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MLB Pulls the Plug On Political Donations In the Aftermath of Capitol Insurrection
As the fallout from Trump’s Parler party at the U.S. Capitol continues, Major League Baseball has joined AT&T, Amazon, and other corporate entities in reassessing its political involvement moving forward. From The Associated Press: Major League Baseball is suspending all political contributions in the wake of last week’s invasion of the U.S. Capitol by a…
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Corporate America Cancels Political Donations for GOP Legislators Who Objected to Electoral College Votes
Man, is Donald Trump the worst thing that ever happened to the Republican party, or what? Who knew that electing the Tropicana-flavored guy from The Apprentice to the highest office in the U.S. would lead to widespread voter fraud propaganda, an insurrection on the U.S. Capitol and the canceling of congressional Republicans by corporate America?…
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Nancy Pelosi Contacts Top General About Keeping ‘Unhinged’ President Away From the Nuclear Codes
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reached out to a top general to find out about adding extra steps to stop “unhinged” President Trump from using the nuclear codes. According to the New York Post, Pelosi called Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley about the madman in the White House and what he’s capable of…
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President-Elect Biden Calls on Trump to ‘Step Up,’ Then Trump Issues Video Pushing Election Fraud Lie While Telling Supporters to ‘Go Home’
Describing the ongoing chaos being wrought by Trump supporters in Washington, D.C. as a “dark moment” in American history, President-elect Biden issued a direct statement to President Trump on Wednesday afternoon calling him to “step up” and tell his supporters to end their siege on the U.S. Capitol. Some minutes after Biden’s live speech, Trump…
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Trump Supporters Storm U.S. Capitol, Electoral College Certification Paused and Capitol Put on Lockdown [Updating]
As Congress convened to certify the election of President-elect Joe Biden, a mob of angry Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, placing both the Senate and House chambers on lockdown and pausing the certification. According to the Washington Post, following a speech from President Trump, a group of hundreds marched from the Ellipse to the…
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Here’s Everything You Need to Know About the Electoral College Certification in Congress Today
The first thing to know about Wednesday’s Electoral College certification in Congress is that they do a rack of shit with our votes that I never knew happened because before Trump everyone else accepted defeat. Leave it to a failed real estate tycoon to become America’s first presidential squatter forcing us to learn all this…
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Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell's Homes Vandalized By People Who Appear to Be Peeved At Tiny Stimulus Checks
The new year started for many of us with the long-debated $600 in stimulus money from the federal government landing in our bank accounts. It’s an appreciated return on our own taxes paid into the government’s coffers, and so I personally give thanks for it. But I also can’t deny that the amount was a…
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10 Things You Should Buy With Your COVID Check
Late yesterday evening, Congress passed a wide-ranging relief bill that will send $600 to every taxpayer making less than $75,000. I haven’t done the math but, that probably only leaves out Bill Gates, Oprah and maybe Beyoncé. Thankfully, the kind folks in the federal legislature have graciously doled out enough money to sustain unemployed broke-asses…
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No One Would Let the Government Shutdown in a Pandemic. Republicans: Hold My Ensure
The government is at the risk of being shut down because, in the eleventh hour, some asshole senator from Fuckstick, Fuckville, has decided that it’s more important to him to screw over President-elect Joe Biden than it is to pass this shitty-ass package into law so that Americans can get some relief. Sen. Patrick J.…
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Democratic Lawmakers Urge Joe Biden to End the Federal Death Penalty on His First Day in Office
The death penalty—a thing supposedly reserved for perpetrators of the most heinous crimes, typically involving intentional and cold-blooded murder—arguably makes sense in theory; but in practice, its flaws and potential for racial discrimination are undeniable. According to figures compiled by the NAACP, Black people represent 42 percent of inmates on death row and 35 percent…