Author: Josh Gay

In Wake of Shootings, Gun Control Debate Must be Rational

In Wake of Shootings, Gun Control Debate Must be Rational

Posted by | Jun 14, 2017 | , , , |

I began this article as we marked the one-year anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub attack. But, Wednesday’s event at the GOP baseball practice made this even more poignant. If we want real change with gun violence, then rhetoric has to take a backseat to reality. This goes for both sides. First of all, no one deserves to be shot. I don’t care how Rep. Scalise has voted in the past. He, his aides, nor the law enforcement officials on hand did anything to deserve this violent act. Likewise, the victims in the Pulse Nightclub attack did not deserve to...

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The Drinking Water in Cape Fear, NC might be Deadly – DuPont to Blame

The Drinking Water in Cape Fear, NC might be Deadly – DuPont to Blame

Posted by | Jun 14, 2017 | , , , , , |

In February of this year, DuPont and its spinoff Chemours finally agreed to pay out the $670+ million settlement stemming from their toxic chemical Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), commonly known as C8. The chemical was shown to cause kidney, pancreatic, liver, and testicular cancer, high cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia), pregnancy issues, including preeclampsia, thyroid disease, and ulcerative colitis in thousands of cases. The carcinogenic chemical was used to manufacture Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), known as Teflon. Teflon is most commonly used as a non-stick coating found in cookware. But by 2003, DuPont had dumped almost 2.5 million pounds of C8 from its Washington Works...

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Smirnoff Vodka Trolls Trump in Hilarious New Ad

Smirnoff Vodka Trolls Trump in Hilarious New Ad

Posted by | Jun 13, 2017 | , , |

Sometimes you have to look for the silver lining in things. Amid all of Trump’s lies, deceit, covfefe, and the incredible amount of ‘winning’ that has come along with the Trump administration, the man is at least providing tons of comedic material. The latest wonderful dig at the President came in the form of a Smirnoff ad: Smirnoff’s new ad campaign pic.twitter.com/IPEwbLJFlq — Robbie Gramer (@RobbieGramer) June 11, 2017 Sometimes, even in the face of so many bad things swirling around the Presidency, you have to at least appreciate that Trump is at least good for a laugh. He...

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Comey Hearing Offered No Real Bombshells but Gave Plenty of Ammo to Both Sides

Comey Hearing Offered No Real Bombshells but Gave Plenty of Ammo to Both Sides

Posted by | Jun 8, 2017 | , , , |

Taken on the whole, the Comey hearing gave us nothing tangible in terms of furthering the investigation into the Russian involvement in the November 2016 election. Likewise, it gave us very little insight into whether or not the Trump campaign or administration colluded with Russian officials to damage Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. However, there are plenty of soundbites and headlines to fuel the media circus surrounding Washington. The mainstream media has already taken off in different directions. Fox News has centered on McCain’s line of questioning regarding Hillary Clinton’s email service, Huffington Post has touted Comey’s admission that he...

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