Bust of KKK leader to be removed from Tennessee capitol as America continues to reckon with its inhumane past
As America continues to reckon with its past whether a certain sub-section of America likes that or not even more confederate statues are coming down. According to officials in Tennessee, the bust of slave-trader and racist asshole. “I’m pleased that those people on the commission had enough courage to respect the voice of the Tennesseans,” […]
AL Gov: Blame the unvaccinated for the surge in the Coronavirus
Alabama ‘s often petulant and discriminatory Governor is back in the news. According to Kay Ivey, the unvaccinated in the United States should be to blame for the current wave of the Coronavirus sweeping much of America. “Folks are supposed to have common sense. But it’s time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks, not the […]
Missouri Supreme Court rules in favour of Medicaid expansion
A humungous win for low-income residents in Missouri this week. According to a Supreme Court ruling in the state, officials at Medicaid must expand the popular healthcare programme to low-income residents by default and must do so immediately. A suit to expand Medicaid was brought against the state after the state tried to argue that […]
Venmo is removing the “global feed” that lets you see strangers payments
Citing privacy concerns following a Buzzfeed News and New York Times report the really annoying feature that allowed strangers to see who you pay is now gone. According to the company, after record interest in contactless payments and cash-sending apps new moves to protect user privacy are on the horizon. In the Buzzfeed report, reporters […]
A rare monkey virus is making its way through China, now the first known recorded death
A virus called “Monkeypox” (yes that is a real thing) is making its way through the sounds of China. According to Chinese media reports, the first known recorded death from such a virus. Formally known as “Monkey Virus B” the virus is considered fairly rare among humans with less than 100 reported case so far. […]
Foul mouthed dipshit Katie Hopkins has been deported after mocking COVID rules
Because those COVID rules are in part what is saving her life and that of those around her but Katie Hopkins doesn’t care. As she was apparently in country to film Celebrity Big Brother, Hopkins instead used her spare time while in waiting to mock the country’s fairly strict COVID-19 protocols that have been in […]
Those TX Dems who fled to stop voting bill are contracting COVID-19
5 of them and counting at that. According to the group of runaway Democrats who successfully temporarily blocked a voting bill in the state’s political ecosystem, five members of the group have tested positive for what is understood to be the Delta variant. The Huffington Post reports that there were more than 50 or so […]
Appeals ruling means CDC can and likely will enforce mask rules on cruise ships
A federal appeals ruling pretty much now means that masks will be required aboard cruise ships. According to a new ruling by a federal judge, they’ve decided that the decision in the case trying to stop the mandate aboard ships must stay. t This comes as parts of the world are set to reopen and […]
Illinois is cracking down on police who lie to minors to coerce false confessions
Police in Illinois might have to rethink their tactics at this point. According to a new bill signed by Gov. JB Pritzker — police in the state are no longer permitted to use common interrogation tactics out of concern that they often produce false confessions. Police coercion is fairly common and often leads to mistrials; […]
MN ‘s Governor has restricted “conversion therapy” by executive order
Minnesota is now the latest U.S state to block the use conversion therapy against those who are LGBTQ+. For those who aren’t hip to what that means never fear we’ve got you covered. Conversion therapy is an illegal tactic used by right-wing people and extreme religious groups in an unfounded effort to “cure” what they […]
