Watch What You Say Online! By Darnyell Wint Nick Bata is a Libertarian candidate for North Dakota’s Insurance Commissioner. Bata was in an online discussion that “got a little whacky,” according to him. He made a comment saying “Make America Rape Again” to show his disapproval of what he says is an “out of control…
by Josh Guckert On Sunday, controversial quarterback Colin Kaepernick made his first start for the San Francisco 49ers against the Buffalo Bills. As reported by Sports Illustrated‘s Robert Klemko, some unique T-shirts were for sale outside the stadium before the game: Shirts with a rifle scope trained on Colin Kaepernick selling for $10 outside of…
by Ted Goodman Chicago Public Schools (CPS) may spend up to $50 million in order to compel some of its most senior teachers to retire at the end of the school year, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The proposal will only occur if at least 1,500 teachers agree to accept a one-time bonus of $1,500 for every…
by JP Carroll A Canadian activist went to court Friday to compel the Cleveland Indians to shed their regular uniforms when playing the Blue Jays in Toronto. Douglas Cardinal, who is himself of indigenous (the Canadian term for Native American) descent, filed suit before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, the Canadian Human Rights Commission, and…
by Kitty Testa According to analysts at Bloomberg, the per capita share of the $19.7 trillion national debt is now about $60,679 per person, and is expected to be $66,000 per person in ten years. Compare that to the average student loan debt upon graduation of just under $30,000, and you would be right to…
by Kody Fairfield Late Friday night, The Hill reported that according to House Oversight Committee chairman Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), there appears to be an allegation of “quid pro quo” between a top aide for Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) official. The allegation is contained in newly released documents from the FBI’s investigation…
by Kody Fairfield As reported by Independent UK, in an interview with the BBC’s Panorama, acting leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), Nigel Farage, has walked back some of his support for United States’ Republican nominee for President, Donald Trump. Farage, who has made appearances at some of Trump’s rallies, was asked to respond to question regarding…
by Jacob Nestle It’s really easy to pretend to like people for who they are. It’s a defense mechanism. Pretend to like people and you get something out of it. You scratch their back, they scratch yours. That’s the problem of democratic politics. That’s what the two-party system does every day. America isn’t a party-based…
by Amber Loveshe Overnight in North Carolina, a bottle containing flammable material was hurled through a window in the Orange County GOP office, igniting the building in flames, according to the Hillsborough Police Department. In addition, an adjacent building was left spray-painted with the message, “Nazi Republicans, leave town or else,” along with a swastika. WFMY news contacted North…
by Micah J. Fleck UPDATE: It has been pointed out that the original headline of this article read as if literal money-exhanging was involved – this is not at all what the author intended, and as such the article has been updated and rephrased to better reflect the actual content and intent. **READ FOLLOW-UP ARTICLE — ORIGINAL POST:…