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Is Michael Flynn Preparing to Testify Against the President?
The lawyer who represents former national security adviser Michael Flynn met with members of special counsel Robert Mueller’s team Monday morning— further fueling speculation that Flynn may be about to take a plea deal in the Russia investigation. Robert Kelner, Flynn’s attorney, informed Donald Trump’s legal team late last week that he could no longer…
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An Undercover Sting Operation to Discredit Journalists Reporting on Roy Moore Targets the Washington Post
To what lengths will supporters of Roy Moore go in order to discredit journalists who are reporting on all the allegations made against Moore by women who say he pursued relationships with them when they were just teenagers and he was a man in his 30s? Apparently, far enough to try to plant a fake…
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Trump Honored Native American Code Talkers at the White House. What Could Go Wrong?
I want a wall. I’ve never wanted the wall before, but I do now. I want to build a wall around the White House that doesn’t allow anyone of color inside, because once inside, we can’t keep you safe. There is a good chance that you are going to be subjected to racist jokes from…
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Kevin Durant Is Black AF
Blackness is not a monolith. If you scroll through any of the comments sections beneath the articles written by me and other writers at The Root criticizing celebrities for tap-dancing on the knife edge that separates unapologetic blackness from fence straddlers who trade on their perceived black swagger while simultaneously stepping and fetching in their…
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An Accused Sex Offender Is in Office and Someone Thought It Was a Good Idea to Hang Mistletoe in the White House
I am not sure whose job it is to hang festive decorations in the White House during Christmastime, but I think that person might want to rethink who’s manning the Oval Office. Because whoever it is thought it was a good idea to hang mistletoe around an accused sexual predator. That’s right—President “Grab ’Em by…
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Trump-Loving, NFL-Protest-Hating Police-Union Chief Who Supported Tamir Rice Killer Ousted by Black Cops
The Cleveland police-union president who resembles the love child of Lex Luthor and Sarah Huckabee Sanders was voted out of office Tuesday in part because Cleveland’s black police officers were tired of his incessant bullshit. According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Steve Loomis was replaced as head of the Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association by Jeff…
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And Some Say Protests Don’t Matter: LeBron James Vowed Not to Stay at Trump Hotels; Now the President’s Name Is Being Removed From Trump SoHo
The king will always trump the president. The greatest basketball player in this decade just happens to be one of the most socially conscious, and as such, when the dictator with the little hands was gifted the presidential election by his Russian cousins and 53 percent of white women, LeBron “King” James decided that he…
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Black Lives Matter Leader Plans to Sue NYPD for Viciously Slamming Him During Peaceful Protest
What could be more ironic (or horrible) than an activist against police brutality being brutalized by police? Just another day, apparently. A Black Lives Matter leader from the Bronx, N.Y., says he plans to sue the city because he says cops with the New York City Police Department went HAM on him when they arrested…
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Jay-Z Cancels Another 4:44 Tour Date
For the second time on his 4:44 Tour, Jay-Z has canceled a date, citing “technical difficulties” as the reason. In a statement to the Omaha World-Herald and Rap Radar, Jigga said the production crew was unable to put up the large screens used in his stage show in time for his performance, forcing him to…
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The New York Times Whitesplains Its Awful Neo-Nazi Profile
The New York Times responded to its readers Sunday after a “puff piece” about a neo-Nazi that ran over the weekend garnered a swift and ferocious backlash. The piece, titled “A Voice of Hate in America’s Heartland” and written by the Times’ Richard Fausset, strives to paint Nazi sympathizer Tony Hovater and his wife, Maria,…