Jim Carrey, remember him? He used to get paid $20 million to star in a film. You probably noticed him starting in 1990 with his recurring role in the sketch comedy television series In Living Color, and then his leading roles in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), Dumb … [Read more...]
#OnThisDay: 1981, SCOTUS Justice Sandra Day O’Conner is Confirmed by the Senate
In July 1981, Ronald Wilson Reagan, who had pledged during his 1980 presidential campaign to appoint the first woman to The Supreme Court, nominated O'Connor to SCOTUS to replace Potter Stewart who was retiring. O'Connor received notification from Reagan of her nomination on the … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “The Weight of the Government Should Not Be Used to Destroy the Lives of Witnesses Who are Called to Testify.” – Anita Hill
Ronald Reagan SCOTUS pick, Douglas Ginsburg, was nominated to fill a vacancy after the retirement of Lewis F. Powell in October 1987. But, he soon withdrew from consideration after the press uncovered reports of marijuana use that the F.B.I. had failed to unearth. In 1991, … [Read more...]
#Breaking: Trump’s Hollywood Star is in Jail!
Our poor coastal elite POTUS; his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was destroyed by a pickaxe in July, and a month later, the City Council of West Hollywood voted to have it officially removed. Now, Plastic Jesus has surrounded Trump's … [Read more...]
Ever the Gentleman, Don Jr Mocks Brett Kavanaugh’s Sexual Assault Accuser on Instagram
Oh hahahahaha. Nothing like a little sexual assault humor to start off the morning. Donald Trump Jr – always a pillar of decency – has decided the allegations of sexual assault against Judge Brett Kavanaugh are "nonsense" and the woman who has brought the allegations against him … [Read more...]
Now That Brett Kavanaugh’s Accuser Is Named, His Swift GOP Nomination Is In BIG Trouble. (Or Is It?)
The next 24 hours might well decide whether Republicans can shore up Trump's SCOTUS nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Accuser, California professor Christine Blasey Ford, told The Washington Post, "Now I feel like my civic responsibility is outweighing my anguish and terror about … [Read more...]
#OnThisDay: 1935, Germany Gets a New National Flag with a Swastika
September 15, 1935 - Germany Gets a New National Flag with a Swastika On September 15, 1935, one year after Adolf Hitler's rise to the position of Führer, the Nazi flag became the national flag of Germany. One reason may have been the "Bremen Incident" in July 1935, where a … [Read more...]
Flashback 9/11/01: Trump Gleefully Brags He Now Has the Tallest Building in Downtown Manhattan
President Trump commemorated the 9/11 attacks today by attending a ceremony in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the site of the United 93 crash. “Today, all of America wraps up and joins together,” the president said in prepared remarks. “We close our arms to help you shoulder … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “The Only Title in Our Democracy Superior to that of President is the Title of Citizen.” – Louis D. Brandeis, Supreme Court Justice
In January 1916, when Democratic president Woodrow Wilson made his historic nomination of Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1846 - 1941) to the Supreme Court, the Senate confirmation hearings lasted for four months. It was one of the most contentious Senate confirmation hearings in … [Read more...]
India Decriminalizes Gay Sex in Landmark Ruling!!!
Amidst all the bad news today (Burt Reynold's death, Brett Kavenaugh's Roe V Wade bombshell, that poor family being trampled by a giraffe) there's some really … [Read more...]
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