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12/23/20

The UN Seems to Have Stopped Taking Its Sexual Harassment Problem Seriously

The United Nations—the international body created to address global issues, gender abuses among them—has put the…

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Chelsea Manning is Being Tortured According to Top UN Official

A top official at the United Nations has accused the United States government of using torture in its efforts to…

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Someone Check on Wilbur?

I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with Wilbur Ross, our 81-years-young commerce secretary, but maybe someone…

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Leaked Letter Shows the Trump Administration Rallying U.N. Member States Against Abortion Rights

The Trump administration’s war on reproductive rights continues: According to the Guardian, a leaked letter from the…

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Melania Will Cure Her Racism by Posing for a Photo With 10 Children

Nobody wants to ring the New York Stock Exchange bell with Melania Trump. At least, the parents of the United…

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Surprise! The Trump Administration's New Human Rights Commission Is Full of Anti-Abortion Goons

Is it a complete coincidence that the Trump administration created a brand new human rights commission that’s filled…

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Gwyneth Is All in for Buttigieg!

Where’s my Buttigieg-themed vagina steamer?

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The U.S. Is Threatening to Veto a U.N. Resolution to Help Rape Victims Over the Term 'Reproductive Health'

The United States is threatening to veto a U.N. resolution that would prevent rape from being used as a weapon of…

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Abstinence Activist and HHS Official Valerie Huber is Now Pushing Her Message on a Global Stage

The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women—described as the world’s “single largest gathering dedicated to…

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Introducing Our Maybe Future Ambassador to the United Nations of Fox & Friends

Former Fox & Friends host and current haunted doll Heather Nauert is Donald Trump’s nominee to be America’s next…

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Teen Climate Activist Reminds World Leaders They Won't Have to Live on the Planet They're Destroying

World leaders have largely failed to heed the warnings of scientists, climate researchers, and environmental…

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Some Empowering News for Women...

Are you a woman? Would you like to be our country’s ambassador to the United Nations, where you will be tasked with g…

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Nikki Haley Resigning at the End of the Year

Nikki Haley, the U.S.’s ambassador to the United Nations, is leaving the Trump administration. Unlike so many Trump…

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The Trump Administration Is Now Denying Visas to the Same-Sex Partners of Diplomats and U.N. Officials

In a move so overwhelmingly bigoted it’s actually mind-boggling, the Trump administration has begun denying visas to…

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Islamophobe, Rejected

The United Nations’ migration agency has rejected super public Islamophobe and Trump-backed nominee for director…

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Report: The Trump Administration Is Withdrawing From the United Nations Human Rights Council [UPDATED]

Bloomberg reports that the Trump administration will announce its withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights…

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Trump's Pick to Lead United Nations Migration Agency Is a Conspiracy-Minded Islamophobe

CNN has dug up a slew of old social media posts from Ken Isaacs, President Trump’s top pick to run the United…

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Guess What the UN Has in Common With Tech, Government, Hollywood, Media, and Every Other Industry?

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UN Committee Says Northern Ireland's Abortion Laws Constitute Violence Against Women

A UN committee has declared that the UK is violating the rights of women in Northern Ireland by unduly restricting…

Lauren Evans

2/23/18 4:05PM

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