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Immigration advocacy groups are demanding detention centers stop using a powerful disinfectant that has allegedly caused serious side effects among detainees. According to Yahoo! News, Freedom for Immigrants and Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice filed the complaint with the Department of Homeland Security on May 21, claiming Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities in California and Florida are using a toxic […]
In the early hours of March 13, three plainclothes officers barged into Breonna Taylor‘s Kentucky home as she was asleep with her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker. Moments later, the cops began exchanging gunfire with Walker—a registered gun owner—and shot an unarmed Taylor eight times. The 26-year-old emergency medical technician was pronounced dead at the scene. The officers were reportedly executing a “no-knock” warrant, […]
Snoop Dogg joined Big Boy on the Real 92.3 on Thursday, where he said that this November will mark the first time he’s ever voted because he previously thought that he wasn’t able to since he had a criminal record. “I ain’t never voted a day in my life, but this year I think Imma get […]
Laura Ingraham’s latest comments about athletes have, unsurprisingly, inspired many people to speak out against the Fox News host. On Wednesday, Ingraham supported Drew Brees, who’s been openly slammed for saying he disapproves of NFL players who kneel during the national anthem. On her Wednesday show, Ingraham said that the criticism of Brees is “stalinist.” “He’s […]
Social causes are at the forefront of the American consciousness; just look at the #MeToo, #TimesUp, and March For Our Lives movements that have sprung up over the past year and a half. There have always been social issues that need our urgent attention, but only recently have many societal ills have become seemingly omnipresent. […]
More than 10,000 people have been arrested amid protests spurred by the murder of George Floyd. That’s the latest count from the Associated Press, who added that Los Angeles currently makes up “more than a quarter” of the arrests that have occurred nationally. As for the nature of the arrests, AP states that many of them […]
James Mattis is ripping into his former boss Donald Trump. On Wednesday, the former Defense Secretary issued a lengthy statement addressing the president’s failure to unite the country amid civil unrest sparked by George Floyd‘s death. Mattis, who resigned from Trump’s cabinet in 2018, specifically slammed the president for using the military “to intimidate protestors and inflame tensions,” […]
An experimental Twitter account has apparently proven what most of already know: Social media platforms give special treatment to Donald Trump. In response to the violent protest in Minneapolis last week, President Trump sent an unconscionable tweet that seemingly urged the military to shoot anyone who was caught looting. The post reignited calls for Twitter to suspend Trump’s official […]
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to order the imminent removal of one of Richmond’s controversial memorials: the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. According to the Associated Press, the Democratic lawmaker will announce his plans Thursday, amid nationwide protests against racism and police brutality. The statue, located on Richmond’s Monument Avenue, has been targeted with graffiti and […]
Adult film star Nacho Vidal was arrested in Spain last week, and charged with suspicion of manslaughter following an 11-month investigation into the death of fashion photographer Jose Luis Abad in July 2019, Yahoo! Finance reports. “The police operation began following the victim’s death during the celebration of a mystic ritual based on the inhalation of venom […]
