Politics
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2 Men Make a Federal Case Out of Being Blocked on Twitter by the Notorious AOC
Conservative critics of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are coming for the New York progressive, saying what’s good for the goose is good for the gander when it comes to being blocked from blocking trolls folks on Twitter. Dov Hikind, a former New York state assemblyman, and Joseph “Joey Salads” Saladino, a YouTuber running for Congress who,…
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Today in Congressional Clapbacks: Ayanna Pressley and Ilhan Omar Respond to ‘Distraction Becky’ and Lip-Deficient ‘Racist Fool’
Ah, the long, glorious of days of summer: when the drink menus are filled with rosé, the racists are furious and sunburned, and our favorite freshman congresswomen have officially run out of patience for white nonsense. On this past Tuesday afternoon, the Congresswomen in question included Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who—despite all…
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The President’s Personal Fourth of July Party Has Bankrupted D.C.’s Security Fund
Remember just a few weeks ago when the president planned a “my dicktatorship is bigger than yours” July Fourth event in which he wanted tanks and jets and sparklers and shit? Well, it sounds like that whole thing has bankrupted the Washington, D.C., security fund as they have spent some $1.7 million reserved for protecting the…
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Trump Takes to Twitter to Bash 'Radical Left' for Boycotting Home Depot
This is America. So the co-founder of Home Depot, Bernie Marcus, has every right to pledge his support and money to President Donald Trump. And people who find the president to be a vile mass of pig vomit have the right to protest Marcus’ store. Where things get weird is when the president of women…
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Kamala Harris and AOC Introduce Legislation That Protects Formerly Incarcerated People Against Federal Housing Discrimination
U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is introducing a bill Wednesday with freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) that aims to protect people with criminal records from discriminatory policies in federal housing. According to Sen. Harris’s office, the Fair Chance at Housing Act is designed to cut down on recidivism by helping ex-offenders secure…
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![Robert Johnson of BET Fame Still Got Love for Donald Trump While Saying of Democrats: Y’all Moving Too Far, Too Fast [Corrected]](https://assets-server.theroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/29103157/sfrqjsewx1qobgfnasnb-300x169.jpg)
Robert Johnson of BET Fame Still Got Love for Donald Trump While Saying of Democrats: Y’all Moving Too Far, Too Fast [Corrected]
The nation’s first black billionaire, BET founder Robert Johnson, says Democrats are moving too far to the left for his taste, and that when it comes to Donald Trump, ya gotta give credit where credit is due. “Overall, if you look at the U.S. economy…you got to give the president an A+ for that,” Johnson…
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Appeals Court Rules That President Troll Can’t Block People on Twitter Just Because They Say Stuff That Makes Him Mad
The president of the United States is a Twitter troll. He often uses his social media pulpit to call Congress members derogatory nicknames while defending his draconian administration. Well, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that if the Supreme Bitch can dish it than he’s got to be willing to take it…
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Elizabeth Warren Takes a Bite Out of the Bernie Bros With $19 Million Haul in Campaign Cash
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren raised $19.1 million in campaign cash over the past three months, beating the take of similarly politically progressive rival Sen. Bernie Sanders during the same period. The numbers suggest Warren may be viewed as a more politically viable alternative to Sanders. And, as the New York Times reports, the…
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Britain’s Trade Minister Will Apologize to Ivanka Trump for Leaked Memo Calling the White House ‘Dysfunctional,’ and I’m Confused
Alright, so boom. Some dude from Britain is apparently coming to Washington, D.C., or calling the White House to apologize to the president’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, after some memos were leaked claiming that the Trump administration is “dysfunctional” and “inept.” Here’s how the Hill explains it: The memos from British Ambassador to the U.S. Kim Darroch,…