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The Troubling History of ‘the Most Racist Politician in America’
He goes by many names. The director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project refers to him as “the king of voter suppression.” Kansas’ state Senate minority leader called him “the most racist politician in America today.” Until the newly written Muslim ban goes into effect, he still holds the title of “architect…
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Kan. Bail Bondsman Sentenced to Life in Prison for Killing 7-Year-Old Son Whose Remains Were Found in Pigsty
A former Kansas bail bondsman was sentenced to life in prison Monday for the murder of his 7-year-old son, who, law enforcement say, was subject to abuse and starvation before his remains were fed to pigs on the family’s rental property. According to the Associated Press, 46-year-old Michael Jones won’t be eligible for parole for…
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Special Elections Prove Democratic Resistance Is Still Weak
I got a lot of conflicting messages about winning and losing as a kid. I remember hearing, “It’s not how you win or lose, it’s how you play the game” from my dad when my eighth-grade youth football team lost Every. Single. Game (we actually didn’t score one point all season). Then, in youth basketball,…
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Adam Purinton, Suspect in Kan. Bar Shooting, Allegedly Screamed ‘Get Out of My Country’
The suspect in a Wednesday-night triple shooting that left one person dead has been identified as 51-year-old Adam Purinton of Olathe, Kan. Purinton allegedly told a bartender in Clinton, Mo., that he had killed two Middle Eastern men before he was arrested about five hours after the shooting, authorities said. According to the Kansas City…
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When Dabbing Goes Wrong: Lawmaker’s Son Gets Punished for Dabbing in Photo
Somehow, all of this, this great big dabbing debacle, is all Cam Newton’s fault. That’s because the reigning NFL MVP made dabbing a thing for white kids all across the country by making this his end zone dance. Truthfully, I just don’t like the fact that Newton has declared “All Lives Matter,” and I will…
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Ex-NFL Running Back Joseph Randle Rips TV Off Prison Wall, Faces More Charges
Former Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle is a pretty sore loser. In February of this year, the 24-year-old was at a Wichita, Kansas, house party playing beer pong when an argument broke out over who won the game. Authorities say that Randle pushed the man he was playing against. The scuffle was defused quickly,…
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'KKK' Marked Across Black Sheriff Candidate's Sign in Kan.
LeRoy McConico, who is running as a Democratic candidate for sheriff in Linn County, Kan., has had issues with people messing with his campaign signs. However, earlier this week, he discovered that one of his campaign signs had been vandalized with white lettering that said “KKK,” the first time he’d ever seen something this blatant, the Kansas…