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Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump Jr.’s girlfriend and a top fundraising official for the Trump campaign, has tested positive for the coronavirus according to a report from the New York Times. Writer Maggie Habberman notes that Guilfoyle is the third person in close proximity to the president to test positive with the virus, following his personal […]
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases around the world hit more than 10 million on Sunday, the Associated Press reports. The virus still has a firm grip on European countries; there have been outbreaks in Switzerland and England. “We have seen flare-ups across the country in recent weeks,” British Home Secretary Priti Patel told BBC before claiming that the government is […]
The political rhetoric coming from President Donald Trump seems to create an environment where hatred and bigotry can thrive. Unfortunately, the President doesn’t actively combat this notion. In fact, he promotes it. On Sunday morning, President Trump quoted tweeted a protest happening in Florida‘s Sumter County retirement community, The Villages. In the video, Democratic senior citizens were holding signs […]
President Trump is heading back on the road despite the coronavirus pandemic still in full effect. Yet, it seems like this decision might have come at the cost of some employees’ health. Ahead of Trump’s Tulsa rally on Saturday, it was reported by the New York Times that six staff members who were scheduled to work […]
As if a global pandemic and the persistence of racist ideologies masquerading as policing and/or “heritage” weren’t enough, 2020 is also bringing us another presidential election. If you’re unfortunate enough to also remember how everything ultimately shook down for the United States back in 2016, then you need no reminder of what’s at stake as Americans once […]
Governor Ralph Northam, with the help of Pharrell Williams, announced on Tuesday that Virginia will recognize Juneteenth as a paid state holiday. Pharrell joined Gov. Northam for his press conference in Richmond (the former capital of the Confederacy and Virginia’s current state capital), where he explained why the state will legally acknowledge the holiday. “[Juneteenth] matters […]
Ahead of the release of his new comedy Irresistible hitting PVOD this month, Jon Stewart has opened up about the legacy of The Daily Show and has offered his thoughts on the current political climate. Speaking with The New York Times Magazine, Stewart mused on everything from Trump and police brutality to some of his Daily Show regrets. The interview also tackled the […]
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 […]
The anti-malaria drug that Donald Trump has praised as a treatment for coronavirus patients has been linked to increased death rates and heart risks, a study finds. CNN reports that seriously ill patients with coronavirus who were given the drug were actually more likely to die, despite what Trump has said. The large observational study took into account […]
Bill Pullman isn’t a fan of President Donald Trump‘s antics. On Saturday, the president shared an altered video with his Twitter followers. In the clip, Trump’s face is placed on Bill Pullman’s body while the actor is reciting his speech from the film Independence Day. Along with Trump, figures like Ted Cruz and Fox News’ personalities Tucker Carlson and Sean […]
