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Julian Assange has been arrested in London. The WikiLeaks co-founder was taken into custody at the Ecuadorian embassy in London Thursday, per BBC News. Assange had been at the embassy for the past seven years, utilizing asylum in an alleged effort to avoid extradition to Sweden in connection with a sexual assault case that’s since […]
New Zealand‘s parliament has voted overwhelmingly to amend gun laws following the Christchurch mass shootings. The move comes less than a month after the mosque attacks that left 50 people dead. The vote landed Wednesday at 119 to 1 in favor of an outright ban on military-style semi-automatic weapons, per a CNN report. As far as […]
Though politicians have an embarrassingly deep history of attempting and typically failing to co-opt music in the name of downright contradictory campaigns, the latest development in an instance of Dark Knight Rises bastardization by the Trump team is particularly juicy. The clip in question was put together as part of the 2020 re-election shitshow and included […]
Devin Nunes only embraces the First Amendment when it suits the President, and when it doesn’t, he’ll sue Twitter for allowing users on the platform to say bad things about him, and impersonate his fictional cow. In Nunes’ most recent legal tirade, the Republican Representative is suing his hometown newspaper for what he claims is […]
According to The Washington Post, the Trump administration has scrapped a deal that permitted Major League Baseball teams to sign Cuban players without those potential signees having to defect first. The White House defended this decision by saying the Cuban Baseball Federation was part of the Cuban government and nullified the deal on account of a current […]
Here’s a wholesome post for you to end or begin your day with. On Sunday, Dwyane Wade‘s 11-year-old son, Zion, made an appearance at a Miami Beach Pride march. Wade wasn’t able to make an in-person appearance alongside his son, on account of having a game in Toronto and all, but he did make a note […]
Chris Darden’s daughter, Jeneé Darden, posted on Instagram Sunday to address the harassment she’s received on social media over her father defending Eric Holder, the man charged with gunning down Nipsey Hussle. Darden became part of the public consciousness during the much-publicized 1995 O.J. Simpson trial, where he was assigned as one of the prosecutors. On Thursday, Meek Mill condemned Darden for […]
Michelle Wolf, the former Daily Show writer and comedian, hosted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last year, and saw her career take off as a result. Throughout her 20-minute set, Wolf torched the president and members of his cabinet, resulting in polarized reactions of both condemnation and praise. In light of Trump’s announcement that he will skipping the annual […]
Fires have burned three historically black churches over the last 10 days in a single south Louisiana Parish, prompting authorities to call into question whether “suspicious” activity is behind the damage, the New York Times reports. “There is clearly something happening in this community,” State Fire Marshal H. Browning said in a statement. “That is why it […]
A school district in Indiana is launching a program that would allow schools to package up catering leftovers and send them home with students. According to U.S. News, many students enrolled in Indiana’s Elkhart School District receive free or discounted prices on cafeteria food during the school week. The resources provided ensure that the children don’t […]
