Why are people doubting that Elizabeth Warren was fired for pregnancy?
News reports are claiming that Elizabeth Warren lied about being let go from her first teaching job in 1971 for being pregnant after records from the time emerged that appear to contradict that claim....
View ArticleTeen medic speaks out on what the media is getting wrong about Hong Kong...
An anonymous 17-year-old medic volunteering on the front lines of the Hong Kong protests conducted a Q&A on Reddit this week, sharing his first-hand experience from the movement. Protests have been...
View Article8-year-old easily climbs replica of Trump’s ‘impenetrable’ wall
Expert climbers from around the world have been invited to speed climb a replica of President Donald Trump’s “impenetrable” border wall—and an 8-year-old says it’s easy, the Root reports. On Sept. 19,...
View ArticleWhy Chris Cuomo’s pronoun joke at the LGBTQ town hall was infuriating
When Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) took the stage at the CNN Equality Townhall last night, she gave her pronouns. Then CNN host Chris Cuomo said, in a joking tone, “mine too.” There was an...
View ArticleTwitch streamer says racist trolls got her banned for ‘suggestive’ outfit
Twitch streamer ExoHydraX has been banned from the platform for “sexually suggestive content,” but she says it was trolls’ mass reporting that got her channel taken down. Like many growing online...
View ArticlePrison guards reportedly mocked trans inmates in private Facebook groups
A review by the nonprofit Injustice Watch has found that at least 25 Illinois Department of Corrections employees participated in conversations that mocked transgender inmates and shared their personal...
View Article13 spooky romance games for adults
It’s not clear why, but over the past several years, there’s been a boom in spooky romance games. Of course, some people have always enjoyed monster love (see also, the many versions of Dracula). Maybe...
View ArticleBlack security guard fired for telling student not to call him the N-word...
Local and online communities are rallying around a Black high school security guard in Madison, Wisconsin, who was fired after he told a student to stop calling him the N-word. According to BuzzFeed...
View ArticleMom solves ‘ghost baby’ image mystery after viral post
A Chicago area mom accidentally went viral last week when she shared a picture from the baby monitor of what looked like a ghost snuggled up with her son in his crib. According to BuzzFeed News,...
View ArticleMom calls out teacher for painting fake bullet wound on her son’s face
An Alabama elementary school has issued an apology after the mother of a student shared an image of a fake bullet wound a teacher painted on her son. With Halloween just over a week away, spooky...
View Article7th graders make tampon cookies to demand free tampons at school
A middle school principal denied his students’ requests for free tampons in the bathrooms, and they’re protesting in the sweetest way: with tampon cookies. People have long argued that menstrual...
View ArticleVideo shows Nazi flag hanging in state corrections office
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has launched an investigation after a passerby spotted a Nazi flag hanging on the wall of a corrections office. Michael Johnson was walking...
View ArticleInsurance won’t cover wheelchair for man with no legs
Stories of people fighting with their insurance providers are all too common in America, but one man with zero legs is sharing what feels like a new low: His insurance company won’t get him a...
View ArticleJosh Brolin says he tried butthole sunning—says ‘don’t do it’
It seems that the bizarre wellness trend of perineum sunning is moving beyond the world of Instagram influencers and into the wider culture. But now actor Josh Brolin is here to say it’s no good....
View ArticleMysteryVibe’s Crescendo lets you customize your orgasm
If you’re a sex nerd, you probably have at least one super high-tech sex toy on your wishlist. They're in the same category as smart water bottles and shady period trackers, so maybe you tell yourself...
View Article‘They’ is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year
Nonbinary folks and their allies are celebrating the 2019 Word of the Year announcement from Merriam-Webster: they. In September, Merriam-Webster made waves in linguistic debates by adding a new...
View ArticleYouTube says it will be harsher on creators with ‘patterns of harassing...
Amid growing public pressure, YouTube on Wednesday announced an update to its harassment policy to include a stronger stance against personal attacks based on race, gender, sexual orientation, and...
View ArticleWhite people in their 30s are most likely to buy vibrators, report says
White people in their 30s are the most likely to buy vibrators, and women in relationships said their more likely to use vibrators than single women, according to sex toy retailer Adam & Eve's...
View ArticleAdele fans blast media for being obsessed with singer’s apparent weight loss
Advocates for body positivity and fans of Adele are expressing their frustration after she shared Christmas party pictures---and media outlets focused on her apparent weight loss. On Monday evening...
View ArticleIlhan Omar responds to ‘Give Ilhan a Gundam’ memes
Nerdy supporters Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) were surprised and overjoyed on Thursday when the congresswoman finally acknowledged a growing meme demand: “Give Ilhan a Gundam.” Although Omar is only...
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