Politics
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Watch CNN’s Jim Acosta Dunk on Trump: Our Network’s ‘Record on Delivering the Truth Is a lot Better Than Yours’
Much like the truth, President Trump doesn’t have a good relationship with CNN’s Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta. Mostly because the president says extremely outlandish shit and Acosta calls him out on it. In late 2018, the White House pulled Acosta’s press pass because they got all upset during a heated exchange during a…
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A Moderate Millennial Out of Houston Wants to be Texas' First Black U.S. Senator
HOUSTON—Amanda Edwards is all about those deliverables. That’s her training as a lawyer: results. Public consensus is how she views a pathway to policy that can save lives and extend them. In Amanda Edwards’ world, there is plenty of space for values, integrity and people’s humanity. There is, however, no space for ideological battles that…
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The Furious Fight for Alabama’s Senate Seat Is Crazier and More Racist Than Ever
In Alabama’s 2018 special elections, black women saved their state from sending an alleged teenage dating connoisseur to the U.S Senate. Instead, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) won the empty seat vacated by former MAGA Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, whose voting record is just as racist as his name. This time won’t be that…
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Trump’s Meat Heavy Diet Isn’t Playing So Well in India
President Trump hates vegetables more than he hates black people. Fine, he doesn’t hate vegetables that much but he rarely eats them. And it’s understandable after his visit to Willy Wonka’s crib in which he ate a carrot that looked like meat and it tinted his skin orange. I’m sure one of the president’s aides…
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Clarence Thomas’ Wife, Ginni, Has Been Pushing Hires for Trump's Administration
Supreme Court Justice and unofficial mime Clarence Thomas is trash. He’s married to conservative activist—which is just another way of saying a great big whiny baby—Ginni Thomas. Which means by mere association, Ginni Thomas, by marriage and occupation, is also trash. That’s it. That’s the story. If you need to read more, then know that…
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From Baltimore to 'Broadway' to Bloomberg? Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Named Co-Chair of Mega Billionaire's Presidential Campaign
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is all about the come-up. The former Baltimore mayor—who made history as the first city official to star in the legendary musical Chicago (as an ensemble member)—is now the face of Michael Bloomberg’s presidential bid. On Feb. 20, the mega billionaire’s campaign announced Rawlings-Blake was endorsing the former New York City Mayor’s run…
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Stop and Frisk These Empty Pockets: Michael Bloomberg’s Campaign Wants to Pay Folks $2,500 a Month to Push Him on Social Media
Former New York City Mayor and recently destroyed Democratic debate candidate Michael Bloomberg is looking to pay some 500 “deputy digital organizers” $2,500 a month to promote him on their social media feeds. Look, before we go any further, the way my bills are set up, and the way that my federal student aid people…
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BET META 2020: Are Black Male Voters Forgotten? T.I. Says the Government Has an 'Agenda to Remove Us Out of the Picture'
On Thursday, BET hosted an intimate one-day event “focused exclusively on driving African American voters to the polls by harnessing the power of media, entertainment, and technology sectors” called the META:2020 conference. Essentially, it served as a collective of action-driven goals intentionally held during the weekend of the NAACP Image Awards, with more programming to…
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Russia Wants Trump in 2020 and the President Is Pissed That Intelligence Officials Keep Saying So
It’s Friday, so you know what that means? It means that it’s the last day of the work week and that also means it’s that time again for a Russia report. Ready? Russia is going to punch America’s democracy in the face and steal the election, again, to help Trump win in 2020. What’s new?…
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President Parasite Slams Foreign Movie for Winning Best Picture Oscar, and They Clap Back, ‘Understandable, He Can’t Read’
At this point, Trump is touring more than Kevin Hart, Doug E. Fresh and the black-famous Maze featuring Frankie Beverly. The Root Senior Writer Michael Harriot has already found that Trump is the 10th highest paid athlete in the country, but did you know that he’s the most sought-after masturbating comedian? Fine, there is no…