As people across the globe continue to hate on Twitter following Elon Musk’s takeover, people like Marjorie Taylor Greene seem to be enjoying the newly relaxed regulations. Greene is taking full advantage of the understaffed platform to return to her favorite pastime of the last few years: spreading COVID-19 misinformation between misspellings and antisemitic rants about space lasers.
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The Republican National Committee announced this week it plans to set up a team of advisers to review the party’s midterm performance following the anticipated “red wave” that never materialized. According to Politico, the team of advisors would help guide the party’s strategy.
This is actually a good idea. Any party should examine its performance following an election, whether they win or lose.
New York police are on the lookout for a man associated with several attacks on a New York gay bar called VERS, with the latest incident occurring on Saturday. The unidentified man has been caught on surveillance footage throwing a brazen brick at the establishment’s front window.
According to NBC News4, the attacks, which have become a pattern, come at the same time as the news of a mass shooting at a gay club in Colorado.
People really need to stick to speaking about their expertise, and in some cases, not speak at all. Republicans across the country are speaking loudly and wrongly about reproductive health and, in at least one case, even body-shaming everyone who opposes the right wing’s ideas about bodily autonomy while doing so.
Ohio state Rep. Bill Dean doubled down on recent comments, calling rising U.S.
A Minnesota resident’s award acceptance speech has gone viral after he called out the police department that recognized him. Alex Mingus was honored by the St. Paul Police Department for performing “an act of gallantry and valor” in response to a shooting. But while he accepted the Chief’s Medal of Valor award, Mingus called out the lack of police action on the scene.
In support of the state’s near-total ban on abortion, which took effect in August, the University of Idaho sent a memo to staff last week warning employees not to provide birth control pills or reproductive health services. According to the memo, shared by the Idaho Press, under Idaho’s new law, staff cannot provide emergency contraception except in the case of rape.
Let’s be honest, these last few weeks have been difficult to keep up with the news. There seems to be one tragedy after another making headlines. From hate crimes increasing nationwide to climate change impacting countries worldwide, there seems to be little to no happy news.
Despite how awful the news can be, there’s always something happening that can brighten our days.
In an announcement Monday, police officials in San Francisco said they arrested four people in connection to the violent robbery of an elderly Asian American woman. While crimes against the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, especially those targeting the elderly, have been on the rise, the age of the suspects in this case is shocking.
Police identified the arrested suspects as children and teens, with the youngest being only 11 years old.
According to a new California lawsuit, hate crimes against members of the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community are not the only form of rising racism. Filed in Sacramento federal court on Wednesday, a class-action lawsuit against Siskiyou County and its sheriff alleges racism in traffic stops, access to water, and enforcement of cannabis-related property liens.
Reports indicate that the rate of hate crimes against the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community seems to be getting worse each day. Across the country, an incident of hate targeting the AAPI community occurs nearly every day. Several reports have indicated the alarming rate of crimes against the Asian American community, however, the most recent seems to have documented more crimes than predicted.
Rapper P Styles, a member of the group The LOX, is making headlines after a video of him has gone viral for his attempt at protecting a woman who was being detained by the police. The video, first posted to TikTok and then reshared to Instagram on July 12, depicts the woman being taken down to the ground by two police officers in Yonkers, New York.
A pregnant woman has gone viral on social media after receiving a ticket for driving in the HOV lane. Brandy Bottone was pulled over after an officer noticed she was driving alone in the HOV lane meant for carpoolers. When questioned, Bottone replied that following the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, her fetus now qualified as another person. Her story quickly went viral, with scores of people both praising and criticizing her actions.
New York and California continue to be the hot spots with alarming rates of hate crimes against the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. While data show that barely any hate crimes led to convictions, hope remains as more arrests and charges are presented to those who commit such acts of violence.
Some state officials are acting quickly as country-wide debates on whether the U.S. needs stricter gun laws continue. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law an effort to limit the availability of “abnormally dangerous” guns in the state on Tuesday. According to The Los Angeles Times, the bill will also allow victims of gun violence and others to sue firearm manufacturers.
As the country continues to process the overturn of Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that made abortion legal nationwide, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on the Senate Monday to question whether Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh lied under oath about their views on the case.
During their Senate confirmation hearings, both Gorsuch and Kavanaugh said that they viewed Roe v. Wade as a settled “precedent” that had been “reaffirmed many times.
