Teacher stretchered out of classroom after being attacked by FIVE-YEAR-OLD pupil punched kicked her
Teacher has to be stretchered out of her classroom after being ‘attacked by FIVE-YEAR-OLD pupil who punched and kicked her before flipping chairs’A Florida teacher was found to be unresponsive and needed immediate medical attention after she was allegedly battered by two children in her classTwo pupils, aged four and five, began throwing things and…
Disney TV Animation, Distribution Staffers Criticize CEO’s Response to “Don’t Say Gay” Bill in Letters
Employees of Disney TV Animation and Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution are demanding the company withdraw funding from politicians who support Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill and similar anti-LGBTQ legislation. In letters written separately by the groups and obtained Thursday by The Hollywood Reporter, the LGBTQ employees and their allies also ask The Walt…
GLAAD to Grade Film Studios on Political Donations and Advocacy Around LGBTQ Issues
As Disney is being called out for not taking political action against Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay Bill” by the Human Rights Campaign and employees at Pixar, GLAAD announced on Thursday that it will begin grading Hollywood studios on their record of LGBTQ advocacy and not just on their content. Disney CEO Bob Chapek initially proposed…
Dunkin’ customer’s racial slur drew a fatal punch. The sentence is house arrest.
National A plea deal after a confrontation in a Dunkin’ shop in Florida resulted in two years of house arrest and three years of probation. This Jan. 22, 2018, file photo shows a Dunkin’ Donuts logo on a shop in Mount Lebanon, Pa. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo By Vimal Patel, New York Times Service March…
Pediatricians on Florida’s recommendation against vaccinating children: “Don’t listen to it”
This week, news broke that Florida’s Department of Health will recommend against healthy children getting vaccinated against COVID-19, defying federal guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and numerous other scientists and public health experts. “The Florida Department of Health is going to be the first state to officially recommend against the COVID-19…
2 billion genetically modified mosquitos are about to be released in the US
Scientists have been playing god with mosquitos for a couple of years now. Back in 2021, British company Oxitech released 750 million lab-modified mosquitos in Florida. Now, the company is gearing up to release another 2 billion genetically modified mosquitos across more of Florida and in California as well. A company is about to unleash…
The rise of white nationalist Hispanics
Nick Fuentes, identified as a “white supremacist” in Justice Department filings, made headlines last week for hosting a white nationalist conference in Florida. His father is also half Mexican American. The big picture: Fuentes is part of a small but increasingly visible number of far-right provocateurs with Hispanic backgrounds who spread racist, antisemitic messages.Driving the…
Disney CEO Bob Chapek Rails Against a Florida Law for School Children While His Own Company Applies Even Tougher Standards
Disney responded twice to the false reactions to Florida’s parents’ bill and now needs a white knight for a rescue. Walt Disney CEO Bob Chapek is having a tough week. For reasons that make little sense, his company became the target of media scolds regarding the recent law passed in the Florida legislature. Chapek issued…
Florida Lawmakers Pass Bill to Create First Ever Elections Police Force
Florida lawmakers on Wednesday passed a new GOP-backed bill that would create the first-ever elections police force, dedicated to election fraud and related crimes. The bill cleared the Republican-controlled Florida House on Wednesday night after the Senate approved it last week. Both votes fell mostly along party lines. The measure, which is a lesser version…
Voting rights advocates decry Florida’s new office for election crimes
Florida has approved a measure that would create a statewide office to investigate election crimes – the first of its kind in the United States.Voter fraud is extremely rare both nationwide and in Florida. Nonetheless, the new office of election crime and security will have 25 positions to investigate election fraud and be funded with…
