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Source: Xinhua News Agency / Getty A group of Democratic members of Congress is urging President Joe Biden to commute the sentences of dozens of federal death row inmates. View this post on Instagram A post shared by CBS News (@cbsnews) The group is filled with 35 members of legislators, which includes Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez. They called on Biden Friday to take “swift, decisive action” to commute the death […]

Joy Taylor pictured at Santa Anita Park on September 28, 2024, in Arcadia, California. | Source: Randy Shropshire / Getty On Sunday, former Fox Sports hairstylist Noushin Faraji filed a lawsuit against the network alleging that she was subjected to a toxic work environment and routine sexual harassment. The suit names prominent sports analysts as defendants, including Skip Bayless and Charlie Dixon. The filing also names Joy Taylor, who Faraji […]

This episode is presented by Create A Video – The parent company of Facebook and Instagram are implementing a new “fact checking” system that mimics Twitter’s “Community Notes” system. The third-party fact-checking journalismers and Democrats (but I repeat myself) are NOT happy. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/ All the links to Pete’s Prep are free: https://patreon.com/petekalinershow  Media Bias Check: If you choose to subscribe, get 15% off here! Advertising and […]

Source: NurPhoto / Getty Several major U.S. companies are buckling under pressure from conservative groups to scale back or eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. This shift follows the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2023 ruling that ended affirmative action in college admissions. Spurred by this decision, conservative organizations have filed lawsuits targeting DEI initiatives in corporate America, challenging workplace practices that aim to support marginalized groups. McDonald’s is the latest […]

Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty Top 10 Takeaways from NFL Week 18 Can I Burrow your playoff ticket? Ending their season on a 5 game winning streak and putting up MVP numbers  still wasn’t enough for Joe Burrow and the Bengals as they were eliminated from playoff contention even with a win over Pittsburgh. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cincinnati Bengals (@bengals) Panthers put the W […]

Source: Alex Bierens de Haan / Getty Raw is making it’s move to Netflix January 6th after setting history as the longest weekly running episodic television series. Since January 11, 1993, Raw has been the WWE’s weekly flagship program that has bought us all the iconic characters we know and love today including: Hulk Hogan, John Cena, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and the Undertaker. We have seen some unprecedented debuts […]

Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty During a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, President-elect Donald Trump announced he wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.”He described the name change as appropriate. “We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring,” Trump said. “That covers a lot of territory. The Gulf of America, […]

Source: Jeff Bottari / Getty Meta is ending its fact-checking program and lifting restrictions on speech to “restore free expression” across Facebook, Instagram, and Meta platforms. CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated that the current content moderation practices have “gone too far” and the company will focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying policies, and restoring free expression. “We’re going to get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies […]

Source: Mariah Tauger / Getty The Girl Scouts Are Discontinuing Two Beloved Cookie Flavors, New Flavors To Come? The Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) have announced bittersweet news for cookie enthusiasts as they bid farewell to two popular flavors, S’mores and Toast-Yay!, after the 2025 cookie season. This marks the first time the organization has given fans advance notice of a flavor discontinuation, allowing loyal customers a full year […]