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Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown: Steve Bannon Is a White Supremacist and Senior White House Adviser Stephen Miller Seems to Be
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) stood by Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) on Sunday, saying that Wilson was right to call former White House chief strategist and human embodiment of the plague Steve Bannon a white supremacist. “I agree that Steve Bannon is a white supremacist, and [senior White House adviser] Stephen Miller seems to be. And…
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Ohio State Is Being Sued After Refusing to Rent Space on Campus for White Supremacist Richard Spencer to Speak
Ohio State University is being targeted by a lawsuit after refusing to rent space on campus for white supremacist shitstain Richard Spencer to speak. According to the Associated Press, the lawsuit was filed Sunday in federal court on behalf of Cameron Padgett, an associate and organizer of campus tours for Spencer. The suit came after…
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I Tried It: If You’re Looking for a Way to Doze Off, Meditation May Be the Key
I’m a wannabe yogi. I’m working on myself as a human being, and yoga calls to me more than anything else ever has. I love yoga, I practice yoga at minimum three times a week, I teach yoga a few times a week and I read all the yoga books. In my few years of…
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86-Year-Old Man Who Suffers From Dementia Remains in Intensive Care After Police Use Taser on Him During Traffic Stop
An 86-year-old unarmed black man, who also suffers from dementia, was attacked by a white police officer who deployed a Taser at him, apparently out of some fear that the senior citizen would be hit by a car, authorities say. If that ain’t the most twisted logic I have ever heard. The officer was afraid…
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Black Protester Hugs Squirming Nazi, Quips, ‘Why Don’t You Like Me, Dog?’
The black protester who was caught on viral video hugging a squirming and uncomfortable neo-Nazi outside white supremacist dump truck Richard Spencer’s speech at the University of Florida in Gainesville on Thursday is acknowledging that he could just as easily have hit the guy (an act in which someone else had earlier indulged) but decided…
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Wannabe Tulsa, Okla., Cop Who Killed Unarmed Black Man Released From Prison After Serving Less Than Half His 4-Year Sentence
Well, if you wanted evidence as to how little this country values black lives, look no further than Tulsa, Okla., where a white former reserve deputy (aka a wannabe cop) walked out of prison, scot-free, after serving less than half of his already meager four-year sentence for killing an unarmed black man. Robert Bates, 76,…
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I Tried It: My Co-Worker Shamed Me Into Watching Purple Rain
Yesha Callahan, The Root’s deputy managing editor, is a tyrant. I think my troubles really began in earnest last April when the greatest of all time, Prince Rogers Nelson, departed this earthly plane and the office was reminiscing. Of course, Purple Rain, both the album and the film, came up in conversation. I casually mentioned…
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‘Underwear Bomber’ Files Lawsuit Claiming US Justice Department Denies Him Free Speech, Religious Rights
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who is currently serving multiple life sentences for attempting to set off a bomb in his underwear on a plane on Christmas Day in 2009, has now filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice claiming that the department is denying him his free speech and religious rights. According to Reuters,…
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Mich. State Police Director’s Pay Docked After She Calls NFL Protesters ‘Ungrateful, Anti-American Degenerates’
Michigan State Police Director Col. Kriste Kibbey Etue will be losing out on five days’ pay for violating the department’s social media policy after she reposted a disparaging Facebook meme that targeted NFL players protesting police brutality and other social injustices. According to the Detroit Free Press, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced the slap on…
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NY Black Lives Matter Group Accuses Police of Spying, Targeting Group for Calling Attention to Abuse
A New York Black Lives Matter group has filed a federal lawsuit, claiming that Clarkstown, N.Y., police illegally spied on its members for at least a year, from January through December 2015. According to Mother Jones, the Black Lives Matter Global Network chapter in Rockland County actually filed the lawsuit in August, making some very…
