Current Affairs
This madman has the president’s ear
A small dose of far-right radio host Alex Jones and his ravings should suffice to illustrate the scariness of our situation. POTUS should not be relying on such a person…
Abdullah and Trump: an embarrassing contrast
Go to 6:30 in this clip to skip over 45 and watch the smooth and polished King Abdullah II of Jordan. The contrast is embarrassing. Oh, how I miss 44.
Neil Gorsuch, plagiarist?
(Photo of Neil Gorsuch by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) David Badash writes at The New Civil Rights Movement: Judge Neil Gorsuch appears to have copied portions of another author’s work in…
No one at the helm
We need a president who cares about someone else besides himself, who does not spend all his time boasting and blaming. A president who takes his responsibilities seriously. We do…
Seventh Circuit: Civil Rights Act Protects Gay Workers
Matthew Haag and Niraj Chokshi report in NYT: In a significant victory for gay rights, a federal appeals court in Chicago ruled Tuesday that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects…
She’s like buttah
The Onion (satire) reports: Expressing concerns about the propriety of being left alone with a syrup container of the opposite sex, Vice President Mike Pence reportedly asked his waiter Thursday…
Hillary takes on the sexists
Just as with hatred toward Obama, some people are determined never to give Hillary Clinton credit for anything she says or does. In response to this perfectly reasonable and decent…
Black HIV/AIDS Advocates Convene Summit on Black Lives in Advance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
SOURCE: http://nbjc.org/media-center/releases/black-hivaids-advocates-convene-summit-black-lives-advance-national-black-hiva WASHINGTON, DC – Today marks the 17th annual observance of the National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), a national HIV testing and treatment community mobilization initiative targeted at Black people in…
Trump Meets with SCOTUS Candidate Who Likened Gay Sex to Pedophilia
Trump Meets With One of His Top SCOTUS Candidates, a Federal Judge Who Likened Same-Sex Sex to Pedophilia https://t.co/XW2zxzJsSy #noh8 #p2 pic.twitter.com/Q7wkgj5uIb — New Civil Rights (@newcivilrights) January 19, 2017
Kellyanne’s fashion flub
And I thought Thomas Jefferson’s purple coat in Hamilton was loud. But hey, props to Kellyanne for taking a fashion risk with her expensive Gucci outfit, which was created as…