Category: black electoral politics

House Passes Landmark Bill Decriminalizing Marijuana

WASHINGTON — The House on Friday passed sweeping legislation that would decriminalize marijuana and expunge nonviolent marijuana-related convictions, as Democrats sought to roll back and compensate for decades of drug policies that have disproportionately affected low-income communities of color.The 228-164 vote to approve the measure was bipartisan, and it was the first time either a

A Deadly Attack On Our Democracy – BillMoyers.com

National security adviser Mike Flynn listens to President Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)December 2, 2020 Yesterday evening, Trump’s disgraced former National Security Advisor, retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn– whom Trump recently pardoned after he

The Best Looking, Most Influential and Loathed People of 2020, According to Ranker Voters

Since 2018, at least five Kardashians have been in the Top 10 of the list Celebrities You’re Most Sick Of. Also, Ranker voters had Jake Paul at #1 even before his fight versus Nate Robinson in the Tyson v. Jones Jr. Pay-Per-View event. LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) December 02, 2020 Ranker, known as the world’s

Trump Is Using Election Fraud Conspiracy Theories To Raise Money For A Personal Slush Fund

Donald Trump is raising money more quickly as an election loser than he did as a candidate during the presidential campaign. On Tuesday night, Rachel Maddow pointed out that since the election, Trump has raised $170 million – most of which is going into a slush fund that the outgoing president can use to fund

Go Wild on Iran, Just Don’t Risk ‘World War III’

Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyPresident Donald Trump may only have seven weeks left in office, but he’s given his top advisers the green light to batter the Iranian regime—anything that doesn’t hazard a full-on war before Joe Biden is inaugurated.According to multiple U.S. officials familiar with the matter, in recent weeks Trump has taken

Kamala Harris, Stacey Abrams In Running For Time Magazine 2020 Person Of The Year

Two Black women are in the running for Time Magazine’s 2020 Person of the Year in a watershed year for race and politics. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams are among the names on a list of possible nominees for the annual honor, which the magazine has been handing out since

Leaving Loaded Dice on the Table for Biden – BillMoyers.com

As he lays out his plans for his first hundred days in office and begins to fill positions, President-Elect Joe Biden is making it clear he intends to rebuild the institutions and alliances Trump has gutted. At the same time, his focus on rebuilding the economy for ordinary Americans as a community, rather than as

Donald Trump’s Requested Milwaukee Recount Has Resulted in Even More Votes For Joe Biden

The state of Wisconsin has been the tightest during the last two presidential elections. In 2016, Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton there by around 24,000 votes. And in 2020, Joe Biden defeated Trump in the state by slightly under 21,000 votes. Hillary Clinton asked for a recount in 2016 and things barely changed. Donald Trump,

Trump, Still Claiming Victory, Says He Will Leave if Electors Choose Biden

President Trump said on Thursday that he would leave the White House if the Electoral College formalized Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s election as president, even as he reiterated baseless claims of fraud that he said would make it “very hard” to concede.Taking questions from reporters for the first time since Election Day, Mr. Trump also

National Non-Partisan Election Protection Hotline (866-OUR-VOTE/866-687-8683) Available For 2020 General Election

Election Protection “Our Election Protection program and 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) hotline provide critical support for voters across the nation,” said Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. “Our goal is ensuring every voice is heard in our democracy.” Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) November 01, 2020 Election Protection, the

Georgia Is a Purple State, but Don’t Expect Centrist Politicians

PERRY, Ga. — The Republican Senate candidates in Georgia are spending tens of millions of dollars on an almost entirely negative advertising campaign, embracing a strategy of riling up the conservative base in hopes of generating enough turnout to win two critical runoff elections that will decide control of the Senate.Despite President Trump’s loss here,

He may have lost, but Donald Trump does not intend to go quietly

The most immediate concern, of course, is vengeance. Trump is preoccupied this weekend with attacking Republican governors who he sees as not doing as much as they should be to overturn their states’ elections to reinstall him as Dear Leader Because Reasons. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who is now being accused by Trump “lawyer” Sidney

Trump campaign files petition for Georgia recount

President Trump’s campaign announced Saturday that it has filed a petition demanding a recount in Georgia — a day after officials certified Joe Biden’s victory in the state. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R-Ga.) on Friday certified the election results, which showed President-elect Joe Biden won the Peach State by more than 12,000 votes following

China’s ‘bat woman’ says COVID didn’t originate in Wuhan lab

China’s “bat woman” says that a new batch of tests prove that the coronavirus did not originate at her Wuhan virology lab. Shi Zhengli, the deputy director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology who is well known for her work on the virus, said that updated tests of blood samples taken eight years ago from

Trump could halt birthright citizenship as presidency wanes

President Trump may outlaw birthright citizenship — a long-promised victory for his base — in a last-minute executive order, according to reports. The Department of Justice has been asked to weigh in on the legal implications of an order ending an automatic right to US citizenship for children born on American soil to illegal immigrants

