Josh Duggar admitted to having an Ashley Madison account on Aug. 20.(Photo: D Dipasupil, Getty Images for Extra)
When news of Josh Duggar"s latest scandal broke on Thursday, Twitter wasted no time castigating the besieged reality star, who admitted to having an Ashley Madison account after spending years preaching about the sanctity of marriage while working for the conservative Family Research Council (which lobbies against abortion rights and gay marriage).
Published: 09:30 EST, 20 August 2015 | Updated: 12:40 EST, 20 August 2015
With her cover of Vanity Fair, her television show and a huge social media fan base it is easy to think Caitlyn Jenner has had an easy transition.
But look online and not everyone has been as accepting of the transgender star with the comment section of her Twitter filled with people telling the 65-year-old "to go die" and that she is a "freak" and a "perv".
English artist Conor Collinssaw those messages of hate and decided he wanted to make something beautiful from them, using the tweets to create a portrait of Caitlyn.
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Finding a positive: An artist has turned violent and threatening tweets about Caitlyn Jenner into an artwork
Based off the reality star"s Vanity Fair cover, at first glance the black and white image looks like a line drawing but on closer inspection Caitlyn"s form is created using the very words that sought to take her down.
Thanks to social media Conor"s artwork was quickly shared by hundreds and eventually his subject, Caitlyn, also saw the work.
Taking to Twitter on Wednesday night, the former Olympian praised the Manchester-based artist.
Praise:Thanks to social media the work was quickly shared by hundreds and eventually his subject, Caitlyn, also saw the work and tweeted her thanks on Wednesday
Target: White it may have seemed like the world was accepting of the 65-year-old (pictured July)not everyone has been with the comment section of her Twitter filled with people telling the 65-year-old "to go die" and that she is a "freak" and a "perv"
The star write: "Turning hate into love is so beautiful and powerful - great job by this artist."
Of course, the tweet by the world"s newest Social Media Queen as crowed at the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday instantly turned the work and the artist into a trending topic on Twitter.
Iconic: The piece of art was created by English artist Conor Collins who used the star"s Vanity Fair cover
Taking to his own Twitter, Conor thanked those who shared the piece for their support.
"Feeling rather overwhelmed by the response to my painting. Not to mention the vibrate function on my phone is well and truly dead!
"Brother just called me to say that mum text him saying ""Conor"s become viral on that bird call site."""
Speaking to the DailyMail.com Conor said he had hoped his work would touch people but did not even think on this scale.
He said on Thursday morning: "I didn"t think I would be a trending topic, however, when I finished the painting I did think it may strike a chord with people, however I am very moved that people have felt so emotionally engaged by it.
"It seems to have spread really quickly and the responses are on the whole really rather positive. For every person who sees it, another person is shown the persecution and real danger trans people face."
However, Conor has also been subjected to just a taste of what his subject receives daily: "I"ve received a fair bit of hate mail in my emails overnight from people who hate the transgendered community, or hate me, or just generally hate a lot of things.
"But I find the more hate mail I receive...the better job I am probably doing."
Conor initially came across the hateful responses after Caitlyn first revealed her true self.
He told the DailyMail.com: "I admire what Caitlyn has done and how she has used her position and privileged to make a difference.
Deceptively hate-filled: At first glance the black and white image looks like a line drawing but on closer inspection Caitlyn"s form is created using the very words that sought to take her down
Tough work: The artist said he struggled to read and then re-writing some of the comments from Caitlyn"s Twitter account
"So naturally like anyone curious I went on her twitter to see more, and was horrified by some of the comments. When I saw these I wanted to show them because it is a reality of what trans people experience every day.
"Caitlyn"s making a difference to the trans community, however, I didnt want to hide the darkness and persecution they face in my art piece. It just wouldnt be fair."
Reading through and the re-writing the comments and threats took its toll on the artist but he was determined to finish, and completed the work in just one night despite his pieces normally taking two months to two years.
New point of view: Conor said he hoped the work will make people realise the struggles trans people face
"To get through it I ended up working through half a bottle of whiskey and didn"t stop working on the painting till the small hours of the morning. I am not sure how I kept a steady hand, however I don"t think I could have written so much hate sober."
