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Military Investigation Concludes Sgt. La David Johnson Was Not Captured, Refuting Earlier Reports That He Was Executed: Report
There’s more news on the tragic death of 25-year-old Sgt. La David T. Johnson, the circumstances around which have heretofore remained murky. An Associated Press report that broke Sunday afternoon revealed that Johnson—the young American soldier killed in an ISIS-, or Islamic State-group-affiliated ambush in Niger—wasn’t captured alive by the enemy or executed at close…
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More Remains of Sgt. La David Johnson Discovered in Niger, Weeks After Funeral
Almost a month after the funeral of Sgt. La David Johnson, questions remain as to how he was killed and what was in the casket his wife hovered over and said her last goodbyes to in October. According to CNN, more remains of Johnson and the three other soldiers who were killed in an October…
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Judge of Characters: It’s Time to Trust Black Women
The stories of black women are often met with closed ears. And if the ears happen to be open, oftentimes we’re regarded as liars. From Rep. Frederica Wilson to Lupita Nyong’o and every black woman in between, our lived experiences are challenged in a way that says there’s no way anything we say could or…
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Jeff Sessions Praised for Taking Action on ‘America’s Most Vulnerable Minority’
ABC Nabs Gold Star Widow, Angry About Trump CNN Pushes Back With ‘Facts First’ Slogan Va. Paper Sorry for Black Conservative’s Column In Too Many Venues, Asian Americans Are Missing Fox News Covers Immigration More, but Negatively One-Third Say Diversity Focus Slights White Men Bernal E. Smith II Dies, Publisher in Memphis Short Takes “On…
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The Pentagon Owes the Families of Troops Killed in Niger an Explanation. Here’s What’s Been Offered So Far
The Pentagon has shared more details about the deadly Oct. 4 ambush in Niger that killed four American and five Nigerian soldiers, although questions surrounding the death of one soldier, Sgt. La David Johnson, remain. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph F. Dunford Jr. told reporters during a press conference that members of…
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Trump’s Thirsty Ass Wants His Patriotic Supporters to Remember How Much They Hate the NFL, Please
President Donald Trump, beleaguered by multiple reports of his lack of empathy and concern for the military and military families, would like his supporters to please go back to hating NFL players. “Two dozen NFL players continue to kneel during the National Anthem, showing total disrespect to our Flag & Country,” our country’s foremost Cheeto-dusted…
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Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown: Steve Bannon Is a White Supremacist and Senior White House Adviser Stephen Miller Seems to Be
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) stood by Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) on Sunday, saying that Wilson was right to call former White House chief strategist and human embodiment of the plague Steve Bannon a white supremacist. “I agree that Steve Bannon is a white supremacist, and [senior White House adviser] Stephen Miller seems to be. And…
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His Coffin ‘Could Be Empty for All I Know’: Gold Star Widow Still Has Questions About Her Husband’s Death
Myeshia Johnson, in her first televised interview since receiving a controversial condolence call from President Donald Trump about the death of her husband, Sgt. La David Johnson, said she wants the world to know what a great soldier her husband was—but she still has questions about her husband’s death. The Gold Star widow spoke with…
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Donald Trump Is Delusional, Continues to Deny He Said What Even John Kelly Has Confirmed He Said
Because your president is a feeble-minded idiot, he got on Twitter Thursday night and continued to deny that he made an insensitive and reprehensible comment to a grieving widow earlier this week, even though his chief of staff confirmed for the world that he had, in fact, said it. Previously on White House Apprentice, the…
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White House Doubles Down on Disrespect to Fallen Soldier’s Family, Attacks Congresswoman Who Heard Call
Thursday’s White House press briefing featured a guest appearance by White House chief of staff John Kelly, who doubled down on the ignorant and disrespectful comments the president made to the widow of a fallen soldier earlier this week. The biggest takeaway from the briefing was Kelly using his time to attack Rep. Frederica Wilson…