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Black Family Has Cars Set on Fire and ‘Trump 2020’ Spray-Painted on Their Home
In further proof that Trump supporters are the worst kind of trash, a Black family in Texas had their cars set ablaze and “Trump 2020” spray-painted on their garage door. NBC News reports that 36-year-old Jayla Gipson said her adult son was using the restroom shortly after midnight last Wednesday when he noticed the smell…
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Cyberpunk 2077: How to Lose Consumer Trust and Have Sony Delist Your Game in Just One Week
One would think that seven years of development time would result in one of the most polished games ever, but, uh, nah. The game is so broken on console that Sony has taken the unprecedented step of completely removing it from the PlayStation Store. According to NBC News, the move comes only a week after…
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Black Man Serving Life Sentence for $20 Marijuana Sale Released From Prison
A Black man in Louisiana who was serving a life sentence over two bags of weed worth only $20 has finally been freed from prison after 12 years. I didn’t need any further proof that the American justice system is far from just, but a life sentence? For what may have barely been an eighth?…
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New York Passes Law Banning Confederate Flags, Hate Symbols From Being Sold on State Property
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law on Tuesday that would ban hate symbols from being sold on state property. According to ABC News, the law describes hate symbols specifically as “symbols of white supremacist and neo-Nazi ideology or the Battle Flag of the Confederacy.” The law will allow for certain exceptions.…
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Autopsy Reveals Black Man Was Shot in the Back by Texas Police
An independent autopsy has revealed that a Black man who was killed by a Texas police officer was shot in the back. According to CBS News, 22-year-old Joshua Feast was shot by La Marque police officer Jose Santos last week. Santos approached Feast about an outstanding warrant, which is when investigators say Feast pulled a…
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Public Service Announcement: Tenet Is Not Going to Make Any More Sense Upon a Second Watch
Warning: Light spoilers for Tenet will follow. Back in September, my roommate and I drove a half-hour to the closest drive-in to watch Christopher Nolan’s latest epic, Tenet. My initial feelings on the film could be boiled down to “Fuck yeah! But what, what actually happened?” Yesterday, I copped the 4K Blu-Ray, eager to experience it…
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NCAA to Argue Student-Athletes Shouldn’t Get Paid Before the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has agreed to take on an antitrust case that could either tighten or substantially loosen the limits of how much student-athletes are allowed to be paid. This will be the first time in over 30 years the court will rule on a case involving the NCAA. According to the Associated Press, the…
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Virtual Talent Show at Sacramento State University Zoom-Bombed by Racists
A virtual talent show held for students at Sacramento State University was Zoom-bombed by two people who felt the need to drop racial slurs. According to ABC 10, earlier this month, towards the end of an event called “Sac State’s Got Talent,” two unknown individuals managed to get into the chat and fill it with…
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Churches Across the U.S. Are Launching Reparations Programs
The topic of reparations is a touchy one…for white people. While the American government hasn’t touched the topic in a serious way, churches across the country are taking it upon themselves to try and make amends for the role they played in the slave trade. According to the Associated Press, there is a renewed interest…
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Space Jam: A New Legacy Contest Welcomes You to the (Game) Jam
Hey, real quick, do me a favor and have “Space Jam” by Quad City DJs playing the entire time you read this. I’m serious. Oh, you think I’m not? Here’s the link to an hour-long loop; get on it. Now that the vibe has been properly set, let’s talk about all the cool gaming initiatives…
