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Insecure Returns for Its Fourth Season This Spring
Wow, y’all. It’s been over a whole-ass year since we’ve last seen the misadventures of Issa, Molly and the rest of the Insecure crew. Fear not, though, the drought is soon to be over. A trailer was released today revealing that the Issa Rae-led show will return for its fourth season on Sunday, April 12.…
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Oakland Mothers Who Were Arrested for Squatting Released From Jail
If you were unaware, the city of Oakland is currently in the midst of a housing crisis. Prices for renting and owning homes are skyrocketing, forcing groups like Moms 4 Housing to resort to desperate measures to keep roofs over their heads. CBS News reports that Tolani King and Misty Cross, members of Moms 4…
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Virginia Man Charged in 'Swatting' Case Found to Have Neo-Nazi Ties
“Swatting,” if you’re unaware, is a prank where some calls in a fake emergency in a targeted effort to generate a huge response from law enforcement. It’s never funny, it’s always dangerous and apparently it’s being weaponized by racists. NBC News reports that John William Kirby Kelley, a 19-year-old man from Virginia, was charged with…
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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…
