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United Methodist Church is Considering A Split Over LGBTQ+ Clergy and Gay Marriage
Same-sex marriage and LGBTQ+ clergy has long been a contentious point within the church. The United Methodist church is considering an unusual way to address it. CNN reports that leaders in the United Methodist Church are considering splitting into multiple denominations in an effort to resolve years of debate. The proposal comes from a group…
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First Day Sales for Legal Cannabis Top $3.2 Million in Illinois
Marijuana was made legal in Illinois on New Year’s Day and it got off to quite the profitable start. CBS News reports that 37 state dispensaries made 77,128 transactions on Wednesday. That translates to over $3.17 million in sales. For reference, that’s over a million more than what Cats made on it’s opening day. Sorry…
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Twitter Says Edited Biden Clip Implying White Nationalism Doesn't Violate Terms of Service
The future is trash. At least that’s the message 2020 is sending me so far between the warmongering, violent racism and now blatant misinformation. The Hill reports that Twitter is refusing to delete a misleading clip of Democratic candidate Joe Biden at a town hall. The initial clip has Biden talking about changing domestic and…
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The NFL Working to Improve Diversity in Its Coaching Ranks
While the National Football League has plenty of diverse talent on the field, you’d be hard-pressed to see that reflected in the sidelines. The New York Times reports that in the 2019 off-season the number of minority head coaches shrunk from eight to four. When it came to general managers that number went from four…
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Republican Lawmaker Warns People Not to Drink and Drive; Proceeds to Drink and Drive
Today in Republican hypocrisy, a New York lawmaker wrote a column about the dangers of driving drunk. A week later, he was arrested for driving drunk. NBC News reports that Brian Kolb, the top ranking Republican in the New York State Assembly was charged with driving while intoxicated on New Year’s Eve. Not only that…
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Fast Food Worker Sent Home for Wearing Hijab
A Chicken Express employee in Fort Worth, Texas was sent home after wearing her hijab to work. Apparently, the state all about the second amendment forgot to read up on the first one. CNN reports that on Monday, Stefanae Coleman,22, arrived to her job at Chicken Express wearing her hijab. As a recent convert to…
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Trump's Environmental Proposals Are So Bad His Own Science Board Is Against Them
In news that is surprising to probably no one, a recent batch of environmental policies proposed by the Trump administration have been labeled trash. CNN reports that members of the Environment Protection Agency’s very own Scientific Advisory Board have voiced concerns against numerous proposals released by the Trump administration. This is notable because in 2017…
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Fifth-Grade Student Asked to Portray a Slave for Class Assignment
It’s starting to feel like schools really need to examine how they teach slavery because damn, y’all. This is the second story of this nature to break within just the last month. NBC News reports that a black fifth-grader was asked to portray a slave during a lesson on the Civil War and Reconstruction at…
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Former NBA Commissioner David Stern Dies at 77
David Stern, who was notably the commissioner of the National Basketball League for over 30 years, has died at the age of 77. The New York Times reports that he was hospitalized earlier this month due to a brain hemorrhage and had to undergo emergency surgery. Stern was the fourth commissioner of the NBA, taking…
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Good News Everyone: Illinois Governor Clears Over 11,000 Marijuana Convictions
Seeing as this may be the last story you read this year why don’t we close the night out with some positive news? NBC News reports that the Governor of Illinois granted over 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions. This is only the first step as thousands more expungements are anticipated a new law legalizing…
