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Marine General Gets Job, Uses N-Word, Loses Job in Just 3 Months
A Marine general has been removed from his post after using the N-word during a training session. NBC News reports Maj. Gen. Stephen M. Neary, the commanding general of the Marine Corps Forces in Europe and Africa, was relieved of his post on Monday as an investigation was launched into his use of the slur.…
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Right-Wing Videos With Titles Like ‘The Ferguson Lie’ Taught at Ohio High School
A public high school in Ohio has been giving students extra credit for watching videos from PragerU, an organization that features such intellectual titans as *checks notes* Ben Shapiro and Candace Owens. Yeah, that’s gonna be a big “YUCK,” for me, b. Not a normal yuck either, a Pusha-T yuck. A “yuuugh,” if you will.…
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Tennessee Poll Worker Fired After Turning Away Voters in Black Lives Matter Shirts
A poll worker in Memphis was fired after refusing to allow people wearing “Black Lives Matter” shirts to vote. County Election Commission spokeswoman Suzanne Thompson told the Associated Press that the worker was fired on Friday after officials received a call from someone who witnessed a person be turned away. “What he did was patently…
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Haunting of Verdansk Trailer Brings the Spooky Vibes to Call of Duty: Warzone
Call of Duty: Warzone dropped the trailer for Haunting of Verdansk—and y’all, this shit looks bonkers. The final content drop for Warzone’s season six, Haunting of Verdansk is a full-on celebration of spooky season and you know what? It looks fun as hell. Peep this trailer right quick so you can see I’m talking about.…
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Michigan Issues Ban on Open Carry at Polling Location, Because Obviously
Since an alarmingly large number of white folks have clearly lost the ability to act right, Michigan’s Secretary of State announced that people will not be able to openly carry guns at polling stations. CBS News reports that on Friday, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said that openly carried guns will not be allowed “in…
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Real Spooky Hours In This Week’s Good-Ass Games at Good-Ass Prices
It’s October, which means two things in my household: Blade II on repeat and scary-ass games. I figure I should probably take a break from Blade II to put you on some spooky-ass games at some good-ass prices, because, you know, it’s kind of my job. Alien: Isolation (PS4/Xbox One), $7.99/PS4; Free w/Xbox Game Pass This…
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Texas State University Stops Diversity Training Programs After Trump Threatens to Cut Federal Funding
Nothing says “I’m not racist,” like signing an executive order that threatens to cut federal funding for universities unless they stop diversity training, and y’all already know that’s exactly what the president did. The Texas Tribune reports that Texas State University announced it will freeze its diversity training program as it tries to make sense…
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Robert Smith, Billionaire Who Promised to Pay Off Morehouse Student Loans, Committed Tax Fraud
Remember last year when billionaire Robert Smith told students graduating from Morehouse College he was going to pay their student loans? Remember how good that felt to see? Well, you might want to hold on to that feeling because it turns out dude committed tax fraud. According to the Hill, Smith admitted to participating in…
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Next-Gen Roundup: Xbox Series X Boasts Stupid Fast Load Times, and PS5 Lets You Snitch on Your Friends
We are less than a month away from the next generation becoming the current generation and more details have steadily been trickling in about what the consoles will be capable of at launch. On Thursday, Xbox released a list of the 30 games that will be optimized for the Series S/X at launch. There are…
