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Ted Cruz, whose public history includes everything from supporting a guy who suggested his dad could have been involved in the Kennedy assassination (and insulted his wife’s appearance) to dangerously platforming baseless election theories, is now being called out by a number of prominent voices for his latest act of nonsensicality. In a recent interview with conservative figure […]
The country’s top financial regulator says it’s closely reviewing “the extreme price volatility” of certain stock prices over the past several days. It has also reassured the public that officials are ready to take action if they determine market manipulation was at play. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made the announcement Friday, in wake of the Reddit-fueled stock surges that […]
The mass COVID-19 vaccination site at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles shut down on Saturday afternoon after dozens of protesters blocked the entrance, preventing hundreds of people from receiving their vaccine after waiting in line for hours. According to the Los Angeles Times, the protest included anti-vaxxers and far-right conspiracy theorists who crowded the entrance […]
White New Yorkers descended on a COVID-19 vaccination site set up in a Latino community, taking vaccines from people of color living in the neighborhood. According to a report from CNN, the clinic launched on Jan. 14 at the Armory Track & Field Center in Washington Heights, a neighborhood that was hit hard by the […]
Like clockwork, the once loud and abrasive pro-Trump rioters who stormed the capitol building just a few weeks ago are starting to lose some of their once strong convictions to the failed second-term president. One participant in the insurrection, the virally pictured shirtless, horned man Jake Angelo, who was later identified and imprisoned after the riot, has now said that […]
Rep. Cori Bush has announced that she will be moving her office away from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s office due to concerns for her team’s safety. “A maskless Marjorie Taylor Greene & her staff berated me in a hallway. She targeted me & others on social media,” Bush tweeted of Greene, who has previously expressed […]
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti addressed criticism on Thursday after receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. People called out Garcetti for “cutting the line” since, as a 49-year-old not working in healthcare, he does not meet the general eligibility requirements. “Quite simply, it was strong medical advice from the people that were there, and […]
The woman behind the attention-grabbing mittens worn by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris earlier this month announced she was auctioning off a few pairs for various charities based in Vermont. Second grade teacher Jen Ellis received a number of requests for her hand-knitted mittens in wake of the […]
That inauguration meme of Bernie Sanders—you know the one and no one should have to remind you of what’s being referenced here—has inspired the stacking up of nearly two million dollars for charity. The meme in question, featuring mittens made by an elementary school teacher by the name of Jen Ellis, was turned into official […]
On his final day in office, Trump pardoned a long list of people, ranging from his former adviser Steve Bannon, to Death Row Records co-founder Michael “Harry O” Harris. The latter was in prison for over 30 years on drug trafficking and murder charges, and his case was brought to the attention of Weldon Angelos, […]
