The Daily Populous

Tuesday August 13rd, 2019 night edition

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Sarah Silverman has said she was recently fired from a film after producers unearthed a still of her in 2007 wearing blackface for a comedy sketch.

“I recently was going to do a movie, a sweet part,” she said, “then, at 11pm the night before, they fired me because they saw a picture of me in blackface from that episode.

They hired someone else who is wonderful but who has never stuck their neck out.

It just made me real, real sad, because I really kind of devoted my life to making it right.”.

Sarah Silverman: ‘I cringe at material I did 10 years ago' Read more.

Silverman did not name the film but discussed “cancel culture” with Simmons, saying that the current climate had left her feeling fearful.

“Now it’s forever there and it looks … it’s totally racist out of context and I regret that. »

Leaked Draft of Trump Executive Order to 'Censor the Internet' Denounced as Dangerous, Unconstitutional Edict

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The ██████ White House just ██████ leaked a draft executive order ██████ that would ██████ give the government the power ██████ to censor the Internet.

In practice, it means whichever party is in power can decide what speech is allowed on the internet.".

In practice, this executive order would mean that whichever political party is in power could dictate what speech is allowed on the Internet. »

DEFENSE: Navy quietly shut down climate change task force

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The Navy has quietly stood down its Task Force Climate Change, created in 2009 to plan and develop "future public, strategic, and policy discussions" on the issue.

There is still a climate change link in the lower right corner of the site that led, at last check, to an empty page titled "Climate Change Fact Sheets.".

"The task force ended, in my opinion, without full incorporation of climate change considerations.". »

Jeffrey Epstein Camp Sent Pathologist Michael Baden to Watch Over His Autopsy

Authored by thedailybeast.com

Chief Medical Examiner Barbara Sampson also noted that Epstein’s representatives have hired celebrity pathologist Michael Baden to conduct an independent autopsy and they were allowed to observe the autopsy.

Baden also testified at the murder trials of O.J. Simpson and Phil Spector.

Had Epstein remained on suicide watch at MCC, he would have been under constant observation and housed in a “suicide prevention room.” »

Petition · Get Joe Rogan to Moderate the 2020 Presidential Debate · Change.org

Authored by change.org

We are petitioning for the Commission on the Presidential Debates to elect Joe Rogan as one of the moderators for the 2020 Presidential Debate.

Joe Rogan is a widely respected host who has hosted interviews with politicians, economists, scientists, and other popular figures, who come from various walks of life.

Please help us in our goal to elect Joe Rogan as one of the moderators for the 2020 Presidential Debate! »