Politics
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Louisiana’s ‘Pro-Life’ Democratic Governor Primed to Sign Anti-Abortion Bill
If you needed your weekly reminder that political party affiliation and morality are rarely intertwined, here’s your refresher. Democratic Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has signaled his support for an anti-abortion bill that would ban the procedure after six weeks. The bill, which bears numerous similarities to the bills passed in Georgia and Missouri, is…
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Rep. Justin Amash Becomes the 1st Republican Congressman to Call for Trump’s Impeachment
Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) called for Donald Trump’s impeachment after reading the full unredacted report from special counsel Robert Mueller regarding Russia’s involvement with the 2016 U.S. elections. Amash is the first Republican congressman to support impeachment. In a series of tweets sent Saturday afternoon, Amash, who is no stranger to calling out Trump’s foolishness,…
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Missouri House Sends to Governor Bill Banning Abortion After 8 Weeks of Pregnancy
Missouri’s governor got just what he asked for: The state’s House members on Friday passed and sent to him for his signature a bill that would become probably the second-most restrictive abortion law in the nation, banning the procedure after eight weeks of pregnancy, with no exceptions for rape or incest. Missouri’s Senate gave its…
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All the Times Trump Was Warned About Michael Flynn
During the president’s morning rage tweets, he claimed that it would’ve been nice to know his national security adviser Michael Flynn was under investigation for his relationships with shady folks, including Russians. This, of course, came after a federal judge ordered the release of recordings that allegedly show Flynn, a Russian ambassador and an individual…
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Watch: Ocasio-Cortez's Beautiful Takedown of CEO Charging Nearly $2,000 for HIV Drug That Costs $8 in Australia
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) was last seen sitting on her dragon inside King’s Landing. It was a moment of reflection. She could fly back to her home because her work was done, thusly letting CEO fuckbois live, or she could flame their asses up. Ocasio-Cortez then clicked her heels and got her fire-breathing monster back…
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Sooooo Many White Guys
I could be talking about the New England Patriots or the Trump administration or even the Phoebe Robinson Podcast but no, when I’m talking about soooo many white guys, I mean the recent crop of Democrats running for the 2020 nomination. We started with a black man, three white women, Asians and a Latino man…
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Senate OKs Trump’s Latest Federal Judge Pick Despite Dem Fears About Where She Stands on Brown and Roe
The Senate Thursday confirmed Wendy Vitter, Donald Trump’s nominee to sit on the federal bench in New Orleans, despite strong objections from Democrats about her stance on Roe and Brown, respectively, the nation’s landmark pro-choice and school desegregation laws. By a virtual party-line vote of 52-45 (with just one Republican, Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins, joining…
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Trump's Immigration Proposal, Much Like His Administration, Is Garbage
On Thursday, President Trump is set to unveil a new immigration plan created by his listless son-in-law Jared Kushner—who once auctioned his position in the White House to international investors for green cards—that will lean more toward what migrants will bring to the country, like “genius” Melania Trump, while moving away from immigration based on…
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Televangelist Jim Bakker Is Hawking a $45 Trump Prayer Coin, Calls It 'Point of Contact' With God
In the continuous effort by the right to bring God down to Trump’s level, televangelist Jim Bakker is selling a $45 gold-plated Trump coin that he calls a “point of contact” with God, showing President Trump alongside Biblical King Cyrus. According to the New York Daily News, the coin that can’t be used to purchase…