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Social media has once again given us an example of why dry snitching is a cardinal sin. A worker at the Taco Boy in Charleston, South Carolina was fired after tweeting about tampering with local councilman Harry Griffin’s order. “Harry Griffin came to my restaurant tonight I asked the kitchen to put bleach on his food but I […]
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 […]
The unconventional 2020 Democratic National Convention kicks off tonight with former First Lady Michelle Obama and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders headlining Night 1 of this year’s virtual ceremony. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar are among the other notable political figures who will also be speaking during the first hour. The night will also feature performances […]
The Senate is officially on break for the remainder of August, despite failing to reach a coronavirus relief deal. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced the decision Thursday, amid stalled negotiations over the next stimulus package. The Senate is expected to return on Sept. 8; however, there’s a slim chance the Senate can be recalled if House Speaker […]
Donald Trump‘s desperation was, yet again, on full display as his national polling numbers continue to slide. The president appeared at the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday to announce his new executive order to impose sanctions on China. But it wasn’t long before Trump went into full rally mode, and began launching attack after attack on his Democratic […]
Noname has made it very clear she is no fan of President Donald Trump, but she refuses to label him the “worst president in U.S. history.” The Chicago artist explained her position in a series of tweets Tuesday afternoon, insisting Trump was not some uniquely evil power that many make him out to be. In fact, she argues, […]
Presidential candidate, Joe Biden, broke quarantine for the first time in months to pay tribute to our fallen troops. On Monday, the former-Vice President and his wife, Jill, celebrated Memorial Day by visiting the Delaware Memorial Bridge Veteran’s Memorial Park. There, they laid a wreath along with close to a dozen veterans. “Never forget the sacrifices that these men […]
Protesters decided to end a gathering outside the Governor’s Mansion in Frankfort, Kentucky by hanging an effigy of Gov. Andy Beshear from a tree, CNN reports. Per Facebook, the protest was a Patriot Day Rally to exercise Second Amendment rights. Gerry Seavo James, a freelance journalist who was on the scene to document the rally, told CNN that toward the end of the […]
A Cameroonian pastor and politician who claimed to have cured COVID-19 through faith has died from complications with the virus. 39-year-old Frankline Ndifor died on Saturday, Voice of America reports. Dr. Gaelle Nnanga told Voice of America that one of Ndifor’s followers called him to the home on the day of his death. When he arrived, he found the […]
Things got a little tense during Wednesday’s episode of The View when co-host Whoopi Goldberg questioned Bernie Sanders about his decision to remain in the Democratic primary. “I’ve been watching to see what you were going to do,” Goldberg told the Vermont senator via video. “I’m told that you intend to stay in this race for president because you believe […]
