

According to the Irish Times Meta set aside €2bn (£1.7bn) to cover potential European fines in 2023.

New law, new complaints

The DPC investigation was sparked by complaints made in 2018 by privacy campaigner Max Schrems, on behalf of two users in Austria and Belgium. The complaint was brought just as the EU’s new data and privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), came into operation.

In order to comply with GDPR both Facebook and Instagram asked users to click “I accept” to indicate that they agreed to updated terms of service setting out how their data would be used in ads.

If users did not accept, they were unable to use Facebook or Instagram.

The complainants argued that this meant Meta was “forcing” them to consent to their data being used in targeted ads – and this breached the GDPR.

Meta’s representatives argued that Facebook and Instagram are “inherently personalised” and that, as part of that personalisation, targeted ads are a “necessary and essential part” of how the platforms work.

They said Meta was not giving users an ultimatum, and that there was just no way the platforms could work without using data for advertising.

But the DPC found that is not the case, and users were forced to consent.

The DPC also found that Meta was not clear enough with users about how it was using their personal data and why.

But the decision was only arrived at after a dispute with other European data authorities.

That was finally settled in December by the European Data Protection Board.

Meta’s spokespeople say that it plans to challenge the size of the fines imposed, “given that regulators themselves disagreed with each other on this issue”.

The company argues that far from forcing people to accept how it uses data, it gives consumers a number of tools to control how their data is used.

Let’s set the record straight.

“…these decisions do not prevent personalized advertising on our platform. The decisions relate only to which legal basis Meta uses when offering certain advertising.”https://t.co/EyD0eGBAeL

— Andy Stone (@andymstone) January 4, 2023

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Privacy campaigner Mr Schrems wrote in response to the decision: “This is a huge blow to Meta’s profits in the EU. People now need to be asked if they want their data to be used for ads or not.

“They must have a ‘yes or no’ option and can change their mind at any time”.

Hugh Jackman pleads that Ryan Reynolds’ ‘Spirited’ song doesn’t get nominated for an Oscar in humorous video

January 4, 2023 Published by

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The Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman banter continues.

The two actors have been joking back and forth with one another on social media for years, but even more heavily since the announcement that the two would be working together on the upcoming “Deadpool” movie in which Reynolds plays the titular role and Jackman reprises his role as Wolverine from the “X-Men” franchise.

In the newest social media video posted by Jackman on Wednesday, the actor begs that the song “Good Afternoon” from Reynolds’ Christmas movie “Spirited” does not get nominated for an Oscar award.

“Good Afternoon” was one of 15 songs that was put out by the Academy that would be eligible for an Oscar for Best Music (Original Song) at this year’s award ceremony.

HUGH JACKMAN ON CONSTANTLY TROLLING RYAN REYNOLDS: ‘IT SHOULD BE A SPORT’

“Hey everybody, it’s 2023 and I really really wanted to send out a positive message at the beginning of the year, but recent events have made that impossible,” Jackman began his Instagram video.

Jackman went on to talk about how much he and his whole family loved the “Spirited” movie, the cast and the “Good Morning” song that is potentially up for the Oscar Award, but he said that Reynolds winning the Oscar would make his life “insufferable” for the next year.

“However, I’ve just heard the Academy have shortlisted ‘Good Afternoon’ in the Best Song category,” the actor said in the video. “Now, Ryan Reynolds getting a nomination in the Best Song category would make the next year of my life insufferable.”

“It would — I mean, I have to spend a year with him shooting ‘Wolverine’ and ‘Deadpool,’” Jackman added. “Trust me, it would be impossible. It would be a problem.”

HUGH JACKMAN REVEALS HIS FEUD WITH RYAN REYNOLDS BEGAN WITH HIS EX-WIFE, SCARLETT JOHANSSON

“So, just to recap, love ‘Spirited,’ love Will, love Octavia, love the song ‘Good Afternoon,’ love Benj and Justin,” Jackman said at the end of the video. “But please, please, from the bottom of my heart — do not validate Ryan Reynolds in this way. Please.”

Reynolds also posted the video to his own Instagram feed.

“I know it’s still early but Good Afternoon to you, Mr. Jackman,” Reynolds captioned the video.

Just before Christmas, Jackman posted a video of himself and his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, dancing in a video that featured a life-size cutout of Reynolds from the “Spirited” movie.

In September 2022, the two revealed in a Twitter video that they would be working on “Deadpool 3” together.

