But last month, I registered a shift. In me. In the people I know. Even on Twitter. An odd thing has happened. For the first time since the presidential election, some of us have started to feel…hopeful? The sensation is so novel, I didn’t recognize it at first. But it began with that old nemesis…
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Ivanka Trump landed in Colombia earlier this week to promote her Women’s Empowerment Initiative and speak to cadets at the General Santander Police Academy. And while the White House advisor decided to wear a local designer for the occasion, the main talking point about her $1,650 Johanna Ortiz dress wasn’t fashion diplomacy—it was that her…
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Every once in a while, a viral moment happens on the Internet that brings everyone together—like when the Cats trailer dropped last week, or this new viral thread about which fictional characters voted for Donald Trump. Yup, on Sunday, July 21, Twitter user @MalKatz gave the world this challenge: “Name a fictional character who absolutely…
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Though Trump’s tweets did not call out any of the congresswomen by name, several outlets reported that they were likely aimed at congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, and Ayanna S. Pressley of Massachusetts. It should be noted that in no capacity does it matter where any…
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If we’ve learned anything from the presidency of Donald Trump, it’s that more often than not rich men get away with it—whatever it is. For all the overdue justice that #MeToo secured, the last 20 or so months have seen countless men scrutinized and then…exonerated. From Trump to Brett Kavanaugh, the process tends to follow…
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President Donald Trump‘s (somewhat controversial) state visit to the United Kingdom continued this morning—and he’s still talking about Meghan Markle, one of the members of the royal family that he actually hasn’t met during his trip. (Markle is still officially on maternity leave after the birth of baby Archie.) During an interview with Piers Morgan…
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