Author: Josh Taylor
Elon Musk’s pay is insane, despite crashing Teslas
Posted by Josh Taylor / May 27, 2019Elizabeth Warren is gaining steam
Posted by Josh Taylor / May 24, 2019Although both media coverage and polling suggest that Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have a seemingly insurmountable lead the presidential primary race, don’t count out Elizabeth Warren just yet. Polling reveals that she is in a very comfortable third place behind those two, well ahead of the next two runners up: Kamala Harris and Pete …
Read MoreMichael Avenatti allegedly defrauded porn star Stormy Daniels
Posted by Josh Taylor / May 23, 2019Michael Avenatti is one of those people who desperately seek fame despite having every reason in the world not to want the spotlight shining on them. In the last example of his misdeeds, he allegedly used a doctored document to siphon $300,000 that was supposed to go to miss Daniels for a book deal. He …
Read MoreGeorgia DAs won’t enforce new abortion law
Posted by Josh Taylor / May 21, 2019Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp recently signed into a law a bill that prohibits abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, effectively banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy except in the case of rape, incest, or when the mother’s life is in danger. Alyssa Milano, June Diane Raphael and George Takei all protested …
Read MoreTens of thousands of North Korean women sold into sex slavery in China
Posted by Josh Taylor / May 21, 2019More Chinese human rights violations have come to light thanks to an investigation by the Korea Future Initiative, which has revealed that tens of thousands of North Korean women are sold into sex slavery in China. The report reads, in part, “Pushed from their homeland by a patriarchal regime that survives through the imposition of …
Read MoreMore Republicans board impeachment train
Posted by Josh Taylor / May 20, 2019Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan has become the first Republican congressman to jump aboard the impeachment train. In a tweet, Amash made the following stunning statement: “Here are my principal conclusions:1. Attorney General Barr has deliberately misrepresented Mueller’s report.2. President Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct.3. Partisanship has eroded our system of checks and balances.4. …
Read MoreAustin Eubanks, Columbine survivor, found dead
Posted by Josh Taylor / May 20, 2019Austin Eubanks survived the 1999 Columbine shooting, although he was shot in the hand and the knee. That was the first school shooting that made national news, and there was no playbook for how survivors––or the nation––should deal with the aftermath. This was also years before the opioid epidemic brought the nation’s attention to the …
Read MoreAOC’s theocracy fear mongering is tired
Posted by Josh Taylor / May 19, 2019Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has accused the Republican Party of trying to turn the United States into a far-right theocracy. She made the accusation in a series of tweets, one of which reads: “What angers me about the GOP’s attempts to turn the United States into a far-right Christian theocracy is how dishonest they are about it. …
Read MoreWilliam Barr is officially a pariah
Posted by Josh Taylor / May 19, 2019When Barr released his summary of the Mueller report, few besides die-hard republicans were happy. Apparently, Mueller was one of those people who were frustrated by Barr’s report. According to a source in the justice department speaking to the AP, Mueller wrote a letter to Barr days after the report dropped. According to the source, Mueller’s …
Read MoreSuicide rate amongst girls on the rise
Posted by Josh Taylor / May 18, 2019As a general rule, girls think about suicide more than boys, but boys actually commit suicide more. However, since 2007, the suicide rate for girls ages 10-14 increased by a stunning 12.7%, while the suicide rate for boys the same ages increased 7.1%. The study did not reveal why the rate for girls is increasing …
Read MoreAlabama abortion bill sparks national outrage
Posted by Josh Taylor / May 18, 2019Last week, Alabama passed one of the strictest anti-abortion bills in the country, banning abortions in nearly every case and creating the possibility of a 99-year prison sentence for doctors who perform abortions. The move has led to national outrage. As Slate points out, banning abortion is always unpopular––especially in cases of rape. Alabama’s law, …
Read MoreElon Musk wants to offer worldwide internet through 11,943 satellites
Posted by Josh Taylor / May 17, 2019Elon Musk is hoping to launch 11,943 satellites in order to offer global, high speed internet. He hopes that the system, which he calls Starlink, will provide income to keep SpaceX building and launching new rockets. Critics have already drawn comparisons to the villain in Kingsman who offered global internet as a means to destroy …
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