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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 […]
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos submitted her resignation Thursday night. DeVos becomes the second person in Donald Trump‘s cabinet to resign in wake of the insurrection on the US Capitol by his supporters. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, said she would be resigning earlier today. “We should be highlighting and celebrating your Administration’s many […]
Shopify announced Thursday that online stores affiliated with Donald Trump have been removed, a direct result of his role in inciting the violent behavior of his supporters at the US Capitol yesterday. “Shopify does not tolerate actions that incite violence,” a spokesperson said in a statement, per CNET. “Based on recent events, we have determined that the actions […]
A prominent human rights attorney is facing backlash this week, after she was accused of posing as a Latina throughout her career. According to a recent Prism report, Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan has spent years advocating for Latin communities while presenting herself as a Puerto Rican woman from New York; however, records obtained by the outlet show the 43-year-old white woman—who was said […]
Bloomberg reports Lil Wayne and Kodak Black are among the people that Donald Trump is considering pardoning in his final days in office. Trump will reportedly announce these pardons on Jan. 19, his final day as president. Trump is reportedly mulling whether to give preemptive pardons to several members of his administration, including Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, […]
A New Jersey woman has been charged with bias intimidation and harassment after she went on a racist rant targeted at her neighbor. TMZ reports that the incident began when 60-year-old Claudia Emanuele was talking to a mail carrier about her mail arriving late. Her neighbor, Tameka Bordeaux approached them, and when Emanuele saw her, she immediately began […]
Elon Musk surpassed Jeff Bezos as the wealthiest person in the world for the first time on Thursday. “How strange,” Musk tweeted about the news. “Well, back to work.” Per CNN, a 5% rise in Tesla shares early Thursday increased Musk’s net worth by approximately $9.3 billion, bringing his total to about $190 billion. Bezos’ net worth currently sits […]
In a statement released early Thursday, shared to Twitter by aide Dan Scavino, Donald Trump said there will be an “orderly transition” to Joe Biden’s presidency. Trump has refused to concede since the results of the election were verified, and has been fighting to overturn the results in his favor ever since. It all reached a boiling […]
The brain-boggling events of Jan. 6, 2021 on U.S. Capitol grounds, in addition to making zero sense and being a total waste of time for those responsible, have resulted in dozens of arrests and several deaths. According to D.C. police, there were at least 52 arrests made among the violent and petulant mob of MAGA […]
UPDATED 1/6, 9:40 p.m.: In addition to Ilhan Omar drawing up articles of impeachment against Trump, Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) introduced legislation that called on Republican congresspersons who have supported Trump’s baseless claims of voter fraud to be investigated and potentially removed from office for their actions in inciting violence and undermining democracy. See original story below. United […]
