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Bloomberg Really Just Wants to Stop and Frisk Everybody Not White: Democratic Candidate Defends Muslim Surveillance Program
In today’s episode of “nah-but-seriously-y’all-ain’t-really-voting-for-that-guy-right?” former NYC mayor and democratic (although I’m not sure anyone has told him yet) candidate Mike Bloomberg, in a PBS interview that aired on Thursday, adamantly defended a heavily criticized surveillance program that targeted American Muslims allowing for them to be profiled and for their mosques and other social spaces…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Our Formal Endorsement for President of White America
The Root hates Bernie Sanders. The Root loves Bernie Sanders. Neither one of those things is true but, depending on which candidate you support, you either think The Root is actively trying to sabotage your candidate by painting them as a racist or we are selling out for Joe Biden. Or maybe it’s Elizabeth Warren.…
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Police Departments Spreading Disinformation By Falsely Claiming Meth Is Being Laced With Coronavirus
As the U.S. prepares for a coronavirus outbreak that appears all but inevitable, the onus is on government officials at all levels to spread accurate information that relays the seriousness of the situation while also allaying unfounded fears or panic. Apparently, someone forgot to tell the cops this. Police departments across the country have been…
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Confederate Flags, Symbols Officially Banned From All Marine Corps Installations
In today’s “about damn time” news, the commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, who apparently is almost as tired of seeing Confederate flags as my black ass is, has decided to remove them from Marine installations entirely. Eager to earn a conditional invitation to the Cookout—which will remain segregated, but we appreciate your efforts anyway—Gen.…
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Four More Alleged Neo-Nazis Arrested for Harassing Journalists
White nationalists have stayed taking L’s this week. I can’t lie folks, I love to see it. According to CBS News, four members of the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to intimidate. Yesterday, we wrote about a leader of the group who was arrested for a “swatting” plot. Those…
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South Carolina Sued Over LGBTQ Sex-Ed Ban
Sex education has often done a poor job when it comes to LGBTQ students. A new lawsuit hopes to change that, at least for the state of South Carolina. NBC News reports that the National Center for Lesbian Rights along with Lambda Legal has filed a lawsuit against the state in an effort to overturn…
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Findings Show That Right-Wing Extremists Responsible for The Majority of Hate Crimes in 2019
For as much as they like to bitch and moan about the crime and violence brought to this country by immigrants, you would think they would have more to say about those who commit crime and violence in their name. I’m just saying it’s kind of funny. New findings released by the Anti Defamation League…
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Ex-Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh Given 3 Year Sentence For Fraud
Greed has been the undoing of many a politician throughout American history. The latest to find themselves disgraced by the paper chase is former Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh. The Baltimore Sun reports that U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanowsentenced Pugh to three years in federal prison due to a fraud scheme involving a series of…
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Louisiana Judge Who Shot Off N-Word Laced Text Messages After Her Affair Was Uncovered Resigns
One day after Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards called for her resignation, District Judge Jessie LeBlanc submitted a letter announcing she’d be stepping down immediately. LeBlanc had been facing mounting pressure to resign after a local news station discovered that not only had she been having an affair with a chief deputy in her Parish,…
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Move Over MAGA Hats, Trump Campaign’s Black Outreach Includes ‘Woke’ T-shirts
For some reason—maybe this has to do with white Midwestern farmers who don’t realize that Trump doesn’t care about them and yet they still support him—Trump believes that there is a way to pull the black vote. Since his campaign is either relentless, grossly underestimating the political education of black folks, or stupid (something tells…