Scientists reverse human aging process in breakthrough study

The fountain of youth may be made of air, not water. Scientists say they’ve successfully reversed the aging process of elderly people through “oxygen therapy” in a first-of-its-kind study. Researchers from Tel Aviv University used hyperbaric oxygen chambers to target specific cells and DNA linked to shorter lifespans — and found the “Holy Grail” of

Police body-cam footage shows standoff between cops and suicidal teenager

Newly-released police bodycam video captures a dramatic standoff between cops and a suicidal Florida teenager who then shoots himself moments before police riddle him with bullets. One of the bullets that struck 18-year-old Devon Gregory was from his own gun, the Jacksonville medical examiner announced, though coroners have yet to determine if that was the

NYPD officer hospitalized after getting beat up by mob in Queens

An NYPD officer was hospitalized early Saturday after he was beat up by a gang of men as he jogged in civilian clothes during his dinner break in Long Island City. The officer, whose name was not released, was in stable condition after the 6:30 p.m. Friday attack by a group of six to nine

Ricky Schroder helped get Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse out of jail

Actor Ricky Schroder and My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell both helped get Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse out of jail on a $2 million bond Friday, according to a report. The baby-faced gunman — who faces murder charges in the Aug. 25 shooting during Black Lives Matter protests in the Wisconsin city — posed for a

‘fossil galaxy’ discovered within Milky Way

Ten billion years ago, another galaxy slammed into the Milky Way. But it has taken until now for astronomers to discover the massive, “fossil galaxy” still in our midst, according to a report in the Independent. Researchers at the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment project (APOGEE) announced the discovery on Friday, the Independent reports.

Arrests made in murder of missing college student found in grave

Two suspects have been arrested in the murder of a missing college student who was found in a shallow grave near a highway in California, authorities said Friday. Ethan Astaphan and Sonita Heng were arrested Thursday in connection with the slaying of 21-year-old Juan Carlos Hernandez, a student at El Camino College in Torrence who

Kentucky Attorney General sues governor regarding in-person school ban

Kentucky’s attorney general and a Christian school have sued the state’s governor — charging that a ban on in-person classroom teaching violates the First Amendment and religious freedom. Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Danville Christian Academy claim in the lawsuit filed in federal court Friday that Gov. Andy Beshear’s executive order to combat the coronavirus

Violence erupts after black man beaten to death in Brazil store

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil – More than 1,000 demonstrators attacked a Carrefour Brasil supermarket in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre on Friday after security guards beat to death a Black man at the store. The killing, which has sparked protests across Brazil, occurred late on Thursday when a store employee called security after the

Twitter to transfer @POTUS account to Joe Biden on Inauguration Day

Twitter announced it will hand the @POTUS account over to President-elect Biden on Inauguration Day — even if President Trump refuses to concede. “Twitter is actively preparing to support the transition of White House institutional Twitter accounts on Jan. 20, 2021,” a Twitter spokesman told The Post on Friday. “As we did for the presidential

Convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard free after completing parole

Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard, a former US Navy analyst who sold government secrets to Israel, has completed parole and is now free to return to the Jewish state, according to reports. Pollard, 66, was jailed for passing thousands of confidential documents to an Israeli official in exchange for lucrative payoffs until his arrest in 1985 —

Lyft passenger apologizes for racist rant over wearing mask

The Lyft rider from a caught-on-video racist rant against his driver — who’d asked him to wear a mask in the car — would like everyone to know he was drunk at the time and that he’s now very sorry. Both he and his wife have lost their jobs since video of his ugly rant

Congo declares end to 11th Ebola outbreak

Congo has announced the end to its 11th Ebola outbreak, this case in the western Equateur Province. The declaration, which occurred more than 42 days after two tests came back negative for the last confirmed case, was made in accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, per a statement. More than 55 deaths were

Donald Trump Jr. tests positive for COVID-19

President Trump’s eldest son Donald Trump Jr. tested positive for COVID-19 this week amid a national surge in infections. Trump Jr., 42, was diagnosed earlier in the week — as the virus struck DC Republicans including Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Rick Scott of Florida. “Don tested positive at the start of the

Several wounded in Mayfair Mall shooting in Wisconsin

Several people were shot inside of a Macy’s at a shopping mall outside Milwaukee on Friday afternoon, according to reports. The gunman opened fire at the Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin about 10 miles west of Milwaukee, the Journal Sentinel reported. The city’s mayor, Dennis McBride, told ABC News that the gunman was still on

Sightings of ravenous 4-foot lizards surge in southeastern US

A species of large ravenous reptiles are popping up in large numbers in the southeastern US, after escaping or being released from captivity. The Argentine black-and-white tegu can grow up to four feet in length and is distinguished by its spotted scales. Scientists say it is a voracious omnivore that eats everything in sight, posing