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Maybe Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey Really Is Just Donald Trump in Disguise
Have you ever noticed how when Donald Trump is on camera talking, a whole lot of words are coming out of his mouth, but none of them are really making sense? Even when people ask him very direct, sometimes close-ended questions, he seems unable to answer them in a way that indicates there is any…
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Police Disciplinary Records in California Are Now Public Information
A new California law that went into effect on Jan. 1 makes it possible for the public to get records on law enforcement officers that up until now were kept secret by their departments. Now that those agencies are required to give that information up, the American Civil Liberties Union is taking full advantage—starting with…
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Where the (Legal) Weed At? More States Eye Cannabis Legalization
It seems as though we are reaching the point where cannabis will eventually be legal all across the United States. In a complete departure from the person he is looking to replace, U.S. Attorney General nominee William Barr said in his Senate testimony Tuesday that he would not use the Department of Justice to go…
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City Girls and Cardi B Give Us the Ass-Clapping Video Anthem We Never Knew We Wanted
I know I am not the only person who was mesmerized by Cardi B’s stripper dancing and pole work in her video for “Money.” The truth is, I have long been a fan of watching women with delightful asses throwing them around in a circle to ratchet beats. I was there in 2011 when the…
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We Thought Beto O’Rourke Was Cool Until We Found Out He Voted for Anti-Black Lives Matter Legislation
During the 2018 midterm elections, Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke quickly became a favorite even among those who couldn’t legally vote for him in his Senate race because they didn’t live in the state of Texas. The former representative of Texas’s 16th Congressional District did everything right. He opposed the death penalty. He spoke in defense…
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Border Agents Would Rather Migrants Die Than Let Them Have Food and Water as They Cross the Desert
Last week during his Oval Office confessional, Donald Trump asserted that there is a humanitarian crisis at the U.S./Mexico border. While what Trump actually considers to be a humanitarian crisis is up for debate, there are in fact problems at our border that emphasize the way the United States continues to dehumanize those who come…
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Netflix and Bill: Streaming Service Raising Its Prices—Again
Did you know that Netflix is paying $80 million to keep Friends on its streaming service through 2019? It doesn’t really matter whether you did or not. In an effort to offset the $13 billion Netflix is spending to keep you entertained, the streaming giant is raising its prices in the U.S. by 13 percent…
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Why Is NBC News Afraid of the Word Racist? Why Does CNN Want Us to Give Bigots a Pass? [Update: NBC—Never Mind]
Why is it that in the year 2019, we still have legacy media outlets that are afraid to call a thing what it is? Why is it that we have legacy media outlets bending over backward and concerning themselves with the feelings and sensitivities of racists and bigots? What is the problem, NBC? What are…
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Journalist and Former MSNBC Host Touré Accused of Sexual Harassment By Former Coworker
A young woman named “Dani” alleged that Touré had sexually harassed her in the past.
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Aaliyah ‘Lied About Her Age’ and R. Kelly Didn't Know, Lawyer Claims
You have to be a disgusting individual to get on national television and try to save your client’s already trashed reputation by casting aspersions on the legacy of a dead young woman who is no longer able to speak for herself. Yet, that is exactly what R. Kelly’s attorney Steven Greenberg did during an appearance…
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