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HuffPost Identifies the Neo-Nazi Twitter Account Tied to a Teen Charged With Murder. Here’s the Most Disturbing Part
It was Nicholas Giampa’s Twitter account that finally sent his girlfriend’s mother, Buckley Kuhn-Fricker, over the edge. According to multiple outlets, Kuhn-Fricker had found Nicholas’ tweets on her daughter’s phone: They were anti-Semitic and transphobic, hailed Adolf Hitler as a hero and advocated for white revolution. Kuhn-Fricker alerted the principal of the high school that…
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Missouri Man Accused of Attempting Terror Attack on Amtrak Was (Surprise!) a White Supremacist
It’s time to come to grips with the “white identity extremist” problem we have in America. The latest example: The FBI has charged a 26-year-old white Missouri man with attempting to commit a terror attack on an Amtrak train in rural Nebraska in October. According to multiple outlets, court documents that were unsealed on Wednesday…
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Amid Freezing Temperatures, Baltimore City Students Go to Class in Unheated Classrooms
Updated Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, 3:39 p.m. EST: Baltimore County Public Schools announced that all schools would be closed today, BuzzFeed reports. Schools around the country have shut down on account of the historic “bomb cyclone” storm battering much of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions today. As BuzzFeed reports, BCPS didn’t make it clear whether…
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Listen: The Lead Single From the Kendrick Lamar-Produced Black Panther Soundtrack Is Here
The lead single on the highly anticipated Kendrick Lamar-produced Black Panther movie soundtrack is less “DNA” or “King Kunta” and more like a poppier “Poetic Justice.” “All the Stars” gives us another collaboration between Lamar and SZA, labelmates at Top Dawg Entertainment. It’s a pretty good song—the vibe is easy and laid-back. It’s the kind…
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Watch: Tiffany Haddish Delivers Hilarious Acceptance Speech at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards
The New York Film Critics Circle Awards, which were held Wednesday night at Tao restaurant in New York City, are the first major Hollywood awards ceremony of the season. Thanks to Tiffany Haddish, the show may also already be a lock as the best. Haddish, accepting an award for best supporting actress for her role…
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Hoda Kotb Will Earn a Fraction of What the Alleged Sexual Predator Who Preceded Her Made
Welcome to 2018, where bad men will no longer helm morning shows at major news networks, but where the women of color chosen to replace them will still be paid a fraction of their predecessors’ salaries. So it seems with Hoda Kotb, the effervescent and charismatic co-anchor of the show Today. Kotb, who was called…
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In Nod to Shirley Chisholm, Cincinnati Councilwoman Brings Her Own Seat to the Table at Swearing-In Ceremony
Shirley Chisholm, the trailblazing New York congresswoman who was the first black woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and the first black candidate on a major party’s presidential ticket, once said, “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” The phrase served as a mantra and rallying…
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Colorado Gunman Who Killed Cop Livestreamed Shoot-Out, Had Record of Suspicious and Harassing Behavior
A Colorado man who shot and killed a deputy sheriff on New Year’s Eve spent hours leading up to the shoot-out taping himself and posting to social media. But it didn’t stop there—before police killed him, Matthew Riehl also livestreamed the deadly gun battle, CBS News reports. Riehl, a 37-year-old Iraq War veteran, also had…
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Dave Chappelle Courts Controversy in 2 New Comedy Specials: Singles Out Louis C.K. Accuser, Doubles Down on Trans Jokes
Yup, Dave Chappelle went there. In his new Netflix comedy special, The Bird Revelation, Chappelle touches on sexual harassment in Hollywood and in comedy, mining the accusations against fellow comedian Louis C.K., who was accused of masturbating in front of female colleagues, for joke fodder. The special debuted on New Year’s Eve. As Billboard reports,…
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At Long Last, Hoda Kotb Helms the Today Show, Becomes Permanent Co-Host
The new year is off to a great start at the Today show, where it was formally announced Tuesday morning that Hoda Kotb would permanently co-host the popular morning program. The announcement was made on the air Tuesday by a jubilant Savannah Guthrie, Kotb’s co-host. “This has to be the most popular decision NBC News…
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