Politics
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The 'Best' Woman: A Thinkpiece About Kamala Harris Thinkpieces
Her flame of imprisoned lightning beckons to the yearning of the huddled masses. The Mother of Exiles peers down upon the wretched refuse of this teeming shore and smiles upon us, knowing that the clarion call of her burning torch has finally been heard. We are the fulfillers of Lady Liberty’s promise. Kamala Harris…
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Trump Claims Kamala Harris Is ‘Dream Opponent.’ Wait Till She Destroys Sexless Robot Mike Pence
On Wednesday, President Trump was doing it again, and by again, I mean he was acting as if a tornado of an opponent who is looking to bring his house down was fitting right into his plans. The president of people who enjoy Barstool Sports claimed that California Sen. Kamala Harris, she of the sisterhood of…
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Rep. Ilhan Omar Beats Well-Funded Challenger Like He Stole Something in Minnesota Democratic Primary
Oh, the pundits waxed on about how Rep. Ilhan Omar, a member of the progressive group of congresswomen known as “The Squad,” was facing serious trouble in the Minnesota Democratic primary on Tuesday. Oh, they waxed on about the money Antone Melton-Meaux, an attorney who also runs a mediation practice, had raised. Oh, you could…
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Maya Rudolph, Who Portrays Kamala Harris on Saturday Night Live, Responds to Harris' VP Selection: 'That's Spicy'
On Tuesday afternoon, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced that his pick for vice president is none other than Senator Kamala Harris. While many sang Harris’ praises (if the duo defeats Donald Trump and Mike Pence in November, she will be the first Black vice president and first female vice president in U.S. history),…
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Joe Biden Picks Sen. Kamala Harris as His Vice President
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was competing only with Rihanna for forcing Black America to hold its collective breath with anticipation. Unlike Rihanna, it wasn’t as if Biden couldn’t put out a new album because he was busy shutting the makeup and beauty world down with a product line called “Robinette,”…
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'God' Is 'White'
Everything is theirs. Embedded in the dog whistles that spread the dogma of white supremacy, is the false notion that this country was created for and by white people. It echoes in the way they have taken ownership of the word “patriot” and made it synonymous with “racist.” As white national-ish Tucker Carlson repeatedly insinuates,…
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Destiny’s Child Breakup and Other Events Trump Believes Ended Because of the 1918 Spanish Flu
In Trump’s world, facts don’t matter, common sense is a liability and all of his staffers are required to act as if human skin can just naturally turn the color of a carrot without assistance. On Monday, the president of people who let their pets sleep in their beds claimed that the Spanish flu of…
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100 Black Entertainers and Celebrities Send Letter to Biden Urging Him to Pick Black Woman as VP. Biden Is Going to Mess This Up
This wasn’t supposed to be remotely hard; in fact, the groundwork had already been laid down. It works like this: Black women are the backbone of the Democratic party and they needed to be rewarded with a vice-presidential pick in this upcoming election. And the presumptive Democratic nominee for president still hasn’t made his pick,…
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Trump and Anthony Scaramucci Get Into Twitter Spat After the Former White House Employee Says He’s Voting for Biden
There is a trend with ex-employees of the Trump administration and it looks like this: Bash the president that they once happily served—which is why it will always be fuck all of them. Fuck Omarosa. (Where is she, anyway?) Fuck John Kelly, James Mattis, John Bolton, H.R. McMaster, and most spectacularly, Anthony Scaramucci, whose time…