Politics
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Biden to Nominate Pete Buttigieg as Head of Transportation
In what continues to be some head-scratching shit, President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary, which is the equivalent of being nominated as the secretary of transportation. Safe to say it’s not a glamorous position. Quick, name another Transportation secretary in the history of ever? Exactly. According to Politico, Buttigieg…
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Stunt Queen Alert: Michigan Republican Leaves GOP Over Trump’s Endless Attempts to Overturn Election
Rep. Paul Mitchell, (R-Mich.) has had enough. And by enough, I mean that babies in cages didn’t bother him nor did a wall to separate Mexico from America. Mitchell wasn’t bothered by the president’s unwillingness to show his taxes or his use of public office to bash dissenters. Mitchell was apparently fine with the president’s…
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Declined Cabinet Position in Biden Administration, Senior Adviser Confirms
It’s no secret that there has been a huge push for President-elect Joe Biden to appoint Black women to his cabinet. The incoming administration has already set the tone with Kamala Harris as vice president, not to mention having Symone Sanders and Karine Jean-Pierre on its all-women communications team. Most recently, Biden picked Ohio Rep.…
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Trump Tells Allies He Will Run in 2024. Also Notes: You Know I Stay Lying
The president of people hoping to storm the Electoral College, which is right next to Trump University, has been telling allies that he plans to run again in 2024—and then adds that he may back out, but still fuck with me like I’m running because I love attention. According to Politico, the president has been…
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‘Credible Threats of Violence’ Resulted in Michigan Closing Its Legislative Offices Ahead of Electoral College Vote
Before Michigan’s electors voted to certify President-Elect Joe Biden’s electoral win, the threat of violence resulted in all legislative offices being closed in the state. Michigan, sadly, is no stranger to (probably) white folks who’ve lost their goddamn mind because reality hasn’t aligned with their expectations. Earlier this year, a group of far-right, um, activists?…
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Black Female Lawmaker Isn't Caving in After Death Threats, Losing Committee Assignments
Michigan state Rep. Cynthia Johnson knows why she is being inundated with death threats after she confronted Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani during a Dec. 2 Michigan state oversight hearing over the 2020 election. “You’re out of order for asking a white man such a question,” she told The Root. “That’s how I took it. You’re…
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Kelly Loeffler’s Campaign Claims She ‘Had No Idea’ the Man She Posed With in a Photo Is a Former KKK Leader
It must be terribly inconvenient for Republicans trying to convince America that their party isn’t racist, that racists keep gravitating towards the Republican Party. Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) posed for a photo with a former KKK leader during a campaign rally in Dawsonville, Ga., Friday, and now her campaign is claiming she had “no idea”…
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GTFOH Trump Watch: You’ve Stolen an Election Before, So Why Won’t You Do It Now?
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is a thief. He stole his first name from a famous crooner whose surname is McKnight and his last name from a promiscuous former NBA dunker. He stole his style from Ward Cleaver and his haircut from Colonel Sanders (not the Latinx version. Man, I want so much more for Mario…
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A Republican Coronavirus Denier’s Story Told In 2 Acts
Tennessee state Rep. David Byrd once claimed that the “mainstream media has sensationalized the reporting on COVID-19 in the service of political agendas.” Byrd has been seen on the House floor without a mask, which goes against everything that scientists have suggested during the pandemic. On Thursday, Byrd posted a message to Facebook asking friends…