Author: Sydney Robinson

Creep Jesse Watters on Ivanka: “I really like how she was speaking into that microphone”

One might think that when your news network – your employer – is facing increased scrutiny for sexual harassment of female employees, you might keep your mouth shut for a while. Instead, Bill O’Reilly’s number two guy Jesse Watters made an incredibly sexual comment about First Daughter Ivanka Trump in the same breath that he criticizes the left for their distrust of her. Watters was commenting on an appearance Ms. Trump made while in Berlin, Germany at an event dedicated to female entrepreneurship. Ivanka sat on a panel with a host of powerful, influential women but was booed when...

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Newt Gingrich Rushes to Defend Poor Fox: “There’s A War Against Fox News”

What does a far-right, irrelevant politician-turned-pundit do when his favorite news network is damaged by not one, not two, but three sexual harassment scandals in just under six months? If it’s Newt Gingrich, he simply pretends that the network is the victim, rather than the dozens of women lodging harassment claims. Speaking with Fox’s Sean Hannity on Monday, Gingrich defended Fox after the recent ouster of Bill O’Reilly by arguing that there is a “war” being waged against the news network. “There’s a war against Fox News for a practical reason. Fox News is the one place where you...

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Trump Reverses Previous Stance on ACA Coverage of Birth Control: Angers Religious Groups

The Trump administration has turned on its evangelical supporters once again, this time refusing to back down from a fight between religious groups and the Justice Department over the birth control mandate in the Affordable Care Act. While the President remains sure that the ACA will shortly be repealed and replaced, in the meantime, the Justice Department under Trump has indicated that they will continue to pursue cases against religious groups which are fighting the mandate under religious grounds. While there exists some exemptions for the mandate on birth control, it does not extend to these organizations. Though these...

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In Germany, Ivanka Booed For Saying Her Father Is “Champion of Supporting Families”

Ivanka Trump has recently embarked on her first international trip in her capacity as First Daughter, and by many accounts, it is not going as well as the Trump administration would have hoped. During a panel of powerful women including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, unwelcome guest Ivanka Trump, the daughter of President Trump, was booed by the Berlin crowd when she attempted to prop up her father with false claims. The panel was meant to discuss women’s entrepreneurship, a pet project of Ivanka’s considering her own clothing and accessories line which is currently being relabeled and sold at some...

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Hearing Set to Determine if Class Action Lawsuit Against DNC Can Go Forward

For those who are still seeking justice against the Democratic National Committee for their mishandling of the Democratic primary, here it is: a lawsuit that was filed in June of last year against the DNC is heading to court. The class action lawsuit has been making its way through the court system since October of 2016, and today it heads back to court to determine whether or not it will be dismissed, as requested by the DNC itself. The lawsuit, which was lodged by two Bernie Sanders supporters Jared Beck and Elizabeth Lee Beck, allege that the DNC and...

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