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  • Vandals Kill Black Santa

    Homeowners in an Oregon neighborhood thought that they could have an inflatable black Santa on their lawn but quickly learned that vandals— apparently believing that Santa was born in Kenya and not America—murked black Santa in a heinous murder. Fritz Richard told WAVY, which despite its name is not a news station only for black…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 17, 2018
  • Statue of Fredrick Douglass, Umar Johnson's 8th Cousin On His Father’s Side, Destroyed

    Two grown-ass men decided that it would fun to steal a statue of Fredrick Douglass, who was reportedly minding his own business and just hanging out because that’s what statues do. Fortunately, the Rochester, N.Y., police weren’t fucking around and apprehended the men who were reportedly sitting at a bus stop with old Fredrick Douglass…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 17, 2018
  • Stephen Miller Should've Gone to a Black Barber, Instead He Sprayed-Painted His Scalp With White Man Bigen

    Sunday was Stephen Miller’s big day. The White House decided to trot out President Trump’s senior policy adviser to speak on… who cares WTF he was there to speak on because no one could pay attention because Stephen Miller went on national TV in front of God and errbody sporting a white man bigen blackout.…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 17, 2018
  • Alton Sterling's 18-Year-Old Son Accused of Raping 8-Year-Old Boy: Report

    Cameron Sterling, the son of Alton Sterling, has been arrested for allegedly raping an 8-year-old boy he was supposed to be babysitting. According to an arrest warrant obtained by The Advocate, when confronted by the boy’s mother, Sterling reportedly didn’t deny an incident occurred while he was watching after the child; he allegedly claimed he’d…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 14, 2018
  • Christmas Miracle: Bank Pays Off Single Mom’s $150,000 Student Loan Debt

    There really is a Santa Claus and his real, government name is Fifth Third Bank. On Wednesday, the Ohio-based bank surprised Jasmin Ford, a 30-year-old nurse and single mother, by paying off $150,000 in student loan debt. “I still can’t find the words,” Ford told Good Morning America. “I’m off work again today and I’m…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 14, 2018
  • Michael Cohen Might Spend His Time Behind Bars in One of America’s Cushiest Prisons Unless …

    If you are white person sentenced for a white collar crime, then you want to do prison time at the cushy FCI Otisville. It’s all the rage. Located about 70 miles northwest of New York City, guests (prisoners) are treated to an array of physical activities including weights, cardio equipment, bocce ball and horseshoes. The…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 14, 2018
  • The Dumbass President Really Thought Actor Christian Bale Was Bruce Wayne

    When actor Christian Bale met Donald Trump, he couldn’t understand why he kept talking about how much they are alike, considering they’d both lost their parents and here he was living in Trump Tower and Bale was residing in Wayne Manor. Trump told Bale of his days as a single millionaire philanthropist but it wasn’t…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 12, 2018
  • Trump Accomplice Michael Cohen Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison 

    Despite singing like he’s the real king of R&B, President Trump’s personal fixer and former lawyer, also known as the human flea, Michael Cohen, has been sentenced to three years in prison for crimes committed during his tenure with dirty dog President Trump. During an emotional and teary-eyed plea to U.S. District Judge William H.…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 12, 2018
  • The Trump Administration Paid a Company $13.6 Million to Find Agents to Round Up Immigrants. They Hired 2 People

    First, Trump created a war with Mexican migrants that could only be solved by building this dumb-ass border wall. Then Trump moonwalked back on campaign promises that Mexico would pay for this dumb-ass wall. Now Trump is threatening to shut down the government if he’s not given money for this dumb-ass wall, and while everyone…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 12, 2018
  • Trump Believes People Would Revolt If He’s Impeached. By ‘People’ He Means Wypipo

    President Donald Trump really believes that if he’s impeached chaos would ensue. He honestly believes that his tiki torch mob would set this world ablaze and the world would stink of fire and brimstone. Also, what is brimstone and where can I buy it? It sounds evil and it’s usually associated with evil but I’ve…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 12, 2018
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