23 posts tagged ‘ron desantis’
Nikki Haley Calls Voter Who Asked Her About Civil War a 'Democrat Plant'
Jezebel,
Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and supposed Republican party wunderkind running for president, found herself in hot water on Wednesday evening when she answered a voter’s question about what caused the Civil War and declined to talk about the role of slavery. “I think the cause of the Civil War was… Read more...
Demand for Abortion Increased Under Florida’s Ban. Anti-Abortion Activists Think Another Ban Will Fix This.
Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, every state neighboring Florida—Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina—has been affected by total or near-total abortion bans. In October, the Society Of Family Planning reported that, between April 2022 and June 2023, monthly abortion rates in these states… Read more...
I’m Training for the Paul Mescal Marathon in 2024
I’m not a strong runner, but I have gone to great—and shameful—lengths in the name of horniness. My endurance when it comes to letting men with accents embarrass me? Olympian. I’m the Flo-Jo of fuck boys. Thus, when rumors of Paul Mescal’s alleged proclivity for literally running away from his hook-ups began… Read more...
Citing Anonymous Complaint, Police Showed Up at a Middle School to Search for an LGBTQ Book
On December 8, a police officer showed up at W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and searched a teacher’s classroom for the novel Gender Queer. The search came after the Great Barrington Police Department received an anonymous complaint that the book allegedly contained obscene… Read more...
Republicans Are Having a Very Level-Headed Reaction to Trump Being Removed From Colorado Ballot
On Tuesday, the Colorado Supreme Court issued a very reasonable ruling that former President Trump should not be allowed on the state’s 2024 ballot, because he “engaged in an insurrection” in the days leading up to and during January 6, 2021. Very fair! The 14th Amendment explicitly bars that sort of thing. But in the… Read more...
If Nikki Haley Was Really 'Honest With the American People,' She'd Say Abortion Wins
The third GOP presidential debate was on Wednesday night in Miami, just one day after elections yielded pro-choice victories in multiple swing states. Ohio became the first Republican state to codify abortion rights since the fall of Roe v. Wade while Virginia flipped a chamber in an embarrassing defeat to their… Read more...
1 Reality Show, 2 Gossipy Investigations, and More to Fill Your Weekend
The holidays are certainly in the air because Mariah Carey has been hit with a $20 million copyright infringement lawsuit for her legendary banger “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” The argument is quite the stretch—though crazier suits have won! Still, if you’ve had a long week, at least you didn’t spend these wild… Read more...