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The daughter of Jackie Robinson is criticizing the Trump campaign for using a photo of her father in a political ad. Sharon Robinson expressed her family’s objections in a tweet Thursday morning, days after the advert was released. She wrote that her father—a Black baseball legend and pioneer for racial justice—held beliefs and principles that did not align with what the […]
Vice President Mike Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris are squaring off tonight in the first and only vice presidential debate of 2020. The event is going down at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, more than a week after the widely panned debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. Since then, the coronavirus has left […]
The cast of Mean Girls reconnected for a good cause. On Oct. 3, a.k.a. “Mean Girls Day,” the film’s stars appeared in a virtual reunion in support of the #GoodToVote campaign, which encourages citizens to either register to vote, verify their registration, request a mail-in ballot below, or volunteer at a polling station. The event was moderated by Katie Couric and featured original […]
Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott ignited outrage on Thursday after issuing a proclamation that would make absentee voting much more difficult within the state. The controversial order limits the number of mail-in ballot drop-off sites to just one per county, and will effectively close all drop-off satellite locations beginning Friday. Abbott claims the move was intended to […]
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, […]
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 […]
Among the many insufferable moments during Tuesday’s presidential debate was when the candidates began discussing the social and economic impacts of the coronavirus. President Donald Trump defended his position to reopen the country and, at one point, took credit for bringing “football back” despite the health risks. “People want their places open. They want to get back to their […]
During Tuesday night’s presidential debate, President Donald Trump was asked to publicly denounce militia groups and white supremacists, many of whom are his staunch supporters. But Trump danced around the question and then suggested left-wing organizations posed a bigger threat to the country. But the most unsettling portion of his answer was when he directed the neo-fascist organization […]
Like many of you, Frank Ocean wasn’t impressed by Tuesday night’s presidential debate. Toward the end of the event, the singer-songwriter took to Instagram to share a few thoughts on Donald Trump and Joe Biden‘s much-anticipated face-off. Frank posted an Instagram story that suggested he was bored with the unusual situation, but stressed the importance of getting Trump […]
