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Government Shutdown Threatens Housing Funds for Low-Income Senior Citizens
As the government shutdown started by a Donald Trump temper tantrum in response to the lack of support for his mythical border wall continues, those most vulnerable continue to suffer. NBC News reports that a handful of federal Housing and Urban Development employees who are still on the job are hard at work trying to…
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KTLA Reporter Kacey Montoya Tells Black Activists They Are the Reason People Are Racist
After a second black man was found dead of a drug overdose in the home of wealthy, white Democratic donor and West Hollywood resident Ed Buck, activists showed up in front of his apartment building to protest what they see as the protection of white privilege which prevents Buck from being arrested in connection with…
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R. Kelly’s Estranged Daughter, Another Reported Victim, Come Forward to Speak Out Against Him
More women are stepping forward to speak out against R&B singer R. Kelly, after the six-hour documentary series Surviving R. Kelly brought renewed attention to the sexual crimes he is accused of. Kelly’s daughter Joann Lee Kelly, who goes by the name Buku Abi, wrote a long post on her Instagram story Thursday in which…
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R. Kelly’s Attorney Accuses Lady Gaga of Exploiting His Current Controversy to Win an Oscar
The backlash against R. Kelly continues to grow in the wake of the Surviving R. Kelly documentary, and the R&B singer, as well as his team, seem determined to keep up the appearance that nothing is wrong—despite things falling apart all around him. Kelly was reportedly at a Chicago nightclub in the early morning hours…
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Could Trump’s Endgame Be a Plea Deal and a Resignation? Rudy Giuliani Reportedly Thinks So
“President” Adderall has gone completely off the rails and is standing strong in his conviction not to budge on the government shutdown unless Congress gives him his way. It has been 19 days since he started his standoff over the $5.7 billion he is demanding to build his mythical wall across the U.S./Mexico border, and…
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R. Kelly’s Legal and Personal Woes Mount in the Aftermath of Victim Allegations in Surviving R. Kelly
Many of us are still trying to move on from the traumatic six hours we spent watching the #SurvivingRKelly documentary. The series shined a bright spotlight on the singer, illuminating the horrible acts he has long been accused of, and drawing renewed attention from law enforcement agencies. WGN9 reports that Cook County State’s Attorney Kim…
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Oval Office Confessions: Trump Goes Live on National Television to Talk About His Dumb Wall
Previously on White House Apprentice, we found out that the magical wall of doom your “president” won’t stop talking about was never really supposed to be a thing in the first place. It was revealed that the “wall” was actually a mnemonic meant to help the then-candidate remember to talk about being tough on immigration…
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Dumb Dullard Donald Trump Is Doing the Damn Most. Again.
Here is your regular reminder that your “president,” Donald Trump, is a big fat liar. He makes bold and ostentatious claims without any evidence, inflates his own ego with his bald-faced lies, and insults the everyday American people with his inane fabrications. This latest one is a doozy. We are in the midst of one…
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Wesley Bell Wastes No Time Making Changes in St. Louis County Prosecutor's Office
Newly elected St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell wasted no time cleaning up shop and making changes after being sworn in on Jan. 1. On his second day in office Wednesday, he fired the assistant prosecutor who failed to get an indictment against former Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson in the 2014 shooting death…
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Donald Trump Gives a Fake Press Briefing Because Nancy Pelosi Was Getting All the Attention
Your “president” is a stunt queen who manufactures drama. He doesn’t like anyone to get more attention than he does, and he will do anything to put a stop to that. Today was no exception. As you know, the 116th Congress was sworn in today—with Nancy Pelosi reprising her role as speaker of the House.…
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