By: Laura Meyers Our good buddy Rachel Dolezal once told one of her students that she wasn’t “hispanic-looking enough” to participate in a class activity. The anonymous student told BuzzFeed News that she took two courses with Dolezal at Eastern Washington University. During an introductory course on race and culture, Dolezal introduced an activity she called…
By Peter Fricke At least one French official is prepared to surrender to taxi drivers after they shut down roads in Paris and other major cities while protesting against ridesharing service Uber. “UberPOP is illegal,” French Minister of the Interior Bernard Cazeneuve said in a press release. “The competition that its drivers work against taxis and VTC is unfair: they do not…
A town in Florida is considering an ordinance which would fine car owners for backing into their driveways. The city council of Jacksonville is considering a proposal which they claim is aimed at preventing blight by demanding that citizens’ cars clearly display their licenses and tags from the street. The proposal, which has been approved…
By Blake Neff Amazon’s rush to eliminate any non-book products bearing the Confederate flag appears to have claimed several innocent victims: Historical board games allowing players to recreate historic Civil War battles. The game, called Battle Cry, is published by Wizards of the Coast (also behind popular games like Magic: The Gathering) and was available on Amazon as…
Robby Soave at Reason Magazine is reporting that a black market has sprung up in a school district in Indiana thanks to dietary restrictions imposed by the school system. Kids are reportedly smuggling in salt packets in order to mitigate the horrible taste of the healthy lunches that have been mandated under federal guidelines. The…
By: Laura Meyers You can run, but you can’t hide. Especially if you’re running (or walking), and wearing a FitBit when you try to make a false rape claim. A Florida woman reported she was raped by an intruder while staying the night in her boss’ guest room, but police report that her fitness watch tells…
‘Tindog’ = Tinder For Dog Lovers
By Josh Fatzick A leader for the union that represents bus drivers and train operators in the Washington Area said the drivers are frequently forced to urinate in bottles while on the bus because there is nowhere else to go. During the second day of testimony before a panel of experts from the National Transportation Safety Board…