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  • NFL Suspends Running Back Kareem Hunt 8 Games for Hitting Woman; Colin Kaepernick Still Doesn’t Have a Job

    Kareem Hunt, the former Kansas City Chiefs running back who was caught on videotape striking a woman and was barely able to collect his things from his locker room before the Cleveland Browns came calling, received his suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, because the league is OK with domestic abusers but protesting…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 15, 2019
  • Australian Senator Proves Whiteness Is a Global Product, Blames Muslim Massacre on Muslims

    Well, that didn’t take long. Less than 24 hours after a crazed gunman stormed two mosques in New Zealand killing some 49 people, an Australian senator sounding a lot like a damn senator from the U.S. has blamed the mass shooting of Muslims … on, you guessed it … Muslims. Shortly after the attack at…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 15, 2019
  • New Zealand Mosques Shooting Suspect Called Trump a 'Symbol of White Supremacy' and Claimed He Was Just a 'Regular White Man' Ensuring a 'Future for My People' 

    The suspected gunman who killed dozens of worshippers inside two New Zealand mosques is an Australian man who reportedly posted a 74-page manifesto before the shooting which called Donald Trump a “symbol of white supremacy.” According to Yahoo News, the alleged killer who live-streamed the attack identified himself as Brenton Tarrant. He claimed that to…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 15, 2019
  • Trump Threatens to Veto Senate’s Vote Against His Wall Because That’s What Mob Bosses Do

    Trump is doing it again. The arrogant thing that has become the signature of his time in office, where he ignores everyone around him like a kid who sticks his fingers in his ears when his parents are talking, only to do what he’s been told not to do. No one wants this dumbass wall.…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 14, 2019
  • Michael Bennett Tells New England Patriots That He’ll Stay in Locker Room During National Anthem 

    New England Patriots defensive end Michael Bennett has been adamant about the movement for black lives. He was one of the first NFL players to back former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling protest during the national anthem, and he doesn’t plan on stopping just because President Trump’s favorite team has picked him up.…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 14, 2019
  • Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Asked Twitter for Furniture Advice. The Answers Were Hilarious

    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not only new to Congress, she’s also new to buying furniture for her own place. So she decided to ask 3.52 million of her closest friends for a little help. So Twitter did what it always does and had fun with the New York Democrat voted most hated by the Grand Ole…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 14, 2019
  • It’s Official: Beto O’Rourke Is Running for President in 2020

    On Thursday, Beto O’Rourke stopped the late night texts with America and made it official by announcing that he’s running for president in 2020 and joining an overly crowded field of Democrats all wanting to be the one to take down the evil Trump empire. “This is a defining moment of truth for this country…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 14, 2019
  • Remember That Time When Jared Kushner’s Dad Donated $2.5M to Harvard and Then His Son Got Into Harvard?

    Turns out that wealthy people including actresses, actors and business folks have been involved in a scandal that includes all kinds of crazy allegations to get their children into prestigious institutions. But it looks like the president’s son-in-law, holder of Ivanka’s hand and a security clearance he didn’t earn, was ahead of the curve. Author…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 12, 2019
  • Dammit, Joe! Biden Possibly Running For White House in 2020. He Needs to Sit His Old Ass Down, Too

    Former Vice President Joe Biden is looking like he’s going to add his name to the already crowded Democratic primary field and announce that he’s running for the party’s nomination and the chance to take down President Trump. “I’m giving it a shot,” Biden reportedly said during a phone call with a House Democratic lawmaker…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 12, 2019
  • Well, What Do You Know? Turns Out the Fan Involved in the Argument With Russell Westbrook Is a MAGAt

    On Monday night, Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook got into a verbal altercation with a Utah Jazz fan. I don’t know the fan, but I’ve driven through Utah and I believe Russell Westbrook’s version of whatever he says happened because the entire state of Utah is just one big hole of weird whiteness.…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 12, 2019
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