Rockstar Games’ ‘Grand Theft Auto’ series is known for its blend of gratuitous violence with dark satire and toilet humor. While other developers have been known to remove offensive content from their games under pressure from the woke (Blizzard Entertainment removing an in-game slur against orcs, for instance), Rockstar has …
Read More »Removal of Confederate statue in Charlottesville causes division, with protesters calling it an erasure of history
In 2017, the proposed removal of the statue led to the infamous Charlottesville Unite the Right rally, during which a protester against the event was killed during a car attack. Now, nearly four years after the rally, Charlottesville, Virginia has taken down the statue, with Mayor Nikuyah Walker calling it …
Read More »‘All the statues were Democrats,’ Rep. McCarthy says as 67 Republicans join Dems in vote to pull Confederate busts from Capitol
The bill passed the House in a 285-120 vote on Tuesday, with all Democrats supporting the legislation alongside 67 Republicans. Expected to be signed by President Joe Biden if it secures approval in the upper chamber, the law would see all statues of Confederate leaders pulled from the US Capitol, …
Read More »Confederate statues at heart of Charlottesville clash CAN be removed, Virginia Supreme Court rules
Along with a nearby statue to Confederate Gen. Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson, the city’s now-famous statue of Robert E. Lee may be taken down if Charlottesville so desires, Virginia’s state Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, overturning an October 2019 Circuit Court decision that allowed the statues to remain in place …
Read More »Happy CONFEDERATE constitution day! Belarus mercilessly trolls US Embassy after it praised German-backed puppet regime of WW1
Wishing Belarus a happy “Freedom Day” on Thursday, the US Embassy expressed support for the “Belarusians’ struggle for freedom and democracy” and said that many in the country “pay a heavy price as the regime resorts to intimidation, violence, and lethal force to maintain its grip on power.” The catch? …
Read More »US Navy must rename warships that have ‘racist’ and Confederate names, policy task force says
“Certain Navy ship names have been highlighted by Congress and in the media for connections to confederate or white supremacist ideologies,” Task Force One Navy said in its report, published on Wednesday. The 141-page report called for a review to “identify assets honoring those associated with the Confederacy and identify …
Read More »‘Homage to hate’: Democrats cheer as statue to Confederate General Robert E. Lee is removed from US Capitol
The statue was removed Monday morning by staff from the Architect of the Capitol. The proceedings were attended by Democratic members of Virginia’s congressional delegation: Senator Tim Kaine, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton and a representative of Congressman Donald McEachin. “The Robert E. Lee statue honors a legacy of division, oppression, and …
Read More »Cuomo’s First Amendment-flouting ban of the Confederate flag opens the door to unprecedented attacks on free speech
Signed into law on Tuesday, the new bill bars anyone from selling or displaying “symbols of hate” on New York state property unless the symbol appears in a book, “digital medium,” or within an educational context. The definition of “symbols of hate” is left deliberately open-ended, with the legislation noting …
Read More »Critics remind Cuomo of the First Amendment after he bans sale of Confederate flag & ‘other hate symbols’ on state property
The law bans the sale of Confederate flags, swastikas and other so-called hate symbols – a restriction that would require the government to determine what speech is hateful. Announcing the bill on Tuesday, the governor argued that the legislation will “safeguard New Yorkers from the fear-instilling effects of these abhorrent …
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