Howard Stern calls out Kid Rock and Travis Tritt over transphobic responses to Dylan Mulvaney’s Bud Light campaign ‘I’m really dumbfounded by why someone would care so much,’ Stern said The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023
Chicago police ‘like’ of anti-transgender post sparks investigation CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and interim police Superintendent Eric Carter announced an internal investigation Friday into the unauthorized “like” by the Chicago Police Department’s Twitter account of an anti-transgender tweet. Chicago Tribune · Apr 8, 2023
Lightfoot condemns CPD Twitter account’s ‘like’ of anti-trans post: ‘We are an inclusive city’ Chicago’s first openly gay mayor said she has directed the city’s top cop “to conduct a robust investigation to identify the person responsible and hold them accountable.” Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 7, 2023
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week Social media users shared a range of false claims this week The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2023
Right's new culture war foe? Bud Light Clad in a MAGA hat, Kid Rock went so far as to shoot cases of the light beer. He had tears in his eyes Salon · Apr 7, 2023
Chicago police Twitter account’s ‘like’ of anti-trans tweet prompts internal affairs probe The main Twitter account of the Chicago Police Department this week liked a tweet by country singer Travis Tritt that is seen as having an anti-LGBTQ message. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 7, 2023
Country star Travis Tritt boycotts Anheuser-Busch beers over company’s trans influencer partnership Conservative consumers have boycotted the conglomerate over Bud Light’s partnership with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023
Kid Rock joins transphobic backlash to Bud Light's partnership with Dylan Mulvaney Kid Rock posted a video of himself on Monday shooting up a stack of Bud Light cases amid backlash over the beer brand's partnership with actor and transgender rights activist Dylan Mulvaney. Los Angeles Times · Apr 4, 2023
Bud Light praised as ‘ally’ for brand partnership with trans TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney ‘Guess I have to start buying Bud Light again,’ one fan of the influencer wrote The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023
In the spirit: More alcohol ads to run during Super Bowl A bevy of booze brands will be in the Super Bowl ad lineup this year The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023
Fox sells out Super Bowl ads this year Anheuser-Busch remains the biggest advertiser with three minutes of national airtime. And after making a splash last year, cryptocurrency companies won’t have a presence Sunday. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 6, 2023
The Busch family has influenced Missouri politics for decades. Can it sway the Senate race? JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Busch family, which founded Anheuser-Busch, one of the world’s largest beer companies, has loomed large in Missouri politics for decades before Trudy Busch Valentine launched her Senate campaign. Tribune News Service · Sep 29, 2022
That hoppy IPA might have a terroir, just like wine ST. PAUL, Oregon — The first hint of harvest time in one of the nation's major hop-growing regions is obvious: All along the backroads of Oregon's Willamette Valley are trucks overflowing with ropes of bouncy, freshly cut hops dropping their distinctive bright green cones on blacktop warmed by the early… Tribune News Service · Sep 19, 2022
Bullish Dems split on best choice for Missouri Senate upset Democrats are feeling bullish about their chances for an upset in Missouri’s U.S. Senate race if scandal-tarred former Gov. Eric Greitens becomes the Republican nominee The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022
Chicago Tribune · Jul 25, 2022 Good beer, great value: 10 cheap beers you’ll actually enjoy drinking, including one that’s cheaper than gas CHICAGO — Inflation won’t quit. The price of gas has reached the stratosphere. The stock market is taking a beating. And I won’t even start on crypto.
Salon · Jul 18, 2022 Corporate America funds abortion bans Republican group holds luxurious retreat to raise anti-abortion money from corporate donors
The Hindu · Jul 9, 2022 FIFA, Qatar prepare beer policy for soccer fans at World Cup The 2022 World Cup is the first in the tournament’s 92-year history to be played in a Muslim country with such strict social taboos around alcohol
The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022 Czech brewer Budvar again increases net profit amid pandemic Budvar, the Czech brewer that has been in a long legal dispute with U.S. company Anheuser-Busch over use of the Budweiser brand, increased its net profit by some 10% for the second straight year
Sports Illustrated · Jun 16, 2022 Report: Anheuser-Busch Won’t Renew Exclusive Deal for Super Bowl Ads The beer industry titan has been the big game’s sole alcohol advertiser since 1989.
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 29, 2022 Scott Sifton drops out of US Senate race, throws support behind heir to Busch fortune Former Missouri State Sen. Scott Sifton on Monday dropped out of the Missouri U.S. Senate campaign and offered his support to a member of the Anheuser-Busch empire who has yet to declare her candidacy.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 22, 2022 Commanders Lose Anheuser-Busch Sponsorship Ahead of 2022 Season Washington has been embroiled in controversy since 2020, when employees told the Washington Post they had experienced workplace sexual harassment.