Author: Sydney Robinson

Support For Marijuana Legalization Now At an All-Time High

Support For Marijuana Legalization Now At an All-Time High

Posted by | Apr 20, 2017 | |

Today is 4/20, the unofficial but much celebrated holiday for recreational marijuana use. While in the past, this holiday was an underground celebration of an illegal substance, today it is the feature of many companies and brands as they attempt to capitalize on the growing popularity of the herb and its culture. In honor of 4/20, CBS conducted a new poll which showed that support for the legalization of marijuana has reached an all-time high. According to the poll, 61 percent of Americans now believe pot should be legal, a five point increase from just last year. Even more...

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Chaffetz Says He May Not Finish Congressional Term – What’s Going On?

Chaffetz Says He May Not Finish Congressional Term – What’s Going On?

Posted by | Apr 20, 2017 | |

Congressman Jason Chaffetz made headlines on Wednesday when he announced that he would not be seeking re-election in 2018, nor pursuing any other office during the election season. Now, the well-known Congressman says he may not even finish his term. Speaking with Utah radio station KSL Newsradio on Wednesday, Chaffetz reportedly indicated that he may end his tenure as a U.S. Congressman before 2018, leaving the seat vacant and likely calling an emergency election to replace him. In a text message sent to KSL host Doug Wright shortly after the conclusion of their radio interview, Chaffetz said that he...

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Cherokee Nation Suing Big Pharma Over Their Gross Opioid Push

Cherokee Nation Suing Big Pharma Over Their Gross Opioid Push

Posted by | Apr 20, 2017 | , , |

Attorneys representing the Cherokee Nation have filed a lawsuit against the nation’s top pharmaceutical companies and distributors for what they say was a deliberate effort to flood Oklahoma communities with opioids. The Cherokee Nation is arguing that Big Pharma engaged in a deliberate campaign to flood vulnerable communities with highly-addicted opioids, knowing that it would result in a big payday for the industry. From the Washington Post: “The suit alleges that the companies violated sovereign Cherokee laws by failing to prevent the diversion of pain pills to the black market, profiting from the growing opioid epidemic and decimating communities across...

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Sexual Harasser Bill O’Reilly To Receive Tens of Millions In Severance From Fox

Sexual Harasser Bill O’Reilly To Receive Tens of Millions In Severance From Fox

Posted by | Apr 20, 2017 | , |

Though many Democrats spent their Wednesday celebrating the downfall of longtime Fox host Bill O’Reilly, it appears that the raging “no-spin” host will be having the last laugh as he is set for a massive payday as severance. In exchange for his silence, O’Reilly is to be paid somewhere in the tens of millions of dollars by 21st Century Fox for severance. This echoes the treatment of then-President Roger Ailes who was paid handsomely for leaving the network. Many could have predicted from the praise-heaping dominating his firing announcement that O’Reilly would be as heavily compensated as possible for...

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Sarah Palin, Kid Rock & Ted Nugent Tour the White House

Sarah Palin, Kid Rock & Ted Nugent Tour the White House

Posted by | Apr 20, 2017 | , |

It sounds like the beginning of an offensive joke, but it’s more like an offensive mark against Democracy – This week, political nut Sarah Palin took an intimate tour of the White House accompanied by Ted Nugent and Kid Rock. Palin was the guest of President Trump for a Wednesday night dinner, and when she was told to bring some friends, she interestingly chose the two musical artists. Palin’s reappearance in Trump’s life is not unexpected, despite the fact that he clearly discarded her during the Republican primary. While Palin was eager to ride Trump’s coattails, a handful of...

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