Germany Removes Less Than 3% of Migrants with Deportation Orders
Germany’s left-wing coalition government managed to deport less than 3 percent of migrants targeted for deportation in the first four months of this year, despite vowing last year to increase deportations. Following the October 7 terror attacks in Israel and a surge in anti-Semitic and Islamist attacks across Europe, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his […]
Blue City Removes Homophobic U-Turn Signs, Trans Councilmember Named ‘Maebe A. Girl’ Announces
The residential neighborhood of Silver Lake in the Californian city of Los Angeles removed the last street signs expressing hostility to the LGBTQ+ community Monday, multiple outlets reported. These street signs — several “No U-Turn” and “No Cruising” signs — were put up in the neighborhood in the 1990s following complaints about the presence of […]
Los Angeles removes anti-gay traffic signs
Officials removed the last traffic signs from a Los Angeles neighborhood this week, wiping out its homophobic past. According to a Los Angeles Times report, signs reading “No Cruising. No U-Turns. Midnight to 6 a.m.” were erected around the Silver Lake neighborhood in 1997 in an attempt to discourage gay men from roaming the streets […]
Duolingo removes LGBTQ references in Russia after warning
Language learning app Duolingo was forced to remove all references to LGBTQ people in Russia after the Russian government warned it would consider publishing such content an “extremist” act. Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, told the Pittsburgh-based company that it must censor material promoting “non-traditional sexual relations” and LGBT propaganda. Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has sought […]
San Francisco City Hall removes ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag after Alito controversy
San Francisco removed an “Appeal to Heaven” flag that flew outside city hall after Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was in the spotlight for hanging one himself. On Saturday, city officials swapped the flag with an American one. The city said the “Appeal to Heaven” flag was originally raised on Flag Day in 1964 at […]
San Francisco quietly removes ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag from outside City Hall after Alito flap
The city of San Francisco confirmed it had removed a “Call Him” flag from outside City Hall over the weekend, days after it was reported that the flag had been flown outside the home of a conservative Supreme Court justice. On May 22, The New York Times reported that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito had […]
Safeway Removes Self-Checkouts from Some Stores Due to Theft
Some Safeway stores in California’s Bay Area will stop installing self-checkout kiosks due to increasing theft issues. The grocery store chain said it would remove the kiosks from some stores but did not name the specific locations, KTVU said. report Monday. In a statement, Safeway explained: As a result of the increase in theft, certain […]
‘No open debate’: Blue state judge removes controversial ballot initiative after backlash over parents’ rights
The controversial Equal Rights Amendment, which was on the New York state ballot in November’s election, has been struck down by a judge on procedural grounds. The ruling is a victory for Republicans and opponents of the bill, who say the bill is too broad and could trample on parental rights over decisions such as […]
Oakland Removes Traffic Lights amid Thefts Blamed on Homeless
City officials in Oakland, California, have removed traffic lights from intersections and replaced them with stop signs amid a rampant number of thefts linked to homeless encampments. Neighbors claim people are stealing copper wire, city infrastructure, Fox News report Sunday. Despite authorities installing cement barriers over electrical boxes to prevent people from tampering with them, […]
Wisconsin state Capitol garden removes apparent marijuana plants in tulip garden
Someone’s plan to harvest dozens of marijuana plants believed to be growing on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Capitol has gone awry. Plants are sprouting in the tulip garden outside the parliament building. WMTV-TV reported Thursday. Tatiana Warrick, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Administration, told The Associated Press in an email Friday […]