Douglas Ernst
Articles by Douglas Ernst
Phoenix cops arrest alleged ‘jihadist’ plotting midnight Mass attack: ‘Get down with this ISIS s-t’
An Arizona man was arrested earlier this week for alleged ties to the Islamic State group and a plan to target midnight Masses in Phoenix. Published December 23, 2016
George Washington University no longer requires U.S. history course for history majors
George Washington University now joins a growing list of elite American schools that no longer require history majors to take a U.S. history course before earning a diploma. Published December 23, 2016
Alec Baldwin lashes out over Donald Trump’s inauguration tweet: ‘I wanna sing Highway To Hell’
Hollywood actor and liberal activist Alec Baldwin politically lashed out late Thursday and early Friday in response to comments made by President-elect Donald Trump. Published December 23, 2016
Rush Limbaugh: ‘Participation trophy’ for Hillary Clinton may ‘shut up’ left on Trump loss, Russia
Radio host Rush Limbaugh says he knows what will placate Democrats and allow them to move on from Russian hackers and Hillary Clinton's Election Day loss -- a participation trophy. Published December 22, 2016
Ikea agrees to pay $50M to families whose toddlers were killed by tipped dressers, chests
The world's largest furniture retailer has agreed to pay $50 million to three families whose toddlers were killed when chests and drawers tipped over. Published December 22, 2016
Kellyanne Conway on raising kids, working: ‘I don’t play golf, and I don’t have a mistress’
Kellyanne Conway has a message for pundits who question her ability to hold down a job in the nation's capital while raising kids -- they should save the concern for adulterers and golf fanatics. Published December 22, 2016
Obama: Americans criticize ‘fictional character named Barack’ created by Fox News, Rush Limbaugh
President Obama wants Americans to know before he leaves office that many of them were only unhappy with his administration due to a "fictional" representation promulgated by conservative media outlets. Published December 22, 2016
Jasskirat Saini charged over string of racist graffiti incidents at Nassau Community College
Police at Nassau Community College arrested and charged a suspect linked to a string of racist graffiti incidents at the Long Island, New York, school over the last two months. Published December 21, 2016
Walt Disney Company inks TV show deal with Snapchat, plans ‘immersive experience’
The Walt Disney Company is teaming up with social media powerhouse Snapchat to produce shows in 2017. Published December 21, 2016
Adam Saleh, YouTube prankster, claims Delta kicked him off London flight for speaking Arabic
A YouTube personality known for pranks and hoaxes says he was not joking around on Wednesday prior to getting kicked off a Delta Airlines flight at Heathrow Airport in London. Published December 21, 2016
University of Wisconsin-Madison: ‘Problem of Whiteness’ class to ‘benefit students,’ not offensive
Officials at the University of Wisconsin-Madison see no problem with their upcoming "Problem of Whiteness" class. Published December 21, 2016
Navy kills controversial job titles move, restores ratings like ‘airman,’ ‘fireman’
A controversial move by the U.S.Navy to overhaul its job titles system with a gender-neutral alternative has been reversed after three months. Published December 21, 2016
PTSD treatment may soon include Ecstasy: FDA study yields promising results
Veterans may soon have a legal and effective weapon against post-traumatic stress disorder -- the drug MDMA, better known as Ecstasy. Published December 20, 2016
German police release initial suspect in Christmas market terror attack, resume hunt for killer
German police were forced to release a Pakistani national on Tuesday and admit they nabbed the wrong man after Monday's terror attack in Berlin. Published December 20, 2016
Bloomberg-backed gun group uses suicides, gang activity in ‘school shooting’ statistics
An intellectual "audit" of the gun-control group Everytown For Gun Safety has revealed a definition of "school shooting" that includes everything from negligent discharges to suicide. Published December 20, 2016
Lena Dunham, HBO ‘Girls’ star, confesses abortion ‘wish’ as means for purer activism
HBO "Girls" star Lena Dunham recently told fans of a "wish" to have an abortion as a means of becoming a purer political activist. Published December 20, 2016
‘Rogue One’ puts Disney over the top as first studio to hit $7B in global movie ticket sales
Disney Studios has officially become the first to cross $7 billion in global ticket sales with its latest hit over the weekend, "Rogue One." Published December 19, 2016
Buck Ryan, U.K. professor, claims Beach Boys parody prompted ‘sexual misconduct’ punishment
A University of Kentucky professor took to the op-ed pages of a local newspaper this weekend to decry a "sexual misconduct" punishment tied to lyrics by the Beach Boys. Published December 19, 2016
Phelan MoonSong, pagan priest, allowed to wear horns in Maine state ID photo
A pagan priest was issued a state ID from Maine this month that includes his "spiritual antenna" -- goat horns. Published December 19, 2016
Salon touts ‘TV’s 10 best abortion moments of 2016’: ‘Get Dat Fetus, Kill Dat Fetus’
Salon has added to the list of websites creating commemorative year-in-review pieces by offering readers "TV's 10 best abortion moments of 2016." Published December 19, 2016
