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Ayanna Pressley Becomes the First Black Woman to Represent Massachusetts in Congress
Can you hear that noise? It’s the swell of the blue wave riding into Washington. In one of the first races called in a night full of anticipation, Democrat Ayanna Pressley crushed everyone, winning her race to become the first black woman from Massachusetts elected to Congress. Root Staff Writer Michael Harriot: Umm … Steve.…
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Election Judge Tells Black Texas Voter to Get Out, Threatens to Call Cops Because Voter Had Questions
A black woman was reportedly looking for assistance with voting when a Texas election judge went full MAGA and began screaming telling the woman to get out and threatening to call to call the police, which has become the white equivalent of “I’m going to get my cousins.” The incident, which was captured on video…
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Rep. Steve King Keeps Being Steve King and Wypipo Keep Being Shocked
To borrow a phrase from the next governor of Florida, Andrew Gillum, I’m not calling Iowa Rep. Steve King a white supremacists but other white supremacists totally believe he’s a white supremacist. Steve “You can’t rebuild your civilization with somebody else’s babies” King is nothing if not consistent. He’s been a card-carrying white nationalist since…
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Fox News Finally Admits It’s Not News
We’ve seen it before. Everyone has had two friends who the rest of the crew knew were fucking but pretended that they were just friends. They’d laugh a little too hard at each other’s jokes or you’d catch them exchanging long glances. They swore they were just friends. Then one night, overcome by lust, you…
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10 Races We All Should Be Watching in The Midterms
The midterms are coming (Game of Thrones voice) and The Root wanted to make it as easy as possible for you to follow the the elections that matter. Do they all matter? Of course they don’t. Look, we know that isn’t the politically correct answer, but when has The Root ever worried about being politically…
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Texas Senator Ted Cruz Is Big Mad That A Former CIA Director Endorsed Beto O'Rourke
With the midterms so close, you can smell the swell of the blue wave coming. Maybe that’s why Texas Sen. Ted Cruz got all huffy on Twitter after learning former CIA Director John Brennan endorsed his opponent, Beto O’Rourke. Brennan listed his Texas resume before adding he doesn’t fuck with Grandpa Munster, aka Ted Cruz…
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Wisconsin Man Claims He Would Shoot His Liberal Sister in The Face for Trump
If you ever wanted to know just how much Trump fans are inspired by their leader, look no further than Steve Spaeth, a Wisconsin conservative who proudly claimed that if America moonwalked back into a civil war he’d have no problem shooting his liberal sister in the face. Ed Pilkington, a reporter for The Guardian,…
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Mom Sues St. Louis Daycare for Running a Baby 'Fight Club'
A daycare center in St. Louis gave children Incredible Hulk toy fists and encouraged them to fight each other, according to a lawsuit filed by a mother of one of the children. Nicole Merseal claims her then-4-year-old son was instructed by his teachers, Mikayla Guliford and Tena Dailey, to brawl another toddler. The teachers reportedly…
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NFL Cheerleader Takes Knee During National Anthem
A San Francisco 49ers cheerleader took a knee during the national anthem before Colin Kaepernick’s former team took on the Oakland Raiders Thursday night. We must identify this woman before it’s too late. NFL cheerleaders are not a coddled bunch like the men they cheer for. Many of those women have their weight constantly monitored,…
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Vice President Pence to Oprah: ‘This Ain’t Hollywood’
On Thursday, Vice President Mike Pence, the White House’s own version of Aaron Carter, was out stumping for Georgia gubernatorial candidate and current Georgia secretary of state and chief manipulator of votes, Brian Kemp. Pence, like the rest of America, has heard that Kemp’s opponent Stacey Abrams, the woman on the cusp of becoming the…
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