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  • Obama Called Trump a ‘Corrupt Motherfucker’ and a ‘Racist, Sexist Pig,’ New Book Claims

    President Barack Obama is a lot of things. He is a charmer. He is the husband of the most famous woman in the world. He is a father. He is also a Black man. So when the Battle for the Soul: Inside the Democrats’ Campaigns to Defeat Donald Trump, a new book by Edward-Isaac Dovere,…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 20, 2021
  • Why White People Are Whining About Lori Lightfoot, Explained

    For four years, the president of the United States prioritized the WWE of media and the rest of the world had to watch as Republican Only Fans, aka Fox News, was given exclusive access to the most powerful man in the world. America had to act like Republican Highlights was doing real journalism. The president…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 20, 2021
  • Jill Biden Told Supporters on Call 'Go Fuck Yourself' After Joe's Heated Moment on Race With Kamala Harris During 2019 Debate, Book Claims

    I know it’s painful to look back at 2019, but let’s take a trip down memory lane, shall we? It was the Democratic presidential debate and current Vice President Kamala Harris had decided to go for then-nominee Joe Biden’s jugular. Training her gaze directly at the former VP, Harris said: “I do not believe that…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 19, 2021
  • UNC-Chapel Hill Bows to Conservative Crazies, Won’t Offer Tenured Position to 1619 Journalist

    Two things I hate about America: all of the fake conservative Christian bullshit and the inability to own up to its past mistakes. America, you did that shit. Own it. But America and conservatives have a tough time dealing with the truth and as such Nikole Hannah-Jones, famed journalist of The 1619 Project, Pulitzer Prize…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 19, 2021
  • I Told Y’all Letitia James Was Coming: NY Attorney General Opens a Criminal Investigation Into Trump Organization

    There are a few things in life that you don’t play with: Taco Bell when you have a long bus ride; the car radio when your father is driving; and New York Attorney General Letitia James. The New York State Attorney General’s Office was initially investigating the Trump Organization as a civil case as to…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 19, 2021
  • There's a Chick-fil-A Sauce Shortage and Republicans Know Exactly Who’s Responsible: Joe Biden

    There's a Chick-fil-A Sauce Shortage and Republicans Know Exactly Who’s Responsible: Joe Biden

    If you bring me anything from Chick-fil-A—which I sometimes call Chick-Fila—and you don’t bring me the Chick-fil-A honey mustard sauce, I will ask that you stand back a bit so you can watch as I slam the bag to the ground and stomp the living shit out of it. You know what a chicken sandwich…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 18, 2021
  • Kevin McCarthy Doesn’t Want Inquiry Into the Insurrection at the Capitol Because He’s Busy Looking for Hillary’s Emails

    Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has trouble sitting down with Donald Trump’s hand so far up his… Managing Editor Genetta Adams: Stephen. We talked about this. You have to start off slow and then you can go crazy. Me: Got it. Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is against a 9/11-style commission into the…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 18, 2021
  • Rep. Val Demings Will Challenge Marco Rubio for His Senate Seat in 2022

    Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) is not coming to play games. She was reportedly considered to be Joe Biden’s running mate, has a history of being a no-nonsense straight shooter, and the people of Florida—the ones who aren’t on meth or saving up their coins to afford a Mar-a-Lago membership—love her. So it makes sense that…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 18, 2021
  • Dr. Fauci: Pandemic Exposed ‘the Undeniable Effects of Racism’

    When it comes to all things COVID-19 related, Black people listen to one person: Dr. Anthony Fauci. It might help that he’s the leading immunologist in the United States and he’s been in this position since the Black plague devastated then-President Abraham Lincoln’s administration. Also it helps that during one of the most uncertain times…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 17, 2021
  • Remember the Asshole Who Stormed the Capitol With the Giant Confederate Flag? He’s Going on a Family Vacation While Awaiting Trial

    Remember the Asshole Who Stormed the Capitol With the Giant Confederate Flag? He’s Going on a Family Vacation While Awaiting Trial

    Kevin Seefried, the giant asshole with the even larger Confederate flag who was captured walking the halls of the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection—also known as “what happens when cream chipped beef boils over”—got approval from a judge to go on a family road trip. According to Business Insider, a judge has allowed Seefried…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 14, 2021
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