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Trump Further Muddles Reason For Why He Killed Soleimani
So it’s looking like the President may have killed Gen. Maj. Soleimani simply because it was a Thursday. The Hill reports that on Monday, impeached President Donald Trump took to Twitter to downplay how urgent of a threat Soleimani really posed to the country. He stated: “The Fake News Media and their Democrat Partners are…
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St. Louis Chief Prosecutor Uses Ku Klux Klan Act to Sue the City for Racism
Institutionalized racism is an unfortunate reality of life in America. Luckily, there are those like Kim Gardner who are willing to fight back against it. CBS News reports that St. Louis chief prosecutor, Kim Gardner, has filled a suit against the city and it’s primary police union saying they violated a little known law called the…
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Tonight Is the Final Debate Before the Iowa Caucus. Here's What You Need to Know
Tonight is the final Democratic debate before the Iowa caucus next month. Each candidate is essentially making his or her closing statement before Iowa engages in its hella weird, rather archaic primary system that will let us know who white America is really feeling at the moment. With Bernie Sanders allegedly throwing shade at Elizabeth…
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Wisconsin Judge Orders 209,000 Voter Names to Be Purged
The only thing more American than democracy is some good old-fashioned, court-ordered voter suppression. NBC News reports that a judge in Wisconsin found the state’s bipartisan election commission to be in contempt and ordered them to immediately purge up to 209,000 names from its voter rolls. They face up to a $250 fine for every…
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AOC Creates New PAC to Fight Against Democratic 'Blacklisting'
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has had a long-held policy of “blacklisting” any vendors or firms that help candidates who mount primary challenges against Democratic incumbents. As someone who successfully mounted a challenge against a Democratic incumbent, it’s safe to say Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) feels some type of a way about that. The Washington…
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Dimes Dropped: Lev Parnas Turns Over Thousands of Documents to Impeachment Investigators
One imagines that President Trump and his best bud Rudy Giuliani are probably sleeping a little less easy tonight as one of their former associates has apparently flipped. CNN reports that Lev Parnas, associate of Rudy Giuliani, has turned over photos, texts and thousands of documents to House impeachment investigators. Parnas, along with his partner…
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Olympic Committee Bans Athletes From Making Political Protests During 2020 Games
Any Olympic athlete thinking of taking a knee or raising a fist in Tokyo during the 2020 Olympic Games may have to think twice. NBC News reports that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) released new guidelines on Thursday that specifies which types of protests will not be accepted. Mainly, all of them. Athletes are not…
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The Saga Continues: Judge Orders Google to Turn Over Jussie Smollett's Data
Just when I find myself forgetting about the saga of former Empire star Jussie Smollett another thing occurs that makes me go “Oh. Right. This happened.” CBS News reports that a Chicago judge has signed off on two search warrants ordering Google to turn over a year’s worth of data related to Smollett’s Gmail account…
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Send Articles of Impeachment to the Senate
Over the past couple of weeks the House and the Senate have been in a standoff over the articles of impeachment. There has been much speculation over when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would transfer the articles over to the Senate. Now, that speculation can be put to rest. Politico reports that on Friday afternoon, Pelosi…
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The Mother of Atatiana Jefferson Has Died
A tragic story has taken yet another sad turn. The Dallas Morning News reports that Yolanda Carr, the mother of Atatiana Jefferson, has died at 55. A cause of death has yet to be released but she had been battling illness. Before her death, Jefferson had moved in with her mother to be her caretaker.…
