Samuel Case , FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Last Friday Texas Governor Greg Abbott vetoed a portion of the state budget that would fund the Texas Legislature, along with its staff and agencies. Abbott’s move comes a form of retaliation against Texas House Democrats who staged a walk out in middle of vote for state voting […]
Samuel Case , FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The U.S. Justice Department has allegedly taken control of several Iranian media sites, making the websites inaccessible. This seizure of Iranian domains comes as Iran elected its new president, Ebrahim Raisi, who is personally subject to sanctions from the US due to his history of human rights abuses. […]
Seth Udinski , FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] In an announcement earlier this week, NFL defensive end Carl Nassib publically revealed that he is gay. The Las Vagas Raiders’ veteran made the announcement from his home in suburban Philadelphia via Instagram: .@Raiders DE Carl Nassib announced today that he’s gay. He also shared he's donating $100,000 […]
Seth Udinski , FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Four teams remain in the 2021 NBA playoffs, as this past weekend saw the penultimate round take shape in the East and West. The Western Conference Finals began on Sunday, as the Phoenix Suns delighted their home crowd with a 120-114 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Devin […]
[elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] A bipartisan infrastructure plan costing a little over $1 trillion, only about a fourth of what President Joe Biden initially proposed, has been gaining support in the U.S. Senate, but disputes continued on Sunday over how it should be funded. Biden told reporters last week that he will have a response to the […]
Justin Bullock and Michael Cardinal, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] R&B and soul singer Macy Gray is calling for a new design to the US flag on the first national celebration of Juneteenth, the day commemorating the day all slaves in the US were officially freed. Gray wrote an op-ed for MarketWatch where she indicated that […]
Justin Bullock, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] US Roman Catholic bishops voted (168-55) to draft a statement on the meaning of the Eucharist (or holy communion) last Friday, after California Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone issued a letter calling out Roman Catholic Democratic politicians who identify as pro-choice and support abortion rights. The US bishops indicated that the […]
Justin Bullock, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Political tension and change is sweeping anew throughout the Middle East as both Iran and Israel have elected new leaders for their respective governments. Now, Israel’s new Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, is warning the international community that Iran’s new President, Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline Shi’ite and former judge, is […]
Justin Bullock, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Approximately 50 police officers and staff resigned from Portland Police’s Rapid Response Team (RRT) because one of their fellow officers on the team was indicted by a grand jury for his actions during a riot last summer. This number represents the totality of employees assigned to the RRT. The […]
Justin Bullock, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Twelve people have died in Alabama as the latest tropical depression, Claudette, swept across the south-east coastline of the US. Claudette brought torrential rain, flash floods, and tornadoes which proved deadly in Alabama and also resulted in multiple injuries across the breadth of the storm’s journey. Claudette is the […]
