In the late afternoon of Saturday, March 25th, 1911, a lovely spring day in New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist (blouse) Factory, located in the ten story Asch Building in Greenwich Village, was nearing the end of its long work day. Triangle was notorious amongst garment workers for its crowded, unsafe factory floors, harsh working …
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H.R. 1 Biggest Power Grab Since Voting Rights Act of 1965 Say Republicans
Washington, D.C. Republicans are righteously decrying the tyranny of the Democrats’ new voting reform bill H.R. 1, vociferously pointing out that the bill, which passed the House on March 3rd, would arrogate to the federal government powers traditionally delegated to the states. “This bill evokes dark memories of the Voting Rights Act of 1965,” Senate …
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Job’s Therapy
A classroom in a community center. A group of people sit in chairs in a half circle with JUDITH in the center. The group is a mix of adults of all ages, including CHRISSY, a pale, gaunt young woman with a shaved head and a nose ring and GEORGE, an impassive middle-aged man. Also in …
God Stepping Down as New Harassment Allegations Emerge
God, also known as Jehovah, is stepping down temporarily as Supreme Being after a third woman has come forward with accusations of sexual harassment. The Lord, who had previously dismissed two other accusers as “publicity hustlers,” acknowledged in an interview Tuesday with Christianity Tomorrow that he may have at times “fallen short of the high …
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Plucky Underdogs Forfeit Championship After Coach’s Depressing Pregame Speech
The Carlton High School Prairie Dogs’ Cinderella football season came to an ignominious end Friday night when the team forfeited the championship game to the heavily favored Beaumont High Bison after Prairie Dog coach Hugh Jamison delivered a grim and disheartening pregame speech that starkly delineated the likelihood of a brutal and demoralizing annihilation at …
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Fat, Middle-Aged Man’s Cerebral Videos Conquer TikTok
54 year-old Nathan Klebanov seems an unlikely TikTok star, yet his esoteric video lectures on Western Civilization have vaulted him to the apex of TikTok stardom in a few dizzying months. Last week he captured his 100 millionth follower to the astonishment of the winsome, bouncy teens and pre-teens who have dominated the platform up …
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Republicans Celebrate Black History Month by Trying to Disenfranchise Black People
Republicans around the country are celebrating Black History Month by proposing a raft of new laws that would restrict voting rights in their states with a particular emphasis on curtailing the votes of African Americans. In Georgia for instance, House Bill 531 would eliminate early voting on Sundays, which have been used in the “Souls …
GOP in Uncomfortable Position with Trump
Arrested Rioter to Use “Mindless Trump Goon” Defense Strategy
Trump supporter Mike Jaworski, who was arrested in Chicago Tuesday for participating in the January 6th riot and storming of the U.S. Capitol that ended in the senseless deaths of five people and dozens of injured police officers, said that his defense team will employ the “mindless Trump goon” defense legal strategy. Jaworski was charged …
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