Josh West

‘CNN’ Changes Racially-Charged Headline About The Royal Baby

CNN quickly changed their headline to an article about the royal baby after backlash on its phrasing began, Accuracy in Media reports. The article purports to address what the author calls the “dangerous myth” of characterizing the baby as a “Great Mixed-Race Hope.” Currently, the headline reads “Analysis: Don’t use the royal birth to trot […]

5y ago

Donald Trump|Emmanuel Macron|france

Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron’s Symbolic Friendship Tree Has Died Following Quarantine

A symbolic oak tree given last year by French President Emmanuel Macron to United States President Donald Trump has died and been removed from the White House grounds, The Guardian reports. Macron gave the gift to Trump during a state visit to the U.S. last year, saying at the time that the young tree would […]

5y ago

Millions In Farm Bailout Money Went To Shady Foreign Firms

Hundreds of thousands of dollars earmarked for struggling farmers in the United States was given by the Trump administration to a grain supplier owned by a Japanese company with a history of shady dealings, New York Daily News reports. According to federal records, this is the second time a foreign-controlled enterprise has managed to get […]

5y ago

Trump Administration Wants 20-Year Sentences For Pipeline Protesters

The Trump administration wants to substantially increase the federal penalties for protesting oil pipelines, Think Progress reports. Under the changes proposed, protesters of pipelines could face penalties of up to 20 years in prison for disrupting construction of oil or gas infrastructure. This change at the federal level would largely mirror similar harsh penalties which […]

5y ago

Donald Trump|immigration

24 Have Died In ICE Custody During Trump Administration, Still Lower Than Previous Administrations

The deaths of three detainees since April coupled with the publication of several internal documents and watchdog reports documenting substandard living conditions at ICE facilitates has started to set off a public outcry, NBC News reports. The blowback has led many advocates to accuse the Trump administration of forcing too many people through a system […]

5y ago

Donald Trump|Mueller Report|nancy pelosi

It Begins: Mueller Report Hearings Start This Week In The House

Democrats in the House of Representatives have just scheduled a series of hearings about special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election, The Associated Press reports. Hearings are scheduled to begin starting this week. House Democrats have indicated a desire to increase the pace of the investigation, potentially creating what House […]

5y ago

Donald Trump|world war II

Donald Trump Signs D-Day Proclamation In The Oddest Possible Place

President Donald Trump’s notoriously bold signature has exploded on social media, not because of how it was written so much as where it was written, Business Insider reports. Trump was joined by other world leaders in observing the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion on Thursday, with each signing a proclamation vowing to always remember […]

5y ago

Donald Trump|supreme court

Liberals Are Getting Ready For Post-Trump Surge In Judicial Appointments

Thanks to Senate Republicans, who consistently blocked efforts for the Obama administration to fill judicial vacancies, President Donald Trump had more than 100 spots to fill on the federal bench, The New York Times reports. Now Trump and Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky are working feverishly to install conservative judges in remaining openings […]

5y ago

Donald Trump|golf

See How Donald Trump Racked Up $3.6 Million In Expenses On Two-Day Visit To Ireland

President Donald Trump’s two nights in Ireland after a three-day state visit to the United Kingdom ended up costing taxpayers an estimated $3.6 million, Business Insider reports. The brief trip raised eyebrows abroad when the president declined to visit Dublin, the country’s capital, in favor of staying at Trump’s own golf resort in Doonbeg. Some […]

5y ago

LGBTQ|Wisconsin

Wisconsin Is Flying The Rainbow Flag Over The State Capitol Building For The First Time Ever

Wisconsin’s government has hoisted the LGBTQ pride flag over the State Capitol Building for the first time ever, CNN reports. The move coincides with a similar one made by the state of New York the same week. On Friday, Governor Tony Evers created an executive order that directs the pride flag to be flown over […]

5y ago

LGBTQ

‘A Category One Insurrection’: U.S. Embassies Defy Donald Trump, Hoist Rainbow Flags For Pride Month

Some U.S. diplomats have sought to defy or otherwise circumvent a Trump administration directive in which the State Department will reject all requests of embassies seeking to fly rainbow flags during LGBTQ Pride Month this year, The Washington Post reports. Presently, the exterior facades of the U.S. missions in Seoul and Chennai, India, are each […]

5y ago

Donald Trump|netflix|New York City

Central Park Five: ‘Trump Put A Bounty On Our Heads’

The five men commonly referred to as the Central Park Five were teenagers when they were arrested, convicted, and sentenced to years in prison for a rape that they did not commit. The five, now grown, are Korey Wise, Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam, Kevin Richardson, and Raymond Santana. They were honored on Friday at an […]

5y ago

Beto O'Rourke|Joe Biden|texas

Voters In Texas Would Really Prefer Beto O’Rourke To Run For Senate Instead Of The Presidency

Democratic voters in Texas might have a better read on the political landscape at hand than their home-grown presidential candidate, Beto O’Rourke, GQ reports. According to a new poll from Quinnipiac University, voters would rather O’Rourke run to replace Republican Senator John Cornyn in 2020. As detailed in the Houston Chronicle, 60 percent of around […]

5y ago

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Birth Control Should Be Free And Over-The-Counter

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the freshman lawmaker from New York, has started making the case that women couldn’t have to pay high fees for access to birth control, Newsweek reports. Or, she suggests, perhaps women would not have to pay for it at all. “Psst! Birth control should be over-the-counter, pass it on,” she wrote on […]

5y ago

‘Washington Post’: A ‘Dead Man’s Hard Drive’ Reveals The GOP Attack On Democracy

Digital files belonging to a dead Republican strategist have revealed at least some of the Trump administration’s motivation as they work to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, as The Inquisitr has documented. The files belong to deceased Republican operative Thomas Hofeller, whose work is best known for helping develop the voting district […]

5y ago

Donald Trump|moon|nasa|space

Trump Criticized NASA’s Return To The Moon, But He Ordered It 18 Months Ago

On Friday, President Donald Trump openly criticized NASA for their promotion of a plan to return to the moon prior to going to Mars, but the approach was, in fact, endorsed by the president in a directive issued early in his presidency, The Washington Post reports. As recently as last month, Trump was touting his […]

5y ago

Donald Trump|nancy pelosi

#ImpeachTrump Nationwide Day Of Action Scheduled For June 15

More than 100 events are planned across the country on June 15 to call for the initiation of an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, Common Dreams reports. A coalition of progressive advocacy groups, including lead organizers MoveOn and By the People, issued the call to action on Friday, encouraging public participation in a demand […]

5y ago

Public Opinion Is Leaning Left, With Support For Liberal Programs Reaching 60 Year High

The American people are showing a level of support for traditionally left-leaning policies that haven’t been seen in 60 years, Vox reports. Public support for a substantial and positive role for the government, including higher taxes, more social services, and increased regulation, may, in fact, have reached the highest levels on record according to a […]

5y ago

National Donut Day Freebies & Deals 2019

Friday, June 7, is National Donut Day, which means free and discount donut deals at donut purveyors from coast to coast. Widely recognized as a shameless marketing opportunity for donut chains around the country, the annual occasion actually dates back to 1938. It was to honor the Salvation Army’s “Donut Lassies,” who began their tradition […]

5y ago

benghazi|Donald Trump|niger

Donald Trump May Have Avoided His Own Personal Benghazi

Prior to his election, Donald Trump was quick to attack the Obama administration, in particular, his then-opponent Hillary Clinton, for its role in the Benghazi controversy. Now, however, it seems the president may have only narrowly avoided being at the center of a similar scandal, Salon reports. In 2012, under President Barack Obama, a United […]

5y ago