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Over the weekend, President Trump unleashed a vile Twitter campaign against four congresswomen of color and showcased the most recent example of his unrepentant racism. In a series of tweets directed at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, the president unapologetically otherized the […]
Grab your tinfoil hats and running shoes, because an ambush of Area 51 is going down next month. Supposedly. The mysterious military base has been the subject of countless conspiracy theories, most of which are of the extraterrestrial variety. For decades, many have believed that the Nevada district served as a holding site for aliens and UFOs—a theory that […]
An explosion in a shopping center in Plantation, Florida has left at least 20 people injured. One person inside a nearby LA Fitness was injured and another person at a Tesla charging station was hit with flying debris, according to a report from ABC. The local police department has closed all of the stores in the […]
During his “A Salute to America” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Donald Trump said that troops “took over airports” during the Revolutionary War. Of course, said war occurred between 1775–1783, a time in which there were no airports. “Our Army manned the air, it rammed the ramparts, it took over the airports, it did […]
California has become the first U.S. state to outlaw racial discrimination based on a individual’s hair. The legislation, also known as the The CROWN Act: Creating a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair, was passed unanimously last month by the California State Assembly. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill Wednesday in an effort to combat outdated, discriminatory policies […]
A serial toilet clogger in Sheboygan has been sentenced to three years probation and 150 days in jail. Patrick Beeman, age 35, regularly clogged toilets using plastic bottles from April 2017 to March 2018. After he was caught, Beeman told officers he felt compelled to clog toilets. Police believed that Beeman was responsible for as many […]
Here’s a tip: If you’re a senior White House adviser and the daughter of an impulsive demagogue who happens to be president of the United States, don’t attempt to discuss gender inequalities with world leaders as if the administration you’re representing doesn’t have a hand in exacerbating them. Over the weekend, Ivanka Trump attended the G-20 summit in Osaka, […]
At least 10 people are dead after a small passenger plane crashed into an empty airplane hangar in Addison, Texas on the morning of June 30. CBS reports that a twin-engine Beechcraft BE-350 King Air lost an engine soon after take-off. The plane veered hard to its left and crashed into the hangar, bursting into […]
Ticketmaster will be forced to pay $4.5 million CAD ($3.4 million USD) for misleading consumers over the price of their tickets. The Canadian Competition Bureau took issue with Ticketmaster’s practice of tacking on fees late in the purchasing process, effectively advertising and charging two different costs to consumers. The Bureau said that the mandatory fees added […]
New York City officials are accusing an Astoria family of allegedly operating a ring of illegal Airbnb rentals—a very lucrative ring. As pointed out by Wired, the Mayor’s Office of Special Enforcement filed a lawsuit last week against 13 individuals and entities that allegedly ran a five-year housing scheme that earned over $5 million in revenue. Officials say […]
