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Fox News
20-07-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Liberal writer encourages shunning Trump-supporting relatives as right thing to do
A New York Magazine writer argued on Friday it was "good" to shun family members who support President Donald Trump and his policies. "It's okay to go no contact with your MAGA relatives," politics writer Sarah Jones wrote for The Intelligencer. Jones argued that neutrality in relationships "doesn't exist" and that sometimes cutting off family members over political disagreements is the right thing to do. "Sometimes the act of knowing a person leaves you with no choice but to move on without them. If my parents liked Alligator Alcatraz, I'd no longer speak to them," she wrote. "If they were rude to my LGBT friends, I'd block their numbers. Though shunning won't work as a political strategy, there are still natural consequences for the way we speak and behave." Her piece was a response to Obama White House speechwriter David Litt's guest essay in The New York Times this week, which called for liberals to stop ostracizing conservative family members. Litt wrote about reconnecting with his brother-in-law — who is a fan of Joe Rogan and is unvaccinated — through learning to surf, after he'd previously given him the cold shoulder. The experience made him rethink his previous unfriendliness toward his relatives. "Shunning plays into the hands of demagogues, making it easier for them to divide us and even, in some cases, to incite violence," Litt wrote. In her response, Jones mocked that argument as "so naïve it borders on malice." "Too often, civility is another word for impunity," she wrote. "I can see what Litt gained from this quest for neutrality. He evidently feels better about himself, and family gatherings must be easier now. Nothing's changed for anyone else," she wrote. Jones argued that we can't "pretend" to ignore political disagreements to keep the peace in relationships. "It's good, actually, to have values and draw lines accordingly, even if there's a chance someone will overcorrect. Politics never stopped at the family front door. Why pretend otherwise?" she wrote. In the wake of the 2024 election, several liberals in the media pushed for Democrats to shun Trump-supporting family members, particularly around the holidays. Just days after Trump's victory, a guest on former MSNBC host Joy Reid's show suggested that it would be better for these voters' mental health to distance themselves from their Trump-supporting loved ones over the holidays. "There is a push, I think just a societal norm that if somebody is your family, that they are entitled to your time, and I think the answer is absolutely not," Yale University chief psychiatry resident Dr. Amanda Calhoun said last November. The co-hosts of "The View" agreed with the notion, calling it a "moral issue."
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Who is running for school board in Bucks County in 2025? Search every candidate here
Every school board in Bucks County has seats up for re-election this year and most candidates cross-filed their petitions and appear on the May 20 primary ballots they run for their respective party's nominations for the Nov. 4 general election. While Pennsylvania is a closed primary state where indepedents have no say in the Democratic or Republican nominations in May for a number of local races, it's not uncommon for candidates in school board and judge positions to 'cross file' for both parties. What to know ahead of the primary: The 2025 PA primary is May 20: What to know about this year's elections in Bucks County. There are dozens more candidates running for the Republican and Democratic nominations for school boards across Bucks County, with each race having four seats up for election. Voters can also select write-in nominations as well. The last day to register to vote in the primary was May 5. Third-party candidates are to have until Aug. 1 to file nomination papers to appear on the Nov. 4 ballot, and voters can write-in. The searchable table below has a full list of candidates for school board races from the county's election offices, as well as additional information from a review of each candidate's nomination petition and voter registration data. The table includes each candidate's name, election, listed occupation, the municipality they live in based on voter registration, the party nomination they're seeking and the party they're currently registered for as of Feb. 17. Chris Ullery is the data reporter for the Bucks County Courier Times and The Intelligencer at and can be reached at cullery@ Please consider supporting local journalism with a subscription. This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Bucks County school board election 2025. Here are the candidates
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Woodbourne Road, Green Lane in Lower Bucks County to close for repairs. How to get around
Green Lane and two sections of Woodbourne Road will close next week while PennDOT works on crack sealing operations in Bristol and Middletown in Lower Bucks County. A two-mile stretch of Green Lane in Bristol Borough and Bristol Township will be closed between Radcliffe Street and Mill Creek Road for two days starting Monday, March 10, according to a PennDOT news release. The stretch includes the area near the PA Turnpike entrance and the busy Wawa at the corner of Green Lane and Route 13. During the closure, PennDOT advises drivers use Radcliffe Street/Main Street, Fallsington Avenue, U.S. 13 (Bristol Pike), Edgley Road and Mill Creek Road. A pair of consecutive closures on Woodbourne Road in Middletown and Bristol townships will last two days each, beginning with a 2.5-mile section extending from New Falls Road and Route 213 (Maple Avenue) from midnight–6 a.m. on Tuesday, March 11 and Wednesday, March 12. Motorists are advised to detour using