Aaron Colen
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Dallas, TX, United States
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Democratic senator indicates Amy Coney Barrett's Christian faith could be an issue during potential SCOTUS confirmation hearing
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee that will hold the confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, said religion will not be off limits in the hearing if Judge Amy Coney Barrett is the nominee, CNN reported.Barrett, a federal judge on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, is a Catho → Read More
BREAKING: One officer charged in Breonna Taylor's death, mayor implements 72-hour curfew to limit potential riots
One former Louisville Metropolitan Police Department officer was charged Wednesday in the death of Breonna Taylor, with the two other involved officers avoiding charges altogether, USA Today reported.Former LMPD Sgt. Brett Hankison was charged with three counts of wanton endangerment for allegedly firing his gun recklessly into Taylor's apartment o → Read More
Newsweek attacks potential Trump SCOTUS nominee for her Christian faith, has to issue a major correction
President Donald Trump will announce his Supreme Court nomination this weekend, and Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is believed to be a top candidate. So media outlets have begun digging into her background, many of them with the intent of finding unfavorable information about the woman who could become → Read More
Black Lives Matter removes anti-nuclear family, 'cisgender privilege' content from statement of beliefs
The "What We Believe" page on the Black Lives Matter website, which contained content many viewed as radical or unrelated to the fight against police brutality, was deleted from the site and later restored with a significantly scaled-down "About" section, according to the Washington Examiner.Black Lives Matter, which was founded in 2013 in response → Read More
Louisville police declare state of emergency due to fear of riots that could follow Breonna Taylor decision
The Louisville Metropolitan Police Department declared a state of emergency for the city Monday in anticipation of the unrest that could follow a grand jury decision on whether or not to charge the three officers involved in the raid that killed Breonna Taylor in March, NBC News reported."In anticipation of Attorney General Daniel Cameron's announc → Read More
New York Times stealth-edits a highly criticized claim of the 1619 Project about America's founding
The New York Times' 1619 Project has quietly gotten a significant edit that changes a foundational perspective of the project — and the thing it has been most criticized for, Quillette reported.The 1619 Project, primarily created by reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones, was an ambitious set of historical essays that sought to frame the founding of America → Read More
Justice Dept. labels NYC, Portland, and Seattle as 'anarchist jurisdictions,' will seek to withdraw federal funds
The Department of Justice has labeled New York City, Seattle, and Portland, Oregon, as "anarchist jurisdictions," a designation that could lead to a withdrawal of federal funding from those cities, according to the New York Post.The three cities earned the designation for efforts to reduce police funding, or for their response to the race riots tha → Read More
LeBron James implies black votes have been voided by 'recounts': 'Black people ... don’t believe that their vote matters'
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James said black people don't believe their votes count and that he's seen black votes invalidated by "recounts," according to USA Today.James, who has been vocal on social justice issues and helped start an organization to combat voter suppression, made the comments during the NBA playoffs in Orlando, Florida. He sai → Read More
AOC says even a Biden win won't be enough: 'No president is the answer ... mass movements are the answer'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Democrats can't be satisfied and complacent even if Joe Biden wins the presidency, because simply winning the election won't accomplish all they desire, according to the New York Post.Ocasio-Cortez, who endorsed democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in the Democratic presidential primary, suppo → Read More
'The View' segment descends into chaos after GOP House candidate Kim Klacik calls out Joy Behar for blackface
An interview on "The View" with Kimberly Klacik, a Republican running for Congress in Maryland, ended badly after Klacik called out host Joy Behar for her blackface scandal.Klacik is running in the 7th Congressional District in Maryland, a heavily Democratic district formerly served by the late Elijah Cummings, and has been endorsed by President Do → Read More
Nancy Pelosi condemns rioting as public sentiment turns against unrest: 'They should be prosecuted'
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) spoke forcefully Thursday against the riots that have been occurring with regularity for nearly four months in cities all over the country, as polling continues to show public sentiment souring on the unrest.Pelosi and other Democrats have spent much of the last few months criticizing President Donald Trump's u → Read More
Nike cashes in on Kaepernick and anthem kneeling with jersey celebrating the anniversary of the protests
Nike continued its efforts to commercialize and profit from former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick's social justice activism, commemorating the four-year anniversary of his national anthem kneeling protest with a special jersey.The jersey is all black, featuring Kaepernick's number, 7, and the words "True to 7" on the collar."Four years ago, I too → Read More
COVID-19 lockdowns are the 'greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history' besides slavery, AG Barr says
Attorney General William Barr was heavily critical of the COVID-19 lockdown measures that have been implemented across the world this year, saying they represent an almost unprecedented "intrusion on civil liberties," CNN reported.Barr was speaking at a Constitution Day celebration put on by Hillsdale College in Michigan, when he was asked about th → Read More
Man suspected of raping an 8-year-old girl released with help of bail fund supported by Kamala Harris
The Minnesota Freedom Fund, a bail fund that Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) continues to fundraise for, contributed to the release of a man who is accused of raping an 8-year-old girl, the Daily Caller reported.Harris began promoting the fund, which has existed since 2016, during the unrest in Minneapolis following the police killing of George Floyd → Read More
Leaked emails indicate Nashville officials concealed bar and restaurant COVID data because there were so few cases
Leaked emails between an adviser in the Nashville mayor's office and the city health department indicate that officials were interested in concealing the number of COVID-19 cases that were traced to bars and restaurants because the number was so low, according to WZTV-TV. As of June 30, contact tracing efforts had found only 22 cases tied to bars a → Read More
CDC director says masks are more effective against COVID-19 than a vaccine. Months earlier, he said the opposite.
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that masks are the most effective way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 — even more effective than a vaccine. Director Robert Redfield, testifying before a Senate committee, urged everyone in America to wear masks in public, saying the pandemic could be controlled in six → Read More
A majority of COVID-19 lockdown business closures are permanent, according to Yelp data
Six months into the economic disruption of COVID-19 in the United States, Yelp has found that more than 60% of business closures that have occurred since March 1 have become permanent, CNBC reported.Breaking down the numbersFrom March 1 through Aug. 31, 163,735 businesses have changed their status to reflect closures on Yelp, one of the world's mos → Read More
COVID-19 vaccine to be free for all Americans, though many are skeptical about taking it
The COVID-19 vaccine will be free for all Americans who want to get it, according to a federal government plan submitted to Congress this week detailing how a vaccine will be rolled out nationwide once one is approved.The Associated Press reported that the federal government has put together a large and complex plan for distributing a vaccine as qu → Read More
'Harris administration?' Biden and Harris both slip up in public about who is in charge
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), both had public slipups in which they spoke as if Harris was the one running for president, not Biden.The remarks gained significant attention online due to longstanding speculation about Biden's mental fitness to be president and a belief in the possibil → Read More
Police haul man out of school board meeting about mask mandates for not wearing a mask
Police had to physically remove a South Dakota man from a school board meeting Monday night because he refused to wear a mask. One of the primary topics of the meeting was public opposition to the district's mask mandate, according to the Mitchell Republic.The man who refused to wear a mask was Reed Bender, who had reportedly attended meetings in t → Read More