WNBA player Brianna Turner opposed the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) new policies barring biological males from competing in female sports, claiming that they do “anything but” protect women. “The IOC has a documented history of refusing to actually protect women in elite sports, and their current invocation of protection does anything but,” Turner wrote in […]
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Comedian Wanda Sykes argues that modern comics are terrified of critics for saying wrong jokes
Comedian Wanda Sykes said in a Monday interview that many comedians are scared to tell certain jokes out of fear, but argued it is important to say them anyway. Charlamagne tha God and the rest of the “Breakfast Club” radio show hosts interviewed Sykes and recalled her prolific career in comedy. Sykes got her big […]
Illinois lieutenant governor seeking US Senate seat releases video of people saying ‘F— Trump’
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, who is running in the Illinois Democratic U.S. Senate primary, posted a campaign video that features footage of multiple people saying, “F— Trump.” “They said it. We’re all thinking it,” Stratton wrote in a post on X when sharing the video. The video kicks off by showing three different people […]
Florida nurse voluntarily gives up license after saying he won’t perform anesthesia on MAGA patients
A Florida nurse who said he would not “perform anesthesia” for “MAGA” patients has relinquished his license. “Effective today, Erik Martindale is no longer a registered nurse in Florida,” Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wrote in a Thursday X post. “Healthcare is not contingent on political beliefs, and we have zero tolerance for partisans who […]
Michelle Obama is ‘absolutely correct’ saying America not ready for a woman president, Dem lawmaker says
Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., said on Sunday that former first lady Michelle Obama was “absolutely correct” in claiming that America was not ready for a woman president. “If you look at the history, we demonstrated that we were not ready,” Clyburn said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “These are incredible women who have run: Hillary […]
Atlantic writer shredded for column saying Trump’s ‘political’ stunt endangered National Guard members’ lives
The Atlantic contributing writer Juliette Kayyem was criticized Thursday for a column stating President Donald Trump’s National Guard deployment in D.C. endangered troops’ lives. Kayyem, also a CNN national security analyst, argued that Trump’s deployment of Guard troops to D.C. was an unnecessary stunt that culminated in the shooting of two Guard members Wednesday. “There […]
Bill Maher swipes Michelle Obama’s ‘bad attitude’ for saying America isn’t ready for a woman president
“Real Time” host Bill Maher took a swipe at former First Lady Michelle Obama for her insisting that America isn’t ready for a woman president, comments he said he was “shocked” by. “To me, this is logical fallacy 101,” Maher said Friday during a panel discussion. Obama made headlines earlier this month for declaring “we […]
FEMA employee placed on leave for saying flags shouldn’t be at half-staff for ‘racist homophobe’ Charlie Kirk
FIRST ON FOX: DHS and Secretary Kristi Noem are placing a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employee on administrative leave after a data analyst complained that flags were flying at half-staff in memory of Charlie Kirk, referring to the conservative activist as a “racist homophobe misogynist.” Sources at DHS confirmed to Fox News Digital that Gavin […]
Trump’s envoy draws criticism after saying nuclear arms in Ukraine were ‘Russia’s’
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy Richard Grenell said on March 25 that the Soviet-era nuclear arsenal stationed in Ukraine after the Soviet Union’s collapse belonged to Russia, calling it an “uncomfortable fact.” “Let’s be clear about the Budapest Memorandum: the nukes were Russia’s and were leftovers,” Grenell said on X. Ukraine agreed to relinquish […]
EU offers Ukraine ‘mutually beneficial’ minerals deal, despite Trump saying US version close to signing
The EU has offered Ukraine its own deal on the country’s natural resources, describing it as “mutually beneficial” and a “win-win partnership,” AFP reported on Feb. 24. The European Commissioner for industrial strategy, Stephane Sejourne, said he’d offered Kyiv an alternative to that proposed by the U.S. while on a visit to Ukraine to mark […]