Ola Olugbemi
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ola olugbemi | October 10, 2017
Just hours after Twitter pulled her campaign announcement ad over it's pro-life language, Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn slammedTwitter's double-standard when it comes to the issue of abortion.  In a Fox News interview Tuesday of the interview showed the host and Blackburn discussing Twitter's hypocrisy in allowing a pro-choice advertisement on the website despite the potential outrage…
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ola olugbemi | October 10, 2017
On Monday, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced plans to repeal the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era rule designed to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.  Speaking at an event in Hazard, Kentucky, Pruitt announced, "The war on coal is over." Reported by the New York Times, the announcement fulfills a promise made by President Trump to undo Obama's environmental policies. It also marks a win…
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ola olugbemi | October 9, 2017
If you've ever wondered how to lose your sports-fan base in a way that is quick, efficient, and reaches the most devout of your base, then look no further than the National Football League.   According to a new poll by the Winston Group, the NFL has managed to lose audience favorability at a shocking rate, dropping 31 percentage points -- from 73 to 42 -- in a single month. The negative…
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ola olugbemi | October 9, 2017
According to an official 2013 memo obtained by the Immigration Reform Law Institute, a top Obama legal office interfered with cases involving the deportation of illegal immigrants.  The memo, written by former Immigration and Customs Enforcement Deputy Legal Advisor Riah Ramlogan, required attorneys to submit written requests explaining why an ICE agent's testimony would be necessary before…
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ola olugbemi | October 6, 2017
On Friday, the Trump administration removed an Obamacare mandate that required employers to provide at least one method of birth control in their health insurance packages at no cost to the employee. The initial push came from an executive order signed by President Trump in April that demanded the Department of Health and Human Services look into “conscience-based objections” to the mandate on…
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ola olugbemi | October 6, 2017
When the United States Department of Labor orders your company to fork over $5 million to female employees you underpaid, months after you erect a statue symbolizing female empowerment, you might want to rethink your business model.  This is the reality facing Boston-based financial service company, State Street Global Advisors. The company put up the "Fearless Girl" statue at the beginning of…
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ola olugbemi | October 5, 2017
Anila Daulatzai, who was seen getting forcibly removed from a Southwest airplane in a recent viral video, is now claiming that she was subjected to racism, sexism and Islamophobia. In an interview with ABC news, Daulatzai, 46, stated, "I was a brown woman with a hoodie," as the reason for why she was subjected to the rough treatment of the police officers who escorted her out. Anila DaulzatzaiIn…
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ola olugbemi | October 5, 2017
As literal and figurative wounds continue to heal across the world after the Las Vegas massacre on Sunday, concertgoer and reluctant hero Jonathan Smith will never forget that fateful day and the actions of the police officer to whom he says he owes his life.  Under the chaos, screams, and bullets that rained down last Sunday night in Sin City, Smith ran back into the line of fire and saved at…
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ola olugbemi | October 5, 2017
On Wednesday, Rep. Tim Murphy (R- Pennsylvania) announced that he will not seek re-election after the Pittsburg Post-Gazette published compromising text messages between him and the woman that he admitted having an affair with.  The Post-Gazette reported the text-messages were sent in January and detailed the congressman's mistress, Shannon Edwards, taking Murphy to task for promoting pro-life…
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ola olugbemi | October 4, 2017
On Wednesday morning, National Park Service authorities found a statue of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson vandalized on the same Manassas battlefield where the Confederate Civil War general earned his name in 1861. The perpetrator poured white paint over three sides of the base of the statue and spray painted the word “Dead!!!” over the paint in gold lettering. Image Source: NPSThe vandals appear …