Politics
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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Is Expected to Resign or He's Being Fired. Either Way, He's Gone: Report [Updated]
According to several sources, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is out. Now, how he leaves his position is up for debate. According to Axios, Rosenstein is expected to resign. NBC News’ Pete Williams, however, reported that Rosenstein would not resign of his own accord and was headed to the White House on Monday, where he…
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There's No Such Thing as a Republican Party
As a child who was prone to going down rabbit holes, I was obsessed with stories about unexplained phenomena. I consumed books about subjects such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, ghost stories, the Bermuda Triangle, extrasensory perception, spontaneous combustion, unidentified flying objects, alien life, and the existence of a higher power. When I became…
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NJ Sheriff Caught Making Racist Remarks About 'The Blacks' Resigns
A New Jersey sheriff running for reelection this November has resigned after a recording of him making racist remarks about black people and the state’s South Asian attorney general was published by WNYC. As WNYC reports, the recording captures a Jan. 16 conversation in which Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino, a Democrat, reports back to…
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Christine Blasey Ford to Testify on Thursday
Christine Blasey Ford’s lawyers said in a statement Sunday that she is ready to testify in an open hearing Thursday about her allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her, CNN reports. “Despite actual threats to her safety and her life, Dr. Ford believes it is important for Senators to hear directly from…
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Trump’s Ex-Lawyer Tried to Finesse White House Funds to Pay Legal Fees of Paul Manafort and Rick Gates: Report
John Dowd, formerly President Donald Trump’s lead lawyer for the special counsel investigation, attempted to funnel money from the White House to help pay the legal fees incurred by Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his deputy Rick Gates. According to a report in the the Wall Street Journal, Dowd would have gotten away…
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Brett Kavanaugh Belonged to a Frat That Once Chanted 'No Means Yes, And Yes Means Anal'
Not sure what the FBI found during their reported six background checks during the course of Brett Kavanaugh’s career, but it looks like Supreme Court nominee was a member of a frat that was notorious for disrespecting women, including hoisting a flag made of women’s undergarments. According to the Yale Daily News, Kavanaugh joined the…
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Conservative Ed Whelan Posts Bizarre Conspiracy Theory About the Alleged Brett Kavanaugh Sexual Assault
For some reason, unbeknownst to god and people who use the word “unbeknownst,” a lawyer named Ed Whelan played a full game of CLUE Thursday in which he not only attempted to solve the the alleged sexual assault of Christine Blasey Ford by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, but he offered an alternative theory and…
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Michelle Obama Unveils Text Message Campaign That Makes It Easier to Register to Vote
When We All Vote, the non-profit, non-partisan voting initiative started by Michelle Obama, is gearing up for its National Week of Action in a major way: by helping you get registered to vote. The week kicks off in earnest on Saturday, with the only first lady we acknowledge headlining an event Sunday in Las Vegas.…
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Brett Kavanaugh's Accuser Wants to Testify, Even Next Week, But Still Prefers Full Investigation First
The lawyer for Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who claims that she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanuagh, says that her client is ready to testify as early as next week, but not Monday. An email from Blasey Ford’s lawyer, obtained by The New York Times, notes he is willing to negotiate…
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‘Shoot Them on Sight’: Stacey Abrams’ Campaign Harassed by White Nationalists; Republican Brian Kemp and Georgia Media Say Nothing
Massive generalizations are usually the work of a lazy mind or someone with an ax to grind: all cops are white nationalists, all politicians are corrupt, all media is biased, etc. etc. We know all of these things aren’t true, at least not all of the time. Yes, academic studies show that black politicians aren’t…