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Black America Web
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Black America Web
White Woman Jillian Michaels Blasted On X After Downplaying Slavery & Defending Donald Trump's Obvious Attempt To Whitewash American History
Source: Ivan Apfel / Getty / Jillian Michaels Former star of The Biggest Loser , nutritionist and fitness instructor Jillian Michaels earned herself a social media dragging following some heada** comments she made about slavery during a panel on CNN's NewsNight with Abby Phillip . On Thursday, August 14, Jillian Michaels hopped off the treadmill to put on her cape to somehow contort and twist herself into defending Donald Trump and his administration's obvious whitewashing of America's history regarding slavery as it pushes to review Smithsonian Museum content. In her argument, she said, 'He's not whitewashing slavery,' referring to Orange Mussolini, aka Donald Trump, while adding, 'you cannot tie imperialism and racism and slavery to just one race, which is pretty much what every single exhibit does.' We care about your data. See our privacy policy. She went on to defend her ridiculous stance, adding that slavery is only 'thousands of years old' while suggesting that slavery is sometimes overblown in because 'only a small percentage' of white Americans owned slaves. Phillips did push back, 'I'm surprised that you're trying to litigate who was the beneficiary of slavery.' Yikes. Social Media Had Time For Jillian Michaels It didn't take long for the clip to go viral, with many dragging Michaels and pointing out that it's disgusting she would even say something like that because she adopted a Black child. ' White people, please do not cancel me for saying this, but Jillian Michaels is exactly the reason why I sometimes have an issue with transracial adoption: ~if & when the white parent is a bigoted conservative, they have no business adopting a Black or POC child,' one post on X, formerly Twitter, read. Another post debunked her 2% argument, stating, '2% is from data that uses a metric counting EVERYONE from the 1860 census—including children & enslaved (counted as 3/5)—and is downright dishonest, disrespectful, and offensive. The truth: 8% of ALL American families, 40-50% white southern families & 50-60% landowners had 'slaves.' No lies detected. We fully expect Michaels to land on FOX News and Sage Steele's podcast to defend herself. You can see more reactions in the gallery below. White Woman Jillian Michaels Blasted On X After Downplaying Slavery & Defending Donald Trump's Obvious Attempt To Whitewash American History was originally published on
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Tim Walz's Response To Trump's Depressing Smithsonian Audit Plans Is Going Viral
ABC News reports that Donald Trump is conducting a review of the Smithsonian Museum to make sure it aligns with his views of American History. Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said, "The Smithsonian is supposed to be a global symbol of American strength, culture and prestige. A place for families and children to celebrate American history and greatness. Instead, the exhibits have clearly been taken over by leftwing activists who have used the Smithsonian as yet one platform to endlessly bash America and rewrite / erase our magnificent story. These activists have obscenely defaced this beloved institution. The Trump Administration will proudly and diligently restore the patriotic glory of America and ensure the Smithsonian is a place that once more inspires love and devotion to this nation, especially among our youngest citizens." Needless to say, people aren't comfortable with this audit! And now, Tim Walz's response to the news is going viral: "If you're trying to erase history, you're on the wrong side of it." Tim Walz/Facebook: govwalz "Is he going to add planes to the revolutionary war section?" one person asked. Tim Walz/Facebook: govwalz "…later this week he plans on personally surveying the museum and will be placing a McDonald's golden arches 'M' sticker of approval on every piece and or exhibit he approves of…" another person joked. Tim Walz/Facebook: govwalz And this is my personal favorite: "I'm excited for the interactive drinking bleach exhibit." Tim Walz/Facebook: govwalz As this person said, "He must have read 1984 and got inspired." Andrew Harnik / Getty Images I guess we'll have to see what passes the Trump American history test. Trump Floats Alternative After Failing To Secure Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Deal: 'Lives Will Be Saved' 'I'm Fine!': CNN's Jake Tapper Awkwardly Caught On Hot Mic Amid Trump-Putin Summit Multiple Men Have Impersonated ICE Agents To Kidnap And Assault Women
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Tim Walz Just Said What We're All Thinking About Trump's Smithsonian Plan
