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Rep. Maxwell Frost Begs GOP Congresswoman to Stop Showing Nudes

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 26: Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) speaks during a House Oversight Committee hearing titled “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Implications on National Security, Public Safety, and Government Transparency” on Capitol Hill 26, 2023 in Washington, DC. Several witnesses are testifying about their experience with possible UFO encounters and discussion about a potential covert government program concerning debris from crashed, non-human origin spacecraft. Photo: Getty Images Drew Angerer

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) is on a critical political mission: convincing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to stop showing Hunter Biden’s nudes at congressional hearings. - Jessica Washington Read More

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Is Candace Owens Headed to the White House With Vivek Ramaswamy?

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Vivek Ramaswamy and Candace Owens are hitting the campaign trail ahead of the Iowa Republican Caucus next week, and it’s the dynamic duo absolutely no one asked for. But in many ways, they make a fitting pair. - Jessica Washington Read More

When People Assumed Harvard’s Claudine Gay Was a Lesbian, Did It Hurt Her Case?

Cambridge, MA - December 15: Claudine Gay embraces her husband, Chris Adendulis. Harvard University on Thursday named Gay as its next president in a historic move that will give the nations oldest college its first Black leader. Photo: Getty Images Photo by Erin Clark/The Boston Globe

The trouble with stereotypes is they are often as wrong as two left shoes, and they give bad actors fuel for their ridiculous fires.

Case in point: Claudine Gay, the recently resigned Harvard University president, has short hair and champions DEI initiatives, so segments of the population have concluded that she’s gay. Initially, a lot of folks of all races made assumptions about a connection between how someone looks and their sexual identity. - Kendra Lee Read More

Weird: NYC Mayor’s Book Features a Childhood Story of Him Shooting a Gun at School, But Now He’s Changing His Tune

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It seems New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ ghostwriter got a little carried away. His years-old book details a chilling incident of a close call school shooting. However, Adams said the incident did not even happen. - Kalyn Womack Read More

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