51 posts tagged ‘social issues’
Diddy will not attend the Grammys amid sexual assault allegations
AV Club,
Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing the music. While the “Bad Boy For Life” rapper is nominated for his first Grammy in two decades—the last time he competed was for 2004's “Shake Ya Tailfeather” featuring Nelly and Murphy Lee—he won’t be attending the February 4th ceremony as he faces multiple accusations of sexual assault… Read more...
Wegovy, Ozempic Seem to Be Less Dangerous Than Feared, FDA Says
Gizmodo,
A popular class of weight loss and diabetes drugs looks to be safer than feared, at least so far. This week, the Food and Drug Administration announced it hasn’t found compelling evidence that Wegovy, Ozempic, and other GLP-1 drugs can cause suicidal thoughts or behaviors—a concern that first emerged last year. The… Read more...
LaKeith Stanfield says his go-to karaoke song is by Death Grips
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Her Story Helped Elect a Pro-Choice Governor. Now She’s Fighting for a Rape Exception to Kentucky's Abortion Ban.
Jezebel,
In the summer of 2022, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Hadley Duvall wrote a Facebook post about being impregnated after her stepfather raped her when she was 12 years old. Duvall, who’s now 21, eventually miscarried the rape-induced pregnancy. That was the first time she publicly shared her story, she… Read more...
Two Bored Narcs Got FKA Twigs’ Calvin Klein Ad Banned in the U.K.
The U.K.’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned FKA Twigs’ Calvin Klein ad for “[presenting] her as a stereotypical sexual object,” the agency announced on Wednesday. In the ad, which launched in March, Twigs wears a denim jacket falling off her shoulder with nothing underneath, exposing the right side of… Read more...
Would Be Great If CNN Asked the GOP Candidates About the 1873 Zombie Law That Could Ban All Abortions
Tonight is the fifth Republican debate, the last one before primary voting kicks off with the Iowa caucuses on January 15. While the first debate hosted eight candidates and the fourth one had four candidates, just three candidates qualified for tonight’s event: former president Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron… Read more...
More Women Join Lawsuit Saying Tennessee Abortion Ban Threatened Their Lives
On Monday, the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) announced that four more women joined their lawsuit against Tennessee’s abortion ban. These new plaintiffs join three other women who say their health, safety, and lives were threatened by being denied emergency abortion care for unsafe pregnancies in Tennessee as… Read more...
The Supreme Court Allows Idaho to Block Emergency Abortions
Late on Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that Idaho can enforce its total abortion ban even when it’s necessary to save a pregnant person’s life, lifting a lower court’s injunction from 2022 that blocked this part of the law. Now, the state can criminalize doctors for offering abortion care during medical emergencies,… Read more...