Phoenix Mercury's Alyssa Thomas reported receiving death threats and racial slurs following a one-game suspension for making contact with Caitlin Clark's throat. Thomas criticized WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert for player safety, calling the threats "unacceptable."
Phoenix Mercury player Alyssa Thomas reported receiving death threats and racial slurs following a one-game suspension for making contact with Caitlin Clark's throat. Thomas criticized WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert for player safety, calling the league's response "unacceptable."
Mark Fuhrman, the former LAPD detective convicted of perjury in the OJ Simpson trial, has died at age 70. He was a key investigator in the 1994 killings of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
No wonder they are upset by the slogan ‘tax the rich’. Despite their wealth increasing 81% since 2020, they need our emotional support now more than everWon’t anyone think of the poor, poor, billionaires? Their endless money can buy them political power, but it can’t buy them love. Instead of being worshipped by the hoi polloi, titans of industry are denounced! Despised! Disrespected! Insert another D-word of your own!Thankfully, class solidarity is strong among the super-rich. Steve Roth bravely brought attention to the plight of his fellow billionaires during a recent earnings call. “I consider the phrase ‘tax the rich’ … spit out with anger and contempt by politicians … to be just as hateful as some disgusting racial slurs,” the Vornado Realty Trust CEO said. Continue reading...
Alfie Coleman, a 19-year-old from Great Notley, Essex, has been convicted of preparing terrorist acts after an MI5 sting operation. Coleman, who began viewing extreme rightwing material at age 14, compiled a hate-list of colleagues and a manifesto identifying targets including a mosque and the lord mayor of London. He was arrested in September 2023 attempting to buy a Makarov pistol, magazines and ammunition from an undercover officer. A senior police officer warned that one in five counter-terrorism subjects is now a child, urging parental vigilance against online radicalisation.
Kick has issued an indefinite ban to popular streamer ChudtheBuilder following public backlash over old clips showing him using racial slurs during IRL streams. The ban escalates a prior 3-day suspension for public harassment, during which the platform also removed his verification badge and monetization privileges. His appeal was denied, and he has announced plans to stream on Pump instead.
