Monthly Archives: June, 2020

On Sunday, rapper Lil Nas X sent a tweet to his 4.9 million followers that began as a tease.“yeah, i’m gay,” the tweet started. Then it took a sharp left turn.“g- arrest,“a- Breonna Taylor’s“y- murderers.”The response was not supportive. Replies called the tweet disrespectful, and pointed out that Taylor’s death was not a meme.Lil Nas…

CLOSE The Trump administration wanted to dismantled the program protecting so-called "Dreamers," but the Supreme Court decided against it. WochitWASHINGTON – The winners at the Supreme Court this week were the nation's LGBTQ community and undocumented immigrants. The losers were conservatives, led by President Donald Trump.And the man most responsible for the unexpected turn of events…

Facebook has removed a number of posts and ads run by Donald Trump’s re-election campaign that featured a symbol used by the Nazis for violating its “policy against organized hate”.The takedown on Thursday came amid increasing pressure on Facebook from civil rights leaders, Democratic politicians, and the company’s own employees to take a stronger stance…

People wait in a line around the block for a pop-up food pantry amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Chelsea, Massachusetts, April 17, 2020.Brian Snyder | ReutersPresident Donald Trump said some Americans might wear face masks not as a way to prevent the spread of coronavirus but as a way to "signal disapproval of…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday again defended his administration’s now-scrapped nursing home policy that critics say contributed to thousands of coronavirus deaths, slamming the controversy as “a shiny object” and “pure politics.”Cuomo’s comments came during an interview on New York’s WAMC-AM on Thursday. He was asked about the criticism and whether he acknowledged…