Monthly Archives: July 2022

Australian woman who was detained and asked by a US border official if she had an abortion says she’s shocked by the response: ‘a lot of people who’ve read this story are most horrified at that and I can see why’

A US border officer asked Madolline Gourley if she had recently had an abortion. Madolline Gourley Madolline Gourley was traveling form Australia to Canada when she was detained in Los Angeles. Gourley planned to house-sit in exchange for accommodations but border officials didn’t believe her. Most of the comments she’s received about how she was…

I drove the first train on London’s new $25 billion railway. I dread the early shifts but still never get bored of the job.

Train driver Monika Michalska in front of the Elizabeth line train. Monika Michalska/MTR Monika Michalska was the first person to officially drive a train on London’s $25 billion Elizabeth line. She loves the job and her coworkers, there’s only one snag which is the early morning shifts. Here’s her experience as an Elizabeth line train…

DeSantis says publishers took ‘the woke out’ of the math books he banned for containing Critical Race Theory

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, bashed Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s record in California. Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said over 50 math books submitted for review were “doing woke math.” DeSantis blocked a record number of textbooks in April over concerns about CRT. They “took the woke out and…

Sarah Palin once told her husband she was heading to Costco but instead went to JCPenney to see Ivana Trump because she said Alaskans were ‘so desperate’ for ‘glamour and culture’

Sarah Palin; Ivana Trump Evan Vucci/Associated Press; Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation A news article from 1996, before Sarah Palin was in politics, quotes her as an Ivana Trump fan. Palin had lined up to meet Trump, who was in Alaska promoting her perfume line. Palin recounted the experience on Thursday after news…

Ricky Martin’s nephew filed a restraining order against the singer, alleging physical and psychological abuse in their 7 month relationship. If found guilty, Martin could face up to 50 years in prison.

Ricky Martin attends amfAR Gala Cannes 2022 at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on May 26, 2022 in Cap d’Antibes, France.at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on May 26, 2022 in Cap d’Antibes, France. Samir Hussein/WireImage Ricky Martin had a relationship with his nephew, according to Marca, a Spanish news organization. In court documents, Martin’s nephew says he was…

Texas AG challenger says lawsuit preventing the Biden administration from protecting abortions in medical emergencies is ‘state-sanctioned femicide’

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Texas AG Ken Paxton is suing the Biden administration over its guidance about emergency abortions.  Biden reaffirmed federal rules that women must have access to abortion when their life is in danger.  His challenger, nominee Rochelle Garza, told MSNBC Paxton’s stance is “state-sanctioned femicide.” Texas Attorney General Ken…

Biden no longer set to nominate anti-abortion conservative to life-long federal judgeship following objection from Rand Paul

President Joe Biden addresses the Supreme Court’s decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization to overturn Roe v. Wade June 24, 2022 in Cross Hall at the White House in Washington, DC. The Court’s decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health overturns the landmark 50-year-old Roe v Wade case and erases a federal right…