Rick Singer, ‘Operation Varsity Blues’ college admissions scandal mastermind, sentenced to 42 months in prison

January 4, 2023 Published by

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Rick Singer, the mastermind of the “Operation Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal that federal prosecutors say was “breathtaking in its audacity and levels of deception it involved,” was sentenced Wednesday to three-and-a-half years in prison.

It’s the longest sentence in the scandal, but short of the six years requested by prosecutors.

Singer, a 62-year-old businessman from Newport Beach, California, had pleaded guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, obstruction of justice and conspiracy to defraud the United States.

The scandal, which involved people such as “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin and “Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman, helped deep-pocketed parents get their often undeserving kids into some of the nation’s most selective schools with bogus test scores and athletic credentials.

“It was a scheme that was breathtaking in its scale and its audacity. It has literally become the stuff of books and made-for-TV movies,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Frank told the judge Wednesday.

EX-YALE SOCCER COACH INVOLVED IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SCANDAL IS SENTENCED TO 5 MONTHS DESPITE ‘RELIABLE’ COOPERATION

Singer apologized.

“My moral compass was warped by the lessons my father taught me about competition,” he said. “I embraced his belief that embellishing or even lying to win was acceptable as long as there was victory. I should have known better.”

Prior to the sentencing, federal prosecutors were pushing for Singer to be put behind bars for six years, followed by 36 months of supervised release. They also wanted the judge to order “restitution to the Internal Revenue Service in the amount of $10,668,841, forfeiture of specific assets with a value in excess of $5.3 million, and a forfeiture money judgment in the amount of approximately $3.4 million.”

They described Singer as the “architect and mastermind of a criminal enterprise that massively corrupted the integrity of the college admissions process – which already favors those with wealth and privilege – to a degree never before seen in this country.

“He found demand in his wealthy and overprivileged clients and helped to stoke it by convincing them that their children would not be admitted to the college of their choice without using his illicit services,” the prosecutors wrote. “Likewise, he established a network of corrupt test proctors and administrators who were willing to permit cheating to supplement their income, and college athletic coaches and administrators who were willing to sell their recruitment slots to bolster their fundraising efforts, their salaries, or both.

“All of these players were integral to the scheme’s success,” they added, “but without Singer, the scheme never would have happened.”

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Singer began secretly cooperating with investigators and worked with the FBI to record hundreds of phone calls and meetings before the arrest of dozens of parents and athletic coaches in March 2019. More than 50 people were ultimately convicted in the case authorities dubbed Operation Varsity Blues.

In a letter to the judge, Singer blamed his actions on his “winning at all costs” attitude, which he said was caused in part by suppressed childhood trauma. His lawyer had requested three years of probation, or if the judge deems prison time necessary, six months behind bars.

“By ignoring what was morally, ethically, and legally right in favor of winning what I perceived was the college admissions ‘game,’ I have lost everything,” Singer wrote.

Authorities blew the lid off the scandal after an executive under investigation for an unrelated securities fraud scheme told investigators that a Yale soccer coach had offered to help his daughter get into the school in exchange for cash. The Yale coach led authorities to Singer, whose cooperation unraveled the sprawling scheme.

For years, Singer paid off entrance exam administrators or proctors to inflate students’ test scores and bribed athletic coaches to designate applicants as recruits for sports they sometimes didn’t even play, seeking to boost their chances of getting into the school. Singer took in more than $25 million from his clients, paid bribes totaling more than $7 million, and used more than $15 million of his clients’ money for his own benefit, according to prosecutors.

So far, the toughest punishment in relation to the scandal went to former Georgetown University tennis coach Gordon Ernst, who got 2 1/2 years in prison for pocketing more than $3 million in bribes.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Germany generates record amount of electricity from wind

January 4, 2023 Published by Jared Gans

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Germany generated a record amount of electricity from wind on Wednesday, topping 50,000 megawatts.

Bloomberg reported that data from the European Energy Exchange (EEX) shows Germany’s windfarms produced 50,232 megawatts as much of Europe is experiencing unusually mild winter temperatures. The total output of electricity is projected to drop before rising again on Friday.

The electrical output for Germany from wind power previously got as high as 46,500 megawatts in the past year, according to EEX.

Multiple cities in Europe, including Berlin and Warsaw, are experiencing their warmest starts of the year ever, Bloomberg reported.

The record electricity comes as Europe faces an energy crisis, largely fueled by Russia cutting off its access to natural gas as the war in Ukraine has continued.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak indicated in an interview with state-run media outlet TASS late last month that Russia is prepared to resume gas sales to Europe. The Kremlin cut off the flow of gas through the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in an effort to put pressure on the rest of Europe to stop supporting Ukraine in the war.

