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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 […]
In the wake of losing Georgia in the 2020 runoff election, GOP leaders and strategists are scrambling to launch an attack against the woman who made the Democrats’ victory in her home state possible: the remarkable Stacey Abrams. Abrams, who lost the 2018 governor race to Republican Brian Kemp, launched her organization Fair Fight in […]
Donald Trump‘s 2021 days just keep getting worse. CNN reported on Sunday that the former President’s five impeachment defense attorneys have left the case with just a little over a week before the trial is set to begin. According to people familiar with the case, the attorneys decided to step away due to the way Trump […]
Woodstock 50 has ended a major legal battle. According to Billboard, organizers of the ill-fated festival quietly settled their lawsuit against Japanese marketing firm Dentsu in late 2020. Woodstock 50 sued the Tokyo-based company in April of last year, alleging the investor had “secretly decided to abandon, and then sabotage” the anniversary event just months before its scheduled kickoff. The plaintiffs […]
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 […]
The Black Lives Matter movement has been nominated for a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for helping bring awareness to racial justice worldwide. USA Today reports that Norwegian Parliament member Petter Eide nominated the organization because the protests against police brutality and systemic racism in the United States reached international recognition. “To carry forward a movement of […]
The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office has made a sweeping move that aims to keep sex workers out of the court room. On Friday, Kings County DA Eric Gonzalez announced his office has recently vacated 262 bench warrants related to prostitution and loitering for the purposes of prostitution. He also said his team intends to dismiss 850 more warrants, some of […]
Last week a Louisiana cemetery refused to bury a Black sheriff’s deputy because of its “white-only” sale restriction. Reminder, it’s 2021. Karla Semien, the wife of the late Darrell Semien, was told by Oaklin Springs Cemetery in Allen Parish that she couldn’t bury her husband there because of the 1950s sales contract that included language […]
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, […]
