Politics
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In an Attempt to Prove Why Critical Race Theory Shouldn’t Be Taught in Schools, Tennessee Lawmaker Falsely Claims Three-Fifths Compromise Was to End Slavery
These new discussions about whether or how systemic racism and slavery should be taught in school are proving one thing unequivocally: Republicans don’t know shit about systemic racism or slavery. During a debate Tuesday in the GOP-controlled Tennessee House of Representatives over Bill HB0580, which would prohibit critical race theory from being taught in schools,…
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In a Confession Letter, Matt Gaetz’s Friend Claims the Embattled Congressman Paid for Sex With Minor: Report
Welp, it looks like Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz better start working out so that he can fight off attackers in prison because he’s about to lose his job and go straight to the pokey if anything in his former friend’s letter is true. Joel Greenberg, a longtime associate of Gaetz, admitted in a letter that…
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Florida Republicans Are One Step Closer to Making It Harder for Non-White People to Vote
Florida Republicans are up to their anti-voter rights bullshit again and they aren’t pretending to hide their disdain for democracy. They have been fine-tuning their bill SB 90, which will make voting in the state much more difficult and passed it in the House on a party-line vote of 77-40 Wednesday. It now goes to…
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OMG! I Love This Song: Rudy Giuliani's Apartment Searched in Federal Investigation
First, a prayer. Dear sweet 8 pound, 7 ounce baby Jesus, I see you. I see what you’re doing and I like it. Please continue my continuous streak of Ls on the SNKRS app (I know you are thinking about my wallet and not my happiness). Please look into making the McRib a regular offering…
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William Walker, 1st Black House Sergeant-at-Arms, Sworn In
For the first time in House history, a Black person will assume the role of the chamber’s chief law enforcement officer. William Walker, the former head of the Washington, D.C., National Guard, became the first Black House sergeant-at-arms Monday after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi swore him in, according to the Hill. The sergeant-at-arms job, in…