Politics

07 Aug 2019

Puerto Rico Breakdown in a Really Small Nutshell

In case you’ve been wondering what the hell is going on in Puerto Rico and are too afraid to ask for fear of seeming ignorant, we’ve got you covered. It’s okay. We’re bombarded without a lot of information every day, and it’s been a heavy couple of weeks — nobody

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07 Aug 2019

Boycott: Stephen Ross’s Trump Fundraiser Sparks SoulCycle, Equinox Backlash

What happens when a very rich developer who happens to act as chief executive officer for a very large fitness franchise decides to throw a fundraising party for Donald Trump’s re-election campaign? Shit gets boycotted – that’s what happens. It should come as no surprise to Stephen Ross that when

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07 Aug 2019

Tucker Carlson Is a Prophet…for White Supremacists

Don’t worry, folks. Nothing to see here. Everything is all good – just fine and dandy. Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson says there is no white supremacy problem in the United States – like the whole Russia thing, the issue of people espousing white supremacist ideology and terrorizing communities is

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06 Aug 2019

It’s the Guns, Stupid. Not Violent Video Games or Mental Health

There have been more mass shootings in the USA, than days in 2019.  The most recent mass shootings in El Paso and Daton have politicians, again, struggling to find words to explain these tragedies.  They have even fewer words to explain what they are doing to stop it.  As of

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01 Aug 2019

Europe Has Glow-in-the-Dark Bike Paths, Why Don’t We?

Parts of Europe have glowy bike paths.  In a town in Poland they glow because they have a material in them called ‘phosphor’ that absorbs sunlight during the day and emits that stored light at night.  According to the engineers who installed the lanes in Lidzbark Warmiński Poland, “The material

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31 Jul 2019

Let’s Talk about Guns and How Lobbyists Are Killing Us

Sunday, it was three people killed in a senseless mass shooting that injured an additional dozen victims at the Gilroy Garlic Festival. Tuesday, a disgruntled employee shot and killed two co-workers and injured an officer at a Mississippi Walmart. What news will it be tomorrow? Going to eat garlic ice

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25 Jul 2019

Trump Speaks in Front of ’45 is a puppet’ Russian Themed Seal

Somedays there isn’t a whole lot to smile about, but on other days, when activists get the better of things, we get to smile a bit. This week Trump addressed a crowd of Republican student activists at a ‘Turning Point USA‘ event.  Turning Point is a political action non-profit for

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17 Jul 2019

Yes, It Is Ethical and Appropriate to Call Trump a Racist

A large chunk of the country is up in arms about recent tweets and public comments made by the president that seem to project a, well, super racist tone. In a recent swarm of posts, he’s dubbed a group of four Congresswomen the “squad” and has called on them to

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