The third episode of this season’s South Park once again went all in at Donald Trump, skewering his takeover of Washington, D.C. while positing that even Satan wants to escape from him. The premise was that Towelie gets sent to Washington, D.C. to try to convince him to reclassify marijuana at the federal level. On a tour of the Capitol, …
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New ‘South Park’ episode mocks Trump’s federal takeover in DC
NEW YORK (AP) — “South Park” is continuing its cartoon assault on the Trump administration, with an episode on Wednesday that addresses the federal takeover of Washington, D.C.’s police department. A 20-second promo of this week’s episode released by Comedy Central depicts the show’s recurring character “Towelie” — an anthropomorphic towel — riding in a bus past the U.S. Supreme …
Read More »Ranger fired for hanging transgender flag in Yosemite and park visitors may face prosecution
A Yosemite National Park ranger was fired after hanging a pride flag from El Capitan while some park visitors could face prosecution under protest restrictions that have been tightened under President Donald Trump. Shannon “SJ” Joslin, a ranger and biologist who studies bats, said they hung a 66-foot wide transgender pride flag on the famous climbing wall that looms over …
Read More »National Park Service employee fired for displaying trans-pride flag over El Capitan
A National Park Service employee was terminated and may be criminally charged for unfurling a trans-pride flag over El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, park officials said. The firing has sparked an outcry from LGBTQ+ activists, who are accusing the federal government of firing the worker to silence them. On May 20, a group of LGTBQ+ activists and climbers ascended …
Read More »‘South Park’ Heads to a Militarized D.C. in New Episode Promo
The Trump Resistance-era of South Park continues with the show’s latest season 27 episode. In a promo for the new episode (below), Towelie heads to Washington D.C. and discovers the town overrun by soldiers and tanks. “Wow, Washington D.C.!” Towelie enthuses amid shots of a town overrun by the military. “This seems like a perfect place for a towel.” The …
Read More »‘South Park’ Takes Aim at Trump’s D.C. Takeover as Season 27 Episode 3
“South Park” is taking on Donald Trump‘s Washington D.C. takeover in the third episode of its 27th season, set for release on Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 10 p.m.. The official “South Park” X account dropped a teaser Tuesday night for the new episode, titled “Sickofancy.” In the teaser, we see the show’s pseudo mascot, Towelie, the pot-smoking anthropomorphic towel, arrive …
Read More »Yosemite park ranger Shannon ‘SJ’ Joslin fired for hanging flag from El Capitan, some visitors may face prosecution.
YOSEMITE, Calif. — A Yosemite National Park ranger was fired after hanging a pride flag from El Capitan while some visitors face potential prosecution for alleged violations of protest restrictions that have been tightened under President Donald Trump. Shannon “SJ” Joslin, a ranger and biologist who studies bats, said they hung a 66-foot wide transgender pride flag on the famous …
Read More »Yosemite park ranger who hung trans pride flag from El Capitan says they were fired
Three months after a group of climbers hung a transgender pride flag from El Capitan, an iconic rock formation in Yosemite, the National Park Service fired a park ranger who was involved in the display, the former employee said. Shannon “SJ” Joslin was terminated last week after working for nearly five years as a ranger and wildlife biologist at the …
Read More »Attacker Stabs Colorado Park Ranger and Flees – The New York Times
Attacker Stabs Colorado Park Ranger and Flees The New York Times ‘Dangerous’ suspect at large after ranger stabbed at Staunton State Park: officials KDVR Search on for suspect who stabbed ranger in state park near Denver: Police ABC News Staunton State Park ranger stabbed in torso, expected to recover 9News.com Colorado park ranger stabbed at Staunton State Park; residents in lockdown as police search …
Read More »Colorado park ranger stabbed at Staunton State Park; residents in lockdown as police search for suspect
Aircraft flew over Staunton State Park on Tuesday in search of a suspect wanted for the attempted murder of a volunteer Colorado Parks and Wildlife park ranger. In an open dirt lot on the north edge of the park, Elk Falls Ranch neighborhood residents waited for the all-clear from law enforcement. A spokesperson for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said …
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