Los Angeles, Ca
‘I appreciate Elon for allowing me to vent;’ Kanye West’s X account goes dark
After days of firing off hate-filled posts to the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Kanye West’s account has gone dark.
Kanye West, otherwise known as “Ye,” wrote a farewell post on Sunday night hours after his Super Bowl ad aired, advertising his shoe brand Yeezy.
“I’m logging out of Twitter,” the artist wrote. “I appreciate Elon for allowing me to vent. It has been very cathartic to use the world as a sounding board.”
Elon Musk, owner of X, did not publicly reply to West’s note or the disappearance of his account as of Sunday night.
On Saturday, Friends star David Schwimmer spoke out against West’s X rampage, calling out Musk for being complicit.
“We can’t stop a deranged bigot from spewing hate filled, ignorant bile… but we CAN stop giving him a megaphone, Mr. Musk,” Schwimmer said in an Instagram post. “Kanye West has 32.7 million followers on your platform, X. That’s twice as many people than the number of Jews in existence.”
According to Billboard, West was initially banned from X in October 2022 for antisemitic posts, briefly reinstated in November, then re-suspended later that month.
Musk reinstated West’s account eight months later, according to Billboard.
In the past week alone, some of West’s most controversial posts to X included antisemitic claims such as “I’m a Nazi,” and “I love Hitler.”
Schwimmer’s post also mentioned West’s posts that said “I’m racist,” “I’m never apologizing for my Jewish comments,” and more.
“Silence is complicity,” Schwimmer’s post concluded.
Los Angeles, Ca
Boyle Heights warehouse cleanup begins as crews face 85 million pounds of spoiled food
Cleanup efforts are underway Thursday at the Boyle Heights cold-storage warehouse that burned for eight days after firefighters officially declared the massive blaze knocked down Wednesday evening. Los Angeles Fire Department crews remain at the Lineage warehouse near Union Pacific Avenue and South La Puente Street as they transition into the overhaul phase, searching for […]
A hospital needs help identifying a male patient who was found injured and unconscious in downtown Los Angeles.
The man is believed to be in his 30s, according to the Los Angeles General Medical Center.
He was found injured on the ground on Omar Street and has been hospitalized since June 22.
He stands 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 176 pounds. He has brown eyes, dark brown hair and tattoos across his upper body.
He did not have any personal belongings to help staff identify him or contact loved ones. Workers did not disclose the nature of his injuries.
Anyone who recognizes the man is asked to call clinical social worker Cesar Robles at 323-409-6885.
The public can also call the L.A. General Medical Center’s Department of Social Work at 323-409-5253 or, after hours from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., call 323-409-6883. On weekends, call 323-409-5254.
Police are asking the public for help Wednesday in identifying a hit-and-run driver who left a woman badly injured in Long Beach late last month. The May 24 crash occurred around 11 p.m. as the victim was crossing East 2nd Street, according to the Long Beach Police Department. Video provided by police showed a dark-colored […]
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