Politics
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Texas Lawmakers Approve Legislation That Would Let People Carry Handguns Without a License. In Other News, I'm Never Traveling to Texas
You know, if I were a lawmaker in a state where multiple mass shootings have taken place this year alone, I probably wouldn’t be gung-ho about making it easier for the wrong people to get a gun. Texas Republicans will never miss an opportunity to have the wrong priorities, though, and are set to approve…
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House Candidate Anthony Bouchard Impregnated a 14-Year-Old When He Was 18 and Claims It Was Like ‘the Romeo and Juliet Story.’ Nah, Son
And the winner for most deplorable Republican House candidate goes to…Anthony Bouchard and it isn’t even close. In an attempt to get ahead of a scandalous story that had the potential to ruin his chances of challenging Rep. Liz Cheney, who has been on the outs of the Republican Party ever since she voted to…
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Remember the Guy in St. Louis Who Was Waving an AR-15 at Black Lives Matter Protesters? Well, He’s Running for Senate
Do you believe that slavery was bad and that Black people should have equal rights? No? Great! How would you like to become a congressional candidate for the GOP? That seems to be the only bar you have to clear to become a politician in the Republican party. Remember that guy who was waving an…
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Stacey Abrams Kills Any Doubts About Her Desire to Become President: 'It's Still a Job That I Want'
Stacey Abrams, who was last seen protecting our democracy from Trump’s acolytes, getting nominated for Nobel Peace Prizes, and publishing best-selling novels, might have a lot on her plate, but she still has plenty of time to chin-check Republicans and make history in the process. She also has time to appear on the podcast Skimm’d…
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Jill Biden Told Supporters on Call 'Go Fuck Yourself' After Joe's Heated Moment on Race With Kamala Harris During 2019 Debate, Book Claims
I know it’s painful to look back at 2019, but let’s take a trip down memory lane, shall we? It was the Democratic presidential debate and current Vice President Kamala Harris had decided to go for then-nominee Joe Biden’s jugular. Training her gaze directly at the former VP, Harris said: “I do not believe that…
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I Told Y’all Letitia James Was Coming: NY Attorney General Opens a Criminal Investigation Into Trump Organization
There are a few things in life that you don’t play with: Taco Bell when you have a long bus ride; the car radio when your father is driving; and New York Attorney General Letitia James. The New York State Attorney General’s Office was initially investigating the Trump Organization as a civil case as to…
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There's a Chick-fil-A Sauce Shortage and Republicans Know Exactly Who’s Responsible: Joe Biden
If you bring me anything from Chick-fil-A—which I sometimes call Chick-Fila—and you don’t bring me the Chick-fil-A honey mustard sauce, I will ask that you stand back a bit so you can watch as I slam the bag to the ground and stomp the living shit out of it. You know what a chicken sandwich…
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Kevin McCarthy Doesn’t Want Inquiry Into the Insurrection at the Capitol Because He’s Busy Looking for Hillary’s Emails
Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has trouble sitting down with Donald Trump’s hand so far up his… Managing Editor Genetta Adams: Stephen. We talked about this. You have to start off slow and then you can go crazy. Me: Got it. Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is against a 9/11-style commission into the…
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Rep. Val Demings Will Challenge Marco Rubio for His Senate Seat in 2022
Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) is not coming to play games. She was reportedly considered to be Joe Biden’s running mate, has a history of being a no-nonsense straight shooter, and the people of Florida—the ones who aren’t on meth or saving up their coins to afford a Mar-a-Lago membership—love her. So it makes sense that…