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Authorities in Pinellas County, Florida arrested 36-year-old Adam Johnson on Friday. They believe Johnson to be the man seen carrying Nancy Pelosi’s lectern in a viral photo from the Capitol riot on Wednesday. After the photo began to spread, the Bradenton Herald identified Johnson as a resident of nearby Parrish, FL. According to the paper, he […]
A Sriwijaya Air plane carrying 62 passengers is believed to have crashed shortly after taking flight, Indonesia‘s Head Of National Transportation Safety Committee, Suryanto Cahyono, reported to CNN. Sriwijaya Air flight 182 was flying from Jakarta to Indonesian Borneo when it lost contact around 2:40 a.m. ET on Saturday. The plane was carrying 50 passengers and 12 crew members, all of […]
As the story around former President Trump’s Twitter being suspended continues to unfold, it doesn’t look like he’s taking it too well. Twitter users immediately took notice that he attempted to use the digital director of his campaign Gary Coby’s account in his place, which got Coby’s account promptly suspended as well. Changing this handle name to “Donald […]
Following the events that occurred on Wednesday at the Capitol building with radical Trump supporters and the former president finally being suspended from Twitter, it looks as though Google and Apple are taking steps to remove Parler– a hotspot for far-right extremists and Trump’s followers– from its app store. Apple has issued a warning to the app that it […]
After a tumultuous last few days with Trump and Trump-adjacent supporters storming the Capitol building, destroying public property and causing numerous fatalities, it has just been revealed that on the same day, a Black woman in L.A. was violently attacked by Trump supporters as they were holding a rally. According to Buzzfeed News, 25-year-old Berlinda Nibo was walking past […]
Accused murderer Kyle Rittenhouse was spotted at a Wisconsin bar this week wearing a shirt that shamelessly read, “Free as Fuck.” Photos of the outing immediately began circulating on social, sparking outrage among Twitter users who say the teen is yet another example of white privilege. According to Kenosha News, the 18-year-old was photographed at Pudgy’s Pub in Mount Pleasant […]
Uncertainty, once again, looms over New Jersey’s weed legalization bill. According to the New Jersey Globe, multiple lawmakers pulled their names from a so-called “cleanup bill” that was approved by the Senate Judiciary and Assembly Appropriations Committees on Thursday. The bill was seen as a compromise between the state legislature and Gov. Phil Murphy, who indicated […]
Jagmeet Singh, the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party, is calling for the Liberal government to list the far-right, neo-fascist organization Proud Boys as a terrorist organization following the siege of the U.S. Capitol earlier this week. And in an attempt to get their attention, he’s asking Canadians to sign a petition saying that they agree. “Today, […]
A seven-foot fence is being put up around the U.S. Capitol following this week’s violent and ultimately fatal insurrection attempt from MAGA cult members. On Thursday, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy announced that a seven-foot “non-scalable” fence would be erected around the property and will remain in place for “at least” 30 days. The fence, per a report […]
Now-former hospital CEO and Ontario COVID-19 advisory board member Dr. Tom Stewart is the one of the latest Canadian officials to lose positions after pursuing unnecessary travel in the Caribbean. Stewart has left his role as the CEO and president of St. Joseph’s Health System, according to a memo issued Thursday evening by the hospital system’s board […]
