Doug Ford’s first order of Twitter business. “Blatantly racist or anti-Semitic ideology should never be permitted on the grounds of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, or anywhere else in our province,” tweeted the premier-designate in response to the al-Quds Day march, now subject to a police complaint from B'nai Brith. (Ford had no such comment on the World Naked Bike Ride.)
“A Company Built on a Bluff.”New Yorkgoes deep about Vice Media, whose co-founder and ex-CEO Shane Smith is scrutinized for schemes that include a proposal to rebrand the NYPD. Among the troubles: a claim that a male staffer was dismissed because of sexual assault allegations, but was still allowed to describe his departure as being a result of “a desire to pursue other projects.”