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A newly launched beauty brand is on a mission to increase voter turnout and get Donald Trump out of the White House. On Wednesday, an anonymous industry insider rolled out Beauty Biden, which is described as “the most influential influencer beauty brand of the year.” Though the brand was not created by the Joe Biden–Kamala Harris campaign, […]
The REFORM Alliance team has secured its first major legislative victory. On Wednesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1950 into law. REFORM Alliance—which was co-founded by Meek Mill, Jay-Z, Michael Rubin, and others—was heavily involved in pushing the bill through the legislature this session alongside its primary sponsor, Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove. The organization’s chief advocacy officer, Jessica Jackson, and its national […]
Sue Burgess, of Ridge Manor, Florida, had to forfeit the $1,000 she won in a Second Chance Lottery drawing because the U.S. Postal Service lost her winning ticket, according to Tampa’s NBC affiliate TV station WFLA. Burgess found out she won on July 29, and typically, she would go to her local lottery office in […]
California Rep. Katie Porter presented another masterclass in political interrogation. On Wednesday, the Democratic lawmaker began trending on Twitter after she grilled a pharmaceutical CEO on his wildly high salary and the significanct price surge for Revlimid—a cancer drug commonly used to treat multiple myeloma and myelodysplastic syndrome. Porter presented her argument during a House Oversight Committee hearing that centered on an […]
California’s governor has signed a historic reparations bill amid nationwide outcries against racial injustice. “After watching last night’s debate, this signing can’t come too soon,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday, as he signed Assembly Bill 3121 into law. The legislation makes California the first state to officially consider reparations for slavery; however, as Deadline points out, […]
Georgia investigators confirmed this week that a severe lice infestation may have indirectly caused a child’s death. According to WSB-TV, the information was presented during a preliminary hearing for Mary Katherine Horton, 37, and Joey Yozviak, 38—a couple that has been charged in the death of their 12-year-old daughter Kaitlyn Yozviak. Georgia Bureau of Investigation […]
Legendary artist KAWS has generously donated one of his pieces to support the mission of Free Arts New York—an organization that provides mentorship and art education to underserved youth. From now until Friday, the public will have the chance to own KAWS’ 2019 “What Party” piece by entering an online raffle at the nonprofit’s website. Each entry costs $100, […]
Political debates, on the national level, have historically been public theater, but yesterday night introduced America to a calamity of unprecedented levels. These spectacles lean into the overblown construct of the “undecided voter” to give candidates a space to make sweeping declarations and big-tent promises that appeal to the broadest swath of people, while rousing […]
Joe Biden‘s quickly excerpted and widely shared request for Trump to simply “shut up, man” during Tuesday night’s debate has now received the inevitable merch treatment. Over on the offical site for Biden and Harris campaign merch, you’ll now find a black “Will you shut up, man” t-shirt. The shirt—which is the latest piece of campaign merch to be built […]
The U.S. presidential debate that went down last night was an absolute clusterfuck. There’s simply no other way to put it. “Shit show” also works, but CNN already used that term. In between the outbursts and interruptions were actual short spurts of comprehensible adult conversation on topics like the upcoming Supreme Court pick, the COVID-19 […]
