Bryan Michalek
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Bryan Michalek | October 31, 2017
Think the United States "oppresses" people who take a knee during the national anthem? It turns out boycotting the NFL is nothing compared to what China wants to do. China's parliamentary body is considering increasing the penalties for those who disrespect the country's national anthem to a three-year jail sentence, according to state news agency "Xinhua."  The country already imposes a…
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Bryan Michalek | October 31, 2017
Although Ben Shapiro is no stranger to the attacks of online trolls, his sister, Abigail, a 24-year-old opera singer, has had plenty on her own YouTube channel and professional website.  The most saddening part of this story is that Abigail, who's not a controversial public figure or a journalist, is most likely being targeted in connection with her brother, who has long been the target of…
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Bryan Michalek | October 30, 2017
The Golden State has taken the first step in a plan to split the state into three new states. Several California residents backed the proposition crafted by billionaire Tim Draper, whose plan to break the state into three will now be put to petition in an effort to bring the issue to a vote on next year's election ballot.  According to Draper, the state will be divided into a northern section,…
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Bryan Michalek | October 30, 2017
The Weinstein Company's first post-Harvey scandal film, "Amityville: The Awakening" grossed a minuscule $742 over 10 locations this past Saturday.  The film is a sequel to the original 1979 movie "The Amityville Horror" which is based on a series of events that unfolded in 1974 at a home in Amityville, New York. The house was the site of one of the most horrific murders in American history,…
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Bryan Michalek | October 27, 2017
In a video posted online, representative Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) alleged a culture of sexual harassment and assault on Capitol Hill, saying she was inspired to speak out by the #MeToo movement.  In Speier's video, she claims a chief of staff grabbed her and "kissed me and stuck his tongue in my mouth" while she worked as a congressional staffer in her 20s. I'm sharing my #MeToo story in the…
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Bryan Michalek | October 27, 2017
In a global first, Saudi Arabia has become the first country to grant citizenship to a robot. Aside from the general weirdness over granting a robot citizenship, several people have expressed outrage that "Sophia" apparently has more rights than actual human women living in the country.  "Sophia Robot," as she's named on her online business card, was developed by American firm Hanson Robotics.…
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Bryan Michalek | October 27, 2017
A third woman has come out accusing President George H.W. Bush of sexual assault, alleging the elderly wheelchair-bound man groped her. Initially, an actress named Heather Lind accused Bush Sr. of sexual assault during a photo op in 2014. In a now-deleted Instagram post, Lind claimed the former president had grabbed her behind and told a dirty sexual joke, all in front of his wife, Barbara.  In…
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Bryan Michalek | October 26, 2017
In a sweeping change of policy over allegedly violent content, public forum site Reddit has recently removed several forum pages, including some with Nazi propaganda and a page raging against white people. The policy change outline, which can be found on the site, states: "Do not post content that encourages, glorifies, incites, or calls for violence or physical harm against an individual or a…
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Bryan Michalek | October 26, 2017
According to a statement made by Anna Wintour on the "Late Late Show," the President shouldn't have to worry about getting a tux for the Met Gala anytime soon.  Wintour was playing a game with the show host James Corden. The rules were simple: either answer a question or eat a number of disgusting items, like a 1,000-year-old egg or Junebug.  "You famously host the celebrated Met Gala that…
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Bryan Michalek | October 25, 2017
While rising tuition costs are nothing new in the world of public universities, a recent College Board report shows that  financial aid has continually failed to keep up with the increasing cost of high education, resulting in more students having to pay more of their own money for tuitions higher than previous generations.  Between the 2016 and 2017 academic years, the average cost of college…