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Marijuana rights activist Adam Eidinger, who has fought for legalization for years, is looking to encourage people to get the COVID-19 vaccine with free weed. TMZ reports that Eidinger has launched a new initiative that he’s called “Joints For Jabs,” giving free cannabis in Washington, D.C. to anyone who gets the vaccine. The reasoning behind […]
Work often sucks, but it especially sucks when you don’t really vibe with your boss. We’ve seen the photos of Dr. Anthony Fauci holding his head in despair as Donald Trump speaks during COVID-19 press conferences. But as his boss leaves office and his new boss gets sworn in, Fauci is finally spilling the tea, or […]
As was expected, Donald Trump has decided to grant a full pardon to Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., aka Lil Wayne, according to a statement from the White House. The Trump administration released the statement, which outlines pardons to 73 people and commutations of sentences to another 70, early on Wednesday morning, just hours before the reality television star’s term as […]
On the eve of Joe Biden’s inauguration, the President-elect and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, along with their spouses, took part in a solemn memorial dedicated to the more than 400,000 Americans who have died after contracting COVID-19. Standing in front of the National Mall’s reflecting pool, Harris, joined by her husband Doug Emhoff, wore […]
A Black American woman has been targeted by the Indonesian government over a viral Twitter thread about her life in Bali. According to BuzzFeed News, “digital nomad” Kristen Gray is facing deportation for allegedly misusing her visa and making several “unsettling” statements about the resort island. Indonesian officials reportedly summoned Gray after she took to Twitter to promote her $30 e-book, Our Bali Life Is Yours, in which […]
Police are looking for a pair of gunmen who killed a 23-year-old man at a recording studio in Staten Island, the local ABC affiliate reports. Authorities say that Jahade Chancey was shot several times in the back by an assault-style rifle on Saturday night. The shooting took place on Van Duzer Street in the Clifton section of […]
The College Board has announced it will terminate the optional essay section and subject matter tests from the SAT for students in the U.S. In a note published on its site, the standardized testing nonprofit wrote that the COVID-19 pandemic “accelerated a process already underway” to “simplify our work and reduce demands on students.” The […]
Even Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who’s both a Republican and a rotting-in-public hurdle for progressive policies, is placing the blame for the violent (and ultimately fatal) attack on the Capitol earlier this month on Trump‘s shoulders. Speaking from the Senate floor on Tuesday, just one day ahead of the beginning of the Biden-Harris administration, […]
Skylar Mack, whose name you may remember due to her being the 18-year-old American college student who infamously broke COVID-19 protocol in the Cayman Islands and got jailed for doing so, has returned home. A Cayman Islands government rep confirmed to People on Monday that both Mack and her boyfriend, 24-year-old Vanjae Ramgeet, were given […]
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, has come under fire for a tweet honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on his holiday. Many have argued the agency falls woefully short of living up to the late Reverend’s “message of hope, justice and equality.” ICE is tasked with dealing with illegal immigration, and despite their divisive role in the U.S. government, many found […]
