Showing posts with label American Politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American Politics. Show all posts

18 December 2024

Real Estate Gives Buyers Political Info About Neighbors

Real Estate App
There is a new real estate app in the United States that gives homebuyers an unprecedented peek into their potential neighborhoods — revealing everything from political leanings to local demographics — before they even commit to buying.

Oyssey, a tech startup soft-launching this month in South Florida and New York City, lets buyers access neighborhood political affiliations based on election results and campaign contributions, along with housing trends and other social data.

20 November 2024

Rep. Ilhan Omar Refused To Condemn Hamas' Actions

Ilhan Omar
United States Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who has long called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, has never condemned the atrocities committed by the latter.

At the Capitol Hill last 13 November, rhe progressive lawmaker, who is one of the only Muslim women in Congress, was captured in footage shared on social media being surrounded by pro-Israel protesters as she tried to enter an elevator who told her to "go to Gaza, sweetheart."

15 November 2024

"Weak And Woke" U.S. Generals Will Be Purged

Woke Generals
President-elect Donald Trump is already considering establishing a "warrior board" to review senior officers in the US military and weed out "woke generals", according to initial reports from his team.

A draft executive order under consideration by the president-elect’s transition team would set up a board of retired senior officials to audit top brass that do not meet standards of "leadership capability, strategic readiness, and commitment to military excellence".

05 November 2024

If Confederate Flags Are Taken Out, Should LGBT Flags As Well?

The Same
In 2017, a group of students and parents in the state of Alabama is calling for the removal of a rainbow pride flag from a high school classroom — arguing that it can be compared to displaying a Confederate flag.

"We strongly feel that it creates a hostile and provocative learning environment for students not comfortable to openly supporting the LGBTQ+ community in a public school where students come from diverse political and religious backgrounds," a Change.org petition reads about the flag in Auburn.

26 October 2024

LA Times Editorial Board Decided Against Factual Analysis

LA Times
American politics is heating up after the editorials editor of The Los Angeles Times has decided to resign from the paper in the light of the paper's decision not to endorse a presidential candidate in the 2024 race.

"I am resigning because I want to make it clear that I am not okay with us being silent," Mariel Garza said in an interview with the Columbia Journalism Review. "In dangerous times, honest people need to stand up. This is how I’m standing up." In addition to being the paper’s editorials editor, Garza was also a member of its editorial board.

23 September 2024

Pres. Biden Asked Wife To Preside The Cabinet Meeting

Jill Biden
The social media were in a frenzy last 20 September after First Lady Jill Biden presented at what may be one of President Biden’s final Cabinet meetings in the White House.

Biden convened his Cabinet for the first time since 2 October 2023 – this time with the first lady joining him to speak about the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research.

04 September 2024

College Fraternity Patriots Will Get Their Party Concert

Flagstock
A few months ago, there were a couple of dozens of fraternity brothers at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill who defended the American flag during spring semester campus unrest and prevented it from touching the ground. Now, they are being rewarded with a prty that they deserved.

Around US$ 500,000 was raised by a third party through a GoFundMe page for the college men and promised their supporters a "rager." Even country singer John Rich offered his services to host a concert in their honor.

08 August 2024

Lifetime Gym Could Face Charges For Allowing Transgender in Girls Bathroom

Lifetime Gym
The Life Time Fitness in Ellisville, Missouri could be facing civil and criminal liabilities after it allegedly "adopted a policy" allowing transgender women into the female locker rooms, the state's attorney general announced last 2 August.

Missouri AG Andrew Bailey told the CEO of Life Time Fitness in a letter that while allowing biological males to enter whatever restroom they choose is popular in corporate policy books, he would not tolerate it under his jurisdiction.

25 June 2024

An Israel and ICE Critic Was Promoted by the White House

Tyler Cherry
A newly appointed White House communications official has found himself at the center of a political firestorm and forced to apologize for controversial social media posts from his past.

Tyler Cherry, recently promoted to Associate Communications Director in the Biden administration, issued a statement last 23 June addressing incendiary tweets from several years ago that have drawn sharp criticism from conservatives.

05 August 2021

The Washington Post Settled With Nicholas Sandmann

Nicholas Sandmann
A few weeks ago,The Washington Post settled, for undisclosed terms, a US$ 250 million lawsuit filed by Nicholas Sandmann, the Covington Catholic High School student who had a viral encounter with a Native American activist last year at a protest at the Lincoln Memorial.

"We are pleased that we have been able to reach a mutually agreeable resolution of the remaining claims in this lawsuit," Kris Coratti, a spokesperson for the paper, said in a statement to TheWrap.

03 March 2020

Artists in Arizona Can Legally Refuse To Serve Gays and Lesbians

Caligraphy Company Wins Case
Two Arizona artists who refused to create invitations to same-sex weddings due to their Christian beliefs were within their legal rights, the US state's top court ruled last 16 September.

The Arizona State Supreme Court's decision invalidates previous judgments against the two women for violating a "human relations ordinance" introduced by the southwestern city of Phoenix to promote and push down everyone's throat the LGBTQ rights.

08 June 2018

SC Rules 7-2 In Favor of the Baker

Seven-Two
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple, there was a thunderous celebration from all corners of the United States.

The evangelical community declared the 7-2 decision a win for religious freedom, while their supporters hailed the decision as the start of a new beginning.

04 June 2017

The Photo That Shows How Vile Kathy Griffin Is

Kathy Griffin
Liberal comedian and staunch democratic Party supporter Kathy Griffin was proud to have a photo of herself holding what appears to be a bloody, decapitated fake head of President Donald Trump.

The photo has received sweeping bi-partisan disapproval. Taken by celebrity photographer Tyler Shields, it was posted by Griffin and Shields last 30 May on their social media accounts.

07 November 2015

NCAA and NFL Are Staying in Houston

Super Bowl in Houston
For Houston, there is nothing to fear because sports officials are here ... to stay.

After NCAA bravely announced that they are supporting the decision of the majority in Houston, the NFL is also making it crystal clear that, as an institution, it doesn't give a crap about the despicable lifestyle of the fascist LGBT people.