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The Christmas Gift You Didn’t Want: Deplorable Bill for the Top 1 Percent Passes Deplorable Congress
In what is probably the least shocking news coming out of the Trump White House and the deplorable Republican Congress, the tax bill that will help no one but Congress members and those in the top 1 percent has been approved resoundingly by both chambers of Congress with no Democratic support. Days before Christmas, Republican…
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Virginia Pastor and His Wife Found Guilty of Scamming Millions of Dollars
The jig is up for an Alexandria, Va., pastor and his wife, who have been convicted on federal charges of defrauding their friends and congregants out of millions of dollars, according to the Washington Post. Pastor Terry Millender and his wife, Brenda, promised their friends and flock that by investing in the Millenders’ Christian-based company,…
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Someone Stole Former NBA Player Charlie Villanueva’s Toilet and He’s Pissed
Someone has made off with former NBA player Charlie Villanueva’s toilet, and Villanueva swears that this isn’t a joke. The former power forward, who last played for the Dallas Mavericks, took to Twitter to chart the whole shitty experience. Oh, Charlie, the shit gets crazier. I literally can’t make this shit up. I also never…
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Roy Moore Is Holding on Like a Superglued Mink Eyelash in a Thunderstorm; He Still Won’t Concede
Shortly after the Alabama Senate special election, Roy Moore was allegedly seen standing outside waiting for Doug Jones’ victory tour bus. When Jones emerged, a battered and desperate Moore began singing to the senator-elect and his entourage. View footage of the scene below: Yes, Moore is still trying to convince the lawn-chair-sitting, mud-truck-racing, Budweiser-drinking folks…
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Mamie ‘Peanut’ Johnson, 1st Female Pitcher to Play in the Negro Leagues, Dies at Age 82
Mamie Johnson—baseball legend, trailblazing icon—the first female pitcher to play in the Negro Leagues, died Tuesday at the age of 82. “Peanut,” as Johnson was also known, was one of three women to ever play in the Negro Leagues, WUSA 9 notes. As a black woman, Johnson had to overcome unique adversity during her time,…
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Judge Throws Out Michael Jackson Sex Abuse Lawsuit
A Los Angeles judge threw out a lawsuit brought by a choreographer against Michael Jackson that alleged the singer had molested him as a child. According to USA Today, the lawsuit was one of the last major claims against Jackson’s properties. Wade Robson, an Australia native who has worked as a choreographer for Britney Spears…
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Watch: Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas Rekindle Their Friendship After 25 Years of Pettiness
Decades before LeBron James and Dwyane Wade straddled a floating banana to become this generation’s poster children for BFFs, Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas donned their Daisy Dukes to kiss at half-court before each of their iconic NBA duels. Not only were the two men considered the best point guards of their era (sorry, John…
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New Zora Neale Hurston Book Will Tell Story of the Last Survivor of the US Slave Trade
Eighty-one years after Their Eyes Were Watching God debuted, a new work by Zora Neale Hurston will appear on bookshelves. In 2018, publisher HarperCollins will release Hurston’s account of the last-known survivor of the American holocaust known as the U.S. slave trade. In 1931, Hurston spent three months in Alabama interviewing Cudjo Lewis, who came…
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Figurines Depicting White Cherub Stepping on Head of Black Cherub Removed From Detroit Dollar Store After Customer Complaints
A metro Detroit Dollar Store removed some ugly ass figurines from its shelves after the images depicted sparked controversy among customers who complained about the racial undertones. According to WXYZ-TV, the figurines were being sold at the Super Dollar Center in Lincoln Park. The statuettes showed a white cherub, decked out in armor and holding…
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Charlottesville, Va., Dedicates Street in Honor of Woman Killed in Car Attack During White Supremacist Rally
A little more than four months has passed since Charlottesville, Va., native Heather Heyer was killed after a car plowed through a group of people protesting a horrific, and ultimately deadly, white supremacist rally there. On Wednesday the city will continue to honor her memory, designating part of Fourth Street, where the gray Dodge Challenger…