Los Angeles Artist Sabo has taken credit for the “They Knew” campaign that highlights Hollywood’s hypocrisy and slams tinsel town’s elite for ignoring sexual assault and harassment. In an interview with VICE, Sabo showed a camera crew his studio and said, “This is awards season. There’s no reason for me…
Read MoreDay: January 7, 2018
Kings Fall to Predators, 4-3
The dead silence lasted only momentarily, and it took on a somber tone as it came down in Staples Center. The last thing the Los Angeles Kings need is an injury to goalie Jonathan Quick. Not after last season was essentially lost when he went down in the opener.
Read MoreTalk Radio Host Says Newly Elected Democratic Senator from Alabama’s Snub of Richard Shelby Signals He May Not Be As ‘Moderate’ As He Claimed
Alabama’s Yellowhammer News reported a sharp piece of analysis on Friday by Huntsville, Alabama talk radio host Dale Jackson that shows the loyalties of newly-elected Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) lie with the national policies of liberal Democrats, not with the more conservative policies of most Alabamians, and especially his colleague…
Read MoreMedicaid Hack Compromised Patients’ Names, Medical Conditions: Florida Health Officials
Medicaid recipients may have had their diagnoses and medical conditions exposed as the result of a recent security breach, Florida health officials warned Friday. An employee with the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) recently opened a malicious phishing email that potentially compromised the personal information of tens of…
Read MoreRep. Jim Jordan Says New Clinton Probe a ‘Turning Point’ for AG Jeff Sessions
This week’s revelation that the Department of Justice has launched a new investigation into the tangled finances of the family-run Clinton Foundation may be the “turning point” for embattled Attorney General Jeff Sessions, according to one of his fiercest Republican critics.
Read MoreTrump, GOP Leaders at Camp David Set Ambitious 2018 Agenda
President Trump emerged Saturday from a meetings with Congress’ Republican leaders at Camp David and outlined an ambitious legislative agenda for 2018, including the budget, infrastructure, a border wall, immigration and beefing up the military. He called the agenda setting sessions “great meetings” that had been “transformative in certain ways.”
Read MoreConservatives Tell Congress: Don’t Give Up on Obamacare Repeal
Congressional Republicans girding for what looks to be a tough election year may view wading into another messy fight over health care to be like “Groundhog Day” — but restless conservative activists are urging them to do just that.
Read MoreDisney-Fox Mega-Merger Faces Serious Questions over Anti-Competitive Behavior
By Rick Manning Disney and 21st Century Fox have proposed another massive media merger that may rise or fall on Disney’s anti-competitive lawsuit against a small Utah company that allows parents to filter mature content such as violence, strong language, or sexually inappropriate images and sounds from movies and TV shows.…
Read MoreCommentary: Congress Needs to Put a Stop to Asset Forfeiture
Members of Congress brought renewed attention to a legislative effort to halt efforts by the Department of Justice to restart one of the most controversial civil forfeiture practices, so-called “adoptive” forfeitures. The practice, part of the equitable sharing program, allows state and local law enforcement to seize property in their…
Read MoreHollywood About to Celebrate Its Worst Year Ever
Will the star-studded Golden Globes on Sunday night be a celebration of the creative arts — or a self-congratulatory, Trump-bashing hatefest served up by a pampered elite dressed in black?
Read MoreTherapist Writes In Washington Post That Trump News Cycle Is Ruining Her Clients’ Lives
One Washington, D.C.-based therapist’s clients have 99 problems, and they all seem to be about President Donald Trump. Elisabeth Joy LaMotte, a psychotherapist and founder of the DC Counseling and Psychotherapy Center, writes in The Washington Post that a number of her patients have been complaining that the media’s fixation…
Read MoreBeth Harwell: Maybe Medical Marijuana ‘Is a Gift from God’
Tennessee Speaker of the House and GOP gubernatorial candidate Beth Harwell (R-Nashville) made news Friday afternoon when, during a fairly routine interview with Memphis Local 24 about her aspirations to be the next governor, she posited if marijuana is “a gift from God.” Harwell’s position about on marijuana has taken a major turn…
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