Author: Sydney Robinson

Home Depot Co-Founder Thinks People Use Food Stamps to Buy Weed & Cocaine

Home Depot Co-Founder Thinks People Use Food Stamps to Buy Weed & Cocaine

Posted by | May 26, 2017 | , , , |

The jig is up, EBT-accepting drug dealers! The Home Depot co-founder is on to your shady tricks! According to old white man and Fox guest Ken Lagone, food stamps are being used on the regular to purchase illegal drugs and we need to cut down drastically on the social safety net before things get too bad. Lagone, the co-founder of home improvement corporation Home Depot, appeared on Fox News on Wednesday to spread his ignorance. Speaking with Fox host Neil Cavuto, Lagone said that we really don’t know whether food stamps are being used for, well, food, at all!...

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Texas Teachers Give “Most Likely to Become a Terrorist” Award to Student In Wake of Manchester Bombing

Texas Teachers Give “Most Likely to Become a Terrorist” Award to Student In Wake of Manchester Bombing

Posted by | May 26, 2017 | , |

It may seem like a bad headline from satire site The Onion, but it is 100% true. Earlier this week, a group of teachers in Texas gave a “most likely to become a terrorist” award to a Hispanic student, an alleged “joke” that went much too far. The incident occurred just a day after a suicide bomber detonated a home-made bomb at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, killing 22. The so-called “award” was given to 13-year-old Lizeth Villanueva, a 7th grader, by a group of teachers at Anthony Aguirre Junior High as part of an awards ceremony....

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Rick Scott Shocks Florida By Doing Something Good For Women

Rick Scott Shocks Florida By Doing Something Good For Women

Posted by | May 26, 2017 | , |

Florida Governor Rick Scott is set to sign a tax cut bill which would, among other things, eliminate sales tax on women’s hygiene products related to menstruation. It is a surprisingly good decision for the Republican governor who often makes decisions which are contrary to the best interests of his constituents. The elimination of sales tax on tampons and menstrual pads is a part of an $180 million tax cut package which also includes a three-day tax holiday in August. As has been done many years in the past in Florida, this brief tax holiday allows families to prepare...

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Alabama Goes to Great Lengths to Protect Confederate Monuments

Alabama Goes to Great Lengths to Protect Confederate Monuments

Posted by | May 26, 2017 | , , |

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill into law on Wednesday which extends protections over confederate monuments in response to a recent uptick in removal of the monuments in other states. The law now prohibits local governments in the state from removing monuments that have been in place for 40 or more years, a ban which is intended to protect confederate monuments, the only ones currently being scrutinized. The legislation Ivey signed was sponsored by State Senator Gerald Allen, a Republican. Allen argued that the law was intended to protect all of Alabama’s history, not just Confederate monuments. “Contrary...

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U.S. Appeals Court 4th Circuit Maintains Block on Trump Travel Ban

U.S. Appeals Court 4th Circuit Maintains Block on Trump Travel Ban

Posted by | May 25, 2017 | , |

On Thursday afternoon, the U.S. Appeals Court’s 4th Circuit upheld the block on President Trump’s executive order travel ban, meaning that the controversial order is now headed to the Supreme Court for a final decision. The 4th Circuit’s decision upholds previous rulings by lower courts, and indicates that the case will now be headed to the Supreme Court if the court elects to take the case. In an opinion approximately 200 pages long, the 4th Circuit Court explained their decision on the case, noting that the powers of the presidency does not supersede the guarantees provided by the Constitution....

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