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Over the weekend, President Trump put his racist beliefs on full display when he lobbed attacks at four congresswomen of color: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts. In his appeal to white nationalists, Trump equated being a person of color to being non-American when he suggested the legislators […]
In the latest edition of nature proving itself to be unforgiving, Italy is currently being hit with severe storms that have resulted in floods and other freak weather. Thunderstorms have been rocking the Adriatic Coast in Italy, forcing tourists to flee beaches, while there’s also been tornados and a beach fire. Scarier yet, hospital officials […]
With an estimated net worth of $5.9 billion, it was quite feasible that Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus was a Republican who supported Donald Trump. It didn’t need to go any further than that, for the sake of his company. But there it was. Interwoven in a late June piece for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about […]
An Arizona man reportedly killed a teenager for listening to rap music at a Peoria gas station. Local authorities say that 17-year-old Elijah Al-Amin was stabbed in the neck by 27-year-old Michael Adams outside of a Circle K. Al-Amin was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Adams was arrested nearby and […]
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 […]
Citing the “partisan death spiral” that is currently in effect nationwide, Rep. Justin Amash has announced his exit from the Republican Party. In a paywalled Washington Post op-ed published on Stranger Things Day, Amash said he was declaring his “independence” by leaving the GOP. “No matter your circumstance, I’m asking you to join me in rejecting […]
On Wednesday, it was announced that Nicki Minaj will be performing in Saudi Arabia later this month, a decision that has been widely speculated given the kingdom’s history of ultra-conservatism. Minaj is set to headline the Jeddah World Fest music festival on July 18. As reported by the Saudi Gazette, Raed Abuzinadah, director general of the […]
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, […]
Luis Alvarez, a retired NYPD detective and a first responder during the Sept. 11 attacks, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 53. Alvarez’s colorectal cancer was specifically linked to his actions on September 11 and the toxins released from the rubble. Alvarez spent weeks after 9/11 searching for victims at Ground Zero […]
The Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration’s attempts to include a question on the 2020 census form asking U.S. residents whether or not they are citizens. The court didn’t rule on whether or not including the citizenship question is unlawful but rather cited concerns over why the president’s administration wanted to include it in the first place. In […]
