Author: Annie May
Veterans group labels Donald Trump “America’s Number One Traitor”
Posted by Annie May / July 5, 2020A group of anti-Trump veterans called VoteVets has launched an all-out assault on President Trump, called him “America’s Number One Traitor.” Among vets, this is a serious accusation. This July 4th, there is a new name synonymous with traitor. Move over Benedict Arnold. Meet…#BenedictDonald #TRE45ON pic.twitter.com/zH0TgMf0Rb — VoteVets (@votevets) July 3, 2020 VoteVets isn’t the …
Read MoreTokTok expects to lose piles of money following India ban
Posted by Annie May / July 5, 2020TikTok, the massive China-based social media platform, is expecting to lose some $6 billion after India banned the app. If you’ve been on any form of social media in the last six months or so, you’ve seen a TikTok video––they’re obvious because of the huge, annoying TikTok watermark. And as common as TikTok videos are on, say, …
Read MoreGhislaine Maxwell finally arrested on sex abuse charges
Posted by Annie May / July 2, 2020Jeffrey Epstein’s partner in crime Ghislaine Maxwell has finally been arrested, after many long months on the lam. In an interview in December, Virginia Giuffre, told the BBC that she stands by her claim that Prince Andrew sexually abused her, and Jeffrey Epstein trafficked her. Her interview was in response to Prince Andrew’s public denial on …
Read MoreTrump lashes out on the Republicans who turned on him
Posted by Annie May / July 1, 2020Trump’s 2020 election possibilities are so low that he’s preemptively blaming foreign countries for his 2020 loss. He’s also going nuts about voting by mail, because he says it will lead to fraud, but really he know it means he will lose. Other observers––Republican operatives––think Trump might just quit rather than lose, which would effective screw the GOP. And that’s …
Read MoreMore companies boycott social media
Posted by Annie May / June 30, 2020The boycotts began with Facebook. Advertisers starting pulling money over Facebook’s refusal to censor hate speech. Now, companies are pulling money from all social media platforms. The latest company to do so is Starbucks, following Coca-Cola, who also announced that it would pause all of its social media advertising for at least thirty days. This …
Read MoreCoca-Cola puts all social media advertising on hiatus
Posted by Annie May / June 28, 2020Although Coca-Cola did not explicitly state that it was joining the growing Facebook boycott, the company nevertheless announced that it would pause all of its social media advertising for at least thirty days. This will undoubtedly add to the pressure Facebook is feeling. Despite the tremendous pressure from inside and outside the company, Facebook has …
Read MoreBiden higher than ever in polls, Democrats worried
Posted by Annie May / June 26, 2020A New York Times poll puts Biden a whopping 14-points ahead of Trump. Naturally, Trump doesn’t believe the poll, since the New York Times is “fake news,” but he’s likely worried. He’s not the only one who’s worried. The Democratic Party is afraid the same thing will happen in 2020 as happened in 2016––voters will …
Read MoreAdvertisers pulling money from Facebook
Posted by Annie May / June 25, 2020Despite the tremendous pressure from inside and outside the company, Facebook has so far refused to change its policy on (not) fact-checking political ads. Now, a series of advertisers have added their weight to the pressure campaign: Patagonia, North Face, REI, and Ben & Jerry. Despite calls from civil rights leaders to curtail Trump’s (and …
Read More72% of Americans think this is the lowest point in living memory
Posted by Annie May / June 21, 2020A majority of Americans––72%––think that this is the lowest point in living memory for our country, and 83% say that the future of the nation causes them significant stress. A majority of Republicans, 63%, think that the country is heading in the wrong direction. That’s up about 20% since last month. This is not good …
Read MoreIt turns out TikTok users were trolling Trump
Posted by Annie May / June 17, 2020Trump claimed that a million people requested tickets for his upcoming Tulsa rally. The only problem is, that’s 2.5 times the population of the city. It turns out, these applications are basically a way for the campaign to get peoples’ emails. And what’s more, the Tulsa World published an editorial saying Trump shouldn’t come to the …
Read MoreIn bad news for Trump, Joe Biden is far less unpopular than Hillary Clinton
Posted by Annie May / June 16, 2020Last election, every poll had Hillary Clinton beating Trump. Everyone believed those polls, and they predicted Clinton would win by a landslide. But there was another story, one that no one wanted to hear: Hillary Clinton may have been ahead in many polls, but she was still wildly unpopular. Trump and his team may be …
Read MoreOne 27% of Americans see Trump as religious
Posted by Annie May / June 15, 2020Trump’s now infamous (and catastrophic) Bible photo-op was an obvious attempt to pander to his religious base. Unfortunately, he’s off the mark. Only some 27% of Americans somewhat or strongly agree that Trump is religious. Meanwhile, 55% either somewhat or strongly disagree. Among evangelicals, less than half, 40%, see Trump as religious, while another 33% …
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