News5/14/21May 143News5/14/21NewsParents at New York School Upset After Students Receive Assignment That States George Floyd Didn’t Die From Knee on NeckJoe Jurado71Is there some sort of teacher lottery going on that I don’t know about? I feel like every day a single teacher is…
News5/14/21May 14SaveNews5/14/21NewsOhio City Agrees to $10 Million Settlement for the Family of André HillJoe Jurado3I’m somewhat surprised that we still haven’t reached the point where legislators are pushing police reform. Even if…
Joystick5/14/21May 14SaveJoystick5/14/21JoystickSlay Titans in This Week’s Good-Ass Games at Good-Ass PricesJoe Jurado3Well, y’all. Between the countless bots and the global superconductor shortage, it’s looking like obtaining a PS5 or…
Education5/13/21May 13SaveEducation5/13/21EducationPresident of the 2nd Largest Teachers' Union in Favor of Schools Returning to In-Person LearningJoe Jurado2One of the continually controversial aspects of the pandemic has been how we should handle a return to in-person…
Race Matters5/13/21May 132Race Matters5/13/21Race MattersCoach at Illinois High School Resigns After an Alleged Racist Remark Leads to Bomb ThreatJoe Jurado12I’m continually at a loss for why racists go into teaching. It never ends well for them. A coach at an Illinois high…
Legal5/13/21May 13SaveLegal5/13/21LegalMinneapolis Judge Postpones Trial for the 3 Ex-Cops Charged in George Floyd’s Death Until 2022Joe Jurado8A judge ruled on Thursday that the trial of the three former Minneapolis cops charged in aiding and abetting the…
Movies5/12/21May 12SaveMovies5/12/21MoviesNothing Bitter About It: Regina King to Direct Adaptation of Bitter Root, a Comic You Really Should Be ReadingJoe Jurado1When I’m not busy getting internet randos in their feelings, I’m generally reading a large amount of comic books. Bit…
Criminal Justice5/12/21May 121Criminal Justice5/12/21Criminal JusticeGeorgia Man Free After Spending 2 Years in Jail for a Crime He Didn’t CommitJoe Jurado13It’s really hard to have faith in a system that routinely allows cops to get away with things that would see the…
Criminal Justice5/12/21May 121Criminal Justice5/12/21Criminal JusticeJudge Rules Derek Chauvin Could Face Longer Sentencing Since He Treated George Floyd With ‘Particular Cruelty’Joe Jurado13When former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the murder in the death of George Floyd,…
Coronavirus5/11/21May 111Coronavirus5/11/21CoronavirusNeed a Ride? Biden Administration Partners With Uber and Lyft to Give Free Rides to Vaccination SitesJoe Jurado1Now that vaccines are becoming more widely available, we have a genuine shot at being able to move into a new normal…
News5/11/21May 111News5/11/21NewsCitizen’s Arrest Law Repealed in Georgia Ahead of First Federal Hearing in Ahmaud Arbery CaseJoe Jurado1The shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery stood out last year because unlike so many instances of an unarmed Black man…
Law Enforcement5/11/21May 114Law Enforcement5/11/21Law EnforcementEfforts to Ban White Supremacists From Joining Law Enforcement Face Pushback in Several States. I Wonder WhyJoe Jurado30The Capitol riot has seemingly awakened white America to a fact we’ve known for quite a while: racists work…
Race Matters5/10/21May 107Race Matters5/10/21Race MattersWhite Fragility Results in 2 Black Boys Being Pulled from Class at Their Oklahoma Elementary Schools for Wearing ‘Black Lives Matter’ ShirtsJoe Jurado38It’s incredibly frustrating seeing white people spin a statement as innocuous as “Black Lives Matter” as politics.…
Coronavirus5/10/21May 101Coronavirus5/10/21CoronavirusMask Off: Dr. Fauci Says CDC Guidance on Indoor Mask Wearing Will Loosen as More People Get VaccinatedJoe Jurado6I’ve been all about masks during the pandemic. Honestly, wearing my mask and glasses is the closest thing I’ll ever…
News5/10/21May 102News5/10/21NewsInternal Probe Found Officers Shouldn’t Have Fired Their Guns in Breonna Taylor Shooting: ReportJoe Jurado4It wasn’t just the public that thought the officers who shot Breonna Taylor were in the wrong; apparently a couple…
Race Matters5/7/21May 74Race Matters5/7/21Race MattersBlack Homeowner in Indiana Files Discrimination Complaint When Appraisal of Home Increases by $100,000 After Removing Black Identifiers From HomeJoe Jurado64We talk about redlining like it’s a thing of the past, but like most of America’s racist systems it hasn’t really…
Crime5/7/21May 71Crime5/7/21CrimeFederal Grand Jury Indicts Derek Chauvin and 3 Other Ex-Cops on Civil Rights ViolationsJoe Jurado15Seeing actions actually have consequences for cops is a continually bizarre experience. A federal grand jury has…
Joystick5/7/21May 7SaveJoystick5/7/21JoystickAdventure Through a Galaxy Far, Far Away in This Week’s Good-Ass Games at Good-Ass PricesJoe Jurado2May the, uh, seventh be with you? If you weren’t aware, May 4 is considered Star Wars day, and as a result, just…
News5/6/21May 61News5/6/21NewsSouth Carolina House Votes to Add Firing Squad to Execution Methods. Why? Beats Me, Y’allJoe Jurado51Apparently, the lack of prisoners getting killed is a pressing problem in South Carolina—so much so that the state…
Health5/6/21May 6SaveHealth5/6/21HealthStudy by Emory University Finds Younger Black Women at Higher Risk for Heart DiseaseJoe Jurado1A recently released study from researchers at Emory University has found that younger Black women may be at greater…