Politics
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At Last: Brazil's Villainous New President Meets the Man in the Mirror
When I was at SXSW last week, outside of openly questioning how black people are expected to survive in a world devoid of cracked pepper, I had the pleasure of partaking in a live rendition of Roast Battle—the popular Comedy Central television show in which a pair of comedians dismember each other to the audience’s…
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Elijah Cummings Comes With Receipts, Claims the White House Is Involved in ‘Unprecedented Level of Stonewalling’
Cummings said the White House is refusing to submit any documents to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, which he serves as chairman.
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Florida Republicans Slam the Brakes on Felons Looking to Restore Their Voting Rights
Remember in November when Floridans took to the polls, channelled Spike Lee, and Did the Right Thing by voting “yes” on Amendment 4? For those who can’t recall the fine details of the citizen-proposed ballot initiative, it reinstated the voting rights for people with felony convictions—excluding murder or sexual offenses—upon completion of their sentences. And…
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GOP Rep. Devin 'Pick Me' Nunes Is Still Searching for Love, Sues Twitter Looking for Attention
The Republican equivalent of a thirst trap has filed a lawsuit. A lawsuit for a member of the Grand Ole Party is like a male IG model posting a shirtless sweatpants photo next to an eggplant or a flat tummy tea fashion nova temptress yoga posing in boy shorts. So when your Republican and Fox…
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Rep. Steve King Posts Racist Meme On Facebook. No One Is Shocked
If a masked intruder grabbed Iowa Republican Steve King’s favorite stuffed Hitler doll and told King that he would either have to stop being a racist asshole or never see his stuffed doll again, Steve King would look at his baby Hitler and mouth “I’m sorry” before watching the robber take off with his prized…
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Kellyanne Conway's Husband George Diagnoses Trump's Behavior. Trump Calls Him a 'Loser'
President Trump and the better half of the Conways are continuing their war of words online after George Conway called the president’s mental health into question and the president responded (of course he did) by calling him “a total loser.” On Tuesday, Conway, the husband to Trump’s adviser Kellyanne Conway (who doesn’t favor a cadaver)……
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Even Kellyanne Conway's Husband George Thinks Trump Is a Nutjob
The Conway household must be a riot. On one side is the White House counselor and He-Man’s adversary, Kellyanne Conway, and on the other is her robust husband, George, who openly hates the president—who just happens to be his wife’s boss. It’s a marriage made in sitcom heaven. George recently took to Twitter to note…
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Why Won't Congress Take Domestic Terrorism Seriously?
Just hours before a deranged white man stormed two New Zealand mosques and killed some 49 people, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) sent his third letter to the FBI and the Justice Department asking for a committee briefing on the “evolving threat of domestic terrorism.” His first two requests had been ignored. According to HuffPost, the…
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President Trump Tweets for Fox News to ‘Bring Back’ His Bae Jeanine Pirro
President Donald Trump and Fox News host Jeanine Pirro are a thing. Maybe not a thing the way that Trump and Stormy Daniels were a thing, but the president clearly loves the evil news anchor with the Archie Bunker disposition and rugged racist scowl. The president is always tweeting about his boo, and now that…
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Ben Carson Keeps Busy Doing Nothing All Day, Leaves Early, and Lunches With the Author of Chicken Soup for the Soul
Ben Carson never wanted to be the Housing and Urban Development director; he wanted to be the president. After losing the Republican nomination to Donald J. Trump, Carson was quoted as saying, “Having me as a federal bureaucrat would be like a fish out of water, quite frankly.” Strangely, Carson considered Trump a “brother” (not…