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  • Sen. Ted Cruz Got a $320,000 Book Advance. His Campaign Spent Almost Half of That on Books

    Sen. Ted Cruz Got a $320,000 Book Advance. His Campaign Spent Almost Half of That on Books

    I’m sure all of Cruz’s campaign staff just joined Oprah’s Book Club and purchased all of the books at full price. Because surely they didn’t buy his book.

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    August 20, 2021
  • After Monthslong Standoff, Enough Dems Return to Texas, Allowing for Racist Voting Bill to Move Forward

    After Monthslong Standoff, Enough Dems Return to Texas, Allowing for Racist Voting Bill to Move Forward

    The Texas House reached a quorum Thursday, clearing the way for voting restrictions after a historic Democratic boycott.

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    August 20, 2021
  • ‘Tone it Down, Bitch. You’re Going to Get Yourself Murdered’ and Other Threatening Messages Sent to Rep. Cori Bush

    The Missouri Representative shared a few the white supremacists hate messages she’s received since taking office.

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    July 23, 2021
  • This Is Rich: Senate Passes Bill Making Juneteenth Federal Holiday While Republicans Are Working to Keep Slavery From Being Taught in Classrooms

    This Is Rich: Senate Passes Bill Making Juneteenth Federal Holiday While Republicans Are Working to Keep Slavery From Being Taught in Classrooms

    On Tuesday, the Senate passed a resolution to make June 19 a paid holiday commemorating the end of slavery.

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    June 16, 2021
  • Lying Ass Liar Kayleigh McEnany Says She ‘Never Lied,’ and That May Be the Biggest Lie of All

    The former White House press secretary fixed her lying ass mouth to claim she never lied.

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    June 14, 2021
  • Journalist Tricks Republicans Into Tweeting Photo of JFK’s Killer on Memorial Day, and Candace Owens Proves She’s the ‘I’ in Idiot

    It must be fun to troll Republicans. I mean, they are ripe for it. They are at least a few crayons short of a 64 box of Crayolas. They are self-righteous and loud and shamelessly racist AF. So leave it to journalist Ken Klippenstein, who has a history of trolling idiots on social media, to…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    June 1, 2021
  • Kamala Harris Becomes 1st Woman to Give Commencement Speech at U.S. Naval Academy

    Vice President Kamala Harris is going to have to get used to being a lot of firsts. She is the first Black woman to be vice president. She is also the first South Asian-American to be vice president. She is also the first vice president to actively know who Eric B. is and understand that…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 28, 2021
  • New York Attorney General Tish James Is Gunning for the NRA and She Just Got Her 1st Kill

    A federal judge dismissed the National Rifle Association’s bankruptcy case Tuesday, noting that it wasn’t filed in good faith as the gun rights group and the backbone of America’s violent history only filed the suit because they were afraid of Tish James. Born Letitia James, the New York attorney general did not come here to…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 12, 2021
  • How the Coronavirus Has Impacted Vice President Kamala Harris’ Family in India

    How the Coronavirus Has Impacted Vice President Kamala Harris’ Family in India

    On Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver remarks at the State Department in which she will declare the United States’ solidarity with the people of India and the struggle they face battling COVID-19. But the speech won’t be the empty words of a politician with no skin in the game, as members of Harris’…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 7, 2021
  • They Getting Real Reckless: White Colorado State Rep Calls Colleague ‘Buckwheat’

    They Getting Real Reckless: White Colorado State Rep Calls Colleague ‘Buckwheat’

    Maybe they’ve been watching reruns of old Rocky films or still reeling from the high of rushing into the Capitol on Jan. 6, but some Republicans are getting real reckless with their words, and one of the worst examples might be a Colorado state representative who referred to a colleague as “Buckwheat.” While other news…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 6, 2021
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