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A Louisville officer involved in the Breonna Taylor shooting insists he and his colleagues did nothing wrong on the night of the deadly raid. On Tuesday morning, Louisville police Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly sent a mass email within his department to defend his actions as well as slam Mayor Greg Fischer, Public Safety Chief Amy Hess, and former Louisville Metro […]
Kit Harington, best known for playing Jon Snow in Game of Thrones, says he doesn’t want to play traditional male “hero” roles anymore. The British actor revealed as much during an interview with the Telegraph. “I feel that emotionally men have a problem, a blockage, and that blockage has come from the Second World War, passed down […]
The global pandemic has made Halloween especially scary this year. On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued guidelines on how to celebrate the holiday in a fun and safe manner. The CDC divided the suggestions into three categories: “lower risk activities,” “moderate risk activities,” and “higher risk activities.” The latter underscores the importance of social distancing, […]
Wells Fargo‘s Chief Executive Charles Scharf tried to explain why the company is having trouble reaching its diversity goals. In the process, he ended up showing his true colors. Two participants in a summer Zoom meeting with Scharf told Reuters on Tuesday the company is unable to meet its diversity goals because there is a limited pool of qualified Black […]
Malcolm X’s story is the American story. Humble beginnings, a turn down the wrong path, and then a re-building of self by sheer will, tenacity. His life and legacy are deeply intertwined into the ideal of America. With clear, concise thought and unabashed honesty, Malcolm spoke about the beauty and frustrations of the Black community […]
Kanye West‘s presidential campaign efforts—despite recently being sidelined amid discussions centered on his efforts to overhaul his current situation with regards to who controls his music catalog—remain the topic of numerous headlines during the pandemic era. Of course, given that West has zero chance of actually winning, concern surrounding his 2020 campaign is focused on any […]
Sen. Mitt Romney has announced that he supports voting on a Trump nominee to fill the Supreme Court vacancy before the election. In a statement shared early Tuesday that was met with immediate push back from the left, Romney alleged that his decision had been made “based on the immutable fairness of following the law, […]
Despite the fact that the U.S. will soon surpass 200,000 CDC-confirmed deaths from COVID-19, Trump would like his supporters to believe that it “affects virtually nobody.” The latest example of Trump intentionally sowing confusion amid the still-in-progress pandemic went down at another one of his health guidelines-ignoring campaign events, footage from which—as always—makes for a truly […]
A Chicago man known by the nickname of “Dreadhead Cowboy” was arrested on Monday after riding his horse on the Dan Ryan Expressway. As explained in a local NBC News report, the Dreadhead Cowboy—a.k.a. Adam Hollingsworth—pulled the stunt as part of an effort to amplify the “kids lives matter” message. In a Facebook post, Hollingsworth told fans […]
Minutes before leading authorities on a high-speed chase, an Oklahoma woman told police that she had to “poop so bad.” That embarrassing admission/excuse was captured in newly released body cam footage, some of which can be seen as part of a news report in a video at the bottom of this post. 28-year-old Emily Sindt […]
