During my presidency, then-Vice President Joe Biden visited Georgia to pledge U.S. support after Russia invaded and partially occupied the country. Today, I call on his administration to do its part to support our young democracy, which is in grave danger. read more
Casting women in TV and film roles previously given to men, such as in Doctor Who or the James Bond franchise, risks leading young males into crime because the only cultural role models left for them are criminals, a Conservative MP (Member of Parliament) has argued. read more
The North American turkey was domesticated in Mexico about 2,000 years ago. Europeans saw their first turkeys around 1500 when Spanish explorers arrived in America and brought them back to their mother country. But what do you call the new import? Europeans in the New World were overwhelmed by the new plants and animals they saw, and often used familiar names for unknown species... read more
A man defending critical race theory turned his anger toward parents during a school board meeting last week, telling them he had "over a thousand soldiers ready to go" for anyone who had an issue with "critical race theory equity."
Prosecutors or defense attorneys would have to ask Judge Bruce Schroeder to inform jurors as they begin deliberations that they could consider finding Rittenhouse guilty of lesser charges rather than the original counts. The judge would then have to weigh whether the evidence the jury had seen supports those lesser charges before instructing the jury to consider them. read more
Here's just a couple of examples of bigotry condoned by the Squawd. You can find many more if you just search for them:
Jewish leaders accused Tlaib of using antisemitic tropes to hint at a Jewish cabal controlling the world from behind the scenes.www.timesofisrael.com
The head of the Anti-Defamation League, Jonathan Greenblatt, tweeted: "Stunning to hear @RashidaTlaib claim 'behind the curtain,' those who prevent a 'free Palestine' are the 'same people' who exploit 'regular Americans.' We've heard this kind of ugly #antisemitic dog whistling before, but it's appalling when it comes from a member of Congress."
The Black Republican whose interracial marriage was slammed in a rant by an Ayanna Pressley supporter says she's still looking for an apology from the congresswoman " but hasn't gotten much yet.www.bostonherald.com
"I haven't heard a single world from the Pressley campaign," Rayla Campbell said Wednesday. "You need to stand up because this is racism at its core " bigotry at its core."
In a video that went viral over the weekend, Roxbury community activist Monica Cannon-Grant repeatedly called Campbell a "heifer" and made frequent crude references to Campbell's white husband.
Karma?