Politics
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Never Thought Hip-Hop Would Take It This Far: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Drops B.I.G. Lyric During Impeachment Trial
The impeachment trial for Russia’s favorite operative Donald J. Trump has started and New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is becoming the breakout star. On Tuesday, after arguing succinctly and effectively that the president of the United States is a quid pro hoe who was willing to punish Ukraine by withholding aid until the Ukrainian president…
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The Impeachment of Donald J. Trump, Part 1: Pre-Fight Fuss Fight
The Senate impeachment trial of Russian Vice President Donald J. Trump began around 1 p.m. Tuesday, and here’s what’s happened and what we expect to happen on the first day. Senators, House Managers—aka the “Hit Squad”—and the White House counsel were all present and ready to go. Chief Justice Roberts brought the trial to session,…
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Fallout Continues in Puerto Rico After Warehouse Full of Unused Relief Supplies Is Discovered
A video showing a Puerto Rican warehouse full of unused supplies—allegedly given to aid survivors in the aftermath of Hurricane María—has set off a political firestorm on the island, currently reeling from a series of earthquakes. The footage, streamed on Saturday by Lorenzo Delgado Torres, instantly went viral, showing a warehouse in the southern coastal…
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Hillary Clinton Just Ethered Bernie Sanders, Calling Him a Career Politician Whom 'Nobody Likes'
Hillary Clinton tried to tell America that they “COULD’VE HAD A BAD BITCH, NON-COMMITTAL,” but America didn’t want to listen. Now, Clinton is continuing her “I’m a hit you back in a minute” tour and dragging Bernie Sanders’ ass under the Clinton campaign bus. For reference, the Clinton campaign bus is a perpetually moving bus…
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Kellyanne Conway and Don Jr. Gentrify MLK Day With Raisin and Mayo-Laced Bullshit
Much like cornrows, hips, lips, asses and black men who play basketball, white people love some Martin Luther King Jr. Once a year, they co-opt the holiday observed in his name and act like they loved him his whole life. Studies taken by Me and Me—more formally called Me (I did the study)—show that white…
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Trump's Travel Ban Could Expand Into an Immigration Ban Under Proposed Policies
Tonight I bring to you yet another example of the current administration being nothing but a group of white supremacists. CNN reports that the Trump administration has drafted plans not only to renew its infamous travel ban but to expand it to include restricting immigration from seven more countries. If you recall, shortly after being…
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City of Oakland Strikes Agreement for Sale of Vacant Moms 4 Housing Property Following Armed Evictions, Riot Gear Arrests
That’s the spirit. Here’s some corporate and civic kindness for MLK Day. On Monday, Moms 4 Housing announced that it had struck a deal with Oakland’s Mayor Libby Schaaf and housing developer Wedgewood Properties to sell the vacant Oakland house, located at 2928 Magnolia Street, to them. The agreement follows last week’s eviction and arrests…
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A Real Prize: On Her Birthday, Trump Administration Takes Aim at Michelle Obama’s School Nutrition Standards
Donald Trump is most likely the worst person to get a gift from; especially on your birthday. Ask Michelle Obama, who saw — like everyone else — The Trump Administration proposing loosening her signature school lunch standards yesterday. Trump’s Department of Agriculture’s proposed rule would give schools more latitude to decide how much fruit to…
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Tom Steyer Picks Up 3 Black Surrogates From the Carolinas
Tom Steyer, who is making some surprising inroads with African-American voters in South Carolina, has just picked up two more endorsements from powerful members of the state’s Democratic leadership and one more from neighboring North Carolina. Johnnie Cordero, chairman of the Democratic Black Caucus of South Carolina, and South Carolina state representative Jerry Govan, chairman…
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Trump Adds 2 of Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends to His Impeachment Defense Team
In what can only be called clown shit, President Trump will enter his Senate impeachment trial with former Bill Clinton special prosecutors Kenneth Starr and Robert Ray, plus retired Harvard constitutional law professor Alan Dershowitz, as his attorneys. According to Politico, the three famous attorneys will serve as backups behind “White House counsel Pat Cipollone…