Backpage.com, a popular classified ads website that has been linked to illegal sex trafficking, was seized and shut down by the Justice Department Friday. “Backpage.com and affiliated websites have been seized as part of an enforcement action by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the …
Read More »
Craigslist announced Friday that it removed personal ads – a popular, albeit potentially dangerous service – from its regional websites following the passage of the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) in Congress. FOSTA, or H.R. 1865, repealed a previous law that provided “legal protection to websites that unlawfully promote …
Read More »
Though Seattle has already set aside a budget for safe injection sites, Philadelphia city officials announced Tuesday that it is pushing to become the first U.S. city to open supervised drug-injection sites to combat its rampant opioid overdose epidemic. Safe-injection sites, also called safe-consumption sites, are centers where people can …
Read More »
UPDATE: Omarosa Manigualt sat down for an interview with ABC’s Good Morning America Thursday to contend that she had not, in fact, been fired, but had decided to resign after one year in the White House. “I resigned, and I didn’t do that in the residence as reported,” she said. …
Read More »
The NAACP issued a travel advisory late Tuesday regarding American Airlines, warning black passengers in particular not to fly with American, the world’s largest airline. “The NAACP for several months now has been monitoring a pattern of disturbing incidents reported by African-American passengers, specific to American Airlines,” the statement read …
Read More »
Hugh Hefner, the founder and original editor of Playboy, which plopped the post-war sexual revolution onto countless coffee tables around the world, died of natural causes Wednesday. He was 91. Playboy confirmed their founder’s death. “My father lived an exceptional and impactful life as a media and cultural pioneer and …
Read More »
I often get asked for advice about how to get rich on legal weed. Friends, family, strangers, amateur investors – everyone seems to believe that cannabis is some kind of magical industry where anyone can make millions overnight with little to no effort. After all, according to the folks over …
Read More »
The name Valerie Solanas conjures up a wide range of reactions. She has been called at turns “the Robespierre of feminism” and a trailblazing feminist icon. Her SCUM Manifesto is still believed to be one of the major factors that contributed to the division of the National Organization for Women; …
Read More »
Members of the Berkeley City Council voted 6-3 Tuesday in favor of allowing police officers to use pepper spray on violent demonstrators, overturning a 20-year ban on its use during protests. Police Chief Andrew Greenwood requested the ban reversal with a 26-page memo to the City Council, citing four incidents …
Read More »