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  • US Checking Claims That Kim Jong Un Executed Officials Over Failed Summit With Trump

    It will be interesting to see how the president of people who participate in and watch Naked and Afraid spins this, but if reports coming from South Korea are correct, then North Korean President and Trump’s BFF Kim Jong Un may have had five officials executed over the failed summit with the American supreme leader…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 31, 2019
  • Iowa Rep. Steve King Sets Out to Prove He's Not Racist by Arguing That All Cultures Aren't Equal

    Republican Rep. Steve King of Iowa is such a white nationalist that even when he’s trying to argue that he’s not as racist and divisive as he’s made himself out to be, he just can’t stop stepping in all the mayonnaise. During a town hall meeting Tuesday, an angry constituent challenged King’s previous statements as…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 30, 2019
  • President Locker-Room Talk Thinks Impeachment Is a 'Dirty, Filthy, Disgusting Word'

    President “Grab ‘em by the pussy” does find at least one word to be “dirty” and “filthy”—and no, it’s not “Russianprostituteurine.” It’s “impeachment.” On Thursday, the president of people who fuck up black viral dances expressed bewilderment that House Democrats could even be considering removing him from office, calling impeachment a “dirty, filthy, disgusting word,”…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 30, 2019
  • Trump: Russia Helped Elect Me President. Wayment, What I Had Meant to Say Was…

    President Donald Trump was on one this morning as he finally admitted that Russia’s work helped him win the White House. But after realizing that he’d let the truth slip out, Tiny Twitter Fingers immediately moonwalked that statement back. On Thursday morning, Trump (presumably tweeting from the Iron Throne, which is what he makes his…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 30, 2019
  • White House Asked for the USS John McCain To Be Out of Sight During Japan Visit Because Trump Is a Petty Maniac

    White House Asked for the USS John McCain To Be Out of Sight During Japan Visit Because Trump Is a Petty Maniac

    Before Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) died, he made a list of people who couldn’t attend his funeral. That list only had two names on it: 1. Scar from The Lion King 2. President Donald Trump It’s safe to say that if your dying wish is not to have the president of the United States at…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 30, 2019
  • Man Sets Himself on Fire Near the White House, Secret Service Says

    Man Sets Himself on Fire Near the White House, Secret Service Says

    A man walked onto the Ellipse park in downtown Washington, D.C., Wednesday afternoon while the tourist trap was bustling with people and lit himself on fire, the U.S. Secret Service confirmed in a tweet. According to CNBC, the unidentified man walked on to the “52-acre park area that lies south of the White House and…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 29, 2019
  • Reflections on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Public Statement. First Thought: Damn, He Looks Like the Night King

    Maybe it’s because none of us has never really seen special counsel Robert Mueller—or maybe it’s because I just never gave a shit. But during his first public speaking appearance since he dropped his long-awaited debut album, Strictly for My Russian Niggaz, the exposé into how Russia straight finessed the 2016 presidential election, I never…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 29, 2019
  • The Oakland Raiders Grabbed an Openly Racist Player Out of Retirement and Colin Kaepernick Still Doesn't Have a Job

    If a raccoon crawled out of the woods and vomited onto a Confederate flag and that pile of Confederacy raccoon vomit was next to newly signed NFL guard Richie Incognito, the untrained eye would have a hard time determining which one plays in the NFL. For those that might not remember or for those who…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 29, 2019
  • New Book Claims Special Counsel Robert Mueller Prepared an Obstruction Indictment on Trump

    Author Michael Wolff, who was not the band leader on The Arsenio Hall Show, is back with another explosive book about the Trump dynasty that reportedly claims special counsel Robert Muller drafted an obstruction of justice indictment against Russian operative President Donald Trump. According to the Guardian, Wolff’s upcoming book claims that Mueller, who was…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 28, 2019
  • Sen. Kamala Harris Wants States to Get Approval From DOJ Before Passing Restrictive Abortion Laws

    California Sen. Kamala Harris will announce her presidential policy proposal to stop states from passing unconstitutional abortion laws by including a pre-clearance requirement from her Department of Justice. Harris’ announcement, expected during an MSNBC town hall on Tuesday night, comes as several states, including Alabama, Georgia and Missouri have sought to restrict or ban all…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 28, 2019
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