America’s oldest college debate society votes to strip Ted Cruz of a prestigious Princeton honor for public service
Princeton’s American Whig-Cliosphic Society voted to strip Sen. Ted Cruz of a public service award. Society members voted 37-32 in favor of rescinding the honor, The Daily Princetonian reported. Cruz is facing criticism for his role in the insurrection on January 6 and an ill-timed Cancun trip. America’s oldest collegiate debate society has voted to […]
Fox News host Tucker Carlson calls QAnon followers ‘gentle people waving American flags’
Tucker Carlson told his audience on Friday night that QAnon followers are “gentle people.” The conservative TV host also referred to them as “confused” but said they “like this country.” QAnon believers were involved in the deadly insurrection on January 6. Fox News host Tucker Carlson said on Friday night that QAnon followers are “gentle […]
Donald Trump was wrong to claim absentee ballots helped Joe Biden beat him, according to new Stanford University study
Published on March 5, the paper examines how absentee voting affected the 2020 US election. It concludes that Democrats were equally less likely to vote early in-person or on election day. The study adds that there were already high levels of motivation to participate and mail-in ballots did not lead to a voting increase. Mail-in […]
An Arkansas man stormed the Capitol waving the US flag and used its pole to beat a police officer, said a federal grand jury. He faces up to 40 years in prison.
Peter Stager was among a group of Trump supporters who were dragging an officer down the Capitol stairs. A federal jury indicted Peter Stager of Conway, Arkansas on a total of seven charges. Stager is accused of using a dangerous or deadly weapon to “forcibly assault, resist, impose, impede, intimidate and interfere with an officer.” […]
Young adults living with hidden illnesses told Insider how they were shamed for receiving COVID-19 vaccines
Young people with hidden disabilities told Insider that they had been shamed for getting a vaccine. They faced intrusive questions and harassment for receiving a COVID-19 shot so soon. Invisible illness groups are urging people to trust that those getting a shot are entitled to it. After Joshua Wickham-Young posted on Twitter that he had […]
Baseless claims by an anti-lockdown activist that nobody under 19 had died of the coronavirus have been blocked by YouTube
The video featured Thomas Renz, an attorney for Ohio Stands Up, setting out a 35 minute legislative testimony. It was filmed during a hearing on a bill that would allow legislators to vote against public health orders. Renz makes many baseless claims including that nobody under 19 died of COVID-19 in Ohio despite the data. […]
Wuhan’s COVID-19 outbreak probably 500% bigger than first thought, WHO team tells CNN
WHO Investigators have discovered that COVID-19 was widely circulating in Wuhan in December 2019. In a CNN interview, the team’s lead investigator said there were possibly 1,000+ infections that month. The WHO team’s findings also suggest that the virus may have emerged earlier than initially thought. Investigators from the World Health Organization (WHO) have found […]
People with learning disabilities told they would not be resuscitated if they became ill with COVID-19, says leading charity
People with learning disabilities are being given do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders in England. Charity Mencap told The Guardian that many were told they would not be resuscitated if they got COVID-19. NHS figures show in the UK, 1,220 people with a learning disability have died from coronavirus since February 2020. People with learning disabilities are still […]
