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Meek Mill vs. Brock Turner: The Injustice of Our Criminal-Justice System
As Meek Mill sits in jail on parole-violation charges related to a case he caught when he was just 19 years old, his mother is appealing to the newly elected district attorney in Philadelphia to help her son get the justice she feels he deserves. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that during a brief news conference…
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‘Rex, Eat the Salad’: Trump Pulled an Ike Turner and Ordered Tillerson to Eat Wilted Greens
Soon-to-be-former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made the fatal mistake of mentioning Russia’s alleged involvement in the nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter in England earlier this month. Despite all signs pointing to Russia, the Trump administration has been adamant that while it was standing with the United Kingdom, it…
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Congolese Mother and Daughter Seeking Refuge Were Torn Apart at the US Border, and No One Can Explain Why: Report
In an op-ed published Tuesday, the Washington Post drew attention to a case that highlights the cruelty and “tortured logic” of our country’s current immigration policies. The case involves a mother who, fearing for her life and the life of her daughter, fled from the Congo to the United States. In November, as the Post…
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Alabama Sheriff Pocketed Extra Money From Jailhouse Food Funds, Bought $740,000 Beach House
One Alabama sheriff is freely acknowledging that he has been pocketing excess jailhouse food funds—you know, the money meant to feed inmates—in order to buy himself a snazzy, six-figure beach home. According to AL.com, Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin and his wife, Karen, purchased the four-bedroom home with an in-ground pool and canal access in…
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Sean ‘Spicy Facts’ Spicer Emerges Long Enough to Mess Up a Tweet and Then Goes Back Into Hiding
Oh, Sean. Sean “Spicy Facts” Spicer. I knew you couldn’t do it. I knew you couldn’t just take your mismatched shoes and your White House bush and leave. I knew you’d be back. Because you love the limelight; you always have. On Tuesday, Spicy Facts took to Twitter to fuck up a seemingly good tweet.…
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Auntie Maxine Waters Is Not Afraid of Trump; Too Bad She’s Seemingly Alone in Her Fight
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to find a person with a spine in Congress. Sadly, one of the few true beacons of hope to push back against the oppressive regime that is the Trump administration is a 79-year-old trailblazer and pioneer, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), affectionately known as “Auntie Maxine.” From day one, Auntie Maxine has…
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Trump Fires Personal Aide Because President Still Believes He’s Shooting The Apprentice: Report
No one wants to go into the Oval Office and tell the president that he no longer has to act like this really wealthy business tycoon who fires people willy-nilly. On Tuesday, Donald Trump not only fired the secretary of state—and stand-in for every daytime soap opera’s mean oil baron—Rex Tillerson, but he also got…
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What Kind of Impact Do School Shootings Have on Kids? Well, Ask This Alabama 6th-Grader Who Just Wrote a Will
No student at any age should go to school wondering if they’ll even walk back out. No child should already have a “will” prepared just in case they never return home from school. Unfortunately, in this country, it seems that we don’t care, as lawmakers refuse to put effective gun control measures into place, while…
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Package Bombs That Killed 2 in Austin, Texas, Are Connected, Police Say
The city of Austin, Texas, is on edge after authorities said Monday they believe that three package explosions occurring at different homes this month, causing the death of two people, are connected. As the Washington Post notes, the announcement has spiked fears in the Texas state capital, which is also hosting tens of thousands of…