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  • Trump’s Thug, the Ruthless Gina Haspel, Confirmed as the 1st Female CIA Director

    Gina Haspel, President Donald Trump’s pick who refused to call torture immoral, was confirmed Thursday with the help of several spineless Democrats who voted in favor of Haspel’s becoming the first female director of the CIA. I shouldn’t call the six Democrats who voted for Haspel spineless, since many would argue that they are morally…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 17, 2018
  • The President’s Newest Russia Deflection: Obama-Embedded Informant in Trump’s Campaign

    On Thursday a report from a conservative blogger claiming that President Barack Obama’s FBI spied on Donald Trump’s campaign during the 2016 presidential race came across Trump’s feed, and of course, President Twitter Fingers ate it up. “Wow, word seems to be coming out that the Obama FBI ‘SPIED ON THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN WITH AN…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 17, 2018
  • Trump Called Undocumented Immigrants ‘Animals,’ and That’s Exactly What He Meant

    On Wednesday during a White House meeting with mayors, sheriffs and other local leaders from California who oppose the state’s “sanctuary” immigration policies, President Donald Trump referred to some people who cross the borders illegally as “animals,” and that’s exactly what he meant. “We have people coming into the country, or trying to come in—and…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 17, 2018
  • Well, What Do You Know? Trump Did Reimburse Lawyer for Porn-Star Payment: Report

    For months, President Donald Trump claimed that he had no idea that his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, paid porn actress Stormy Daniels, who reportedly spanked the president’s orange-tinted ass with a rolled Forbes magazine, for her silence about the sordid affair. Well, it turns out that Maury’s lie detector has determined that that was a…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 16, 2018
  • The Meeting Between Kim Jong Un and Trump Is About As Likely as a Full-Member New Edition Reunion Tour

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is about as stable as a Fabergé egg balancing on a toothpick that’s attached to the back of a cat that suffers from ADHD and hasn’t taken its medication but has just seen a mouse dart across the room. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is a egomaniacal, microwaved bag of…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 16, 2018
  • Floyd Mayweather Jr. Won $100,000 Video-Poker Jackpot, Proving That Life Is Unfair

    Floyd Mayweather Jr. isn’t just rich; he’s excessively rich. He’s so rich that his career is now contemplating how to take on more girlfriends while thinking of more ridiculous ways to increase his wealth. Mayweather is reportedly considering a career in the MMA, which he will leave with a billion-dollar payday. And now Mayweather, who…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 15, 2018
  • #StayWoke: The Real Reason Trump’s Trying to Make China Great Again

    On Sunday, seemingly out of nowhere, President Donald Trump tweeted that he was going to ease crushing sanctions on Chinese phone company ZTE, which, under President Barack Obama’s administration, pissed off the United States by selling Iran’s largest telecom firm a powerful surveillance system capable of spying on its citizens. After an investigation in 2012,…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 15, 2018
  • Wait, Did Gayle King Just Admit That Oprah Smoked Weed?

    I’m crying right now. I didn’t think that it was possible to love someone I don’t know personally more than I do right now, but again, Black Jesus has proved me wrong. Today is like learning that James Baldwin was a Washington Wizards fan, or that John Coltrane owned a pair of Bred Jordan 1s.…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 13, 2018
  • Young Dolph Blesses the 2 Duke University Baristas Who Were Fired for Playing His Song ‘Get Paid’ With $20,000 

    Two Duke University employees, Britni Brown and Kevin Simmons, were fired from their job at the university coffee shop, Joe Van Gogh, for playing the aspirational new Negro spiritual by Young Dolph entitled, “Get Paid.” Following in the tradition of Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington and Madam C.J. Walker, Young Dolph raps: Get paid, young…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 12, 2018
  • #VintageShoppingWhileBlack: NYC Lawyer and Daughter Handcuffed After Being Accused of Stealing

    Another day, another activity added to the list of things black people can’t do while being black. A black lawyer and her daughter were accused of shoplifting from a vintage store in New York City’s heavily gentrified Williamsburg neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn. The duo were not only accused of stealing but also handcuffed…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 12, 2018
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