CULTURE
Voters to Get Say in Dropping ‘Plantations’ from R.I.’s Name
Voters will get another chance to strip the words “and Providence Plantations" from Rhode Island's formal name after lawmakers approved a joint resolution to put the question on the November ballot.
Although the word “plantations” in Rhode Island’s name does not specifically refer to a place where slaves labored, it...
Defense Secretary Bans Confederate Flag w/out Mentioning It
UPDATE: After weeks of wrangling, the Pentagon on Friday will ban displays of the Confederate flag on military installations, in a carefully worded policy that doesn't mention the word ban or that specific flag. The policy, laid out in a memo obtained by The Associated Press, was described by...
Instagram Threatens to Ban Don Jr.; Twitter Exposed (Again) for Blacklisting
Social media juggernaut Instagram threatened to delete Donald Trump Jr.’s account on Wednesday for spreading allegedly false information about the Wuhan coronavirus and the drug hydroxychloroquine.
The warning was part of a zero-tolerance social media stance shared by Silicon Valley’s biggest tech giants.
The popular photo-sharing application is a subsidiary of...
Sen. Tom Cotton Rips the NYTimes over ‘Woke’ Bullying of Liberal Columnist
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., wrote a scathing editorial on Thursday about the bullying and anti-Semitic harassment that led to the resignation of New York Times opinion columnist Bari Weiss.
Cotton experienced a similar phenomenon last month after he wrote an op-ed that led to a staff revolt and forced the...
Race-Baiting Sen. Hirono Says Trump’s Base is Full of ‘White Supremacists’
Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, a notorious misandrist and frequent race-baiting demagogue, said on Monday that President Donald Trump’s base is full of “white supremacist” voters.
Hirono was speaking about the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing protests over supposed systemic racism when she told MSNBC on Monday...
Hackers Send Fake Bitcoin Tweets from Obama, Biden, Tech Billionaires
(Headline USA) Unidentified hackers broke into the Twitter accounts of technology moguls, politicians, celebrities and major companies Wednesday in an apparent Bitcoin scam.
The ruse included bogus tweets from former President Barack Obama, Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg and a number of tech billionaires including Amazon CEO Jeff...
NC City Unanimously Approves Reparations for Black Residents
The Asheville, North Carolina, city council made history on Tuesday night when all seven members voted to provide reparations to black residents and their future descendants.
CHART: Lady A’s Name-Change Saga Perfectly Mirrors South’s History
Anita "Lady A" White is not the only one who might be forgiven for seeing a historical holding pattern in Lady Antebellum's presumption of ownership for something it had no right to claim.
Universities Threaten to Keep Students’ Housing $$, Even if They Shut Down Again
At least two public universities in North Carolina---one tied to the state's flagship UNC system---said they will keep student housing money if they shut down again due to coronavirus hysteria.
Richmond Dumps Confederate Monuments at Old Wastewater Plant
At least some of the Confederate monuments that have been recently removed from places of prominence in Richmond, Virginia, are being stored on the grounds of a waste water treatment plant, photographs show.
HAWLEY: Subpoena NBA Commish for Caving to Chinese
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said he would support a Senate subpoena of NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to investigate the NBA’s continued kowtowing to China.
Police: Texas A&M Senior Likely Put Racist Notes on His Own Car
A student at Texas A&M University made national media headlines and sparked social media outrage over racist notes that were placed on the student’s car windshield last month.
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