While Caitlyn has not reached out personally to Conor, the artist was just excited that she had seen his work.
"Outside of the [re-tweet] I haven"t heard from Caitlyn, however I can understand she must be totally run off her feet of late. So happy with the RT alone!"
Trending comment: The tweet by the world"s newest Social Media Queen as crowed at the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday instantly turned the work and the artist into a trending topic on Twitter
BREAKING: North Korea Fires at South Korean Military
(Aug. 20, 2015) In an escalation of the tense situation in the region, North and South Korea exchanged fire over their heavily fortified border Thursday, the South Korean Defense Ministry said.
South Korea detected a projectile, assumed to be a small rocket, that was fired toward the western province of Gyeonggi, a Defense Ministry official told CNN.
The South Korean military responded by firing a few dozen shells at the area from which the North Korean projectile was fired, the official said.
The Pentagon is monitoring the escalating tension closely, Cmdr. William Urban, a Defense Department spokesman, told CNNs Brian Todd.
And a U.S. official told CNNs Barbara Starr that the U.S. believes that North Korea fired a shot at a South Korean loudspeaker, and South Korea responded with 36 artillery shells.
The U.S. believes North Korea deliberately placed mines in the path of a South Korean patrol in the demilitarized zone between the two countries, sparking the exchanges, the official said.
Tensions spiked on the Korean Peninsula after two South Korean soldiers were seriously wounded by landmines on August 4 in the demilitarized zone.
South Korea also has accused the North of planting the mines, an allegation that Pyongyang denies.
Seoul vowed a harsh response to the landmines and resumed blaring propaganda messages over the border from huge loudspeakers.
The move infuriated North Korea, which called the broadcasting a direct action of declaring a war. Over the weekend, it threatened to blow up the South Korean speakers and also warned of indiscriminate strikes.
A history of conflict
While such tension is worrisome, it is nothing new.
Over the past six decades, skirmishes have flared repeatedly along land and sea borders as each state aims to reunify the peninsula according to its own terms and system of government. Deadly naval clashes occurred along the demarcation line in 1999, 2002 and 2009.
After Japans defeat in World War II, Korea became a divided nation the capitalist South supported by the United States and its Western allies, and the communist North an ally of the Soviet Union.
Cold War tensions erupted into war in 1950, devastating the peninsula and taking the lives of as many as 2 million people. The fighting ended with a truce, not a treaty, and settled little.
Technically, the two Koreas are still at war.
Besides the border skirmishes, other incidents have proved provocative. In 1968, North Korea dispatched commandos in an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate South Koreas President. In 1983, a bombing linked to Pyongyang killed 17 high-level South Korean officials on a visit to Myanmar. In 1987, the North was accused of bombing a South Korean airliner.
And now it is happening again.
On Monday, North Korea pumped its own propaganda broadcasts over the border, the same day South Korea started military exercises with the United States and other countries. Pyongyang says it views the drills as a prelude to an invasion.
The two sides have exchanged fire recently at sensitive points.
In November 2010, North Korea shelled an island near the countries disputed maritime border, killing two South Korean marines.
They also traded fire in October 2014. A clash took place between patrol boats in the Yellow Sea, and then another flared days later over land after North Korean gunners apparently targeted balloons carrying leaflets critical of the countrys reclusive regime.
Watch out, Foxy lady. The Twitterverse is comin" to get ya.
Apparently the headlines that Megan Fox and husband Brian Austin Green have separated after 11 years together, including five years of marriage, read more like "Megan Fox is back on the market and you"re going to walk outside, see her and she"s going to date you" because Twitter positively lit up with virtual cheers.
Isn"t it beautiful how many people saw the silver lining of what could have been just the latest gloomy moment for celebrity couples this summer?
Or disturbing, whichever. (Truly, though, the teenage-caliber level of optimism is staggering.)
First of all, the mother of two young sons probably doesn"t even plan on going outsidelet alone date, mingle or Tinderfor the time being while she allows the hubbub to die down.
