Austin American-Statesman is reporting that a Texas district court judge out of Austin issued a warning on Thursday that she intends to protect the grand jury that indicted Gov. Rick Perry from threats, implied or otherwise. The Governor was indicted on two felonies August 15 by a Travis County grand jury for abusing the power […]
Outspoken punk musician and actor Henry Rollins blasted Robin Williams for taking his own life in a lengthy LA Weekly editorial titled “F*ck Suicide.” Rollins wrote: I am sure some will strongly disagree with what I’m about to say. And I also understand that [Williams’] personal struggles were quite real. I can’t argue with that. […]
Mediaite reports “a group of African-Americans in Dallas have responded in the most Texas way possible: By forming the Huey P. Newton Gun Club, an open-carry group that goes around in public, bearing the same semiautomatic weaponry as their fellow open-carry advocates, protesting police brutality.” The group is named after the co-founder of the Black […]
The Irish group LGBT Noise has released a public service announcement mocking homophobia. Set in 2017, the PSA features a straight couple who fears the passage of marriage equality in Ireland. “The equality — Ireland was practically unrecognizable. We tried to blend in, but the weddings were unbelievable! I felt completely underdressed and the cakes […]
After returning from his assignment in Ferguson, CNN anchor Don Lemon reported that one of his producers heard a member of the National Guard using racist language to describe protesters. Lemon hosted Black and White in America, and said “I’m just going to be honest with you, last night, one of my producers said that […]