Last week, a Confederate monument in Nashville, Tennessee was vandalized. The statue’s plinth, which has the name of over 500 Confederate veterans, had the words “They were racist” painted over it in red paint. The statue itself was also splashed with red paint. This is one of many monuments that have been vandalized in Tennessee, …

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For his entire dumpster fire of a presidency, Donald Trump has been haunted by accusations that he colluded with Russia to sway the 2016 election in his favor. He has, of course, denied those allegations––and in the process he obstructed justice. But did he just finally admit that the his own merit (LOL) did not …

“Mayor Pete,” as Donald Trump calls him, may be polite, articulate, and kind, but he’s made it clear he’s not going to tolerate Donald Trump’s sass. Instead, Buttigieg has a “crazy uncle strategy” for dealing with Trump: It’s almost like a sort of crazy uncle management. Like, he’s there. You’re not going to disrespect his …

College students are withdrawing applications from––or simply refusing to apply to––universities in states with strict abortion bans. One mother said, “It puts my child into a situation [where] I might think twice about her safety.” A private admissions counselor reported that sixty-one students have already withdrawn applications from Ohio and Georgia schools. “People are shocked …

Trump supporters (or Russian agents) have been sharing a video of Nancy Pelosi that’s been slowed down so much that she appears either drunk, confused, or something worse. Facebook has refused to take the video down, because, you know, they care a lot about stopping the spread of false information. Instead of taking it down, …

Five current and former UCLA students have been accused of running a substantial international cheating ring at UCLA. These students helped at least 40 students––all Chinese nationals––gain admission into the prestigious school by taking the TOEFL, the English proficiency exam, for them. The scam’s ringleader, Liu Cai, was caught because he charged 39 exams to …

Yusi Zhao, a former Stanford sophomore, was expelled after the university discovered that her application contained falsified sailing credentials, which in turn were linked to a $500,000 payment to the school’s sailing program. The Stanford Daily has further reported that the bribes went far beyond the $500,000 payment. Her family paid a total of $6.5 …