Politics
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Mongolia Trip to Kill an Endangered Sheep Costs Taxpayers Nearly $77,000
I don’t know where Donald Trump Jr. lands on the asshole scale but I have to assume it’s pretty high. Like, I don’t know what level of asshole you have to be to fly to Mongolia to kill a sheep—an endangered sheep, at that—who is just chilling, looking for salt and vinegar potato chips or…
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Joins The Root Today on Instagram Live
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is presiding over one of the most consequential states in the nation as we approach the November election. Elected in 2018 in the blue wave of Democrats who won executive and other local and national offices, Whitmer has withstood some shrapnel amid challenges in her state. At 2:30 p.m. ET, senior…
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Nancy Pelosi and 'Nem Just Introduced Sweeping Police Reform Bill While Wearing Kente Cloth
While the Trump administration is considering holding a nationwide speech on race and national unity, (yes, you read that right; King Racist and his tribe of a thousand tiki torches are mulling over a speech on race, which is kind of like a bear holding a speech on honey regulations or a Klan member posting…
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Hundreds of Ex- and Current Staffers Turn Out to Protest New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
Ify Ike is in pain. So much so that she was unable to hold her composure enough to stick to the written speech that she prepared for the protest Monday aimed at her former boss, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, for what she says is his failure to protect the black and brown…
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Ben Carson Says Protesting NFL Players Should Say They Love America; Colin Kaepernick’s Mom Claps Back With Receipts
The doctor of Housing and Urban Development, Ben Carson, is a fucking idiot. Maybe it’s not his fault. Maybe he’s playing a role to keep himself relevant. Maybe he’s lying, like the lies he’s told before. Like the time he claimed that he thwarted a robbery by pointing the robber towards the cash register or…
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Colin Powell Is Voting for Joe Biden and You-Know-Who Went Into an Orange Rage
Former Secretary of State and noted Republican Colin Powell is voting for Joe Biden in the upcoming presidential election. “I’m very close to Joe Biden in a social matter and in a political matter,” Powell told CNN’s Jake Tapper on State of the Union Sunday morning, Politico notes. “I’ve worked with him for 35, 40…
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Exclusive: A Coalition of Women of Color Pens Letter Accusing NYC Mayor's Administration of Racism [Updated]
A small coalition of former and current female staffers of color for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio wrote a letter condemning the former presidential candidate for overseeing years-long marginalization of their voices, which led to many of them feeling ignored as they tried to help the mayor avoid pitfalls in reaction to the…
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Texas GOP Calling for Chairwoman’s Resignation After She Claimed George Floyd’s Death Was Staged
I mean… I don’t know what level of Hell this is but…. I don’t even know how you fix your lips or fingers to type such horrible things, but a Texas county GOP chairwoman is looking at adding to the staggering unemployment numbers as Texas GOP Chairman James Dickey is calling for her resignation for…