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Conservative Journalist Exposed After Faking Community Service
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“Good job guys, BLM!” is what journalist Fiona Moriarty-McLaughlin said after staging an act of community service in Santa Monica, Ca., on Monday.
Moriarty-McLaughlin hopped out of her car and asked a man who was boarding up a building after Sunday’s protests turned into looting. She then took a hammer and fake nailed something, while her boyfriend took a photo.
McLaughlin, who writes for the Washington Examiner, was outed by New York Times reporter Taylor Lorenz on Twitter shortly after the video clip started going viral with a post from actor Johnny Sibilly.
.@factswithfiona stopped someone boarding up a store in Santa Monica so she could hold the drill for a picture, then drove away. The video is now all over influencer tea accts. She’s since gone private but said nothing pic.twitter.com/K23qssYl0x
— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) June 2, 2020
Shortly after going viral, Moriarty-McLaughlin made all of her social media accounts private to avoid the backlash, but private accounts don’t interrupt a good social media dragging.
this is what some of y’alls activism looks like pic.twitter.com/z14HmcGFOa
— JOHNNY SIBILLY (@JohnnySibilly) June 2, 2020
You know what? I’m… I think I’m gonna put Twitter away for a few minutes before I throw this phone across the room. pic.twitter.com/IfbFv1HvR2
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) June 2, 2020
Corporate America and Silicon Valley right nowpic.twitter.com/WZIKFcDiIP
— Dan Price (@DanPriceSeattle) June 2, 2020
Fiona Moriarty-McLaughlin and people of her ilk are exactly what’s wrong when you mix “influencer” and activism together when it’s all for the ‘gram.
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Biden, in speech to the nation, plans to denounce President Trump’s actions against protesters and vow to heal racial wounds
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The former vice president was to speak the morning after Trump had peaceful protesters cleared from a street with force so he could pose in front of a Washington church.
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The Technology 202: Mark Zuckerberg spoke with civil rights leaders about Trump’s posts. It didn’t go well.
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The company’s hands-off approach is the latest flashpoint in long-standing tensions with civil rights leaders.
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9 Children’s Books To Teach Your Kids About Racism And Discrimination
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The last week has been very heavy with the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent protests that sprang up around the globe. With so much of the news and conversations turning toward racism, our children are picking up on these conversations with plenty of questions.
But how do you talk to your kids about racism and discrimination in a way that makes them feel safe and in a way that affirms them? It’s hard.
Still, these children’s books can help any parent struggling to find the right words. By delving into our history, these books hope to inspire children by equipping them with the knowledge that Black truly is beautiful—even when the world tries, unsuccessfully, to convince us it’s not.
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Rep. Steve King’s political career on the line in Tuesday’s primaries
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The fate of the controversial conservative is the most closely watched of numerous House and Senate races as voters cast ballots amid the backdrop of a pandemic and racial unrest.
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Biden takes a knee in first non-virtual campaign event since March
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Biden emerges from quarantine to meet with black activists, taking a knee in solidarity. He promises a major speech and economic plan in coming weeks, seeking a contrast with Trump.
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The Energy 202: Green groups back protesters. But they’re grappling with how best to address their own issues with race.
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“As a predominantly white organization, we have an obligation to be fully and visibly committed to the fight against systemic racism,” one group said.
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Election officials contradict Barr’s assertion that counterfeit mail ballots produced by a foreign country are a ‘real’ worry
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The attorney general said in an interview that “it’d be very hard” to stop foreign governments from submitting phony ballots. Election officials said it would be virtually impossible for such fraud to succeed.