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#NetNeutrality: Mignon Clyburn, Biggest Defender of Open Internet, Stepping Down From FCC
Mignon Clyburn, a Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission who was one of only two people to vote in favor of keeping the rules of net neutrality in place, announced Tuesday that she would be stepping down from her position. Clyburn made her announcement at an FCC meeting, Politico reports, and she will leave her…
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Donald Trump Hates Jeff Sessions So Much, He Is Now in Support of Legalized Marijuana
Donald Trump hates Jeff Sessions with a passion. Sessions thought he was going to be a Trump guy, coming out all early in support of Trump for president. He thought he was in for sure when Trump put him up for the U.S. attorney general job. He was probably like, “I’m in there!” Poor, stupid…
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Exclusive: Inside the Deadly South Carolina Prison Riot Where 7 Inmates Were Killed
An inmate and a guard inside a South Carolina correctional facility spoke with The Root detailing conditions inside the facility and a massive gang fight that left seven prisoners dead and 17 inmates injured on Sunday. According to a source who spoke to the Associated Press, the fight at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, S.C.,…
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Starbucks to Close All Stores Across the US for ‘Racial-Bias Education’ Training Following the Arrest of 2 Black Men
Starbucks is upping the ante (and perhaps trying to salvage whatever is left of its reputation) by closing more than 8,000 stores across the U.S. for an afternoon to train employees in racial bias. The decision comes after two black men were arrested inside a Philadelphia Starbucks, seemingly just for being black. According to the…
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Scott Pruitt Is the Most Baller EPA Administrator the World Has Ever Known
If Scott Pruitt had an Instagram page, it would just be photos of him flossing in first class, lounging in his Capitol Hill condo, fake-talking on the phone in his $43,000 phone booth and balling out in his Chevy Suburban with the bulletproof seat covers. Seriously, who the fuck is Scott Pruitt, and what does…
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James Comey Cites LeBron James as Role Model; Here’s Why King James Is Most Likely Cool on Comey
James Comey is out here promoting his petty takedown of the president, A Higher Loyalty, and as such we are learning more about the former FBI director than we ever cared to know. On Tuesday, during an appearance on Good Morning America, Comey noted that Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James is a role model. “I…
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White Woman Facing Charges for Lunging at and Striking Pregnant Black Servicewoman at Georgia Restaurant
A 71-year-old woman was arrested after she allegedly attacked a pregnant black servicewoman over a confrontation about a parking space. Cellphone footage of the encounter started circulating online over the weekend, showing the older woman, identified as Judy James Tucker, lunging and slapping at two black service members in Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen in Macon, Ga.…
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UN Ambassador Nikki Haley Claims Russia Sanctions Coming; Trump Says No, They Aren’t
President Vladimir TrumPutin was supposed to be proving that he wasn’t in bed with the Russians when he ran out here all willy-nilly to bomb Syria. Remember how, less than a few weeks ago, Donald Trump was on Twitter talking recklessly about Russia? Well, the United States bombed Syria, Russia didn’t do anything and now…
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New Footage Shows Cops Thought Stephon Clark Was Playing Dead, Waited Almost 5 Minutes to Help Him
New footage from the police killing of Stephon Clark shows Sacramento, Calif., cops waited more than five minutes to help Clark after shooting him in his grandmother’s backyard. More than 15 hours of material make up the newly released clips. The Daily Beast reports that police can be shown muting their cameras on the recording…