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But regardless of how Fox is actually feeling, dozens are ready to swoop in and help the brunette beauty dry her tears. Because the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles star, Maxim cover girl and onetime Sexiest Woman in the World (per FHM"s wide-eyed readers circa 2008) is now obtainable.
And no, to those of you who claim ignorance as to who her husband is, he isn"t some regular guy. He"s David Silver.
But who are we to rain on anyone"s parade? In fact, we"ll help get the word out that there are a number of gentleman, and a few ladies, who would love to be there for the 29-year-old actress in this difficult time.
So here is a sampling of the wishful thinkers who are in line to become the next Mr. or Mrs. Fox. And the line starts behind this guy:
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Chin up, young man! You have just as much a chance as any of these guys.
New Details About Bombshell Josh Duggar Sexual Abuse Allegations
Josh Duggar isnt sitting around at home and sulking about the cancellation of 19 Kids and Counting. Instead, the embattled former reality show star is spending his free time enjoying outings with his family members and friends.
19 Kids and Counting was cancelled two months after Josh Duggar confessed to sexually molesting his younger sisters. Because his vile actions caused such an outrage, many of his critics likely thought that he would lie low for a while by holing up in the Duggar compound and overdosing on his mothers tater tot casserole. However, Josh has made numerous outings since his show got the ax, and his family members and friends havent shunned him.
According to Us Weekly, Josh and Anna Duggar recently took their tiny newborn daughter, Meredith Grace, out to eat at an Arkansas restaurant. A sleepy-looking Josh took a break from his plate of pasta to pose for a picture, and the photo of the smiling father holding up his bawling baby was later posted on the Duggar Family Official Facebook page.
Picture of our sweetest new granddaughter Meredith Grace with her mommy and daddy, the photo was captioned. Meredith is the Josh and Annas fourth child.
Josh Duggar has been spending a lot of quality time with his kids now that hes no longer working for the Family Research Council. As the Inquisitr previously reported, the former 19 Kids and Counting star stepped down from his position with the FRC soon after he made his shocking molestation confession. He was working as the executive director of FRC Action in Washington, D.C., so he had to leave his home in Maryland to move back to Arkansas after becoming unemployed.
Even though Josh is no longer getting paid to speak out against gay marriage and abortion, hes still finding money to spend on having a good time. He recently let his Instagram followers know that he had a blast going bowling with his son Michael.
According to the Duggar Family News: Life Is Not All Pickles and Hairspray Facebook page, Joshs family members arent the only ones spending time with him he still has friends. He and two buddies recently went mudding, and a few Pickles and Hairspray commenters criticized Josh for going out and having a good time while Anna Duggar presumably stayed home to care for their infant daughter.
This is just another typical Duggar women take care of the house and babies, while the men folk do nada," Lori Reynolds wrote.
However, Lindy Lou thinks that Anna Duggars husband wouldnt be of much use if he spent more time at home.
I doubt he would be of much practical assistance. Cooking, cleaning, changing nappies is womens work. Apparently.
The mudding photo above appears to be taken from the Instagram page of a Duggar friend named Joe Donaldson.
He captioned the picture, A little late night 4-wheelin in the humvee! We bulldozed thru the forest then rinsed it off in the ponds! Lol #boysandtheirtoys @joshduggar @markdominguez.
Joe Donaldson is the co-owner of the Sams Furniture company in Arkansas, so he might help Josh and Anna furnish their new home. Joe accompanied Josh to a baseball game the day after baby Meredith was born, and he shared the photo below that shows his wife helping out with the renovation of Josh and Annas house. You can also see Jana Duggar working hard on the left-hand side of the picture.
What a servant hearted wifee I have! Donaldson captioned the picture. After working a long day she jumps in the truck with me to go help friends of ours clean & work on their house till late hours in the night! I love her!
Back in April, Radar Online shared a few photos of Josh and Annas new Siloam Springs home, and it definitely looked like a fixer upper. Judging from the Instagram photo below, it looks like Anna Duggar has also enlisted her brother-in-law, David Waller, and a few of his family members to help refurbish the house.
