Politics
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GTFOH Trump Watch: You ’Bout to Go to Prison
If you’ve ever wondered why President Trump is fighting so hard to steal the election and remain in office, it’s because he knows that once he becomes a regular citizen again he’s going to prison. OK, maybe not directly to prison, but he’s going to have to answer for all the crooked shit he did…
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to Mitch McConnell: ‘Dear God, Stop the Nonsense’
If you are unfamiliar with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, she’s the no-nonsense politician who told her constituents during a pandemic that their jumpshot was always going to be weak and, therefore, they should stay their asses in the house and off the basketball courts. I will not discuss the countless memes of her telling you…
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Black Farmers, Civil Groups ‘Enraged’ After Joe Biden Selects Tom Vilsack Over Rep. Marcia Fudge to Head USDA
Black farming and civil rights groups are giving President-elect Joe Biden an earful about his decision to bring former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack back to head up the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a job he held for eight years under former President Barack Obama. According to Politico, leaders of farming and civil rights organizations say…
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Susan Rice to Run White House Domestic Policy Council
President-elect Joe Biden is getting the band back together. According to people with knowledge of these kinds of things, Susan Rice, the former national security adviser under Barack Obama and Biden’s reign, has been tapped to run the White House Domestic Policy Council. According to Politico, Rice also served as the U.S. ambassador to the…
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GTFOH Trump Watch: He’s Taking This Breakup Really Hard
Breakups can be difficult, especially when one side didn’t see it coming. President Trump is really struggling with America telling him that they’ve moved on. He’s still trying to make America love him again and it’s just not working. At some point, the president has to realize that it doesn’t matter how many court cases…
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Georgia Republicans Vow to Suppress the Vote After Twice Confirming Trump’s L in the State
Despite there being no evidence of widespread voter fraud, Georgia Republicans are vowing to craft legislation that will make voting harder in the state. According to NBC News, Republican officials in the state announced plans on Tuesday to limit access to mail-in voting and to dismantle election laws that contributed to the state’s record turnout.…
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U.S. Supreme Court Denies GOP Bid to Overturn Pennsylvania Election Results; Nevada Supreme Court Swipes Left, Too
The post-2020 presidential race is really starting to look like a political sequel to Groundhog Day, where you wake up every morning reading what feels like the same headline from the day before (and the day before that, and the day before that). In this case, the recurring headline is: Trump Voter Fraud Nonsense Rejected…
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Biden Picks Marcia Fudge as HUD Secretary After Congresswoman Lobbied to Become 1st Black Woman to Lead USDA
After openly campaigning to be the first Black woman to lead the Department of Agriculture, Ohio congresswoman Marcia Fudge (D) will be tapped to become the next Housing and Urban Development Secretary, according to multiple outlets. Politico reports that Fudge will take the helm at HUD, while President-elect Joe Biden is leaning toward a familiar…
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Georgia Just Can’t Quit Trying to Suppress the Vote, Reduces Early Voting Locations by Half in 3rd Largest County
Georgia Republicans can’t help but be Georgia Republicans, and in what is totally not voter suppression, the third largest county in the state announced plans to significantly reduce early voting locations for the upcoming Senate runoff election. According to the New York Times, election officials in Georgia’s Cobb County have announced plans to substantially reduce…
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The Real Race Card: The White Identity Politics of Georgia's Senate Race
If America were truly colorblind, could it see whiteness? Both races in Georgia’s heated Senate runoffs are essentially tied and many are wondering which metrics Georgia voters will use to cast the votes that will decide which political party controls America’s most exclusive legislative body. In case you haven’t noticed, Sens. David Perdue (R-Ga.) and…