A group of five servers at Syracuse, NY restaurant Danzer’s completely shut down business at the restaurant after walking out in protest over horrifically discriminatory working conditions and a disgusting insect infestation. The servers walked out Friday at lunchtime, shutting down the restaurant for the rest of the day, though it did reopen the following day with a short staff. …
Pastor Had Sex With Congregants Despite Known AIDS Status
An Alabama pastor is being sued by members of his congregation after he admitted to sleeping with worshippers at his church despite knowing of his AIDS status, reports WECT 6. Juan Demetrius McFarland, who served as pastor of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church of Montgomery, Ala., told his congregation on Sept. 14 that he had contracted HIV in 2003 and learned …
Supreme Court Ruling Will Allow Abortion Clinics to Operate in Texas
Just a few weeks after the Fifth US Circuit Court said Texas can begin imposing restrictions on abortion clinics throughout the state (forcing many of them to close), the Supreme Court ruled today that they can stay open, for now at least. The ruling essentially states that the clinics can remain operational (and don’t have to comply with ridiculously written …
NPR Make Policy Change To Ban ‘Redskins’ Name
NPR is the latest news organization to make policy changes around its use of the name of Washington’s professional football team, though unlike many others, the national radio network will not prohibit use of “Redskins” on air in all instances. Rather, the news station is taking steps to limit the use of the word to bring it in line with …
Men Have Finally Discovered Bro-tox
Somebody put the all of the Real Housewives of the world on high alert: They might want to start stocking up on vials of Botox right now and booking those dermatologist appointments an extra three months in advance, because dudes have discovered cosmetic procedures and they are loving it. Men are very late to this form of youth-preservation and so …
Scott Walker Thinks The Minimum Wage Doesn’t ‘Serve A Purpose’
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) on Tuesday bluntly put into words how he feels about the minimum wage. “Well, I’m not going to repeal it,” he said in an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “but I don’t think it serves a purpose because we’re debating then about what the lowest levels are at. I want people to make, like …
Chances Of GOP Senate Takeover Are Up To 69%
Lately, the Senate forecasting models have been inching further and further in Republicans’ favor — and Tuesday morning, our average of forecasts gave the GOP a 69 percent chance of takeover, the party’s highest yet: GOP Senate 10-14 Five of the six forecasts we’re tracking give the GOP between a 60 percent and 68 percent chance of takeover, while the …