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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.…
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Cleveland Cavaliers Coach Called Team ‘Thugs,’ Says He Meant ‘Slugs.’ Sure, Jan
In this installment of Freudian slips that make you go “Damn,” we turn to the Cleveland Cavaliers. ESPN reports that during a film session on Wednesday night, first-year coach John Beilein told the players that they were no longer playing “like a bunch of thugs.” Reportedly, a hush fell over the room and the players…
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New York Teacher Compares Black Students to Monkeys in Photo
It seems as though a week can’t go by without a racist incident occurring in an American classroom. NBC News reports that the parents of four black students at Longwood High School in Long Island are planning to sue the school district for $12 million. They filed a notice of claim after a teacher displayed…
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Lindsey Graham’s Democratic Challenger Jaime Harrison Raises $3.5 Million in 3 Months
South Carolina Democrat and 2019 Root 100 honoree Jaime Harrison is running to oust Senator/human Muppet Lindsey Graham from the seat he’s held for three terms. Recent fundraising numbers show he just might have a shot. The Hill reports that Harrison raised over $3.5 million over the last three months. Harrison’s campaign has touted that this…
