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'On Call' Oral Sex, Destroyed Evidence and Other Findings From the Sexual Misconduct Investigation of Former CBS Boss Les Moonves
Les Moonves, the former chairman and chief executive of CBS, is in deep shit. CBS’ board of directors hired a team of outside lawyers to look into the deluge of sexual misconduct allegations levied against him. And as the New York Times found out, the results aren’t pretty. Their findings— a 21,666-word draft dated Nov.…
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Brian Kemp Is Getting Called to the Principal's Office to Explain How He Stole Georgia's Gubernatorial Election From Stacey Abrams
Remember that time when Brian Kemp, while serving as Georgia’s secretary of state, oversaw the same 2018 gubernatorial race that he eventual won? And how he used every voter suppression tactic imaginable—from understaffed polls, to purging hundreds of thousands of voters from state rolls, to tossing out provisional ballots, to ensuring that voting machines were…
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Facebook Offers a Million-Dollar Solution to Fix Its ‘Black People Problem’
Last week, former Facebook manager Mark Luckie dropped a 2,500 word sermon excoriating his previous employer for its “black people problem.” Initially released internally as a “fuck you” of sorts prior to his departure, Luckie identified a myriad of ways in which Facebook has condoned, fostered and demonstrated discriminatory practices and behavior within the workplace.…
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As If Christmas Carols Aren't Insidious Enough, High Schoolers Turned 'Jingle Bells' into the KKK's Official Theme Song
Much like Trump’s toupee glue, being a teacher is a thankless job. There’s low pay, long hours, and a tremendous amount of responsibility to mold the minds of our next generation. But even outside of being an educator, they’re disciplinarians, role models, mentors, and invaluable pillars of our society who have a profound ability to…
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Milo Yiannopoulos Pledges Broke Phi Broke Because Karma Has Finally Decided to Come and Collect
Serial agitator Milo Yiannopoulos—purveyor of all things xenophobic, racist, or misogynistic—is gonna have a hell of time trying to buy Christmas gifts this year, according to The Guardian: The far right activist Milo Yiannopoulos was more than $2m in debt during 2018, according to a collection of documents assembled by his former Australian tour promoters…
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Kamala Harris on Potential Presidential Bid in 2020: ‘It’s Going to Be Ugly’
Over the weekend, while speaking at the Know Your Value conference in San Francisco, Senator Kamala Harris stated the obvious with conviction. “Let’s be honest. It’s going to be ugly,” she told MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski according to Newsweek. “When you break things, it is painful. And you get cut. And you bleed.” Her comments are…
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Hell-Bent on Playing With Our Emotions, Kid Cudi Teases New 'Asterisk Collective' Project
On Sunday, the skies parted and unspeakable joy descended from the heavens as rapper Kid Cudi took to Twitter to tease a new project. “This is not the world we want. We’re rewriting the script because these rules don’t apply,” he says in the mysterious video. “We’ll be showing up with real people, in real…
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As Tributes Pour In Honoring George H.W. Bush, Twitter Calls His Legacy Into Question
On Friday night, after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease and other ailments, our 41st president, George H.W. Bush, died in his Houston home. He was 94. As tributes poured in over the weekend, he was celebrated for being “great in his character, leading with decency and integrity” according to House Speaker Paul Ryan. Our…
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Neil deGrasse Tyson on Sexual Misconduct Allegations: 'I Cannot Continue to Stay Silent'
In response to sexual misconduct allegations levied against him, acclaimed astrophysicist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson has written a lengthy Facebook post titled “On Being Accused” in which he denies any wrongdoing. “In any claim, evidence matters. Evidence always matters. But what happens when it’s just one person’s word against another’s, and the stories don’t…
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Report: Tesla Takes Racism in the Workplace to Another Level
The New York Times took a look into the workplace dynamics at Tesla’s Fremont, California factory and just in case you thought it was going anywhere, racism appears to be alive and well. In speaking with over two dozen current and former black Tesla employees, their complaints include racist taunts, swastikas being drawn in bathrooms,…
