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Two 10-year-old girls, Lily and Lauren are starting a hot chocolate and churro stand to raise money for Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), a Texas-based nonprofit “that provides free and low-cost legal services to undocumented families,” Remezcla reports. The girls’ stand is a response to a viral story about 7-year-old […]
Donald Trump is rewriting history. In his latest act of political theater, Mr. Trump asserted that during Obama’s tenure, the former president nearly went to war with North Korea, a nuclear-armed state on a continent which the United States has invaded multiple times, unsuccessfully. Yes, Donald Trump is rewriting history, and as we’ve come to expect, […]
On Saturday, Feb. 9, it was reported that the mumps virus infected detainees at an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Houston, Texas. According to the Associated Press, at least seven detainees have the virus. It is unclear if these individuals were infected before they were detained, but the Houston Health Department says that all […]
Donald Trump‘s second State of the Union —and his first time presenting to a divided legislature— was bound to garner some huge reactions from within the chambers of Congress. It delivered on that front, with stand-out moments from congresswomen paying tribute to the suffragettes and tailgate-recalling chants of “USA!” Outside of Washington, DC, the reaction […]
There’s something uniquely perplexing about the kind of person who thinks artists should forfeit their right to speak out against injustices just because they’re artists, not to mention the fact that there’s no such thing as not being political. After all, even taking an apolitical stance on an issue is a political act of sorts. […]
Virginia governor Ralph Northam, despite his party calling for his resignation, said that he will not step down Saturday and denied being photographed in blackface or in Ku Klux Klan robes in the photo that appeared in his medical school yearbook. Northam, a Democrat, apologized for the photos on Friday, explicitly acknowledging his involvement. However, a day later […]
New year, same music industry, dropping albums at midnight every Thursday, because fuck our bedtimes! Thankfully, 2019 is already off to an incredible start, and not just because of that egg that broke Kylie Jenner‘s Instagram record. In times like these (negative temperatures, political turmoil, etc.), a solid album can serve as the perfect distraction—or […]
As Trump wasted everyone’s time demanding funding for a wall across the U.S.-Mexico border, employees at his Westchester golf club were being fired en masse for being undocumented immigrants. In a report published by The Washington Post, approximately a dozen employees of Trump National Golf Club were brought in one-by-one to speak with a human resources representative and were fired from their […]
Though the 2020 presidential race is just starting to heat up, it appears Khloé Kardashian is already looking toward the 2024 election. And no, the reality TV star hasn’t announced her bid, but she has shown her support for possible candidate Kanye West. Khloé was potted at Topanga Canyon Mall on Thursday filming scenes for Keeping Up With the Kardashians. Khloé, who was accompanied […]
BudTrader.com is looking to help federal employees impacted by the government shutdown by giving out free medical marijuana, the Hill reports. BudTrader.com, an online marijuana marketplace which is sometimes referred to as the “Craigslist of weed,” says it’s partnering with an attorney to “ensure that all cannabis donations given to federal employees are confidential and compliant with […]
