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  • Trump Sues 2 Banks to Keep Democrats Out of His Finances

    How do we know with certainty that the president of the United States is not a high paid sex worker who exclusively caters to Russian President Vladimir Putin? We don’t, and that’s why House Intelligence and Financial Services committees have sought to get their hands on the president’s finances by issuing subpoenas to Deutsche Bank…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    April 30, 2019
  • WNBA Star Lindsey Harding Becomes Philadelphia 76ers' First Female Coach

    WNBA Star Lindsey Harding Becomes Philadelphia 76ers' First Female Coach

    Lindsey Harding is used to breaking records. During her time as a guard at Duke, she became only the sixth player in the history of the Atlantic Coast Conference to record 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists and 250 steals. In 2007, she was named the Naismith College Player of the Year and won the…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    April 18, 2019
  • Prosecutors Set to Release Pixelated Video of New England Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Receiving Sexual Services

    It was tough enough watching New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft dancing on stage with Cardi B, and now prosecutors are set to release pixelated video footage of the owner—who looks like a soft potato wearing a white human hair wig—receiving sexual services at a Florida day spa. Kraft doesn’t need to worry that he’s…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    April 17, 2019
  • Why Is Ivanka Trump Visiting the Ivory Coast and, More Importantly, Why Is She Dancing?

    Why Is Ivanka Trump Visiting the Ivory Coast and, More Importantly, Why Is She Dancing?

    Ivanka Trump isn’t the first lady. In fact, she’s merely the daughter of the president, and though he makes really weird and inappropriate comments about her, she’s not the first lady. Ivanka has an office in the West Wing. She also accompanies her father to very important meetings with world leaders. She’s got top-secret security…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    April 17, 2019
  • You Scared? Trump's Tweeting Fast and Furious as Redacted Russia Probe to be Released Thursday

    Like a rapper that knows an explosive diss track is about to be released, the president of the United States is playing reduced-stress checkers—in which they’re only six pieces on the board to prevent confusion (but he still cheats)—by releasing tweets that will help his followers know his position on the soon-to-be-released Russian investigation report…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    April 16, 2019
  • Former Migrant Baby Stealer Kirstjen Nielsen’s Colleagues Think She’s ‘Completely and Totally Unhirable’

    Former Migrant Baby Stealer Kirstjen Nielsen’s Colleagues Think She’s ‘Completely and Totally Unhirable’

    Former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, thief of migrant children, is going to have a tough time finding a new job because she was the head of the migrant baby stealing program and people outside the Trump administration don’t like baby stealing! According to the Atlantic, folks close to Nielsen say that in normal situations…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    April 11, 2019
  • Julian Assange Arrested in London: Here Are 5 Facts About Wikileaks' White Walker

    Julian Assange Arrested in London: Here Are 5 Facts About Wikileaks' White Walker

    Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange was arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Thursday. Assange had been living in the embassy for the past seven years to avoid being extradited to Sweden, where he was once facing a sexual assault case that has since been dropped. Before we go any further, how does one live…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    April 11, 2019
  • A Gif Response to Van Jones’ Claim That Kim Kardashian Unleashed the ‘Most Effective’ Intervention He’s Ever Seen in American Politics

    A Gif Response to Van Jones’ Claim That Kim Kardashian Unleashed the ‘Most Effective’ Intervention He’s Ever Seen in American Politics

    Last month, Van Jones spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Let that sink in. CPAC is basically Freaknik for conservatives and those who think like them, and Van Jones, under no duress, spoke on his own free will. Van Jones has gone full Kanye. He rolls with the Kardashians and I don’t know if…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    April 10, 2019
  • Texas Tech Medical School Will No Longer Consider Race in Admissions, Caving to Pressure From the Trump Administration

    Texas Tech Medical School Will No Longer Consider Race in Admissions, Caving to Pressure From the Trump Administration

    The most sinister PTA mom, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, is going to war with affirmative action, and at least one school has caved to the pressure. According to NBC News, race will longer be considered in deciding admission at Texas Tech University medical school, which is bowing to the Trump administration’s push to end affirmative…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    April 10, 2019
  • Rep. Ilhan Omar Calls Trump Adviser Stephen Miller a 'White Nationalist'; Her Critics Accuse Her of Anti-Semitism

    Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) isn’t here to be liked, she’s here to call it as she sees it, and as such, she’s quickly moving up the “Auntie Maxine reclaiming my time” list of righteous women who don’t have the energy to placate the public. On Monday, Omar called Stephen Miller, the assumed puppet master behind…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    April 9, 2019
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