Politics
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Nigel Shelby’s Mother Says the School System Failed Her Child
Nigel Shelby, the 15-year-old who died by suicide in Alabama after allegedly being bullied for living his truth, was taken from us too soon. Nigel will never know love, heartbreak, or one day meet his chosen family who would affirm him and make him feel like he had a place in this world. Nigel’s death…
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Trump Punks Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney for Coughing During Interview
President Donald Trump threatened to donkey kick the fuck out of his Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney for coughing during a taped interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, which aired Sunday. President Trump was in the middle of the interview when Mulvaney had a little tickle in his throat. That tickle became a full laugh…
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Report: Intelligence Officials Won’t Brief Trump on Cyberattacks Against Russia For Fear He Might Get Mad and Tell Putin
Buried in a recent news report about America’s secret program of placing “digital implants” in the Russian power grid is an interesting and troublesome revelation. Namely, that senior US intelligence officials are so concerned about the president of the United States being an unrestrained ignoramus or a Russian spy, that they are holding back valuable…
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What Would a Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Look Like? Here’s a Sneak Peek
When he “delayed” replacing Donald Trump fave and slave owner President Andrew Jackson’s face on the $20 bill with that of freedom fighter Harriet Tubman, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin swore before Congress that “technical” issues concerning new security features on U.S. bills were the reason. But on Friday, the New York Times reported that it…
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Pay Me What You Owe Me: DC to Trump on $7 Million Unpaid Inauguration Bill Ahead of Planned July 4th Bash
Donald Trump is planning what he almost assuredly believes will be a yuuuge Fourth of July rally speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. But as D.C. leaders brace for what could be a massive security headache with the leader of the free world inserting himself in the middle of one of…
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End of the Road: My Sarah 'Suckabee' Sanders Breakup Playlist
It’s not me, it’s you. It was always you. When we met, you were Sarah Huckabee Sanders, but once you opened your pie hole and started spewing hatred wrapped inside a lie wrapped inside a mistruth wrapped inside deceit, you earned the endearing nickname “Suckabee.” And while I never thought it would last, I always…
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Cory Booker Secures 12 Co-Sponsors for Reparations Bill
Presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) has secured 12 co-sponsors for his reparations bill, according to an announcement the senator’s office released exclusively to The Root. The bill, officially titled, “HR 40 Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act (pdf),” would establish a commission to study the impact of slavery…
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Trump Is Trash, So of Course, He'd Still Accept Political Dirt on Foes From Foreign Governments
Trump just can’t stop stepping in it. If there were signs all over the White House pointing out where not to step, Trump would still step in it. If “it” were lying on a rug with a flashing, neon, talking billboard that played on repeat for Trump not to step here, Trump would lace up…
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You Are Not Entitled To Know Someone’s Sexuality
Before I did a remix album and solidified myself as being well-versed in the tops on the charts, I used to be a confused little boy who would try and convince himself that he liked women. Society told me that I was supposed to be straight, so that’s what I attempted to do. Needless to…
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Government Watchdog Wants Kellyanne Conway Fired, but Conway Wants That Smoke: 'Let Me Know When the Jail Sentence Starts'
Kellyanne Conway is a federal employee. As White House counselor, she is basically a well-paid executive branch federal employee, but a federal employee, nonetheless. So, as a White Walker affirmative-action hire, she isn’t supposed to be bashing Democratic presidential candidates. On Thursday, the Office of Special Counsel informed the White House that because Conway can’t…