But support for Ukraine throughout Europe has remained largely steady, and members of the European Union have taken steps to try to lessen their reliance on Russian gas.

The International Energy Agency has warned that this year could be a “sterner test” for Europe to handle the energy situation than last year, as mild temperatures will not persist indefinitely and global stockpiles may dwindle.

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8 found fatally shot in Utah home, including 5 children

January 4, 2023 Published by SAM METZ

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A law enforcement official stands near the front door of the Enoch, Utah, home where eight family members were found dead from gunshot wounds, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (Ben B. Braun/The Deseret News via AP)

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Eight family members, five of them children, were found dead from gunshot wounds in a southern Utah home Wednesday, according to authorities who did not provide more details or a potential motive for the killings.

The victims were found when police did a welfare check at the residence, according to a statement by city officials in Enoch, a small town of about 8,000 people located 245 miles (394 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City.

Police said they did not detect any threat to the public.

Enoch City Manager Rob Dotson said the community was sent reeling by news of the eight bodies and that the deceased — all members of one family — were well known in the southern Utah town.

“Many of us have served with them in church, in the community and gone to school with these individuals,” Dotson said in a video statement Wednesday night.

“This community at this time is hurting. They’re feeling loss, they’re feeling pain and they have a lot of questions,” Dotson added, noting that officials planned on releasing more information as it becomes available and the police investigation progresses.

“We won’t know the mindsets, the thoughts of the individuals who experienced this tragedy, but we all can pray that their families and the neighbors and all will come to an understanding of what happened in this place, probably in a day or two, or maybe longer,” said Dotson, choking up at one point.

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Welfare checks based on calls to the police department like the one that led them to the residence where the bodies were found are routine when individuals are not seen for extended periods of time, Dotson said.

The five children attended schools in the Iron County School District, officials said in a letter sent to parents.

Enoch, off Interstate 15 in rural Utah, just north of the city of Cedar City and about 80 miles (128 kilometers) west of Bryce Canyon National Park, had major flooding in 2021 that caused damage at hundreds of homes.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox offered condolences in a tweet Wednesday night.

How Alibaba Stock Can Double Off Its 2022 Low

January 4, 2023 Published by Bret Kenwell

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Alibaba stock has started off 2023 on the right foot for the longs, with the shares up more than 15% so far. Here’s how it can continue higher.

Shares of Alibaba (BABA) – Get Free Report are starting the year off higher, already up more than 15% so far.

The stock jumped 4.4% on Jan. 3, the first trading day of the year. Today, the shares are up more than 10% and hitting their highest level since August.

It’s not the only Chinese stock enjoying the day. JD.com (JD) – Get Free Report and Nio (NIO) – Get Free Report are both up by double-digit percentages, while the iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) – Get Free Report is up almost 6%.

Alibaba’s gains come as “its fintech spinoff Ant Group has secured regulatory approval to raise cash for its consumer lending arm.”

Given how poorly Alibaba stock has done over the past few years, could there be more upside? Let’s look at the chart.

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Daily chart of Alibaba stock.

Chart courtesy of TrendSpider.com

Alibaba stock fell 26% in 2022 and suffered a peak-to-trough decline of more than 80%. But it’s been trading much better since bottoming in October.

The bulls should be happy with today’s decisive action, as Alibaba is breaking out over a number of key levels. They include the $94 resistance level, the $100 mark and the 61.8% retracement.

Not to mention: The stock is now back above all its major daily moving averages.

If Alibaba stock can stay above $100, that opens the door to the 78.6% retracement near $111, the gap-fill near $121 and finally, the $125 area, which is a multiquarter high.

There are some other areas of significance near $120 to $125 as well.

Monthly chart of Alibaba stock.

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On the monthly chart, the $120 to $125 area also shows the 23.6% retracement of the total range, as well as the declining 21-month moving average. If we see a rally to this area, traders would be wise to consider taking some profits.

The way Alibaba stock bounced out of that key $50 area should highlight why it’s critical for investors to look at multiple time frames, as the shares have rallied significantly off the low.

Should Alibaba get back to $120, it will have more than doubled from the low.

If Alibaba pushes higher, the 2022 high could be in play at $138.70, but for now, let’s just go one step at a time.

On the downside, a move below $100 puts $94 back in play, along with its short-term moving averages.

The bulls do not want to see Alibaba stock break below its 200-day moving average, which would make it vulnerable to further declines.

[World] German new year riots prompt calls for firework ban

January 4, 2023 Published by

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Some of the worst violence came in the Neukölln district of Berlin

By Paul Kirby

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A night of new year rioting and attacks on emergency services in Berlin and other cities has shocked Germans and prompted calls for a ban on fireworks and firecrackers.

