Politics
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Will Anybody Take a Hit for Supporting Brett Kavanaugh? Ask Brian Kemp in Georgia
Almost 30 years ago this month, on Oct. 14, 1988, The Accused debuted in theaters. The movie starred Kelly McGillis (who was a big star after Top Gun) as an ambitious prosecutor named Kathryn Murphy and Jodie Foster as Sarah Tobias, a working-class girl who is the victim of a horrible sex crime. Tobias went out…
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I Just Want These Raggedy Shitstains to Lose
In a Billboard cover story last week, knapsack enthusiast J. Cole admitted that he didn’t vote in the 2016 presidential election, claiming that while he would have voted for Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton just didn’t motivate him. Naturally, he was roundly criticized for this—particularly since he’s considered to be (and shrewdly positioned himself as) an…
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‘People’ Aren’t Divided on Kavanaugh’s Confirmation. White People Are.
In newsrooms across the country, political reporters and pundits are trying to read the tea leaves on what’s in store for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in the wake of multiple allegations of sexual assault and misconduct and accusations that Kavanaugh lied multiple times under oath during last week’s Judicial Committee hearing. At their disposal…
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The FBI Investigation Into Brett Kavanaugh Is Complete. Here’s What We Know
The week-long FBI investigation into sexual misconduct claims against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has concluded. The report was finished Thursday (for comparison, the search for Russian Collusion and Barack Obama’s real birth certificate is still ongoing). Here’s everything we know. I’m not joking. There is literally only one copy of the FBI report and…
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Amid Abuse Allegations, Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison Considers Stepping Down From Democratic National Committee
Amid allegations that he abused a former girlfriend, Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison is considering leaving his position as deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee. Ellison has maintained his innocence, claiming the allegations made against him come from jealous former girlfriend, Karen Monahan. During a radio interview with Minneapolis radio station WCCO, Ellison said that…
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Trump Is the Soulja Boy of Presidents; Drops 138 Spots on Forbes List
President Donald Trump and Soulja Boy have a lot in common. Both are self-made. Both can truly spin a yarn. Both have made outlandish claims of wealth and extravagance. One “Superman’d a hoe” while the other had his un-spray-tanned buttocks smacked with a rolled-up Forbes magazine. Both are full of shit. Speaking of Forbes ……
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Trumpslains the President's Mocking of Christine Blasey Ford
Both Donald Trump and his proxy, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, continue their public defense of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. In the latest White House press briefing, Sanders also goes so far as to say defend the president’s mocking of Christine Blasey Ford during a rally in Southaven, Miss., Tuesday. Sanders opened…
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New York Times Report Reveals Donald Trump's Father Was the Real Baller, Not Him
It turns out that Donald Trump is huckster, liar and a fraud. Who knew? According to a scathing report in the New York Times, the president of the United States not only lied about his wealth (he continuously claims that he’s a billionaire and he’s not), but his family defrauded the IRS by using dubious…
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Trump Mocks Christine Blasey Ford at Rally as He Continues to Campaign as the President of White Men
Rallies are a safe space for President Trump. The crowd is filled with approved and confirmed, card-carrying, MAGA hat-wearing, Trump supporters who would follow him over a cliff. I used to believe that Trump scheduled these rallies to boost his ego; now I think his staff plans them to get him the fuck away from…
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Make This Go Viral: The Voter Registration Deadline for Every State [Corrected]
If you plan on voting in the midterm elections on Nov. 6, the 2018 voter registration will end in less than 17 days for residents in 19 states. Here is a state-by-state guide for the voter registration deadlines according to Vote.org, Headcount and each state’s Secretary of State. In-Person: You have until Monday, Oct. 22,…