Skip to content

CNN Thinks They Know Why Trump Started Attacking Pope Leo—And Yep, That Certainly Tracks

Search AI Powered
Human content, AI powered search.

Latest Stories

Elon Musk Roasted Hard After Unveiling Twitter's New 'X' Logo In Bizarre Video

Elon Musk
Chesnot/Getty Images

The controversial Twittter owner showed off the site's new logo in an attempt to rebrand the site as 'X.'

Alan Herrera
By Alan HerreraJul 24, 2023
Alan Herrera

Alan is a writer and editor who lives in New York City. His work has been featured in such publications as Salon, The Advocate, Plus Magazine, George Takei Presents, The Huffington Post, Spoiled NYC, Towleroad, Distractify, Elite Daily, and 2 or 3 Things I Know About Film.

See Full Bio

Billionaire Twitter CEO Elon Musk was mocked online after he announced on Saturday night his plans to retire Twitter's iconic blue bird logo and completely rebrand the platform under the domain x.com.

He tweeted:

"And soon we shall bid adieu to the Twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds."

You can see his tweet below.

With this statement, Musk hinted at a significant transformation for the social media giant and quickly began rolling out the rebrand in real-time.

He invited his followers to share their ideas for a new "X" logo, promising if a good enough design was posted that night, the new brand would go live worldwide the next day.

True to his word, just hours later, Musk unveiled a glowing "X" graphic in a video. He described the design as partially inspired by Art Deco, a visual style known for its elegance and modernity.

Along with the new logo, Musk revealed some changes to the platform's terminology. Instead of tweets, users will now be posting "Xs," and followers will be referred to as "viewers," adopting a similar phrasing to platforms like YouTube and TikTok.

You can see Musk's video in which he unveils the new "X" logo below.

The hashtag #GoodbyeTwitter began to trend as many acknowledged that the proposed change would make the social media platform unrecognizable.



People were quick to mock Musk and the new logo following the announcement.






Musk's fascination with the letter X is well-documented.

From owning SpaceX, a rocket company, to founding X.com, which evolved into the popular online payment platform PayPal, he has a long history of incorporating the letter into his ventures. Notably, he even named a Tesla SUV as the Model X. Furthermore, his son with singer Grimes bears the distinctive name X Æ A-12.

Twitter's blue bird logo, affectionately known as Larry T. Bird, has been an integral part of the platform since its inception in 2006. Co-founder Biz Stone chose the name in homage to NBA legend Larry Bird, adding a touch of playfulness and charm to the social media site.

Linda Yaccarino, the former NBC Universal executive appointed as Twitter CEO in May, expressed her admiration for Musk's decision to rebrand the social media platform, saying that "X" "will go further" than Twitter ever did, effectively "transforming the global town square.”

Latest News

Screenshots from @oz11201's TikTok video
Trending

Hero Oklahoma Principal Crowned Prom King In Emotional Viral Video After Tackling Would-Be School Shooter

Screenshot of Donald Trump
Donald Trump

Trump Dragged After Making Bizarre Joke About His Age—And, Yeah, He Wishes

Joshua Jackson reacts to an unexpectedly awkward question about his father.
Celebrities

Joshua Jackson Was Just Asked About The 'Best Advice' He Got From His Dad—But There's One Awkward Problem

Katie Miller
Viral Post

Stephen Miller's Wife Tried To Claim Liberal Men Are Childless Because They 'Aren't Attractive'—And The Internet Pounced

More from People

Dr. Sandra Lee
TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle/YouTube

'Dr. Pimple Popper' Star Reveals She Suffered Stroke While Filming Series: 'I Had A Part Of My Brain That Died'

It's already scary to witness a younger person go through a life-changing medical diagnosis, but it's especially jarring to see a medical professional, who presumably knows best about how to care for themselves, go through the same.

Sandra Lee, known as "Dr. Pimple Popper" on Lifetime, is well-known for her bedside manner, medical knowledge and ability to share her knowledge in an accessible way, and, of course, her unique approach to dermatological care.

Keep ReadingShow less
Rob Schneider; Elizabeth Banks
Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images; Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Rob Schneider Dragged For Criticizing Elizabeth Banks' 'Dangerous Rhetoric' After She Called Out White Female Trump Voters

After actor and filmmaker Elizabeth Banks—who played Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games—called out white women who voted for President Donald Trump, MAGA actor Rob Schneider lashed out against what he referred to as her "dangerous rhetoric."

Those who've read the book and seen the film adaptation of The Hunger Games know that Trinket—known for joyfully announcing, "Happy Hunger Games and the odds may be ever in your favor!"—is a mistress of propaganda for a hostile government that forces teenagers to fight to the death every year to intimidate critics and keep society's poorest and most vulnerable in line. Trinket eventually embraces the rebellion.

Keep ReadingShow less
Kid Rock
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Kid Rock Dragged After Offering Massive Discount To His MAGA Festival Due To Abysmal Ticket Sales

Musician Kid Rock has hitched his wagon to president Donald Trump for quite some time now, and it seems he too is in the "find out" stage of that particularly exercise in FAFO.

It seems that when the president you form your entire personality around craters to a catastrophic approval rating even for him, your ship starts to sink too.

Keep ReadingShow less
Dan Driscoll; Tammy Duckworth
Cheriss May/Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Army Secretary Sparks Outrage After Shutting Down Army Social Media Accounts For Honoring Tammy Duckworth's Military Service

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is facing heavy criticism after he ordered that all accounts associated with the Army unit "Soldier for Life" (SFL) be shut down after the unit shared a post on social media celebrating Illinois Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth's military service.

Duckworth is a double amputee who lost both of her legs in combat in 2004 when her Black Hawk helicopter was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade fired by Iraqi insurgents.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshot of Tom Homan; Pope Leo XIV
Fox News; Vatican Media/Vatican Pool - Corbis/Getty Images

Trump's Border Czar Ripped For Hypocrisy After Telling Pope Leo To 'Stay Out Of Politics'

President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan was called out for hypocrisy after telling Pope Leo XIV to "stay out of politics" after he clashed with Trump over the widely unpopular war in Iran.

Last week, Pope Leo criticized the war and called on the world "to reject war, especially a war which many people have said is an unjust war, which is continuing to escalate and is not resolving anything."

Keep ReadingShow less