Victor Morton

Obama administration used ‘kung flu’ in official campaigns

The purportedly-racist pun "kung flu" was used in official campaigns by government agencies under President Barack Obama.

June 24, 2020

Bubba Wallace rejects ‘garage pull’ explanation: ‘It’s a straight up noose’

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace rejected the explanation that the rope at his garage space at the Talladega track was a garage pull.

June 23, 2020

Andrew Cuomo defends destruction of U.S. monuments: ‘It’s a healthy expression’

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the attacks on monuments "healthy expression" and "good statements."

June 23, 2020

Rhode Island moves toward changing official state name

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has signed an executive order taking what she called the "first steps" to change the official name of the state.

June 23, 2020

Secret Service tells media to evacuate White House grounds

The press has been evacuated from the White House grounds.

June 22, 2020

‘Black House Autonomous Zone’ declared amid Washington, D.C., protests

Demonstrators outside the White House have declared a "Black House Autonomous Zone," in apparent imitation of the secessionist enclave in Seattle.

June 22, 2020

Andrew Jackson statue in Lafayette Square saved by police amid protests

Police moved into Lafayette Square on Monday evening to protect another historic statue from rioters, this time targeting Andrew Jackson.

June 22, 2020

AOC cheers TikTok, K-Pop teens Trump rally sabotage

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spiked the football on what was reportedly a well-planned sabotage of President Trump's rally by teenage users of TikTok and fans of Korean popular music.

June 21, 2020

Nikole Hannah-Jones, New York Times 1619 Project leader, cheers riots, statue attacks

The New York Times reporter who led the widely-criticized 1619 Project on race called it an "honor" to have inspired the series of riot attacks on statues, including ones on abolitionists and the Civil War leaders of the Union.

June 20, 2020

Amy Klobuchar drops out of Joe Biden VP sweepstakes

Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Thursday evening that she will not be Joe Biden's vice-presidential nominee.

June 18, 2020

Anthony Fauci: Widespread lockdowns no longer needed in U.S.

Dr. Anthony Fauci said in an interview Thursday that the U.S. does not need any kind of return to widespread lockdowns to contain the coronavirus.

June 18, 2020

NYPD officers mull July 4 ‘blue flu’ strike

New York Police Department officers are reportedly circulating calls to give some of the demonstrators what they want -- a world without cops.

June 18, 2020

Garrett Rolfe murder charge in Rayshard Brooks killing prompts Atlanta police ‘blue flu’

Atlanta was hit by a bad case of the "blue flu" Wednesday evening. The Atlanta Police Department acknowledged that many officers were not reporting for duty, the evening after a policeman was charged with capital murder for shooting Rayshard Brooks, a fleeing felon who'd grabbed his Taser and fired it.

June 17, 2020

Uncle Ben’s to change branding: ‘We stand in solidarity with the Black community’

On the same day that the parent company of the Aunt Jemima syrup brand said it would change its branding because of racism, the conglomerate that owns Uncle Ben's rice followed suit.

June 17, 2020

Judge rejects bid to stop Trump rally

An attempt to force social-distancing measures at Saturday's Make America Great Again rally in Oklahoma, or potentially shut down the event as a virus "super-spreader," has failed.

June 16, 2020

NYPD officers poisoned at Shake Shack, union says

The New York City Police Department found "no criminality" by Shake Shack employees after three officers drank milkshakes believed to be contaminated with bleach.

June 15, 2020

John Catanzara, Chicago Fraternal Order of Police chief, threatens to boot officers who kneel

Chicago cops better not take a knee, the union chief said Thursday.

June 11, 2020

Mason James Lira, deputy ‘ambush’ suspect, shot dead by police; officers wounded

The suspect in the ambush attack on a police precinct in Paso Robles, California, was fatally shot in a gunfight Thursday.

June 11, 2020

Berklee College of Music sorry for letting police officers use restroom

A Massachusetts college apologized to Black Lives Matter for providing assistance to the cops -- specifically, letting them use the toilet.

June 10, 2020

Ray Ciccarelli, NASCAR Truck Series driver, to quit over Confederate flag ban

A NASCAR Truck Series driver is quitting the sport at the end of the year over the organization's ban on Confederate memorabilia.

June 10, 2020