H&M Shuts Down NYC Store After Employee Leaks Pic of Bugs on Hoodies 12/30/2021 1:42 PM PT H&M’s store in NYC has been shut down while the clothing retailer investigates a disturbing photo claiming to show hoodies crawling with dozens of tiny bugs. Twitter user @Madesonee_ posted the photos Wednesday, explaining, “I work at the…Continue Reading
Posted December 30, 2021 at 3:04pmThe Justice Department urged the Supreme Court on Wednesday to reconsider lower court rulings that required the Biden administration to revive a contested Trump-era program forcing asylum-seekers back to Mexico.The contested court rulings required administration officials to reinstate the so-called Remain in Mexico program — formally known as the Migrant…Continue Reading
The Senate Finance Committee’s tax package would generate about $60 billion less revenue to pay for the rest of Democrats’ multitrillion-dollar social safety net and climate bill, according to a preliminary Joint Committee on Taxation estimate.Among the changes Senate Democrats added were exemptions for employer pension plans and nonprofits from a new minimum tax intended for the largest corporations, and expansions of…Continue Reading
Democratic state lawmakers are proposing laws to curb “misinformation” on social media sites and other online platforms, mirroring efforts by Democrats in Congress. “Social media algorithms are specially programmed to spread disinformation and hate speech at the expense of the public good,” said New York state Sen. Brad Hoylman, who announced a bill Monday aimed…Continue Reading
An image shared on Facebook claims mafia assassins descended on Rome to avenge Pope Francis’ murder.Verdict: False There is no evidence to suggest that Pope Francis was murdered. He has been spotted alive several times since his alleged death. Fact Check: Social media users have been sharing a screenshot of an article bearing the headline,…Continue Reading
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was asked in a press conference earlier this month whether members of Congress should be allowed to trade individual stocks, despite often having access to insider information. Pelosi was all in favor of it, saying “We’re a free-market economy” and that members of Congress “should be able to participate in…Continue Reading
With the nuttiness of politics and pop culture over the past 15 years, I think the American people have gotten used to the lies and willful gaslighting by “our betters.” You remember, “If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor,” and “We have to pass the bill so you know what’s in it.”…Continue Reading
Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks is good for very little, but one thing we can always rely on him for is flipping out and saying over-the-top things that we can laugh at and, in a way, learn from. For instance, take this tantrum that he threw over “unvaccinated clowns” spreading around Omicron and tweeting…Continue Reading
Perhaps no vice president in decades has taken the kind of internal beating that Kamala Harris has taken over the last year. Yes, many people hated Dick Cheney, but he always enjoyed the full support of George W. Bush. Regarding Harris and Joe Biden, you’d probably have to go back to George H.W. Bush and…Continue Reading
After Chadwick Boseman, the original actor who played Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), passed away in 2020 after a four-year battle with cancer, it raised speculation as to how the character would be handled going forward. Marvel Studio president Kevin Feige indicated they would “honor the legacy” of the actor by not…Continue Reading