Author: Sydney Robinson

Arkansas Kills Two Men In “Inhumane” Double Execution

Arkansas Kills Two Men In “Inhumane” Double Execution

Posted by | Apr 25, 2017 | |

The nation’s first double execution since 2000 was carried out in Arkansas on Monday despite substantial protest and the likelihood that the first execution was botched and inhumane. The double execution of Jack Harold Jones and Marcel Wayne Williams were part of a mass-killing by the state related to the impending expiration of key drugs used in the process. Six others were set to be executed along with Jones and Williams in the span of 11 days, though a court has ordered a stay of execution for four of the eight inmates. The two death row inmates were executed with...

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Mar-A-Lago Is Being Promoted On Two State Department Websites

Mar-A-Lago Is Being Promoted On Two State Department Websites

Posted by | Apr 24, 2017 | , |

Looking for your next resort or vacation spot but don’t want to sift through thousands of websites dedicated to the task? Look no further than government websites sponsored by the State Department. There, you’ll learn all there is to know about Mar-A-Lago, a Trump property totally not owned by our President! CNBC’s Steve Kopack noted the bizarre use of government webpages this week when he found that there is extensive information about Mar-A-Lago posted on two separate websites associated with the State Department. Articles on Mar-A-Lago appear on both ShareAmerica.gov and UK.USEmbassy.Gov. Share America is a website belonging to...

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New Orleans Begins Removal of Confederate & White Supremacist Monuments

New Orleans Begins Removal of Confederate & White Supremacist Monuments

Posted by | Apr 24, 2017 | , |

In response to a vote at the city council, the city of New Orleans has begun the work to remove several Confederate and white supremacist monuments from the majority-black city. New Orleans is just the latest of many Southern cities grappling with their historically racialized iconography in the modern era. While those who oppose the removal of such monuments site historical value and heritage as reasons to keep the monuments intact, those who oppose view the anti-black sentiment of most of the monuments to be an affront to their mere presence. The national conversation began in earnest shortly after...

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Obama’s Back: Former POTUS Returns to City Where it All Began

Obama’s Back: Former POTUS Returns to City Where it All Began

Posted by | Apr 24, 2017 | |

On Monday, a true site for sore eyes is headed to Chicago, Illinois to make his first major appearance since he went on a long, well-deserved vacation earlier this year. Yes, while we have been grappling with his incompetent replacement, President Barack Obama has been globetrotting with his wife and family, but will return to Chicago today in his first public appearance since handing the Presidency to Trump on Jan 21. Obama’s appearance will be minor as he plans to meet with youth leaders and organizers in the place where his political career began. From the Huffington Post: “Monday’s...

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Sean Hannity Joins O’Reilly & Ailes: Sexual Harassment Accusations Begin

Sean Hannity Joins O’Reilly & Ailes: Sexual Harassment Accusations Begin

Posted by | Apr 24, 2017 | , |

In another sign that the entire culture of Fox News is toxic from the top down, yet another male Fox star has been accused of sexual harassment by a female associate. Sean Hannity joined Bill O’Reilly and Roger Ailes on a long list of sexually harassing and intimidating men. Former Fox guest Debbie Shlussel spoke out about being mistreated by Hannity on Friday. Schlussel claims that Hannity invited her to his hotel room while the two were briefly working together. After she refused, she was never asked to appear on the show again. Schlussel said that Hannity pestered her...

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