A mother who heroically saved her children during the tragic Uvalde school shooting in May is experiencing harassment at the hands of local cops, Fox 29 reported. According to the local news outlet, the mother of two children who attended the Robb Elementary school where two teachers and 19 children were killed has faced backlash from law enforcement, even at home.
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has made headlines again for his cringe-worthy comments. After claiming women’s bodies aren’t their own and that God says abortions are wrong, Robinson is now claiming that Christians are “called to be led by men,” not women.
According to WRAL, Robinson made the comments during a Charlotte area church congregation on May 23.
A horrific trend of mass shootings continues across the country, with more shootings reported every day. According to Axios, this weekend alone at least seven occurred, resulting in 11 deaths and injuries to at least 54 others. The gun control debate has now been pushed to center stage in the U.S., but despite the increasing concerns about gun violence, some lawmakers continue to claim guns are not to blame.
As hate-fueled violence continues to rise, advocates are encouraging victims of hate crimes to report incidents targeting the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. In New York City especially, where hate-based crimes have reached an all-time high, advocates are urging individuals to report all incidents of hate.
After a tragic and fatal shooting during which an 18-year-old gunman walked into an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and opened fire, murdering 19 children and two teachers, several attempted copycat incidents of other potential school shootings have been reported.
Elderly Asian Americans have been subject to increased violence since the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic, thanks to Donald Trump’s racist language about COVID-19 and the right-wing “news” media’s quick action in adopting and disseminating it themselves.
And there goes another month. Goodbye winter, hello spring. Ending April with a smile, we are back with the Joy Collective, a collection of the cutest, funniest clips we can find on the Internet.
Social media is filled with funny moments and stories. Sometimes we just need to step away from the seriousness and take some time to relax; lighter posts allow us to mentally recharge.
One of North Dakota’s most powerful lawmakers announced his plans to resign Monday after reportedly exchanging texts with a jailed man facing child pornography charges. According to the Associated Press, the Republican senator identified as Ray Holmberg is the state’s longest-serving senator. His career spanned more than 46 years. While his term was expected to end on Nov. 30 and he had no intentions to rerun, he said Monday he would resign effective June 1.
Former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly is going viral and, unsurprisingly, it’s not for a good reason. A video of O’Reilly exploded online Tuesday. In the video, the 72-year-old right-wing, disgraced host can be seen belittling a JetBlue employee at John F. Kennedy International Airport, all because his flight was delayed.
“What you’re gonna do … it’s three hours late,” O’Reilly is heard saying in the video.
New updates have arisen in connection to an incident in which a man attacked mosque congregants with an ax and bear spray last month in Mississauga, Canada. According to the Canadian Press, Leader of the Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre Imam Ibrahim Hindy said Thursday that the man who attacked mosque-goers on March 19 yelled that he was there to “kill terrorists.
Across the country, attacks against Asian Americans are increasing due to misconceptions associated with COVID-19. In the most recent incident reported, a father was left in a coma after being brutally attacked in Chinatown in Chicago, Illinois, last week. Identified as Jin Yut Lew, the 61-year-old man was visiting his relatives when he reportedly never returned home after.
His children then made a Facebook page to spread the word about their missing father.
After hundreds gathered to protest the shooting of Patrick Lyoya, police officials from Grand Rapids, Michigan, said they would release footage of the incident. Lyoya was fatally shot on April 4, after his vehicle was stopped by Grand Rapids officers for having an unregistered license plate issue, the Associated Press reported. Lyoya leaves behind two small children, a two-year-old and a three-month-old.
Pastor John Raymond, a one-time Survivor contestant and former Republican candidate for the Louisiana House, was arrested last week and charged with three counts of cruelty to juveniles after taping children’s mouths shut for talking too much in class, The Washington Post reported. The incident took place on March 17, but Raymond was not arrested until Thursday after police investigated the issue and he turned himself in.
After more than a year of avoiding jail time related to the murder of a pedestrian, South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg may finally be held accountable for his actions. Calls for his resignation are increasing nationwide as he faces an impeachment inquiry.
Investigations into his actions were opened up to the public by Ravnsborg’s Republican colleague, Gov. Kristi Noem. According to Daily Kos, new evidence in the case was shared in March by a Noem appointee.
Across the country, teachers and school board officials are facing constant threats due to GOP leaders and voters spreading consistent hate. From accusing school officials of taking away the parents’ rights to making fusses over masks in schools, conservatives are causing chaos.