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Almost 1,000 More People Died in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria Than Officially Confirmed: Report
On Oct. 3, during his horrific visit to Puerto Rico, Donald Trump congratulated the island’s governor, Ricardo Roselló, on the U.S. territory’s death toll following the devastation wrought by Hurricane María. “Sixteen [dead] people certified,” Trump told Roselló. “Sixteen people versus in the thousands. You can be very proud of all of your people and…
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Former Trump Policy Adviser George Papadopoulos Might Be the President’s Worst Nightmare
Remember George Papadopoulos? No, not this guy: The Trump campaign’s foreign policy adviser who now-President Donald Trump claimed was a low-level coffee boy? Well, according to his fiancee, Simona Mangiante, he may just be the first domino to fall in Russia-gate. “There is consistent evidence that he was not a coffee boy,” Mangiante told ABC…
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Louisiana Man Arrested After Video Shows Him Repeatedly Striking Girl With Belt, Shaving Her Head as Punishment
A Ferriday, La., man was arrested earlier this week after disturbing video posted on social media showed him repeatedly striking a young girl with a belt before shaving her head, apparently as a punishment for downloading Snapchat. Alex J. Harrison, 30, was taken into custody Monday on a probation-and-parole hold on charges of cruelty to…
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White People Are Upset That Amazon’s Alexa Believes Black Lives Matter
No matter how infinitely imaginative I may consider myself, there are some things I am still unable to fathom. I cannot imagine feeling so loyal to a political party that I don’t care if people lose their health care or if a man molested little girls. I can’t picture myself being so sensitive that I…
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Top 10 Moments From the Arson Investigation That Became the Greatest Facebook Live Video Ever
You’re going to look at the video below and say to yourself, “I’ll watch this later.” You’re making a mistake. If you are having a bad day, this will make it better. If your day is going well, this will make it glorious. Many people are calling this the funniest video of all time. And…
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Cop Suffering From PTSD After Pulse Massacre Will Lose His Job
With only six months to go before he’s eligible for a full pension, Cpl. Omar Delgado, one of the first police to respond to the massacre at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, is losing his job. Hailed as a hero in the wake of the June 2016 mass shooting for saving the life of shooting victim…
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Horrific Video Showing Arizona Cop’s ‘Execution’-Style Shooting of Texas Dad Daniel Shaver Released After Officer’s Acquittal
There’s nothing worse than when someone takes you for an idiot. It’s probably 1,000 times more so when there is video evidence of something and they (in this case the criminal-justice system) still take the piss. But apparently those involved in the trial of Arizona Police Officer Philip “Mitch” Brailsford don’t give a damn. Brailsford…
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Disgraced Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio Strongly Considering Senate Run
Now that bigotry and racism is house-sitting 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., it seems fitting that ex-Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio—who was so vile and xenophobic that the courts ordered him to stop targeting Latinos in Arizona, but he refused and was sent to prison until the xenophobe in chief pardoned him—may be running for Congress.…
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House Employment Counsel Staff Share Stories of Abuse in the Workplace: White Manager Displayed Whip to ‘Motivate the Black Employees’
As stories of sexual harassment in the workplace have been circulated as part of the powerful #MeToo movement, it has exposed how virulent the issue is across the nation and across all job sectors. It would only make sense, then, for a congressional hearing to be held on the issue. During such a hearing Thursday,…
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Mike Pence Once Snitched on His College Frat for Having a Keg Because He’s Mike Pence
My mom once worked at the mall managing the Santa booth. It was the holiday season and I’d come to see my mom, who had begun to hate her job. When I walked over to her booth, I was shocked to see that there was a black Santa. “Oh, look, you guys have a black…