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Kirsten Gillibrand, Online Harassment, sexual harassment
Activism, Assault, Social Media Battles, Twitter Tantrum, Violence against women, Women's Issues
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand fires back at Trump after he appeared to sexually harass her on Twitter. Trump found himself back in the spotlight on Tuesday after four women who had previously accused him of sexual harassment called on Congress to investigate their allegations and those of other women. NBC News reported that: “Jessica Leeds, Samantha […]
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Childrens Health Insurance Program, chip, Healthcare, Jimmy Kimmel Baby Billy, Jimmy Kimmel Live
Activism, Children, Congress, Health Care, Healthcare, Human Interest
Jimmy Kimmel returned with his baby Billy after heart surgery and held back tears as he urged congress not to put tax cuts ahead of child healthcare. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house as late night host Jimmy Kimmel walked on the stage holding his baby boy Billy, who had his second open […]
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Kate McKinnon Santas Elf, Santas Naught List, Saturday Night Live, SNL Santa, SNL Santa Skit
Activism, Christmas, Entertainment, Holidays, Humor, SNL
Santa’s naughty list this year is actually more of a ‘registry’ than a list; it includes Al Franken, Roy Moore, Matt Lauer, and Trump. Santa Claus (Kenan Thompson) and his elf sidekick (Kate McKinnon) visited Saturday Night Live in this week’s opening sketch and took on the controversy regarding the recent rash of misconduct allegations […]
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Job Creation, jobs, Nick Hanauer, Republican Tax Plan, Speeches, TED Talks, Videos
Activism, Controversy, Economics, Labor, Social Justice, Speeches, Videos
This banned TED Talk explains why the tax breaks for the rich proposed by the Republican tax plan scam will never help working class Americans. TED, the Technology Entertainment and Design nonprofit behind the TED Talks, whose slogan is “ideas worth spreading” decided that some ideas are better left alone. In March of 2012 Nick […]
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Canada Apologizes to LGBT Community, LGBT Community, LGBTQ2
Activism, LGBT Issues, Social Justice, World News
Canada’s Prime Minister openly wept while giving a heartfelt apology to Canada’s LGBTQ2 community for prior persecution. The Toronto Star reports that: “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has formally apologized for the ‘tragic act of discrimination’ that saw hundreds of civil servants the target of a decades-long ‘witch hunt’ because of their sexual orientation.” Speaking in […]