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Now might be a good time to go ahead and cancel humanity. This week, a heartbreaking headline about a 7-year-old from Alabama went viral. The local CBS report highlighted the story of Liza Scott, who set up a lemonade stand inside her mother’s bakery to raise money for her multiple brain surgeries. Liza has three malformations […]
California Rep. Katie Porter presented another masterclass in political interrogation. On Wednesday, the Democratic lawmaker began trending on Twitter after she grilled a pharmaceutical CEO on his wildly high salary and the significanct price surge for Revlimid—a cancer drug commonly used to treat multiple myeloma and myelodysplastic syndrome. Porter presented her argument during a House Oversight Committee hearing that centered on an […]
Ellen DeGeneres is at the center of controversy, once again. In a recent BuzzFeed News report, one current and 10 former employees of The Ellen DeGeneres Show claimed they experienced a toxic work culture that conflicted with the host’s “be kind” mantra. “That ‘be kind’ bullshit only happens when the cameras are on. It’s all for show,” a former employee […]
Noname has made it very clear she is no fan of President Donald Trump, but she refuses to label him the “worst president in U.S. history.” The Chicago artist explained her position in a series of tweets Tuesday afternoon, insisting Trump was not some uniquely evil power that many make him out to be. In fact, she argues, […]
On July 1, American Airlines stopped blocking the middle seat on its flights, a policy that was put in place in April in an effort to maintain social distancing among passengers in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. That same day, the United States reported a record high of 52,358 new coronavirus cases. The daily total has dipped below 50,000 twice […]
Saul Williams has shared an email from JAY-Z in which the Roc-A-Fella co-founder, referencing an interview he’s not sure “is new or old,” shares his take on the fight for economic freedom. In the accompanying caption, Williams disputes JAY’s assessment. “Our fight for economic freedom is new,” JAY said in the email, per Williams’ Instagram post on […]
