Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigiegâs husband Chasten Buttigieg said Friday on MSNBC âDeadline â that Republicans were telling suicidal LGBTQ people to âpull the trigger.â Host Nicolle Wallace said, âI think thatâs exactly right. I keep having Amanda Zurawski back, the woman in Texas who was pregnant and named her daughter Willow. She lost her pregnancy at 18
Chasten Buttigieg: Republicans Are Telling Suicidal LGBTQ People to ‘Pull the Trigger’
April 17, 2024 by
Cornell rejects student group’s push to add ‘trigger warnings’ before class discussions: ‘Academic freedom’
April 8, 2023 by
Cornell University rejected a Student Assembly resolution to preface sensitive class discussions with “trigger warnings.” The group urged university officials to require faculty to warn students ahead of discussing certain “graphic traumatic” content that could trigger onset of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms in some. “We cannot accept this resolution, as the actions it recommends […]
How a Popular Video Game Trait Can Trigger Gambling Problems
April 2, 2023 by
A team of researchers from Newcastle University and Loughborough University in the United Kingdom had pressing questions about a feature of many popular video games. More and more, digital games seemed to be incorporating something called âloot boxesââa surprise bag of random in-game goodies players could acquire in exchange for real-world money. Take the popular
Presbyterian pastoral candidates demand apology for violent Bible story on ordination exam: ‘Trauma trigger’
March 11, 2023 by
A petition circulating among clergy candidates in the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA) is objecting to the presence of a violent Bible story about rape in ordination examinations. “While it is a vital skill for pastors to be able to interpret, teach, and preach from scripture, stories that feature extreme violence and sexual violence cause harm […]
U.S. May Launch Strike if North Korea Reaches for Nuclear Trigger.
April 14, 2017 by
The U.S. is prepared to launch a preemptive strike with conventional weapons against North Korea should officials become convinced that North Korea is about to follow through with a nuclear weapons test, multiple senior U.S. intelligence officials told NBC News. North Korea has warned that a “big event” is near, and U.S. officials say signs […]