Politics
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Stacey Abrams Almost Beat a Crooked Voting System. Now She’s Making Sure Other Politicians Don’t Have To
To this day it’s unclear if Stacey Abrams legitimately lost her bid to become the first black female governor of Georgia or if Brian Kemp, double-dipping as both the Georgia secretary of state and the GOP candidate for governor, stole the election. Either way, Abrams doesn’t have time to waste and is taking her Fair…
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Trump Administration’s New Rule Could Block Visas, Green Cards for Legal Immigrants Who Need Benefits Like Food Stamps
Because the Trump administration is made of people like Stephen Miller and those who think like him, on Monday the group of evil white men and complicit white women released a new regulation that would target legal immigrants for needing government benefits. According to CNN, the new rule would make it easier to “reject green…
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Oh, He’s RACIST Racist: Anthony Scaramucci Says He Can No Longer Support Trump for President
Anthony Scaramucci lasted just 11 short days as Donald Trump’s White House communications director during the summer of 2017. Like many others handpicked by the “president,” he was ousted and sent on his merry way to become one of many people who briefly worked for the revolving door that is the Trump administration before finding…
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Trump Mimics Asian Accent During Controversial Fundraiser in the Hamptons: Report
Equinox and SoulCycle owner Stephen Ross still held his Trump fundraiser this weekend because he’s not going to let a few celebrities and common folk scare him away from his love for white supremacy. Because Donald Trump is about as stable as a cracked egg being handled by a 2-year-old, the president of people who…
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Back at It Again: Conspiracy Theorist-in-Chief Attempts to Connect Epstein Death to Clintons
The Leader of the (allegedly) Free World is once again circulating baseless conspiracy theories—this time concerning the death of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender who was accused of operating a global sex-trafficking ring in which underage girls were sexually abused and raped. In this case, Trump retweeted “comedian” and Trump supporter Terrence…
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After Record-Setting ICE Raid in Mississippi, Migrant Children Face the Horror of Living Without Their Parents
After nearly 700 immigrants were detained by ICE agents on Wednesday during a series of strategic raids, an ugly situation in Morton, Miss., became even more gruesome as children, some as young as toddlers, have been forced to rely on members of their community in the absence of their parents. From WSET: The Clear Creek…
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Beto Goes Blue, Warren Wilts and Harris Goes O.G. AG: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 6
Mass shootings hit in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas; the stock market crashes; and Toni Morrison passes away. Why is it that every week of the Donald Trump presidency feels like a depressing opening scroll in some post-apocalyptic ’80s movie? In last week’s power rankings, we noted that in times of crisis, the committee…
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Trump Thee President Went to the Cities of Mass Shootings Like He Was on the Hot Girl Summer Tour
Donald Trump has never met a tragic situation or a camera that he didn’t like. Maybe it’s his alleged narcissistic personality disorder—or his alleged Adderall use—but Trump landed in the cities where some 31 people were killed during mass shootings like he was hitting Black Bike Week. Because the president makes everything about him, the…
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Joe Biden’s Gaffes Are Snapshots as to How He Really Thinks
Former Vice President Joe Biden, the Steve Urkel of the Democratic presidential hopefuls, is known for his gaffes, but his whole “Did I do that?” bit after sticking his foot in his mouth is getting old. On Thursday, Biden told a group of mostly minority voters in Iowa that “poor kids” are just as bright…
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NRA Head Reportedly Called Trump to Warn Him That Pushing Firearm Background Checks Wouldn’t Play Well With His Base
Vladimir Putin’s most beloved Russian operative walked onto the White House lawn and told the press that he was “all in favor” of “background checks like we’ve never had before.” “I think background checks are important. I don’t want to put guns into the hands of mentally unstable people or people with rage or hate,…