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Down in Alabama, a state where people like Roy Moore still have swaths of supporters, oppressive political forces have ensured the passing of what is effectively a near-total abortion ban. “This ban is dangerous and exceptionally cruel—and the bill’s authors want to use it to overturn Roe v. Wade,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren, currently in the middle of […]
In a stunning turn of events, Denver has voted to become the first U.S. city to decriminalize shrooms. The ballot measure was projected to fail Tuesday night with “no” votes holding a solid lead in early returns; but on Wednesday afternoon, the final unofficial results showed that the he initiative had passed by a narrow 1.12 percent margin, with 89,320 votes in […]
Monday, we learned that Kim Kardashian‘s interest in criminal justice reform matters had extended to the funding and general assistance of the 90 Days of Freedom Campaign. The initiative, launched by Decarceration Collective lawyer MiAngel Cody and Kardashian’s attorney Brittany K. Barnett, has helped 17 people previously locked up on low level drug offenses secure freedom in […]
A new report on Donald Trump‘s finances from the New York Times proves what anyone who has been paying attention already knows: the president was not the shrewd businessman he paints himself as. After sourcing and corroborating tax returns from 1984-1994, the Times reports that Trump lost $1.17 billion dollars among his core businesses in […]
Tiger Woods was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Donald Trump in a ceremony at the White House’s Rose Garden on Monday. Woods was joined by his mother, his two children, girlfriend Erica Herman, and longtime caddie, Joe LaCava. “Tiger Woods is a global symbol of American excellence, devotion and drive,” Trump said of Woods, […]
The city of Los Angeles held a ceremony on Saturday in which a portion of Rodeo Road was renamed President Barack Obama Boulevard. An almost four-mile stretch has been dedicated to the former president. This stretch of land also holds sentimental value for Obama. It’s close to Rancho Cienega Park, where Obama held his first-ever campaign rally in the […]
After receiving criticism for not inviting a professional female sports team to the White House in his two years as president, Donald Trump hosted the 2019 NCAA women’s tournament champions, the Baylor Lady Bears, for a celebratory visit on Monday. As has become typical Trump behavior, the president served the athletes a selection of fast-food items, and […]
Former VP Joe Biden has formally announced he will seek the office of the presidency. The announcement came Thursday, though Biden has been assumed to be running for quite some time now, even despite recent controversies. “The core values of this nation, our standing in the world, our very democracy, everything that has made America, […]
Donald Trump had a closed-door meeting with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on April 23 and reportedly spent a good chunk of the meeting complaining about losing followers. According to anonymous sources who spoke to the Washington Post, Trump questioned Dorsey directly about the dip in his follower count following Twitter’s purge of bots from the platform. Trump […]
Two men have been arrested by Northern Ireland police in connection with the recent murder of journalist Lyra McKee. The men are 18 and 19, respectively, and were taken in under the terrorism act, per CNN. The Police Service of Northern Ireland said Saturday that the men have been transported to a station in central […]
