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What Just Happened: Joe Biden Wins the Election

Kamala Harris, a light-skinned Black woman wearing a navy blue suit, holds hands triumphantly with Joe Biden, an older white man with white hair
by Bitch HQ
November 7, 2020 at 1:18pm
Congratulations on getting a fascist out of the White House!
Joe Biden and Donald Trump, both old white men, in a collage. Biden is speaking, and Trump looks bothered.

What (Hasn’t) Happened: The 2020 Presidential Election

by Bitch HQ
November 4, 2020 at 2:37pm
Did everyone have a restful sleep? Yeah, us neither. Read more »
President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett stand on a balcony. They are both white and dressed up.

What Just Happened: The Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett

by Bitch HQ
October 27, 2020 at 1:51pm
Amy Coney Barrett sets a dangerous precedent.  Read more »
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a white Jewish woman wearing glasses with her hair pulled back in a bun, smiles for the camera

What Just Happened: The Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

by Bitch HQ
September 21, 2020 at 1:54pm
We can channel RBG’s determination to fight back against unjust systems. Read more »
a person in front of the Supreme Court holds a pink Protect Safe, Legal Abortion sing

What Just Happened: A Victory for Abortion Rights

by Bitch HQ
June 29, 2020 at 1:51pm
There’s no question that this is good news, but we shouldn’t assume that today’s decision amounts to a wholesale fuck-you to abortion opponents.  Read more »
a protestor displays wings with the words “Black Trans Lives Matter” while marching during the Black Trans Lives Matter Rally on June 14, 2020 in Brooklyn.

What Just Happened?: The Supreme Court Sides with LGBTQ Americans

by Bitch HQ
June 15, 2020 at 2:04pm
In a surprising twist, the Supreme Court decided that Title VII has always covered gender identity, meaning that it’s illegal to terminate a trans person’s employment because they’re trans. Read more »
protestors, some walking and some on bikes, march with signs through the street to protest the murder of George Floyd

What Just Happened?: The Murder of George Floyd

by Bitch HQ
June 1, 2020 at 4:27pm
Now is the time to rise up, and people across the United States are meeting that demand. Read more »
a woman wearing a protective mask rides a subway in New York City

What Just Happened?: Coronavirus Is Here

by Bitch HQ
March 13, 2020 at 4:21pm
We are not helpless. Educating ourselves is the first step: Once we know what we’re facing, we can act. Read more »
a white man, Alan Gambrell, holds a sign that says the word "coward" outside of the U.S. Capitol

What Just Happened?: The Acquittal of Donald Trump

by Bitch HQ
February 6, 2020 at 11:38am
Even if the arc of the moral universe does bend toward justice—and it’s not clear that it does—it’s little comfort in a time as tenuous as this one. Read more »
Donald Trump, the white president of the United States with a blond toupe and orange skin, looks on

What Just Happened?: The Impeachment of 45

by Bitch HQ
December 19, 2019 at 6:03pm
Impeachment proceedings are rare and complicated. What do they actually mean? Read more »
People placing flowers beside a makeshift memorial outside the Cielo Vista Mall Wal-Mart where a mass shooting left at least 20 people dead on August 4, 2019 in El Paso, Texas.

What Just Happened?: Back to Back Mass Shootings Are Our New Reality

by Bitch HQ
August 5, 2019 at 4:37pm
These shootings are so routine, in fact, that many of us barely bat an eyelash or shed a tear before we’re forced to move on to the next tragedy, the next trauma, the next mass loss of life.  Read more »

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