Republican U.S. Congressman Dan Crenshaw of Texas is getting roundly criticized and mocked after attacking the growing number of major corporations publicly opposing voter suppression laws, like Georgia’s, and calling their statements and actions “fascism.” Republicans increasingly are tossing around terms like “socialism,” “communism,” “cancel culture,” and “fascism” without using them properly or even, as some on social media charged Crenshaw with, not even knowing what they actually mean. Dictionary.com defines fascism as “a governmental

Former NFL pro-Phillip Adams was the gunman behind a mass shooting in South Carolina Thursday, reported the Associated Press. Adams killed five people, including his doctor, before killing himself at a nearby home. Adams played as a defensive back for several teams including the 49ers and the Atlanta Falcons after playing at South Carolina State University. He had several injuries throughout his career including concussions, posing the question of whether he was suffering from chronic

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia late Wednesday reiterated his opposition to abolishing—or even weakening—the 60-vote legislative filibuster, a stance that could imperil his party’s hopes of passing popular legislation to protect voting rights, reform the inhumane U.S. immigration system, raise the federal minimum wage, and more. In an op-ed for the Washington Post, Manchin described the archaic Senate rule as a “critical tool” to uphold “our democratic form of government” and declared that