Substack said that it will remove some publications that support Nazis from its services after backlash over the company’s initial refusal to remove accounts that endorse Nazi ideology, Platformer reports. The company was adamant that the decision was not a reversal of it previous comments, per Platformer, but a reconsideration …
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The University of Michigan Wolverines beat the Washington Huskies 34-13 to win their first national championship of the College Football Playoff era. For Michigan, it’s not only their first national title in the CFP era, but their first national championship since 1997. The storied program has enjoyed steady success in …
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Aaron Rodgers insisted he was definitely not trying to connect Jimmy Kimmel to Jeffrey Epstein when he seemed to link Kimmel to Jeffrey Epstein during an interview on the The Pat McAfee Show last week. After a week of not-so-vague lawsuit threats, apologies, and scathing late-night monologues, the quarterback returned …
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Gaming YouTuber MatPat announced on Tuesday afternoon that he would be officially retiring from his YouTube channel,marking an official end to over 12 years of being an online gaming and fandom authority. In a tearful video titled “Goodbye Internet,” MatPat — legal name Matthew Patrick — announced that March 9, …
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Monday brought another round of unsealed documents in the ongoing disclosure of files related to the sex-trafficking operation run by Jeffrey Epstein and his convicted co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell. And once again, right-wingers pounced on damning accusations against former president Bill Clinton. But the alleged Epstein victim who made those claims …
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Mary Lou Retton, the four-time Olympic gold medalist, has yet to reach the finish line in her recovery from a rare form of pneumonia that left her hospitalized last October. In a recent interview with Today, the 55-year-old detailed the severity of her illness, revealing that doctors considered putting her …
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More than 300 pro-Palestine protesters calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza were arrested after blocking several major bridges and tunnels during morning rush hour in Manhattan on Monday, Jan. 8. John Chell, the chief of patrol for the New York Police Department, said on Twitter that 325 arrests were …
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Solitary Confinement. Forced Labor. Abuse. Trauma. While these might sound like descriptions of a long federal prison stay, they’re only the beginning of what children as young as 13 have faced in reform facilities across the United States. Their families think they’re troubled teens, and these camps promise solutions. But …
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A long the rim of Lake Okeechobee, the seasons aren’t marked by temperature or falling leaves but by the humidity, light, and plumes of ash that blanket this part of Florida come October. Just as the air dries, the wind turns east and sugar-cane farmers set to harvesting stalks of …
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Back in the halcyon days of the early 2020s, when we were optimistic about the vaccines and our new President and the general health and stability of superhero franchises, there was a meme called the yassification trend. It basically entailed taking photos of prominent historical figures — Alexander Hamilton, for …
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