For the last couple years the conversations around Columbus Day and the many statues that represent the lost Captain across America have become ripe for controversy. Many cities across the country have changed their Columbus Day celebrations to Indigenous day celebrations. One of the cities that I felt should have made that change early on,…
Author: Zach Roberts
Kidnapping plans, Nooses and the Boogaloo Militia – This is America in 2020
Become a Patron! 9 months ago I sat across the table sharing a pizza and a beer with a man who almost certainly was armed. I asked him, “How do you think tomorrow is going to go?” He replied, “Either nothing’s going to happen or we’re going to lynch the Governor.” I awkwardly chuckled, the…
Cable News FINALLY Has Expert on to Talk Extremists
Finally cable news had an actual expert on to talk about far-right extremism.
Washington DC Memorializes Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Photos from the memorial for Ruth Bader Ginsburg memorial at the Supreme Court this weekend.
VisuNews Podcast – The 9/11 of Bad Takes, Fact Checking the Internet and Losing Mercy
VisuNews Podcast – The 9/11 of Bad Takes, Fact Checking the Internet and Losing Mercy
PHOTOS: Friday Night in Rochester
Photos from the Friday night protests in Rochester, NY
Fact Check: Rochester BLM Protesters were NOT Breaking into Apt Building
Become a Patron! The far-right misinformation machine – namely Tim Pool, Ian Miles Cheong among others have been sharing a video from Rupty wire service that shows two Rochester protesters blocking a door. Their claim – which is a lie (and they know it’s a lie as they have been corrected by multiple people at…
The March Continues: Photos from the March on Washington 2020
Photos from the 2020 March on Washington
VisuNews Podcast – RNC, Racism and Steamed Hams
Aaron Cynic and I chat calmly about The Purge-like Republican National Convention. How there was, unsurprisingly no voices outside of the Trump cult, the terrifying world of MAGA, and two days of weird “TRUMP’S NOT RACIST” and “TRUMP HAS BLACK FRIENDS.” Then we move on to the linguistics of “officer-involved shootings,” well-coiffed racist Richard Spencer’s…
Steve Bannon, Kris Kobach and the ‘We Build the Wall’ Scandal
For GregPalast.com August 21st, 2020 (This is a slightly extended version of the piece published at the link above) Kris Kobach, creator of the Crosscheck voter purge program which has thrown millions off Americans of the voter rolls is once again in the middle of a corruption scandal. The ‘non-profit’ that he acted as lead…