Theres still no word on how Josh Duggar plans on supporting his family of six now that hes lost his reality show and his job with the FRC, but for now he has plenty of friends and family members who are willing to help him rebuild his life.
Juan D"Arienzo Tango Master Collection (álbum completo)
Googles got a lot of projects that dont lineup up with its operations as a search engine or a software provider. This was in fact one of the primary reasons that we saw the company diversify its core and become the part of larger parent company, now to be known as Alphabet. Whether Google and Co. get to keep the name, given that BMW already owns a company by the similar name, well find out soon. But the company has just shown off its latest Project Tango tablet, this time manufactured in conjunction with US chipmaking giant, Intel.
Given Googles preference to give anything even remotely futuristic a try, we got the first Project Tango tablet last year when the company partnered with Nvidia for its release. Powered by the Tegra K1, the device came with 4 GB of RAM, 128 GB of internal storage, a depth sensor and became the second device to run Nividias mobile SoC, after the Xiaomi MiPad. We also saw Google cut its price in half after a while, whether due to disappointing demand or to further boost market interest, its unknown. But things are moving ahead with Project Tango, as this time its Intels turn to mess around with Augmented Reality on Googles behalf.
As far as its functionality goes, the device manages to stay true to the concept of Augmented Reality. Not only does it let you simulate 3D models of your environment in real time, but it also lets you interact with it in new and interesting ways. Exampled include building Minecraft style building blocks into your mapped environment. In fact, one of the coolest features that the company showed off with the Tango device at IDF was a custom built NERF gun which nests the device and allows you to duck and shoot at and from robots that are mapped in your environment.
The device comes with a 6-inch touchscreen, Intels Cherry Trail X5 processor ticking under the hood and a combined USB/HDMI port.The Project Tango developer kit is expected to go on sale by this years end and will cost around the same $512 price tag that goes along Nvidias device as well.
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BLACK OPS 3 "DIRECTO BETA MULTIJUGADOR"!! - TheGrefg
The Call of Duty: Blacks Ops III multiplayer beta is coming in August and Activision finalized the dates it will be available for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on Wednesday. This is the first public beta for the shooter in a long time and everyone will have the same length of playtime despite the PS4 getting it first.
The Black Ops III multiplayer beta hits the PlayStation 4 first on Wednesday, August 19, and will last on that platform until Sunday, August 23. The beta will then open up for the Xbox One and PC on Wednesday, August 26, and run through Sunday, August 30. That means all three platforms will get exactly five days to try out the shooter.
#BlackOps3 MP Beta intel is here. Check the blog post for all Beta dates and more info: http://t.co/1pdkllsszf
Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) July 22, 2015
PlayStation 4 owners get the Black Ops III beta first as part of the timed exclusivity arrangement for DLC that Sony announced during E3. Microsoft previously held the timed exclusivity rights since the release of Modern Warfare 2, but either elected not to continue it or were outbid by Sony when the original contract with Activision ended.
This was one of several timed exclusivity announcements Sony made at E3. Grabbing the rights for Call of Duty is considered to be somewhat of a coup for PlayStation 4 since the fall lineup for the console is light on first-party exclusives, and Black Ops III has topped a Piper Jaffray survey as the title gamers are most excited about this fall.
Details on what maps, modes, weapons, and perks will be available in the Black Ops III beta have not been announced yet. However, Inquisitr previously covered some of the beta details in April.
Only the Black Ops III multiplayer will be part of this beta. The campaign and zombies mode will not be included. Drift0r says that the beta will only include three to four maps and a limited set of guns and perks. It will be enough to give everyone a taste of the game and provide enough for Treyarch to track for bugs and balancing, but will not be everything.
Those interested in participating in the beta will need to pre-order the game from the PlayStation Store, Xbox Live, Steam, or any participating retailer. You can find the list of participating retailers straight from the Black Ops IIIwebsite.
While pre-ordering games has generally become frowned upon after multiple disasters, Inquisitr previously explained that pre-ordering to gain access to a beta is just fine. You can always cancel the pre-order prior to the Call of Duty: Black Ops III release on November 6.