Forty-one police officers were hurt in the capital alone and there were dozens of attacks on firefighters.

Mayor Franziska Giffey has called a youth summit, condemning the violence as “absolutely unacceptable”.

Several figures highlighted the migrant background of many of the youths.

But the Berlin mayor insisted the issue was more to do with the social environment in which young Berliners had grown up: “We’re not talking about immigration labels but about what went wrong in the social flashpoints.”

It was not just Berlin that witnessed violence. There were reports of rockets, firecrackers and even a starting pistol being fired at emergency vehicles in cities including Hamburg, Bonn, Dortmund and Essen.

Police said of the 145 arrests made during the Berlin riots that the majority were men, 45 were German while 27 were of Afghan nationality and 21 were Syrians.

The revelations fed into a broader debate, and leading conservative figure Jens Spahn spoke of “unregulated migration, failed integration”.

Some commentators questioned whether breaking down the suspects’ nationalities was helpful. Germany’s press code makes clear that ethnic or religious background should only be reported where there is legitimate public interest.

Government integration commissioner Reem Alabali-Radovan called for perpetrators to be judged on their actions and “not according to their presumed origins, as some are now doing”.

Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said that while a debate had to take place on the background to the riots, it should not be used to stir up “racist resentment”.

But she told the Funke newspaper group that Germany’s major cities had a significant issue with “certain young men with a migration background, who hold our state in contempt, commit acts of violence and who can hardly be reached via education and integration programmes”.

Part of the problem is thought to have stemmed from the brief lifting of a ban on sales of fireworks and firecrackers over the new year.

After a two-year halt on sales during the Covid pandemic to prevent hospitals coming under further pressure, authorities said pyrotechnics would be allowed between 6pm on New Year’s Eve and 6am on New Year’s Day. One of the police unions said sales should be banned completely in future.

The Berlin district of Neukölln was worst-hit by the violence and local mayor Martin Hikel spoke of conditions similar to a civil war, with rescue workers being lured into ambushes.

He told the newspaper Die Welt that the violence was less about migration issues and more to do with socially disadvantaged areas. He warned of the risk of moving towards a situation similar to that in suburban areas of France.

Neukölln’s integration commissioner Güner Balci said those who took part in the attacks came from a small group of “absolute losers”. In some inner city areas facing major social issues, she said children and young people were growing up witnessing domestic violence as part of their daily lives.

Conservative civil war rages on Twitter as McCarthy fails to win Speaker vote

January 4, 2023 Published by

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Conservative lawmakers, journalists and influencers are trading blows on Twitter as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., failed another pair of votes Wednesday to become the next House speaker.

At least 20 Republicans currently stand in the way of McCarthy’s path to become the next Speaker of the House after Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

Ever since the vote started Tuesday, conservative influencers have taken to Twitter to voice their support for McCarthy or take shots at him in favor if alternatives like Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, or Byron Donalds, R-Fla.

TWITTER BLOWS UP OVER MCCARTHY SPEAKER WOES: ‘UTTER CHAOS AND A COMPLETE EMBARRASSMENT’

Some Twitter users rejected smears of the 20 Republican holdouts, a group some critics have taken to calling the “Taliban 20.”

McCarthy also took flack on Twitter for reportedly moving his things into the Speaker’s office early, even though he has not officially won the position. “It will be embarrassing when he has to move out,” BotSentinel founder Christopher Bouzy tweeted in reference to McCarthy.

LAUREN BOEBERT SPEAKS OUT ON NOT SUPPORTING KEVIN MCCARTHY FOR HOUSE SPEAKER

A number of GOP Congressmen also weighed in on the speaker race on Twitter. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., slammed McCarthy, writing, “Kevin is now 0-4. His opposition has grown in just two days. It’s time for him to hang up the cleats and let the House move forward without him at the helm. Country > ego.”

Rep. Bob Good, R-Va. also blamed McCarthy for bringing about his own downfall in the speaker’s race. “If McCarthy had fought as hard for the American people over the last two years as he has for the speakership, we would be having a very different discussion right now,” he wrote.

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But not all conservatives agreed that Jordan was necessarily the right person for the top spot in the House.

Fox Radio host Trey Radel responded to a Twitter debate about the battle, writing, “This isn’t my fight & not trying to provoke anyone.”

He continued: “Just curious: who do you … or anyone here, think can coalesce enough Rs to become Speaker? I agree it’s not KM. I don’t think Jordan can. And I don’t know if Scalise can win over enough conservatives or moderates.”

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