Author: Sydney Robinson

Journalist Faces Up to 75 Years in Prison For Covering D.C. Inauguration Riot

Journalist Faces Up to 75 Years in Prison For Covering D.C. Inauguration Riot

Posted by | Jun 7, 2017 | , |

A freelance journalist is behind bars today after being indicted by a federal grand jury on riot charges related to protests in Washington D.C. the day before President Trump’s inauguration. Aaron Cantú was one of 230 people arrested on that fateful day in response to what police called a “riot” in the nation’s capitol. Unlike many of his fellow prisoners, though, Cantú says he was present as a journalist and therefore entitled to protections. Six other members of the press were detained at the time Cantú was, but charges against them have all since been dropped. Despite knowing that Cantú is a journalist, and was...

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Eric Trump Says Those Who Oppose Trump “Aren’t Even People”

Eric Trump Says Those Who Oppose Trump “Aren’t Even People”

Posted by | Jun 7, 2017 | |

President Donald Trump’s youngest son Eric declared Tuesday that those who express negative feelings towards his father are “not even people.” Trump made his disturbing comment on Sean Hannity’s show Tuesday night, saying that the hatred he sees expressed toward his father and his father’s decisions cause him to consider those opponents inhuman. “I’ve never seen hatred like this,” Eric Trump said. “I mean, to me, they’re not even people.” Eric Trump, the son of the President of the United States, says Democrats aren’t even people. pic.twitter.com/2uhP8o8579 — Yashar Ali (@yashar) June 7, 2017 While some may dismiss Trump’s...

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Sore Loser Pat McCrory Cries ‘Voter Fraud’ to Explain His Election Loss

Sore Loser Pat McCrory Cries ‘Voter Fraud’ to Explain His Election Loss

Posted by | Jun 7, 2017 | , |

Former North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory had it all – he was the leader of an increasingly Republican state, was instituting severe, regressive laws left and right, and was soon to serve under President Donald Trump. But then it all crumbled. While Trump celebrated his presidential victory in November, McCrory watched as the votes for his Democratic opponent began rolling in. Once the ballots were all counted, McCrory was left without a job. He didn’t stop fighting then, though. Instead he refused to concede and demanded the ballots be recounted. When that effort failed, he and his Republican buddies...

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Knight Institute Argues Trump’s Blocking of Twitter Users A Violation of Free Speech

Knight Institute Argues Trump’s Blocking of Twitter Users A Violation of Free Speech

Posted by | Jun 6, 2017 | , |

Last week, some of Twitter’s most active anti-Trump members received a nasty surprise: they had been blocked by the President of the United States. Reacting in disbelief, a handful of Twitter users discovered that they were no longer able to see the messages posted by the President, nor could they reach out to him in any way on the social media site. While this may seem like a non-issue in a sea of major issues, the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University argues that the President’s decision to block users is a major violation of the First Amendment....

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Big Tobacco Seeks to Monopolize The Marijuana Industry

Big Tobacco Seeks to Monopolize The Marijuana Industry

Posted by | Jun 6, 2017 | , , |

Now that the production and sale of cannabis is becoming more and more common nationwide, some of tobaccos biggest players are trying to get their piece of the pie.  Of course, with the greed of big tobacco, it seems they are seeking the whole pie, rather than just a piece. At least that how it appears in Massachusetts where tobacco wholesalers are hoping to convince the state to regulate marijuana much the same way, benefiting their industry. Currently in the state, wholesalers are accountable for the tracking, delivery, and taxing of all tobacco products. This means that for each...

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