51 posts tagged ‘social issues’
Say Goodbye to Those Absurd Side-Effects Readouts in Drug Commercials
Gizmodo,
Drug commercials in the U.S. are set to become more intelligible. On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration updated its regulations regarding prescription drug ads that air on TV or radio. The change will specifically mandate that a drug’s side effects and other potential dangers “must be presented in a clear,… Read more...
Elon Musk Blames Reporters for Fleeing Advertisers, Not His Tweets on Jews
In a lawsuit filed Monday night, Elon Musk’s X is alleging a report on content moderation from Media Matters maliciously scared off advertisers like Apple and IBM. Last week, the media watchdog reported advertisements from major brands were appearing next to antisemitic content on the platform. But Musk may have… Read more...
Cassie and Sean Combs settle sexual assault lawsuit one day after filing
AV Club,
The recently announced lawsuit between Sean “Puffy” Combs and recording artist Cassie has now been settled, Variety reports; the suit, filed on Thursday, accused Combs of sexually assaulting his former lover, while also describing a long pattern of alleged abusive behaviors on his part. Read more...
Homeless people "want to wander around and live in tents on the sidewalk" says Fox News' Jesse Watters
Boing Boing,
"Homelessness isn't about lack of affordable housing. It's about drug addicts that want to wander around and live in tents on the sidewalk," said Fox News' Jesse Watters in a recent diatribe. "You can't coddle antisocial behavior," he smirked, remarkably unaware of the irony of his argument. — Read the rest
Elon Musk Shares His Thoughts on Jews
For years, some people with the unlucky habit of paying too much attention to Elon Musk have complained the man is a racist. He’s posted countless dog whistles, liked disturbing tweets, and used his platform to boost white nationalists, but he’s always managed to walk right up to the line of plausible deniability. But… Read more...
If Nikki Haley Was Really 'Honest With the American People,' She'd Say Abortion Wins
Jezebel,
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...
Black Women Sue Kansas Police Department Alleging Rape & 'Government-Sanctioned Terrorism'
Five Black women filed a federal lawsuit on Friday accusing officers of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department (KCKPD) of rape, intimidation, and using “government-sanctioned power and terrorism” to silence and intimidate them. The lawsuit names former police chiefs Thomas Dailey, James Swafford, and Ronald… Read more...
Democrats Flip the Virginia House, Blocking Governor’s Proposed Abortion Ban
Democrats in Virginia held the state Senate and flipped the House of Delegates in an election that was widely seen as a referendum on abortion rights. Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) had planned to pursue a 15-week ban if his party took the Senate. But despite spending the last couple of months—and a couple of huge stacks of… Read more...