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Thursday night’s Republican debate, still underway, is getting nasty. Beginning with Trump questioning Ted Cruz’s citizenship and ending with the moderator accusing Hillary Clinton of enabling her husband’s sexual misconduct, it has been a classy show thus far. President Barack Obama’s policies on gun control and Iran have taken a beating from the candidates as well, but Trump and Cruz, leaving little for the other candidates, have thus far dominated the debate. Whoever wins, spray tan will never quite look the same again.

The mastermind behind yesterday’s terrorist attacks in Indonesia has been revealed. Authorities have identified Bahrun Naim, an Internet cafe owner in the tiny city of Solo, as the local organiser of the attacks. Naim had travelled to Syria and possibly received training from Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). On his blog, he noted after the Paris attacks the ease with which Indonesians could wage “guerilla warfare” on the state.

Twitter is being sued for giving ISIL a voice. Florida resident Tamara Fields is suing Twitter over its use by ISIL for propaganda, communications and possible financial facilitation. Fields’ husband was killed in an ISIL-linked attack in Amman, Jordan. Twitter is being sued under what the US has termed the ‘Anti-Terrorism Act’, which prohibits and punishes organisations providing material support for terrorists.

‘The Revenant’ has received a host of Oscar nominations. In what may appear to finally be Leonardo DiCaprio’s year to win the award, virtually no actors of colour have been nominated, raising sharp criticism on social media. Will Smith’s ‘Concussion’, and Idris Elba from ‘Beasts of No Nation’ were excluded, as was the latest Star Wars film. In nomination land, it appears to be the domain of the film snob, not the filmgoer, who determines the nominees.

Fact of the day: Peanut butter was originally developed for people with no teeth as a good source of protein. The ability to silence said gummy folks was just an added bonus.