Kansas passes election bill which prohibits Governor from making emergency changes to election laws
House Bill 2183 is one of two election bills to be enacted in Kansas after lawmakers overrode Governor Laura Kelly’s veto. The bills, HB 2183 and 2332 are in line with a recent trend of election bills following the 2020 Presidential Election. In support of the bill, State Representative Blaine Finch said, “We want to […]
Twitter releases feature that detects “offensive” replies on its service before a user presses send
On Wednesday, Twitter released a new feature that aims to detect offensive tweets before posted by a user. The new feature causes an automatic prompt to pop up that says, “Want to review this before Tweeting?” The user is then presented with three choices: tweet, edit, or delete (NPR). According to Twitter, “We began testing […]
Oregon reverses sports mask mandate after high school track athlete collapses
A high school student who is on the school’s track team collapsed at the finish line of an event. In response the state of Oregon revised their mask mandate for outdoor athletics. Maggie Williams, a junior on the Summit High School track team, broke a school record in the 800-meter race on the 22nd of […]
Caitlyn Jenner labeled ‘anti-trans’ after saying trans-females should not compete in women’s sports
Caitlyn Jenner was labeled ‘anti-trans’ over her recent outspoken position that transgender females should not compete in women’s sports. Caitlyn Jenner makes her way back into the public eye as she takes a controversial position on transgenders competing in sports. According to Jenner, non-biological females shouldn’t compete in female sports because it ‘just isn’t fair’. […]
THIS Texas city voted to outlaw abortion
Lubbock voters have approved a measure aimed at outlawing abortion in the West Texas city, a move likely to prompt legal action from opponents who call it an unconstitutional ban on the procedure. Residents voted Saturday to declare Lubbock a “sanctuary city for the unborn,” bypassing the City Council’s rejection of the proposal last year […]
Texas Democratic official resigns after calling Senator Tim Scott an ‘oreo’
Gary O’Connor, the local Democrat party chair of Lamar County in Texas, resigned after calling US Senator Tim Scott an ‘oreo.’ According to Merriam-Webster, the racial slur refers to a “Black person who adopts the characteristic mentality and behavior of white middle-class society.” O’Connor apologized in a statement to the Washington Examiner, writing, “I am […]
Town of Noto, Japan uses $228K in COVID-19 relief funds to build giant squid statue
The town of Noto, Japan has drawn attention after they used COVID relief funds to build a giant squid statue. The town was given 800 million Yen ($7.3 million) in overall relief and spent 25 million Yen ($228k) to cover part of the cost for a 13-foot-high and 29.5-foot-long squid statue. The town hopes that […]
California shortens the sentences of 76,000 inmates, including violent felons
As California aims to trim down its prison population, 76,000 inmates are now eligible for early release. The 76,000 inmates include violent and repeat felons. More than 63,000 violent felons will be eligible for good behavior credits that will shorten their sentences by one-third, originally the credits would shorten sentences by one-fifth. While the new […]
NJ high school teacher indefinitely suspended after referring to George Floyd as a criminal
A high school teacher in New Jersey was suspended after he allegedly bursted out in a rant on a zoom call last week. A teacher at Dickinson High School in New Jersey, Howard Zlotkin, made national news after he broke out into a rant over a recorded zoom call. The call, which was captured by […]
Democrat Senator Joe Manchin says he was ready to “stay and fight” during Capitol riots on January 6th
Senator Joe Manchin said that he was ready to “stay and fight” during the Capitol riots on January 6th, according to USA Today. The Democrat from West Virginia recently discussed the Capitol riots in an interview. “My intention was to stay and fight: ‘Let ‘em in. Let’s go at it.’ But I didn’t know what […]