Helen H. Moore's Blog, page 18
July 10, 2018
Elon Musk’s involvement in the Thailand cave rescue mission is peak Silicon Valley
When Musk made himself part of the story to save the trapped soccer team, a backlash ensued
Author Alexia Norton Jones accuses Russell Simmons of rape: “I must have said no seven to 10 times”
Jones joins a growing list of more than a dozen women who have accused Simmons of sexual misconduct since November
GOP denounces racist House nominee in New Jersey — but it may be too late
Red districts that voted for Trump across the country in jeopardy because Republicans can’t keep the racists out
Rolling Stones, Hells Angels and Meredith Hunter: What the Altamont story is really about
Meredith Hunter’s murder was about places black people still could not go. His story remains relevant today
Game show “Paid Off” targets the student loan crisis: A subversive warning about a looming emergency
The TruTV show pays off each winner’s student loans, and highlights how oppressive student debt is
New poll spells doom for Democrats’ dreams of a blue wave
Three Senate Democrats are running behind their Republican challengers — leaving Democrats worried about the fall
Online political advertising will top $2 billion for the midterms
Federal Election Commission struggles to regulate fast growing digital media
Donald Trump voter family values: Trump’s supporters are teaching their kids to embrace bigotry
A report from a Trump rally in Montana quoted white kids in Trump shirts decrying “Mexicans or illegal aliens”
Trump unbothered by missing deadline to reunite families: “Don’t come to our country illegally!”
A federal judge has rebuffed the Trump administration’s attempt to detain immigrant families for longer periods
July 9, 2018
Trump picks Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court: “Pro-lifers aren’t thrilled”
Kavanaugh has argued that a president can’t be indicted, pleasing Trump, but anti-choice activists aren’t happy
