Dictionary.com Changes Definition of 'Court Packing' to Help Democrats

Dictionary.com finds itself under fire on social media over a recent adjustment of its definition of “court packing,” not that the online dictionary site was deterred, hitting back to defend its actions…

The change was an addition that reads: “the practice of changing the number or composition of judges on a court, making it more favorable to particular goals or ideologies, and typically involving an increase in the number of seats on the court: Court packing can tip the balance of the Supreme Court toward the right or left.”

The original definition, which centered on President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s efforts to add justices to the U.S. Supreme Court, was bumped to the secondary definition.

https://pjmedia.com/uncategorized/jim-treacher/2020/12/09/dictionary-com-changes-definition-of-court-packing-to-help-democrats-n1195614

Cleveland Indians announce plans to ditch controversial nickname

The Cleveland Indians will soon be no more.

Following in the path of the Washington Football Team, Cleveland has decided to remove its nickname many consider racist and insensitive, the New York Times reported.

An official announcement could come as soon as this week, according to the outlet.

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The 105-year-old “Indians” moniker has for decades drawn ire from Native American groups, and those frustrations became more prevalent with the US in the midst of a reckoning on racism and social injustice following police shootings involving unarmed black men and women.

Two months after the May death of George Floyd, Cleveland joined the Washington Football Team in saying it would consider changing the nickname.

“We are committed to making a positive impact in our community and embrace our responsibility to advance social justice and equality,” the team said in July, regarding the possibility of the name-change.

“Our organisation fully recognises our team name is among the most visible ways in which we connect with the community.”

https://www.news.com.au/sport/american-sports/mlb/cleveland-indians-announce-plans-to-ditch-controversial-nickname/news-story/9840611dbc985c629ae996fcac5366f8

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