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A feud between Democrat lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) and Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein escalated on social media over the weekend. The two sparred back and forth over, accusing each other of supporting “predatory” behavior that is harmful to the country. Instagram Story Source: Mariia Shalabaieva/Unsplash In an Instagram story posted by AOC, the US congresswoman responds directly to a question posed on the topic of things “you’ve been afraid to ask about.” “How do I tell my friends who are Jill Stein voters they are wasting their time and effort?” the question above AOC read. Spicy Thoughts Source:…

Recently, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced progress on cleaning up the state voter rolls, resulting in over 1 million voters being removed since 2021.  However, a Texas newspaper has criticized Abbott’s fervor over voter roll actions, saying that the way he is going about it is harming trust in American elections and democracy at large. Republican Legislation Source: Clark Van Der Beken/Unsplash There have been a string of legislative bills approved by Republicans in Texas that deal with making it harder to register to vote without proper identification. Senate Bill 1 signed in 2021 increased criminal penalties for fraudulent voting…

Award-winning actor George Clooney recently gushed praise for US President Joe Biden over his decision to withdraw from the race and let VP Kamala Harris take over the Democratic ticket. Clooney, who has put in work as a Democratic fundraiser, made the comments in relation to an earlier article he wrote where he called for Biden to step aside. Questioning Clooney Source: Evan Dennis/Unsplash At a recent news conference in Venice, Clooney was asked to weigh in for the first time on the impact of his July 10 op-ed in the New York Times where he asked Biden to withdraw…

It seems that not just gun control laws are on the chopping block after the controversial 2022 Supreme Court Decision known as Bruen has led to expanded gun rights across the country. Now, a Massachusetts court struck down a 67-year ban on switchblades in the state, citing the Bruen decision and saying spring-assisted knives are protected by the Second Amendment under “historical tradition.” Court Ruling Source: Wesley Tingey/Unsplash On August 27, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court handed down a ruling in a criminal case applying new guidance from the 2022 Bruen decision and declared that switchblades don’t deserve to be…

President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Sean O’Brien, recently gave comments explaining why one of the largest union groups in the country has still not endorsed the Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. O’Brien created controversy when he became the first leader of the Teamsters in its 121-year history to speak at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in July. Who are the Teamsters? Source: agnosticpreacherskid/Wikimedia The Teamsters is one of the 10 largest worker unions operating in the United States. Founded in 1903, the union now has over 1.3 million members with 358 local chapters spread out across the United…

Over the weekend, Gavin Newsom used his powers as California governor to call for a special legislative session that gives lawmakers more time to address the issue of gas price spikes before the end of the year. However, some lawmakers are rejecting the call as they are already busy with their own political campaigns as the November election draws closer. Newsom’s Declaration Source: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons Governor Newsom invoked powers granted to him under the state constitution to call for the special lawmaking session. “I, Gavin Newsom, Governor of the State of California, in accordance with Section 3(b) of Article…

A persistent feud between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and state GOP Rep. Randy Fine has spilled out onto social media as Desantis staffers and Fine sparred back and forth this week. The ugly feud recently escalated after Fine demanded that DeSantis fire his staff members after their behavior on social media and called for an official investigation. Online Bantering Source: traynfenske/X On social media, employees of DeSantis’ office and spokespeople for the governor began teasing Fine. This teasing came in response to a Fox News story about Harvard appearing to be hiring former University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill who…

The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) in California has become the first major district to implement a policy featuring all EV buses in its fleet. While the district is hoping to frame the move as historical and important for students, some have come out to criticize the transition to all EV buses. The Future Source: Sophie Jonas/Unsplash Officials for OUSD hope to make history with this move, saying the district will become the first in the country to switch to an electric bus fleet. Some agree with this sentiment. “It’s the future,” said Ritu Narayan who is the founder of…

An investigation by inspectors from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has revealed multiple dozens of violations at a Boar’s Head plant in Virginia. It is thought that conditions at the plant were connected to a deadly Listeria outbreak of products shipping from the facility. Where it Started Source: Famartin/Wikimedia Last month, cheese and deli meat producer Boar’s Head issued a recall of many deli products that were shipped out of its plant in Jarrat, Virginia. According to a Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announcement, Boar’s Head was recalling around 71 products created between May 10 and July 29,…

Kamala Harris had the first sitdown media interview of her campaign with CNN on Thursday, fulfilling a promise that she would do one by the end of the month. In what is the first major chance for voters to hear the candidate unscripted, Harris tried to offer explanations for why her policy positions have evolved over time. CNN Interview Source: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons Vice President Harris sat down with CNN anchor Dana Bash in a highly anticipated interview. In the approximately 40 days since she became the presumptive Democrat nominee, Harris made a conscious effort to largely avoid the media…