Monthly Archives: July 2022

The Presbyterian Church voted to declare Israel an apartheid state. Jewish organizations are calling the move antisemitic.

Israel’s Defense Force reservists, wearing mask depicting Yahya Sinwar the Hamas chief in the Gaza Strip and holding Palestinian flags, protest outside the United Nations Offices in Geneva on June 7, 2022. – The demonstration, organized by Israeli NOG Shurat HaDin, demands Human Right Council upcoming Pillay Report labeling Israel an apartheid state to be…

Elon Musk accuses Twitter of rushing its lawsuit along at ‘warp speed’ after two months of ‘foot-dragging’ on providing bot data

Elon Musk HANNIBAL HANSCHKE /Getty Images Twitter filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Elon Musk after he backed out of their acquisition deal. In a court filing Friday, Musk accused the company of trying to rush the trial. The filing said the case depends on verifying Twitter’s claims about bots, which would take time. Elon…

Lego’s new ‘The Office’ set is based on the hit sitcom, but it’s missing Andy

Lego’s latest offering is based on the hit sitcom The Office. It’s loaded with callbacks from the series, and it’s a meticulously detailed replica of the set that features some of the most iconic sceneries from inside Dunder Mifflin Paper Company offices. It has the reception desk, Jim and Dwight’s desks, Michael Scott’s office, and…

The House just passed 2 bills protecting abortion rights federally. One prevents government restrictions on abortion, the other protects the right to travel to get one.

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks in front of the steps to the House of Representatives with congressional members to speak on the Roe v. Wade issue May 13, 2022 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images The House of Representatives on Friday passed two bills that would protect abortion rights.  The votes split…

DOJ supports the January 6 committee’s subpoena of Mark Meadows amid reports Trump’s camp plans to throw him under the bus

Then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows looks on in the Oval Office in April 2020. Evan Vucci/AP The Justice Department said in a court filing the House was justified in subpoenaing Mark Meadows. The filing was part of a lawsuit Meadows filed against Nancy Pelosi and the January 6 committee. It comes a month…