Politics
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Baltimore Mayor Bernard 'Jack' Young Urges Residents to Stop Shooting One Another Because Hospitals Will Need Beds for Coronavirus Patients
What a way to put things into perspective. He hasn’t been in office for a whole year but Baltimore Mayor Bernard “Jack” Young has an entire perspective to stem the notorious crime statistics within his city. Because medical resources will be needed to treat coronavirus patients, the former city council president urged residents to stop…
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Rand Paul, Staunch Opponent of Coronavirus Healthcare Package, Diagnosed With Coronavirus
Malcolm X ain’t never lie; chickens do come home to roost! And you would think that a senator from Kentucky would know that better than anyone. But as karma would have it, Rand Paul, who was the only senator to vote against an $8.3 billion emergency coronavirus package last month, has tested positive for the…
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Progressives Really Want Stacey Abrams to Be Joe Biden's Running Mate and They Have the Data to Prove She's the Best Choice
It’s no secret that anyone looking to put someone new in the Oval Office come November has quite the uphill battle on their hands. While supporters of President Donald Trump appear to remain galvanized and energized (Who knew that bigotry and jingoism delivered through grade school-level Twitter fingers would stick as white conservative America’s wet…
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'Power' Play: Lake Worth Beach Commissioner Omari Hardy Gives Mayor Pam Triolo a Full Dressing-Down During Emergency Community Board Meeting in Florida
Omari Hardy had all the time on Thursday night. And he also had zero fucks to give. The Lake Worth Beach, Fla. commissioner let the city’s mayor Pam Triolo have it over the neglect to provide power during the coronavirus crisis. According to The Palm Beach Post, the fiery point of contention revolved around who…
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Which Members of Congress Used Coronavirus Intel to Martha Stewart Their Stocks? Here’s What We Know About #BURRisma
Here’s how it works. Congress members are a part of a select group of folks who are entitled to privileged information. This information can obviously affect the stock market. Say, for example, you are a senator from North Carolina and let’s say that you’re a Republican and let’s just say, for the sake of conversation,…
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Bernie Sanders' Messenger: Press Secretary Briahna Joy Gray Keeps Fighting the Good Fight
SPARTANBURG, S.C.—There are few political operatives who have turned the role of national press secretary on its head like Briahna Joy Gray. As Bernie Sanders’ top messenger, she speaks for the senator in ways he often can’t articulate himself. More directly, she not only speaks for the campaign, she defends his political revolution. I call…
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Can Someone Unzip Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Leather Face Mask So He Can Tell Trump That Governors Aren’t His Enemy?
During this global pandemic, Trump has displayed the steadfast leadership skills of children once the piñata breaks. He has literally told governors Prince’s lyrics from “Let’s Go Crazy,” in which the Purple One says: Cause in this life Things are much harder than in the afterworld In this life You’re on your own Recently, President…
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Secret Recording Shows Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Warned Rich Donors About Coronavirus Weeks Before Us
While the president was busy telling America that the coronavirus was well under control, lying about the number of people infected and claiming that health experts’ data on the virus’ death rate was false because of a hunch, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee was warning a small group of rich donors some three…
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President Draft Dodger Calls Himself ‘Wartime President’ Because He’s Really Into Role Play
The president of the United States—the same man who avoided war by claiming bone spurs and who has never served a day in his life, yet harassed one of the most decorated and beloved senators who was captured and tortured during his time in Vietnam—is now referring to himself as a wartime president. President Trump…