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Lindsey Graham Refers to Jim Crow as the 'Good Old Days.' He Says He Was Being Sarcastic. I Say He Was Being Sar-racist

So… Why can’t South Carolina Senator and official Trump foot-in-mouth-remover (it’s a full-time job with political benefits) Lindsey Graham (R) seem to stop saying shit that sounds so racist he’s forced to explain why it wasn’t racist at all? Graham is being called out by his Democratic opponent in the upcoming 2020 election, Jaime Harrison,…

By

Zack Linly

Published

October 14, 2020
Politics

Try Jesus, Not Karen: Amy Coney Barrett and the Utterly Untouchable White Woman

Jesus was just a metaphor. Whether or not one believes in the story of Yeshua ben Yosef as miracle or mythology, we can all agree on three things: He had rock hard abs. He was the best person to be around when you ran out of wine. He was expendable. If God actually sent his…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

October 14, 2020
Legal, News

Let the Record Show: Amy Coney Barrett Draws Scrutiny for Ruling Saying ‘N-Word’ Doesn’t Prove a Workplace Is Hostile

As Senate confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s Supreme Court candidate Amy Coney Barrett began on Tuesday, her record on big-ticket issues will come under increased scrutiny as people on both sides of the aisle try to discern exactly what kind of Justice she might be. While the confirmation hearings themselves may be revealing—and soundbites may…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

October 13, 2020
Politics

The ‘Why Are We Doing This and Not Passing a Stimulus Package?’ Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing for Amy Coney Barrett Began on Monday

Why? Why are they doing this? Why are they doing this right now? Why are they trying to act like this isn’t hypocritical? Why is this woman wearing a mask today but didn’t have one on during the superspreader soiree at the White House? So many questions and no answers, but I was happy…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

October 12, 2020
Politics

Utah Sen. Mike Lee, Integral Member of Judiciary Committee Considering New Supreme Court Justice, Tests Positive for COVID-19

On Friday, Utah Sen. Mike Lee, a key member of the Senate Judiciary Committee considering the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 and added that he’d be quarantining for 10 days. Ten days? I thought the requisite number of quarantining days was two weeks or…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

October 2, 2020
News

Trump Nominates Amy Coney Barrett to Fill RBG's Supreme Court Seat, Senate Republicans Plan to Confirm Her Before November

President Trump announced on Saturday that he is nominating Amy Coney Barrett, a decidedly faith-based and conservative judge, to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death a little over a week ago. Barrett, who clerked for former Justice Antonin Scalia and has been a federal judge for just three…

By

Ishena Robinson

Published

September 27, 2020
Politics

Trump Has Already Narrowed His Supreme Court List Down and Could Announce His Choice by the End of the Week

I know that I shouldn’t be surprised by the unrelenting heartlessness of this administration, but I am. That’s the truth. I cover politics so generally nothing surprises me anymore, but no sooner than learning that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had passed, Mitch-ass nigga and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, he of the “we…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

September 21, 2020