Politics
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Julian Assange Arrested in London: Here Are 5 Facts About Wikileaks' White Walker
Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange was arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Thursday. Assange had been living in the embassy for the past seven years to avoid being extradited to Sweden, where he was once facing a sexual assault case that has since been dropped. Before we go any further, how does one live…
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Warner Bros. Shuts Down Trump 2020 Video for Using Dark Knight Rises
Not so fast, Donald Trump! That was basically Warner Bros.’ stance after Trump and his team apparently took it upon themselves to use music from The Dark Knight Rises to accompany a video promoting Trump’s 2020 re-election hopes. On Tuesday, Trump tweeted out the video, which featured an odd collection of imagery—among them, Washington landmarks,…
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Trump to Screen Controversial Anti-Abortion Film at White House
In a decision sure to further shore up support among his pro-life base, Donald Trump is set to screen the controversial anti-abortion film Gosnell at the White House Friday. The crowdfunded film that chronicles the trial and conviction of Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell will be shown by invitation to a group of pro-life activists…
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A Gif Response to Van Jones’ Claim That Kim Kardashian Unleashed the ‘Most Effective’ Intervention He’s Ever Seen in American Politics
Last month, Van Jones spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Let that sink in. CPAC is basically Freaknik for conservatives and those who think like them, and Van Jones, under no duress, spoke on his own free will. Van Jones has gone full Kanye. He rolls with the Kardashians and I don’t know if…
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Wait, What? Attorney General Claims Spying Occurred on Trump's Campaign Then Provides No Evidence
Attorney General William Barr, who is not John Goodman’s twin brother, slipped up and let his true inner Trump supporter show. During Barr’s Senate Appropriations Committee, which was supposed to be about his 2020 budget—but no one cares about that when you have the man who decided that there wasn’t even a case to prosecute…
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Trump Calls Mueller Probe an 'Attempted Coup' In Another Unhinged Rant That's Become a Staple of His Presidency
After taking a shower in pig vomit and playing a full game of golf in the Oval Office in which Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) held the president’s golf tee in his mouth while wearing only an adult diaper, the president claimed on Wednesday that special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation was nothing more than an “attempted…
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Texas Tech Medical School Will No Longer Consider Race in Admissions, Caving to Pressure From the Trump Administration
The most sinister PTA mom, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, is going to war with affirmative action, and at least one school has caved to the pressure. According to NBC News, race will longer be considered in deciding admission at Texas Tech University medical school, which is bowing to the Trump administration’s push to end affirmative…
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Maxine ‘Reclaiming My Time’ Waters Still Has No Time for Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin’s Shit
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin apparently failed to learn anything the last time he went up against Auntie Maxine, aka U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) A reminder: Yeah, that was nearly two years ago (it seems like only yesterday!) when Mnuchin went before the House Financial Service Committee and tried to vamp his way through Auntie…
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Candace Owens Is Racist White America’s Black Friend and She Just Told Congress That White Nationalism Isn’t a Thing
Unfortunately for the world, Candace Owens is a thing. I want her not to be a thing, or, even better, a thing of the past like Furbys and AOL Instant Messenger. Yet, here we are talking about Candace Owens because she is trotted out by the far-right whenever there is a discussion on white nationalism…