Bridget Higgins
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Amherst, MA, United States
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Past articles by Bridget:
I Drank Nothing but Water for a Week & It Completely Changed My Energy Levels
CEO of missing coffee. → Read More
4 Reasons Why You Should Care What the Presidential Candidates Say About the Economy
It's YOUR money, decide how you want to use it. → Read More
At Least 9 GOP Senators Already Have Issues With The New Health Care Bill
Senate Republicans finally unveiled their secretive revisions to the House health care bill on Thursday. The updated legislation, called the Better Care Reconciliation Act, looks eerily similar to the one passed by the House—despite Republican promises to completely rewrite the old bill in Senate. As it now stands, the BRCA would not pass according to a Washington Post whip count. It’s extremely… → Read More
Otto Warmbier's Death Could Make Peace Talks With North Korea Much Harder
Our relationship with North Korea could get a LOT worse → Read More
Senate Republicans Are Trying To Push a New Health Care Bill in Secrecy
Even Donald Trump called the House health bill "mean" → Read More
A 16-Year-Old Girl Has Been Accused Of Murdering Her Uber Driver With A Machete
The victim’s sister described the murder as “horrifying” and “saddening” → Read More
I Drank Nothing But Water For a Week & Here's What Happened
I might have been wrong about that whole “Who needs coffee anyway?” thing. Me. I need coffee. → Read More
House Republicans Just Passed Their Replacement For Obamacare. Here's What You Need to Know
The conservative pursuit to completely wipeout and replace Obamacare could be nearing its end. The House of Representatives voted Thursday 217-213 to pass a new version of the troubled Republican health care bill, which was pulled in March due to its likelihood to fail. The bill is not law yet—the Senate still has to vote on it. But if the bill does manage to pass, here's what you can expect in… → Read More
Republicans Are Gaining Some Momentum for Their Obamacare Replacement
But many say the bill still isn't good enough. → Read More
This Student Is Suing Columbia University Because She Was Allegedly Raped In Her Dorm—Twice
Her complaint says the school took more than a year to open an investigation into her rapes → Read More
Feminists Are Taking Over The World, According To This Study
Who run the world? → Read More
Here’s Everything You Need To Know About ‘A Day Without A Woman’
Wednesday is International Women’s Day—and women are striking around the world. Women everywhere plan to dress themselves in red, take the day off from the office or household chores, attend rallies and skip out on shopping for the whole day. After the enormous success that was the Women’s March (nearly 500,000 people marched on Washington!!), co-chairs Tamika Mallory, Carmen Perez and Linda… → Read More
Jeff Sessions Recuses Himself From Investigations On Russia's Involvement In The Election
“I feel I should not be involved in investigating a campaign I had a role in.” → Read More
Milo Yiannopoulos Just Pushed Back His Book to Write About the Campus Protests Against Him
The campus protesters made quite an impression. → Read More
The White House Posted Error-Filled Versions of Executive Orders On Its Website
The public may be seeing a different version of the executive orders that are actually signed into law → Read More
Joe Biden is Going to Be a Professor at UPenn
If one thing is for sure, we will miss Joe Biden as our vice president. Luckily for college students, Uncle Joe is making the move from White House second-in-command to college professor. Following months of speculation, University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann announced Tuesday that Vice President Joseph Biden was named the Benjamin Franklin Presidential Practice Professor at UPenn.… → Read More
Elizabeth Warren Was Silenced For Quoting A Coretta Scott King Letter on the Senate Floor
“She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted.” → Read More
Kellyanne Conway Cited A Fake Terrorist Attack Called the ‘Bowling Green Massacre’ on MSNBC
Kellyanne Conway, the senior Trump adviser who coined the term “alternative facts,” just spewed another alternative fact of her own: the “Bowling Green Massacre.” During an interview with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews on “Hardball,” Conway attempted to defend the travel ban by speaking of some Iraqi refugees who supposedly masterminded a serious terrorist attack here in the United States. “I bet it’s… → Read More
The CEO of Uber Has Quit the Trump Economic Council, In A Win For Social Media Activism
Who ever said tweeting couldn't accomplish anything? → Read More
Here's Everything You Need to Know Before Trump Announces His Supreme Court Nominee
If all of the chaotic news a la Trump has confused you, it's okay—we're here to help → Read More