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The moment that shamed some of Hollywood's wokest male celebrities: Eddie Redmayne and Paul Mescal face ridicule online after toe-curling Saoirse Ronan moment

As two male celebrities who have made a point of being on the right side of culture wars, being silenced by actress Saoirse Ronan on national television marked a humiliating blow for actors Paul Mescal and Eddie Redmayne. 'People creating an entire ‘indie music loving leftist feminist woke icon’ persona for Paul Mescal and then realising he’s literally just a …

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1 year, 3 months ago

MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech remains etched in American memory as it turns 60

LA Times

The last part of the speech took only minutes, but “I Have A Dream” is one of American history’s most famous orations and most inspiring. They didn’t give him but nine minutes and he was trying to write a nine-minute speech.” A King biographer, Jonathan Eig, said King hit the end of his written remarks and kept going because “he …

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1 year, 4 months ago

MLK’s dream for America is one of the stars of the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The last part of the speech took less time to deliver than it takes to boil an egg, but “I Have A Dream” is one of American history’s most famous orations and most inspiring. They didn’t give him but nine minutes and he was trying to write a nine-minute speech.” A King biographer, Jonathan Eig, said King hit …

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1 year, 4 months ago

At March on Washington’s 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement for civil rights

Associated Press

Sixty years ago, Andrew Young and his staff had just emerged from an exhausting campaign against racial segregation in Birmingham, Alabama. Martin Luther King, Jr. acknowledges the crowd outside the Lincoln Memorial for his “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. Martin Luther King Jr., acknowledges the crowd gathered for the Civil Rights …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Bryan Kohberger's 'unsettling red flags': Neighbors reveal late-night behavior, say he was weak

Daily Mail

Suspected Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger showed 'unsettling red flags' after the murders, always looked 'exhausted' and 'never slept' according to a neighbor and a former classmate. Bryan Kohberger appeared too weak to kill the four University of Idaho students, according to his neighbor in Washington Ben Roberts, a classmate of Kohberger, recalled the suspect's usual quiet nature in class and …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Idaho murder suspect 'cheered up and was more CHATTY in criminology class after the killings'

Daily Mail

Classmates of the Idaho quadruple murder suspect have said he became more chatty in their criminology class after November's quadruple-slaying - but turned silent when the killings themselves were discussed. His Washington State University criminology classmate BK Norton said Kohberger became more talkative after the killings but turned deadpan when they were brought up during their classes Idaho police said …

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3 years ago

Washington, DC, sues Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over Jan. 6

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia has filed a civil lawsuit seeking harsh financial penalties against far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers over their role in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump. Karl Racine, Washington’s attorney general, said the lawsuit seeks compensation for damages to the District of Columbia and intends …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Chargers’ offense is yards better but so far that’s somewhat pointless

LA Times

Entering Monday night, only four teams had gained more yards than the Chargers had through the first two weeks of the season. “We’ve got a lot of guys on offense who have played a lot of football in the NFL,” coach Brandon Staley said. “But they haven’t played together.” The Chargers are operating a new scheme under a new coaching …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Police planning to reinstall Capitol fence ahead of rally

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Law enforcement officials concerned by the prospect for violence at a rally in the nation’s capital next week are planning to reinstall protective fencing that surrounded the U.S. Capitol for months after the Jan. 6 insurrection there, according to a person familiar with the discussions. Police continue to track intelligence indicating far-right extremist groups like the Proud Boys …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Recent Attacks On The Capitol Have Reignited Debate Over Security And Fencing

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Recent Attacks On The Capitol Have Reignited Debate Over Security And Fencing Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says during his 30 years in Congress, and years earlier as a U.S. Capitol Police officer, a fencing system for the Capitol was not top of mind. "Here we go again" …

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3 years, 9 months ago

DC’s long-simmering statehood push begins in Congress

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C.'s bid for statehood finally got a congressional hearing Monday, but Mayor Muriel Bowser’s clashes with Republicans on the panel made clear that the issue is far from settled. Republicans accused Democrats of a cynical power play, claimed statehood was never the intention of the country’s Founding Fathers, and insisted that Congress doesn’t even have the right …

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3 years, 9 months ago

With Stronger Democratic Support, D.C. Statehood Fight Returns To Capitol Hill

NPR

With Stronger Democratic Support, D.C. Statehood Fight Returns To Capitol Hill Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images Thirty years after Del. "D.C. statehood is a key part of the radical leftist agenda to reshape America, along with the Green New Deal, defunding the police and packing the U.S. Supreme Court," he said. Enlarge this image …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Trump vows to veto D.C. statehood bill ahead of historic vote

Salon

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. "Neither chamber has passed the D.C. statehood bill in D.C.'s 219-year history," Norton tweeted Tuesday. "Make no mistake: one of the many ways our country has silenced Black voices and suppressed Black votes has been by preventing D.C. statehood," she said last week. In an interview with Fox News, the district's "shadow senator" …

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4 years, 5 months ago

House votes in favour of Washington DC statehood in symbolic move

Al Jazeera

US House votes 232-180 to approve long-denied rights for 711,000 residents of the US capital city in a symbolic move. For the first time in US history, a chamber of the United States Congress voted 232-180 on Friday in favour of giving Washington, DC statehood – a move towards fuller voting rights for the city’s majority Black population. If Washington, …

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The moment that shamed some of Hollywood's wokest male celebrities: Eddie Redmayne and Paul Mescal face ridicule online after toe-curling Saoirse Ronan moment

MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech remains etched in American memory as it turns 60

MLK’s dream for America is one of the stars of the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington

At March on Washington’s 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement for civil rights

Bryan Kohberger's 'unsettling red flags': Neighbors reveal late-night behavior, say he was weak

Idaho murder suspect 'cheered up and was more CHATTY in criminology class after the killings'

Washington, DC, sues Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over Jan. 6

Chargers’ offense is yards better but so far that’s somewhat pointless

Police planning to reinstall Capitol fence ahead of rally

Recent Attacks On The Capitol Have Reignited Debate Over Security And Fencing

DC’s long-simmering statehood push begins in Congress

With Stronger Democratic Support, D.C. Statehood Fight Returns To Capitol Hill

Trump vows to veto D.C. statehood bill ahead of historic vote

House votes in favour of Washington DC statehood in symbolic move