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Republicans in Pennsylvania Refuse to Seat Newly Elected Democrat, Which Seems to Be What the GOP Is About Now
Republicans are still going full speed ahead with their attack on America’s democracy, despite the dangerous consequences of this behavior as seen in the nation’s capital on Wednesday. Ahead of the madness in D.C., GOP senators in Pennsylvania launched their own upending of standard operating procedures on Tuesday by deciding to block the swearing in…
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'I'm Just Getting Cornered by 30, 40 People': A Trump Mob in Los Angeles Attacked a Black Woman on Same Day as U.S. Capitol Terror
Yesterday’s wild storming of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Trump insurgents wasn’t the only violence perpetrated by the president’s followers that day. In downtown Los Angeles, where a coronavirus surge continues to rage, NBC reports that dozens of MAGA supporters also gathered on January 6 to protest and posture in the name of…
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After Siege of the Capitol by Pro-Trump Mob, Congress Finally Certifies President-Elect Joe Biden's Election Victory
After a whirlwind day that saw a mob of Trump supporters storming the U.S. Capitol, which prompted the evacuation of lawmakers and a delay in the Electoral College vote count, Congress finally certified Biden’s victory as the next president of the United States. Before the final tally in the early hours of Thursday morning that…
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2 Louisville Police Officers Involved In Fatal Breonna Taylor’s Raid Formally Fired
The year has kicked off with the firing of two officers involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor. Louisville Metro Police Department Detectives Joshua Jaynes and Myles Cosgrove were formally fired on Tuesday by department Chief Yvette Gentry, according to NBC News. The two officers were forewarned of their terminations in notices last week, as…
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President-Elect Biden Calls on Trump to ‘Step Up,’ Then Trump Issues Video Pushing Election Fraud Lie While Telling Supporters to ‘Go Home’
Describing the ongoing chaos being wrought by Trump supporters in Washington, D.C. as a “dark moment” in American history, President-elect Biden issued a direct statement to President Trump on Wednesday afternoon calling him to “step up” and tell his supporters to end their siege on the U.S. Capitol. Some minutes after Biden’s live speech, Trump…
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Stacey Abrams Is Not Your Superhero, Mule or God. She Is a Black Woman With a Vision You Can Honor by Showing Up for Black Women, Too
There’s a thin line between celebration and the kind of deification that can veer into a sort of dehumanization, and too many people seem to cross it when it comes to Black women. In the wake of Rev. Raphael Warnock’s history-making election to the Senate and Jon Ossoff’s anticipated victory in his own race, accolades…
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Body-Camera Footage of Chicago Police Running Over Black Woman With Car in 2019 Released After Court Order
The Chicago Police Department is notorious for its use of force–especially against Black residents of the city–as well as its frequent habit of trying to keep the public from seeing video footage that proves this practice of brutality. Tuesday’s release of body-camera footage of a CPD officer hitting 32-year-old Martina Standley with his patrol car…
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U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Jessica Mitchell Shot Dead on New Year's Day, Military and San Antonio Police Investigating
A 30-year-old Black U.S. Army drill sergeant was fatally shot on New Years Day in San Antonio, Texas, in an unsolved incident that has cut short a promising career in the military and the soldier’s life with her young son. Sergeant Jessica Mitchell died from multiple gunshot wounds in the early morning hours of January…
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Florida Man Formerly Known as 'Dr. Love' Arrested Again on Fraud Related Shenanigans
Malachi Love-Robinson, the Florida man who spent much of his teenage years posing as a medical doctor, is again in trouble with the law. According to police records obtained by CNN, 23-year-old Love-Robinson is now facing charges of grand theft and fraud related to allegations he stole from his employer. From CNN: According to a…
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Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell's Homes Vandalized By People Who Appear to Be Peeved At Tiny Stimulus Checks
The new year started for many of us with the long-debated $600 in stimulus money from the federal government landing in our bank accounts. It’s an appreciated return on our own taxes paid into the government’s coffers, and so I personally give thanks for it. But I also can’t deny that the amount was a…
