[ad_1] Wheaton admits he was influenced by homophobic jokes in one of the most famous stand-up routines of all time: “Everything was cruel. Everything was bigoted. Everything was devastating. And I didn’t know any better.” As the controversy surrounding Dave Chappelle’s transphobic jokes continues to swirl on the comedian and Netflix and the comedy community in general, an unusual voice with a strong message of personal experience waded into the vortex. Wil Wheaton is best…
"Wil Wheaton deconstructs why Dave Chappelle’s trans jokes are so dangerous"
[ad_1] Many cannabis insurance issues are relatively new. From fire protection on farms to protection against theft during transport, policyholders and insurers alike are faced with new situations that are being carried over to the old policy language. When a new or complicated situation arises in the insurance world, many insurers accept coverage under a “reservation of rights”. This means that the insurer is not entirely sure whether coverage should be available in a particular…
"Reserved rights of my cannabis business insurer. What does that mean?"
[ad_1] Welcome to the Samsung Galaxy S21 update center. Here you will find the latest information on updates for the Samsung Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 Plus and Galaxy S21 Ultra. We will detail the current software versions for each device and notify you if there is a new update. Samsung generally publishes updates for the entire series, but this may vary by variant and carrier. All three phones in the Galaxy S21 series launched with…
"All the latest software updates in one place"
[ad_1] This analysis was presented in Critical State, a weekly foreign policy bulletin for Inkstick Media. Subscribe here. Last week, we examined the investigation into how members of the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan interpreted the idea of a “government-wide” counterinsurgency in that war. This week, we’ll look at what the WOG obsession approaches the U.S. wars in the mid-aughts has produced in modern public policy: an insistence on using WOG approaches to all sorts of…
"How do “government-wide” programs really work? Part II"
[ad_1] Activists of the Bangladesh General Council for the Preservation of Student Rights organized a protest rally to demand justice for Abrar Fahad. (Photo by Mamunur Rashid / NurPhoto via Getty Images) One student was beaten by 25 classmates for criticizing the Prime Minister of Bangladesh on social media. Twenty students were sentenced to death while five were sentenced to life in prison. The 21-year-old college student had posted a post on Facebook that went…
"20 Bangladeshi students sentenced to death for brutal murder"
A group called “Bad Student” is monitoring secondary school entrances and passing out “Student Survival Guides” to aid students in navigating Thailand’s authoritarian culture, which allegedly encourages sexual and physical violence in schools. There is a lot of information in this new “Student Survival Guide” about how to handle difficult and seldom addressed problems in schools, from knowing your rights to contacting someone if you are being harassed. Bad Student, a group made up of…
"Thailand’s newest “survival guide” helps students fight sexual harassment"
[ad_1] LEBANON (AP) – Lebanese authorities should release a self-employed American journalist who was arrested in Beirut last month and remains in custody even after a prosecutor decreed her release, two said on Wednesday. International human rights groups. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International reported Nada Homsi’s arrest without a court order on November 16. It is not clear why he was beaten up and his arrest is now arbitrary, the groups said. Diala Chehade,…
"Human rights groups demand the release of an American journalist in Lebanon"
[ad_1] The body of a Florida woman named Kathleen Moore was discovered Tuesday, just the day after her 30-year-old boyfriend was arrested and charged with second degree murder. Collin Scott Knapp (seen in his mug shot above) was arrested by Pasco County authorities Monday after Kathleen went missing for more than a week, leading to a major search for missing people in the Gulf Coast area of Florida. Kathleen was discovered around 11:30 a.m. local…
"Police find the body of a missing Florida woman – and accuse her boyfriend of murder"
[ad_1] Today, Glass House Brands announced a donation of US $ 25,000 to continue the Weldon Project’s ongoing mission to assist those incarcerated for nonviolent, cannabis-related crimes. The company also announced that Kyle Kazan, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Glass House Brands, has joined The Weldon Project’s board of directors. The Weldon Project is a non-profit organization co-founded by former cannabis prisoner Weldon Angelos that works to both end the federal cannabis ban and implement…
"Glass House Brands donates $ 25,000 to the Weldon project"
[ad_1] Elon Musk’s problems are bigger and more important than yours. While most of us are consumed with our daily activities, Musk has been anointed by a higher power to save us all from ourselves. He is here to make sure eliminate car accidents, make traffic a thing of the past, sort out autism (your words, not mine), connecting human brains to machines, filling the night sky with satellites so everyone can access the internet,…
"Neuralink and Tesla have an artificial intelligence problem that Elon’s money can’t solve"