8-Day Blog Post: Cycle 8 Crossing the border as a Trump presidency looms

Recently on CNN, an article was released claiming that more immigrants have been crossing the border since Trump's election. The immigrants are said to be flooding the borders for better economic opportunities thought to be found in the United States. Though, Trump has made promises of building a wall across the border, the immigrants are starting to fight back and claim that they are citizens too and have rights. There has been much debate regarding whether Donald Trump is allowed to build this wall and if he has jurisdiction over such a large commitment.

8-Day Blog Post: Cycle 7 Michelle tries to make Meliana feel at Home

On Politico, an article detailed Michelle Obama and Meliana Trump's first meeting in the White House. They discussed childcare, how to prepare for life in the White House, and their husbands. Though Michelle obviously has very strong views about Donald Trump (calling him "disgraceful" in a previous speech) Meliana is sure that Donald will be fit for the job. The encounter was said to be a little awkward, however, as the two ladies tried to relieve the tension. There is much debate on whether Trump deserved office, and Michelle seems to be on Hillary's side.

8-Day Blog Post: Cycle 7 Reports of Racist Graffiti

On CNN, after Trump's election, it's been said that college students, adults, and children are rioting against Trump. On top of this, Trump supporters are using his accusations to carry out hostile acts like robbing Muslims or disrespecting school property with heinous language. There was a video released today inside a middle school cafeteria with students shouting together, "Build the wall!" This is both startling and extremely dangerous for America. Though Trump has yet to make a statement on this issue yet, other government officials are saying that the riots need to stop and that children shouldn't have a say in politics. However, the riots rage on.

8-Day Blog Post: Cycle 7 The moment America knew

On CNN, an article details the faces of Americans finding out that Trump had won. Many are depressed and sobbing, while others are wearing red hats and celebrating. There is much debate surrounding if the stock market will crash because Trump has been elected president, however, most articles say that there will just be a drop in stocks, not a crash. There are lots of somber faces on the CNN article. Lots of women of different colors, races, and cultures thought that Hillary was going to win, she was even projected to win. It will be strange with Trump as president, but the CNN article shows that many supporters of Trump are overjoyed and bliss about the outcome of the 2016 election.

Elections Blog Post

       Last night, it was announced that Claudia Tenney won the Congressional Race in the 22nd District (New York). Claudia Tenney is pro-Trump, so it's very fitting that she won and Trump did as well. She was mostly self funded and though Kim Myers had more ad campaigns and endorsers, Claudia Tenney still won. She only raised $254,541 for her campaign, but she was projected to win from the start. I choose to focus on Claudia Tenney for my candidate in the New York 22nd Congressional Race and she won. Claudia Tenney previously ran for Congress and lost against the incumbent Richard Hanna, however, this year Richard Hanna wasn't running for reelection, so Claudia had a larger chance of winning. Claudia Tenney and Donald Trump have most of the same conservative views, so it's no wonder she won the race. Claudia Tenney won the vote with 120,777 and 47%, while Kim Myers had 103,955 and 40%, and Martin Babinec, (a millionaire) only had 32,303 and 13% of the votes.

8-Day Blog Post: Cycle 7 Live Election!

If you go to CNN looking for a nice whale story to write about, you will not find one. There is only coverage on the election right now, as there should be. Currently, the election in Florida is back and forth on different counties and it's still a toss up which way the swing state will sway. The Cuban vote is said to sway the election in Florida. My entire family is nervous, as am I, to see who will be the next ruler of our country, more or less.  Apparently the Cuban vote is swaying mostly toward Hillary Clinton, and it's interesting because Donald Trump basically said he would evacuate all immigrants, so the Cuban's have no choice. The Cubans, almost turn into single-issue voters, for their own safety!

8-Day Blog Post: Cycle 7 Your Brain on LSD

On CNN, a photographer reports his findings about a group called the Merry Pranksters, a clique of teenagers back in the 60s who experimented with LSD in educational and "safe situations." The photographer explains that he was a sponge in their adventures, he never took part in the then legal drug use, but instead admired them from afar and soaked up whatever information they had to offer. Though the drug is now illegal and highly dangerous, the photographer makes the case that America lost a sense of journalism, because it used to be wild and free, but now it's controlled and concealed. The fight for freedom of speech in the first amendment is still being heavily debated today as to whether we are really free, or if the government will judge and label others based on what they do.