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  • The Divider-in-Chief Just Can’t Stop Dividing America

    Think about this for a second: In the midst of a global pandemic, the head of the federal government told state governors that if they can get ventilators (presumably off the street from the ventilator guy) to do it because going through the federal government would take too long. And because the president refuses to…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 17, 2020
  • Utah Senator Mitt Romney Is Trying to Put Something on Your CashApp

    Republican Mitt Romney better be careful before he starts getting pegged as a socialist. On Monday, the Utah senator called for an economic relief package that would include a $1,000 cash payment to all adult Americans to help aid those who are struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. “The House coronavirus response package contains critical measures…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 16, 2020
  • Former White House Staffer Anthony Scaramucci, aka ‘Mucci Mane,’ Calls Trump the Virus and Other Nice Things

    Former White House Staffer Anthony Scaramucci, aka ‘Mucci Mane,’ Calls Trump the Virus and Other Nice Things

    Former White House director of communications Anthony Scaramucci, aka “Mucci Mane,” was in the White House a day longer than Kim Kardashian’s marriage to that one NBA white guy, but that isn’t stopping him from going on all the talk shows and taking it to his former boss. On Monday, Mucci Mane went on MSNBC’s…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 16, 2020
  • Two Old White Guys Walked Into an Empty Room and a Democratic Presidential Debate Broke Out

    Coronavirus, the devastating global pandemic named after the La Croix of beers, didn’t stop the Democratic debate, which I honestly expected to be a “which white man could shout the loudest” debate and I was pleasantly surprised. Which brings me to the first shocking moment of Sunday’s debate between former Vice President Joe Biden and…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 16, 2020
  • Trump Expected to Declare National State of Emergency

    Trump Expected to Declare National State of Emergency

    President Donald Trump is expected to declare a national emergency Friday, invoking the Stafford Act to lend federal aid for states and municipalities struggling with the coronavirus. According to several reports, the president is expected to announce the national state of emergency at 3 p.m. ET. From Bloomberg: Trump spoke Friday with Emmanuel Macron, the…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 13, 2020
  • Several in Trump’s Administration Have Been Exposed to the Coronavirus, So Why Won’t They Get Tested?

    Several in Trump’s Administration Have Been Exposed to the Coronavirus, So Why Won’t They Get Tested?

    I’m not sure if Trump’s only mission as president is to continue to assure his cronies that their investments are safe or if he truly just doesn’t give a shit, but there have been several reports that the 73-year-old president of the United States has come in contact with people who have either had or…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 13, 2020
  • Watch Rep. Katie Porter Straight Punk CDC Chief Into Free Coronavirus Testing for All Americans

    Watch Rep. Katie Porter Straight Punk CDC Chief Into Free Coronavirus Testing for All Americans

    If I were ever in a situation in which I had to fight more than a few people at one time, there is only one person in the world I’d want with me: my older sister Stephanie. Two reasons why Stephanie is the easy choice: First, she’d try everything she could to get us out…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 13, 2020
  • 2nd Utah Jazz Player Tests Positive for Coronavirus

    2nd Utah Jazz Player Tests Positive for Coronavirus

    On Wednesday, the Utah Jazz stunned the NBA world with the announcement that star center Rudy Gobert had tested positive for the coronavirus. The NBA immediately suspended the rest of the season and players for both the Jazz and the Toronto Raptors, whom the Jazz were set to play Wednesday, were tested. Thursday, Jazz star…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 12, 2020
  • So This Isn’t Canceled?: Coronavirus Concerns Moves Democratic Debate to Washington, D.C.

    Sunday’s Democratic presidential debate isn’t going to be canceled as it should be. Instead it’s just going to be moved from Arizona to Washington, D.C. “out of an abundance of caution” over the spread of the coronavirus. If you’ve not been up on the news, the coronavirus is the 1990s version of Suge Knight in…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 12, 2020
  • New Senate Bill Doesn't Want Federal Employees Doing the #FlipTheSwitch Challenge, Would Ban TikTok on Work Phones

    Two Republican senators sure know how to kill a good time. On Thursday, Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Rick Scott of Florida introduced the No TikTok on Government Devices Act, which would basically prevent federal government employees from doing the #FlipTheSwitch challenge on their work phones. Yes, the bill has everything to do with…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 12, 2020
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