ABC News reports that Donald Trump is conducting a review of the Smithsonian Museum to make sure it aligns with his views of American History. Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said, "The Smithsonian is supposed to be a global symbol of American strength, culture and prestige. A place for families and children to celebrate American history and greatness. Instead, the exhibits have clearly been taken over by leftwing activists who have used the Smithsonian as yet one platform to endlessly bash America and rewrite / erase our magnificent story. These activists have obscenely defaced this beloved institution. The Trump Administration will proudly and diligently restore the patriotic glory of America and ensure the Smithsonian is a place that once more inspires love and devotion to this nation, especially among our youngest citizens." Related: Needless to say, people aren't comfortable with this audit! And now, Tim Walz's response to the news is going viral: "If you're trying to erase history, you're on the wrong side of it." Related: The comment section on his Facebook post is actually very funny... "Is he going to add planes to the revolutionary war section?" one person asked. Related: "…later this week he plans on personally surveying the museum and will be placing a McDonald's golden arches 'M' sticker of approval on every piece and or exhibit he approves of…" another person joked. And this is my personal favorite: "I'm excited for the interactive drinking bleach exhibit." Related: As this person said, "He must have read 1984 and got inspired." I guess we'll have to see what passes the Trump American history test. Also in Internet Finds: Also in Internet Finds: Also in Internet Finds:
Buzz Feed
4 days ago
- Politics
- Buzz Feed
Tim Walz's Response To Trump's Smithsonian Audit Plans Is Going Viral
ABC News reports that Donald Trump is conducting a review of the Smithsonian Museum to make sure it aligns with his views of American History. Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said, "The Smithsonian is supposed to be a global symbol of American strength, culture and prestige. A place for families and children to celebrate American history and greatness. Instead, the exhibits have clearly been taken over by leftwing activists who have used the Smithsonian as yet one platform to endlessly bash America and rewrite / erase our magnificent story. These activists have obscenely defaced this beloved institution. The Trump Administration will proudly and diligently restore the patriotic glory of America and ensure the Smithsonian is a place that once more inspires love and devotion to this nation, especially among our youngest citizens." Needless to say, people aren't comfortable with this audit! And now, Tim Walz's response to the news is going viral: "If you're trying to erase history, you're on the wrong side of it." The comment section on his Facebook post is actually very funny... "Is he going to add planes to the revolutionary war section?" one person asked. "…later this week he plans on personally surveying the museum and will be placing a McDonald's golden arches 'M' sticker of approval on every piece and or exhibit he approves of…" another person joked. And this is my personal favorite: "I'm excited for the interactive drinking bleach exhibit." As this person said, "He must have read 1984 and got inspired." I guess we'll have to see what passes the Trump American history test.
USA Today
02-07-2025
- Science
- USA Today
Smithsonian would lose space shuttle to Texas under GOP bill
Space shuttle would move from Smithsonian Museum to Texas under GOP spending and tax bill The GOP spending and tax bill would move the Space Shuttle Discovery from its current home at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum annex, the Udvar-Hazy Center, in Virginia to the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Moving Discovery was the goal of legislation brought earlier this year by Texas Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, who said in April that Houston's long ties to the space program should have been recognized with a space shuttle when four were retired by NASA in 2010. Space Center Houston, where the shuttle is expected to be put on display, is the official visitors center of Johnson Space Center in Houston. It is already home to a replica of the Space Shuttle Independence, formerly known as Explorer. The bill being considered by the House this week sets aside $85 million to relocate and build a facility to house and display a space vehicle that meets three criteria: it has flown into space, has carried astronauts; and is selected by an organization picked by NASA's administrator. There are only four space vehicles that meet the first two criteria: Enterprise, which belongs to the Intrepid Museum in New York; Endeavor, which belongs to the California Science Center in Los Angeles; Atlantis, which is on display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor's Complex, and Discovery at the Smithsonian. Only Atlantis and Discovery are still owned by the U.S. government. NASA owns Atlantis. Discovery was gifted to the Smithsonian Institution, a quasi-government agency, in 2012. It is highly unusual for items of national importance to be removed from the Smithsonian. Discovery was the third operational orbiter to fly in space. It entered service in 1984 and retired from spaceflight as the oldest and most utilized orbiter in 2011. It launched the Hubble Space Telescope. The Smithsonian's estimate to Congress was that it would cost between $300 million and $400 million of taxpayer dollars to move Discovery across the country. Last week, at an event at Space Center Houston, Cornyn said Houston's role in the space program is deserving of the Discovery and that the space shuttle should "come back home," although it wasn't manufactured in Houston, nor did it launch from Houston. The Johnson Space Center served as Mission Control for the space shuttle program.
