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Michael Vick’s Father Charged in Heroin Ring
Michael Dwayne Boddie—the father of former NFL star Michael Vick—is on the run, according to authorities. Boddie was charged, along with 11 other people, with running a heroin-distribution ring. According to federal documents, Boddie of Hampton, Va., was charged with dealing heroin and money laundering for his alleged involvement in a 2014 operation that involved…
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#StayWoke: Betsy DeVos Just Hired the CEO of a For-Profit Student Loan Company to Run Federal Student Aid
Because Betsy DeVos is a mediocre white woman who spends her time spending her wealthy husband’s money—in fact, the DeVos family has donated millions to the Republican Party—she was gifted the job of education secretary. In this position, she has excelled in moving the nation toward for-profit schooling. Which is why it makes perfect sense…
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5 Questions About the Southern University Sex-Tape Scandal
In case you haven’t heard, there is a Southern University sex-tape scandal that is making the rounds on social media. Well, the actual footage isn’t making the rounds, but news of the footage is definitely blazing the Internet. Not only does it appear to show a very married senior member of Southern University’s staff, but…
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Kawhi Leonard Looks Like He Cut His Braids Off With a Rusty Spoon
Kawhi Leonard was probably born with braids. He’s had them ever since anyone can remember. He had them when they were fashionable, and then he kept them even when they weren’t. His braids always seemed to be firmly nestled atop a bed of new growth. Like Anthony Davis’ unibrow, Leonard’s commitment to a 1996 hairstyle…
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Texas GOP Congressman: Hey, Sorry About Saying Bill Clinton Tried to Kill Loretta Lynch
U.S. Rep. Pete Olson (R-Texas) is proof that in the age of Donald Trump, Republicans will say anything, and by “anything” I literally mean anything, and only if you are called on it do you have to walk it back. On Tuesday, Olson began his moonwalking after claiming—without evidence—that former President Bill Clinton admitted “to…
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Eric Holder May Run for the White House in 2020
First, a prayer. Dear Black Jesus, If you are listening. I apologize for the chewing gum I stole from Mrs. Jefferson’s purse when I was in third grade. I was selfish back then. Also, I want to be clear that I forgive you for allowing one of Satan’s babies to govern the continental United States.…
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President’s Pick to Head FBI Scrubbed Russian-Government-Related Case From Résumé
So the president’s pick to head the FBI scrubbed “an energy company president in a criminal investigation by Russian authorities” from a list of clients on his law firm bio, CNN reports. Shocked? Of course you aren’t. According to the news station, the president gushed about Christopher Wray only a few days after firing FBI…
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Little Marco Rubio Goes In for the Hug, and Ivanka Trump Isn’t Here for It
They were supposed to be meeting to work on a bill about paid family leave; good thing they were both acting like kids. Republican Florida Sen. Little Marco Rubio and Ivanka “Lil’ Trumpet” Trump met at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday morning. See, Lil’ Trumpet is big on being an advocate for white…
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Sean ‘Spicy Facts’ Spicer Is Reportedly Stepping Out of the Spotlight, and Why This Is Bad for America
If recent reports are correct, we may have seen the last of Sean “Spicy Facts” Spicer, and if this is so, then it sucks for America. Spicy Facts was a weekly dose of comic relief in a White House so absurd that it tipped over the line of tragic comedy and now currently lives in…
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Betsy DeVos Doesn’t Care About Systemic Discrimination (Old Kanye Voice)
Betsy DeVos, the white woman who was given everything in life, including her appointment as education secretary, thanks in part to large donations of her husband’s money, is curtailing investigations into civil rights violations because the Trump administration doesn’t care about nonwhite-people issues (Kanye before Kim voice). As yet another part of the president’s plan…
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