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Kamala Harris Takes on Bail Reform in Her 1st Bill as Senator … Oh, and Rand Paul Is There, Too
In her first major piece of legislation since taking office, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), along with everyone’s favorite Republican, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), has introduced a bipartisan bail-reform bill—the Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act of 2017—which would encourage states to stop holding accused offenders in jail who can’t pay bail for their release. As it…
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Say What? In Defense of Mumble Rap
With the release of 4:44, Jay-Z seems to have single-handedly grown rap up. Despite the fact that hip-hop is damn near 40 years old, Jigga’s newest release has many arguing that hip-hop has finally reached its nonironic-dad-hat phase. I would argue that Jigga did this years before with his 2006 release, Kingdom Come, which was…
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Sen. John McCain Has Brain Cancer: Report
Former presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has been diagnosed with brain cancer, according to several reports released late Wednesday evening. According to CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, who spoke directly to McCain’s doctors, the 80-year-old senator was diagnosed with a primary glioblastoma, a type of brain tumor. McCain underwent a successful surgery…
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A Chubby Black Guy Tried to Impersonate Chad Johnson and Almost Got Away With It
Former NFL receiver Chad Johnson is a lot of things: a decent wide receiver whose career ended well before his ability did. He’s also a domestic abuser who head-butted then-girlfriend Evelyn Lozada, effectively ending said football career. He loves lavish clothes and has a lot of social media followers, but Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson is not…
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Here Is What a Tour de France Cyclist’s Legs Look Like After 16 Stages
I must say that I’ve never wondered what a cyclist’s legs look like after a race, but I can admit that after riding my bike a few miles, I have trouble fitting into my skinny jeans. Don’t judge me. Anyway, Polish cyclist Pawel Poljanski thought it would be a good idea to share a photo…
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There Must Be Pee-Pee Tapes: Why Else Would Trump Be So in Love With Putin?
So now news has emerged that the president of rich white interests inside the United States slid over to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s lunch table during the G-20 summit to see if he wanted to hang out after school. I want you all to think clearly about this: While the sharks of Russian collusion are…
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Who Wasn’t at This Russian Hoedown? 8th Person Attended Trump Jr.’s Meeting With Russian Lawyer
Remember the good ole days when that June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Donald Trump Jr., aka Not-Ivanka, was just him, Jared Kushner, Paul Manafort and a Russian lawyer? Well, those days are long gone; it turns out that not only was there a fifth, sixth and seventh attendee, but an eighth person was also…
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We Need to Talk About This R. Kelly Video Because This Young Woman Clearly Looks Like a Captive
R. Kelly is going to tear the black community down the seam. There are those who believe the R&B singer is guilty of everything he’s ever been accused of, and not because they are haters of his music but because they’ve seen the videotape of a man who looks like R. Kelly and has a…
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The President’s Love for Big Trucks Feels Racist
I don’t know if big trucks breed racism. Like, I don’t know if you aren’t a racist but then happen to want a truck so big that you need a ladder to climb into it and you automatically become racist, but it feels as if racists love big trucks. Not just pickup trucks, but all…
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Wait, NBC Sports Announcer Mike Tirico Isn’t Black?
Wait … hol’ up. Normally when we wade into these blackness waters, it’s because some fair-skinned pop star is refusing to accept that the back of her hair—you know, the area above the neck; the area that old folks call the “kitchen”; the area that used to make my sisters cry when my mom really…
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