New Falls Road, Oxford Valley Road, Bristol Oxford Valley Road, southbound Business U.S. 1 (Lincoln Highway), and Route 213 (Maple Avenue), the release said. On March 13–14, work will continue on another 2-mile portion of Woodbourne Road between Route 213 (Maple Avenue) and Langhorne-Yardley Road in Middletown, resulting in a closure from midnight–6 a.m. both days. During the closure, drivers will be detoured onto Route 213 (Maple Avenue), Flowers Mill Road and Langhorne-Yardley Road. Motorists should allow extra time when traveling near these work areas because backups and delays will occur. Local access will be maintained during the closure, the release said. All scheduled activities are weather dependent. For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, visit the District 6 Traffic Bulletin. Bristol Borough's new luxury condos: 'Bristol's coming back': Riverfront condos next sign of borough revitalization Reporter Michele Haddon covers local news, small business, food and drink, economic revitalization, art and culture for The Intelligencer and Bucks County Courier Times at Please consider supporting local journalism with a subscription. This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Woodbourne Road and Green Lane in Lower Bucks County to close
Yahoo
01-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Three streets in Bristol, Tullytown to close for road repairs starting Thursday, March 6
Three roads in Bristol and Tullytown will close in March while PennDOT works on crack sealing operations. A 4-mile length of Mill, Radcliffe and Main streets — stretching between Bath Street in Bristol Borough and Fallsington Avenue in Tullytown — will be closed weekdays from midnight to 6 a.m. starting Thursday, March 6 and continuing through Friday, March 14, according to a PennDOT news release. The affected section of Radcliffe Street also passes through Bristol Township. During the early morning closures on these roadways, PennDOT advises drivers to detour using Bath Street, Route 13 (Bristol Pike) and Fallsington Avenue, the release said. Motorists should allow extra time when traveling near these work areas because backups and delays will occur. Local access will be maintained during the closure, the release said. All scheduled activities are weather dependent. For a complete list of construction projects impacting state-owned highways in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, visit the District 6 Traffic Bulletin. Luxury condos on Bristol riverfront: 'Bristol's coming back': Riverfront condos next sign of borough revitalization Reporter Michele Haddon covers local news, small business, food and drink, economic revitalization, art and culture for The Intelligencer and Bucks County Courier Times at Please consider supporting local journalism with a subscription. This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Radcliffe, Mill and Main streets to close in Bristol, Tullytown
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Yahoo
American Arrested for CBD Gummies Released by Russia After Week of Hell
A 28-year-old American has been released after a week of hell in Russian captivity. Kalob Wayne Byers, a hospital worker from near the state line of West Virginia and Ohio, was arrested Feb. 7 for allegedly possessing CBD gummies and cannabis-laced marmalade inside Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport. Those products, reportedly sniffed out of his luggage by a security dog, were to help with severe epileptic seizures he suffers from and not for recreational use, his mom, Tonya Shular, told The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register. That reasoning did not prevent his arrest, however. Cannabis is illegal in Russia—as the WNBA star Brittney Griner learned the hard way in 2022 when she was busted carrying the drug in a Moscow airport. She pleaded guilty and spent 293 days behind bars before her release was negotiated as part of a controversial prisoner swap. Shular said her son's time in captivity was particularly hellish. He was without his medication for eight days, she claimed, and suffered from 'several' grand mal seizures—a seizure impacting the entire brain. Byers has since been turned over to the U.S. Embassy and was given his medication, Shular said, so he's now 'feeling good.' His mom posted an update to Facebook that said he was in U.S. custody in the early hours of Saturday morning. Russian authorities confirmed his release and suggested it was a gesture of goodwill. Peace talks involving Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S. are expected to take place Tuesday in Riyadh—the Saudi Arabian capital where U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio already arrived on Monday morning. Reports say Byers will soon be flown from the Russian capital to Istanbul, Turkey, where he will catch a flight home to Washington. Shular said her son was visiting Russia to shore up paperwork so he could marry his fiancée, Naida Mambetova, a 24-year-old Russian national. Shular said the couple met while she was a foreign exchange student in the states. It is unclear if Mambetova, who was also detained, has been freed or not. A Facebook page in Byers' name appears to show the couple visiting Russia together as recently as last summer. Всегда прекрасно проводим время со всеми вами ☺️🖤 Posted by Kalob Byers on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 'Anyone who knows my son knows he's not a druggie, doesn't smuggle drugs across other countries,' Shular posted to Facebook. 'He's an upstanding citizen getting ready to marry the love of his life.' The relieved mom called Byers' release a 'miracle.' Had he been convicted in a criminal trial, reports in Russia said he could have been sentenced to as many as 10 years behind bars. 'I was able to talk to him by phone just a little while ago and he sounds good and is very thankful for God's miracle,' Shular wrote on Facebook.
