Dubai’s image as a safe, tax-free haven is rocked by blasts. Influencers are hiding and tourists struggle to escape, the ultra wealthy are reportedly paying $350K to flee.

Dubai’s image as a safe, tax-free haven is rocked by blasts from Iranian airstrikes The United Arab Emirates has sold itself to foreigners for years as a sunny, safe, tax-free oasis. That peaceful image was shattered Saturday as Iranian weaponry rained down on Dubai, setting fire to a five-star resort, threatening the world’s tallest building, …

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AI influencers now boasting personalities, backstories… STUDY: Smartphone before age 12 carries health risks

Aitana Lopez is an influencer who makes as much as $11,000 per month. She regularly globetrots between New York City and her home in Catalonia, Spain, promotes beauty brands, Black Friday, her favorite songs and posts plenty of thirst traps. Just don’t expect to encounter her in the airport’s first-class lounge. That’s because despite her …

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Tourists may pay up to $15,000 bond to enter US. UAE influencers must now get government permit

UAE is rolling out a new influencer crackdown. Anyone promoting anything online—paid or not—must now hold an official advertiser permit. Influencers visiting the country need a “visitor advertiser permit” via an approved agency. It’s free for the first three years but mandatory in three months. Violators face stiff penalties, including fines up to Dh1 million …

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“Bitcoin influencers” really cashing out this cycle on the grift, huh

Pledditor remembers pic.twitter.com/wd78W5tUaf — Pledditor (@Pledditor) May 20, 2025 Funny you say that, because Metaplanet recently got Eric Trump to join on its board 🥴🥴https://t.co/6FXKWYQSwL — Pledditor (@Pledditor) May 21, 2025 Do you not see the problematic trends? Our mempools are empty. The class of 2025 isn't being onboarded to bitcoin, they are being onboarded …

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Influencers flood feeds with scripted outrage

America is gonna lose their minds pic.twitter.com/g8cLmKoa9w — Rachel Bitecofer 🗽🦆 (@RachelBitecofer) April 28, 2025 $89 import charges on $64 worth of Temu merchandise. It has begun… pic.twitter.com/cKjdBDnBmb — Maine (@TheMaineWonk) April 28, 2025 Karen learning how tariffs work in real time pic.twitter.com/YKngYoC5wn — #TheResistance (@SocialPowerOne1) April 28, 2025

Soda companies pay influencers $1,000 per post to lobby against SNAP soda ban—don’t fall for it.

🚨 Large Soda Companies are paying “influencers” upwards of $1,000 PER POST to lobby against the SNAP (food stamp) soda ban Why? Because Coca-Cola and PepsiCo pull in over $5 BILLION each year off taxpayer-funded food stamps. DON’T FALL FOR IT. Big Soda is paying for these… https://t.co/CQmhSUR4oW pic.twitter.com/w9mTRbXZcs — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) March 22, …

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REPORT: 60,000+ online influencers, journalists, drive-by media, TV stars and writers work for State Department lying to us

The new administration needs to terminate the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act on Day #1. Ben Swann explains how it came to be.. GEC = Global Engagement Center It’s part of the State Department: Pompeo ratcheted it up further, when he left the CIA for State. YouTubers, Twitter stars, InstaGram influencers.. Journalists, TV stars, writers. 60,000+ of …

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BUT, MUH DISINFORMATION! Democrats caught bribing TikTok influencers to mislead Generation Z.

TL;DR: TikTok influencer Madeline Pendleton claimed Democrats pay influencers to promote them. She faced backlash, accused of lying and worse, but provided proof. Democrats indirectly fund TikTok influencers through groups like Vocal Media. Influencers promote Democratic messages without disclosing they’re paid ads, violating TikTok and possibly FEC rules. Vocal Media’s efforts have been known since …

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Right-wing influencers react to company’s alleged Russian funding

(NewsNation) — A media company linked to six popular right-wing influencers was covertly funded by Russia to spread the Kremlin’s agenda, according to allegations in a Department of Justice indictment filed Wednesday. The indictment doesn’t name the company specifically, but the “Tennesse-based online content company” is likely TENET Media, which works with six prominent conservative …

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Has Heals Up Harris Been Caught Paying Social Media Influencers $20K to Attend the DNC Convention?

Harris campaign caught bribing posters with money for positive support of Kamala They’re doing so well, they’re sending emails out that offer paid post opportunities. And yes, non-disclosure is illegal. I really do believe it is time for a lawsuit. pic.twitter.com/7SqTO9xSE5 — Sarah Fields (@SarahisCensored) July 30, 2024 "The party told you to reject the …

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TikTok influencers are getting invited to go to The White House to have a meeting with NATO

IMPORTANT: TikTok influencers are getting invited to go to The White House to have a meeting with NATO 🚨 BlackRock is also reaching out to TikTok influencers and setting up private meetings The influencer exposing this information is the grandson of BlackRock CEO Larry Fink… pic.twitter.com/MwELot7JRb — Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) July 7, 2024

Government to Pay Albanian TikTok Influencers to Tell Albanians to Stop Coming to UK

by Chris Black Apparently, they need fewer Albanians because they need the room for more Africans. The UK is definitely not slowing immigration, generally. Who even knows why they’re targeting Albanians. The Mirror: The Home Office plans to pay a rapper, two comedians, TV stars and influencers to post messages on TikTok deterring small boat …

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Erica Marsh, former Biden campaign organizer and Obama Foundation volunteer, never existed.

Lol…. Musk’s new Twitter Restrictions have unveiled a bunch of Opinion influencing bot armies, and man, are the leftists, Soros Groups P.O’d about it! “Erica Marsh,” a former field organizer for the Joe Biden campaign and Obama Foundation volunteer NEVER EXISTED. IT WAS A BOT BEING RUN OUT OF A “Social Influencer Sales” firm out of …

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The age of influencers is coming to an end?

Has the influencer bubble burst? If you ask anybody under twenty about their life plan, social media will likely play some part in the answer. A friend’s nine-year-old son has just launched his own YouTube channel. My prepubescent cousins are telling their parents that TikTok is “the key to financial freedom.” When I was their …

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