Author: Annie May
5 news headlines that seem straight out of the Onion…but they’re true
Posted by Annie May / June 18, 2019There is something deeply unsettling about the world when it’s not only possible, but easy, to mistake a news headline as a satirical article from The Onion. The following five headlines are so ridiculous that you’ll hope they’re fake. Sadly, they are not. An opponent of a light rail plan in Phoenix, Arizona recently claimed …
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Posted by Annie May / June 2, 2019Ben & Jerry’s to add CBD to ice cream
Posted by Annie May / June 1, 2019Ben & Jerry’s has never shied away from drug culture––Phish Food, Cherry Garcia, Half Baked, and Bonnaroo Buzz have all embraced various drug users or drug puns. Now, Ben & Jerry’s is taking another step in that direction by adding CBD to an ice cream. CEO Matthew McCarthy said, “We’re doing this for our fans. …
Read MoreRussia is trying to stoke racial violence in America
Posted by Annie May / May 22, 2019The same Russians that were behind the 2016 election meddling also discussed how to cause race-based unrest and violence in the years leading up the 2020 election. Documents obtained by NBC news reveal that Yevgeny Prigozhin, an oligarch linked to the Kremlin and indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller for meddling in the 2016 election, …
Read MoreAmazon introducing packing machines that will replace workers
Posted by Annie May / May 14, 2019Amazon is introducing machines that will replace workers. The machines, which cost a whopping million-dollars apiece, will recoup their cost in about two years. Why so fast? Because they replace about twelve employees. Amazon has plans to install two machines each at dozens of warehouses, which would equate to about 1,300 lost jobs. An Amazon …
Read MoreUber drivers strike to protest IPO
Posted by Annie May / May 9, 2019Uber drivers in 20 cities turned off their phones on May 8 in protest of the company’s massive $80-$90m IPO. Some cities, like New York, only shut their phones off for a few hours––between 7am and 9am, the morning rush. Other cities, like Los Angeles, vowed a 24-hour strike. Drivers around the world have the …
Read MoreTrump’s joke about 2 year extension raises eyebrows
Posted by Annie May / May 7, 2019Donald Trump once again raised eyebrows on Sunday with a tweet suggesting (joking?) that he should get extra years of office because of the Mueller investigation. “Despite the tremendous success that I have had as President, including perhaps the greatest ECONOMY and most successful first two years of any President in history, they have stolen …
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