Author: Sydney Robinson

Pope Gives Trump Essay About Climate Change In Place of Elaborate Gift

Pope Gives Trump Essay About Climate Change In Place of Elaborate Gift

Posted by | May 24, 2017 | , , , |

President Trump has no doubt been given a long list of extravagant, elaborate gifts in his lifetime, from beautiful women, to flourishing businesses, to exotic plants and animals. But the gift given to him on Wednesday by Pope Francis will likely not appear on any “Best of” lists. The two world leaders exchanged gifts as is customary in a meeting between the religious leader and the American leader. Unfortunately for Trump, Pope Francis took the opportunity to share his differing scientific and political views with the POTUS by giving him a letter the Pope penned in 2015 about his...

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Frenemies: POTUS To Meet with Pope at Vatican on Wednesday

Frenemies: POTUS To Meet with Pope at Vatican on Wednesday

Posted by | May 23, 2017 | , , |

On Wednesday, President Trump is set to continue his first international trip abroad by meeting with Catholic Pope Francis, the first meeting between two men who have historically not gotten along. Though the two are deeply at odds in many subjects, we likely won’t see the pope acting in any way other than gracious toward the American president, at the very least because of his strict religious beliefs. Pope Francis, a Jesuit, values acceptance and kindness at a very high level, meaning that even if President Trump misbehaves, he will likely continue to be received warmly. Still, President Trump...

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Big Pharma Still ‘Getting Away With Murder’: Trump Budget Lets Corporations Run Wild

Big Pharma Still ‘Getting Away With Murder’: Trump Budget Lets Corporations Run Wild

Posted by | May 23, 2017 | , , , , |

While traveling abroad to Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Rome, President Trump’s administration has released the newest draft of the president’s budget, a wish-list of the president’s for how the nation should spend tax dollars in the next year. Though President Trump has gone on-record speaking out against outrageous drug prices and criminal drug companies, there is no mention of any sort of regulation in his tax plan, a clear indication that his previous talk was just that – talk. The fact that the budget from the POTUS is a mere wish-list makes this omission that much more scathing –...

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New Orleans Mayor Explains Exactly Why Confederate Monuments Should be Dismantled

New Orleans Mayor Explains Exactly Why Confederate Monuments Should be Dismantled

Posted by | May 23, 2017 | , , , |

In a rousing speech given on Friday, New Orleans, Louisiana mayor Mitch Landrieu explained why the city’s removal of four major Confederate monuments was the best course of action for the diverse, modern city. Responding to critics of the removal who joined in protest to defend the monuments in the name of history, Landrieu made a startling observation. “Why there are no slave ship monuments, no prominent markers on public land to remember the lynchings or the slave blocks; nothing to remember this long chapter of our lives; the pain, the sacrifice, the shame—all of it happening on the soil...

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British & U.S. Authorities Identify Manchester Arena Bomber as Salman Abedi

British & U.S. Authorities Identify Manchester Arena Bomber as Salman Abedi

Posted by | May 23, 2017 | , |

The architect of the Manchester Arena bombing has been identified, according to U.S. and British officials. On Monday evening, the world was rocked as once again, a senseless act of violence was carried out in a public space an in attempt to create as much death, pain, suffering, and chaos as possible. This time, the attack occurred in Manchester, England at the Manchester Arena at the conclusion of pop singer Ariana Grande’s concert. Though a great deal is still unknown about the tragedy, Manchester police have confirmed the identity of the attacker as 23-year-old Salman Abedi. Abedi detonated a suicide...

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