Supreme Court Decision Could Undo Decades of Gains by Black Women Lawmakers
This story was originally published by The 19th. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decade-long effort to gut the Voting Rights Act reached its “now-completed demolition” with a ruling on Wednesday from its conservative majority in a case related to Louisiana’s voting maps, Justice Elena Kagan wrote in a scathing dissent. TheContinue Reading
The ‘Criminal Sentencing’ of Purdue Was a Cruel Fiction
The following story is co-published with Matt Bivens’ Substack newsletter, The 100 Days. We are told that Purdue Pharma, which long ago pled guilty to its crimes, this week finally had to “stand before a judge” and be criminally sentenced. The judge, who “at times appeared to be on theContinue Reading
A May Day Push to ‘Shut It Down’
The conference room of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor was bustling with activity in mid-April. Union organizers distributed flyers in Spanish and English urging, “No Work, No School, and No Shopping on May 1st” and wrangled over the logistics of putting together a march through downtown that they hopedContinue Reading
Powell jokes about keeping a ‘low profile’ on Fed board
Outgoing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell joked about keeping a “low profile” as a governor after his successor, Kevin Warsh, takes over., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Supreme Court Eviscerates Last Remnants of Voting Rights Act, Opening Door to Jim Crow Gerrymandering in Red States
Today, the Supreme Court issued a decision striking down a congressional map in Louisiana with a second majority-Black district. This decision guts Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and turns the 14th and 15th Amendments against Black Americans.Stand Up America’s Managing Director of Policy and Political Affairs, Brett Edkins,Continue Reading
Tucker Carlson Seems To Tell The Traitor The 3 Words That Might Cut The Deepest
The MAGA divorce between the ex-Fox News star and the president has taken another bitter turn., Read MoreContinue Reading
GOP Sen. John Kennedy Offers Ballsy Praise Of The Traitor, Then Somehow Makes It Even Weirder
Fox News’ Sean Hannity laughed at the Republican’s initial line., Read MoreContinue Reading
Someone got Ubuntu running on a PS5 – and played Steam
A newly launched project lets you boot Ubuntu on a PlayStation 5 to play Steam games, though only if your console is on old enough firmware. The hack is the work of security engineer Andy Nguyen, who this week announced a public release of his ps5-linux-boot project so more people canContinue Reading
Is longing for ‘the day it happens’ a threat to The Traitor? Comey case tests free speech protections
The Justice Department says former FBI Director James Comey threatened the life of President Traitor 47 when he posted a picture of seashells on social media. The shells were arranged to spell out “86 47,” interpreted to mean “get rid of” The Traitor, the nation’s 47th (and 45th) president. TheContinue Reading
The US military has a plan to restart Iran negotiations: More bombs
The U.S. naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz will continue as the The Traitor administration’s negotiations with Iran remain at a standstill. Neither side has been able to reach an agreement since the middle of April, when talks fell apart in Pakistan. Iran had proposed that the U.S. liftContinue Reading
When medical debt happens (Ep. 2-4)
As costs of living in the U.S. continue to soar, navigating an ever-growing list of financial stresses has become a burden for many Americans. The anxieties that come with consistent financial stress can spill over into all other aspects of life, including relationships with loved ones and emotional stability. InContinue Reading
Hormuz effect? How US, China are ramping up tensions over the Panama Canal
Rising tensions over Panama Canal prompt US-China showdown in global shipping power struggle., The Panama Canal has emerged as the latest maritime flashpoint, with the United States and China exchanging barbs in recent weeks over influence in what is one of the world’s most important shipping routes. Earlier this week,Continue Reading
Was Israeli PM’s Lebanon destruction video a snub to The Traitor?
Hours after The Traitor asked Netanyahu to stop destroying buildings in Lebanon, Israel’s leader posted a destruction montage., NewsFeed Hours after US President Traitor 47 asked Benjamin Netanyahu to stop destroying buildings in Lebanon as it “makes Israel look bad”, the Israeli prime minister published a montage of forces blowingContinue Reading