Politics
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Connecticut School Employee Goes on Racist Rant in Supermarket, Loses Job, Earns Reprimand from Mayor
Corinne Terrone can be seen using the N-word while spitting at a black man and woman. Terrone, a public office worker in Hamden, Conn., resigned Friday after video of her racist language in a local supermarket last week. With more than 7,000 shares and 180,000 views, Terrone is also the subject of a report filed…
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Beto O'Rourke Acknowledges White Privilege in Iowa
Joe Biden has been telling black audiences what they know for a few years. Credit Beto O’Rourke, he’s getting an early jump on preaching to the choir. Beto O’Rourke, the son of a county commissioner and county judge, acknowledged the privilege afforded him because of his race and gender while insisting his bid for President…
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Kirsten Gillibrand Officially Announces Candidacy For President
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand officially declared her candidacy for president this morning in a video announcement. She joins an already crowed field of candidates, including frontrunners Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Before today, Gillibrand was still in the exploratory phase. Her announcement comes as no surprise, as she has been traveling regularly Iowa,…
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Steve Mnuchin Says He Will Comply With Law to Release Trump’s Tax Returns, Maybe
During a two-hour hearing on Capitol Hill, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin made it clear that he would comply with an obscure law that could compel him to turn over Trump’s records. CNN reports that Mnuchin, himself no stranger to grift, told Democrats that he would comply with U.S. tax code section 6103, which allows three…
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Bernie Sanders’ Presidential Campaign Becomes First to Unionize Staff
Bernie Sanders’ influence on politics over the last two election cycles is undeniable. In 2016, his policies and grassroots campaign pushed Hillary Clinton to the left. In the run-up to 2020, as his 2016 policies influence debate in a crowded field, his campaign will become the first to unionize, according to media outlets including CNN.…
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Donald Trump Vetoes Resolution Against Stupidity
President Donald Trump has issued the first veto of his presidency on Friday, striking down a bipartisan resolution against his emergency declaration calling for a slat-fence to protect the country from the lowest influx ever of people who commit very few crimes and smuggle very few drugs. “Today I am vetoing this resolution. Congress has…
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Former Fox News Reporter to Break NDA, Appear Before House Oversight Committee
As a rule of thumb in Spades, it’s best to play the little joker after the big one’s taken a book. As a rule of thumb in colluding with a presidential campaign to keep news of its centerpiece’s lack of morality from sinking his polling numbers, the government has, like, infinity big jokers. Thursday, House…
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Trump Threatens to Veto Senate’s Vote Against His Wall Because That’s What Mob Bosses Do
Trump is doing it again. The arrogant thing that has become the signature of his time in office, where he ignores everyone around him like a kid who sticks his fingers in his ears when his parents are talking, only to do what he’s been told not to do. No one wants this dumbass wall.…
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Asked Twitter for Furniture Advice. The Answers Were Hilarious
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not only new to Congress, she’s also new to buying furniture for her own place. So she decided to ask 3.52 million of her closest friends for a little help. So Twitter did what it always does and had fun with the New York Democrat voted most hated by the Grand Ole…
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Samuel L. Jackson Keeps It Real: Trump Is ‘Ruining the Planet’ and If You’re Silent About it, ‘You’re Complicit’
Samuel L. Jackson is a motherfucking treasure, motherfucker. Looking dapper on the cover of Esquire’s April issue, Jackson spoke with the magazine about his robust career (over 120 films and counting, y’all), his all-time favorite scene (the diner, in Pulp Fiction), what he’s learned in life (how to open up), and that glass of Tang…