Politics
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Are We Pretending Donald Trump Wasn’t Secretly Rushed to the Hospital?
Pick one: Donald Trump was rushed to the hospital to visit a sick child because he is such a caring person… Or Donald Trump is the only president in history to break their physical examinations into two parts… Or Donald Trump and the White House staff is lying. Only one of those makes sense. Trump…
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OK Boomer: Joe Biden Says Marijuana Is a Gateway Drug, and He Won’t Legalize It
Joe Biden is a boomer. Let me preface this by saying not all boomers are annoyingly out of touch. There are some boomers who completely understand why marijuana should be legal at the federal level. Those same boomers understand that cannabis is not the gateway drug the pharmaceutical lobby people want you to believe it…
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As Week 2 of Public Impeachment Hearings Begin, President Trump Says He’ll Consider Testifying in Writing…But Nobody Believes That Lie
With round two of the public impeachment hearings set to begin this week, President Trump said in a Monday morning tweet that he would consider testifying—in writing—for the inquiry as to whether he abused his power when he witheld military aid to Ukraine unless they launched an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden and…
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Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg Apologizes for Stop-and-Frisk, But Nobody’s Trying to Hear It: ‘This Is a Deathbed Conversion’
For years, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been an ardent proponent of stop-and-frisk, the blatantly racist policy that allowed the NYPD to disproportionately target and terrorize black and brown citizens. But now that he’s laying the groundwork for a 2020 presidential run that’s destined to implode, the 77-year-old billionaire is apologizing for…
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Forever President Barack Obama Warns 2020 Democrats Voters 'Don't Want to See Crazy Stuff'
Will some of that old black magic work this time around? One can only hope it does. If any one can make it happen, it would be Barack Hussein Obama. Black America’s Forever President made an appearance at a Washington D.C. fundraiser Friday night. There, he doled out some advice to a room of well-heeled…
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Surprise, Surprise: Donald Jr.’s Triggered Book Sales May Be Rigged
Like father, like son. Although Donald Junior’s new book has landed in the top spot of the much-coveted New York Times Best Sellers List, there’s some scuttlebutt that the numbers may have been cooked. According to Page Six, Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants To Silence Us by Donald Trump Jr. may…
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Rudy Giuliani Under Federal Investigation for Campaign Finance Violations: 'I Would Not Be Surprised If He Gets Indicted'
It’s often said that your friends are a direct reflection of your own character. And if that’s to be believed, it should come as no surprise that Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City and personal attorney of one Donald John Trump, is being investigated for campaign finance violations and a bunch of…
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Elizabeth Warren Tells The Root How Capitalism Can Exist Without Racism
Summerton, S.C.—Sen. Elizabeth Warren is something of a MacGyver on the campaign trail. She has that rare ability to seamlessly break down the most complex policy challenges and not leave you feeling like an idiot. It has been this intellectual range—not to mention those hourslong selfie lines—that has elevated her to the top of the…
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Trump Got Exposed During the First Day of Impeachment Hearings and His Tax Returns Suffered a Similar Fate
If you thought your Wednesday was rough, at least it wasn’t as bad as Donald Trump’s. While the rest of us trudged through another humpday of ungrateful spouses and crabby co-workers, the Washington Post reports that a U.S. appeals court ruled that Congress can gain access to eight years of Trump’s tax returns: The U.S.…
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The Black Person’s Guide to the Trump Impeachment Hearings
The House of Representatives began impeachment hearings for President Donald J. Trump on Wednesday. While everyone seems to have a different idea of what this actually means, we decided to prepare this handy dandy guide that breaks the process down into digestible language without relying on bullshit phraseology about “American values” and the “integrity of…