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‘It’s Not Murder if They’re Black’: Man Charged With Sending Racist Death Threats Targeting Howard University Students
A 24-year-old man from Alexandria, Va., is finally facing charges in connection with racist death threats online on 4chan and Reddit that targeted students at historically black Howard University in Washington, D.C. “Any niggers left at Howard University after 10 tomorrow will be the first to go,” the messages read in part, according to the…
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After Sunday’s Shooting Massacre, Hotels and Casinos in Las Vegas Look to Increase Security
In the wake of Sunday night’s shooting massacre on the Las Vegas Strip, hotels and casinos are looking to maintain as much of a sense of normalcy as possible while simultaneously ramping up security to keep employees and guests alike as safe as possible. The New York Daily News reports that while many in the…
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Report: Las Vegas Shooter Was Prescribed an Anti-Anxiety Drug in June
As many of us still work to make sense of the horrifically tragic shooting that happened Sunday night on the Las Vegas Strip, details continue to emerge that may offer some insight into what could have led Stephen Paddock to commit such a heinous act. It is now reported that in June he received a…
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FEMA Is Garnishing This Man’s Check to Take Back Funds Given to Him After Hurricane Katrina
Imagine being a federal agency that is supposed to provide help and support for victims of natural disasters in their time of need, and when one such victim—a deserving recipient who survived Hurricane Katrina—applies for and receives such aid, you come after him 12 years later and begin garnishing his check to get the money…
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Charlottesville, Va.’s ‘Unite the Right’ Organizer Indicted for Allegedly Lying His Ass Off
The man who organized Nazi-palooza and brought together one of the biggest crowds of racists outside of Donald Trump rallies and Boston sports events was charged with committing perjury on Tuesday. According to the Washington Post, on Tuesday an Albermarle County, Va., grand jury indicted 34-year-old Jason Kessler, the main organizer for Charlottesville, Va.’s Unite…
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San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz on Trump: He Minimized Our Suffering and Was ‘Insulting to the People of Puerto Rico’
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz has been having a tough couple of weeks, to say the least. Not only has she been dealing with the devastation after Hurricane Maria left some 3.4 million people on the island of Puerto Rico struggling to survive, but she’s had to play nice to the dumbass…
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GOP Senator Believes Las Vegas Victims Should’ve Gotten ‘Small’ When the Shooting Began: Report
For Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), the issue isn’t gun control or gun safety, or that average citizens can walk into a gun store and walk out with an automatic weapon and enough rounds to bring down a building. Nope, for Thune the real issue in an open society where not everyone can be protected is…
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Interview: Progressive Randall Woodfin Wins Birmingham, Ala., Mayoral Race in a Major Upset
Progressive Democratic candidate Randall Woodfin, 36, became the youngest mayor-elect of Birmingham, Ala., in modern history Monday night after defeating two-term incumbent Mayor William Bell with a near 20-point margin of victory. He follows in the footsteps of Jackson, Miss., Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, another Southern progressive supported by national liberal organizations who won city…
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Pro-Life Congressman Mysteriously OK With Abortion if His Side Chick Needs One: Report
It turns out that Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.), a politician who proudly flaunts his pro-life bonafides, doesn’t really mind abortions as long as his mistress has access to them. Last month the 64-year-old congressman with a reputation for family values admitted to having an extramarital affair with Shannon Edwards, a forensic psychologist, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette…
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Bullet From Cop’s Service Weapon Left Chicago Man Permanently Disabled, but City Says Family Can’t Prove Officer Shot the Victim
On Jan. 12, 2010, Michael LaPorta was left permanently disabled after suffering a gunshot wound to the head. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the bullet that severely injured LaPorta came from Chicago Police Officer Patrick Kelly’s service weapon, and a lawyer representing LaPorta’s family says there is “overwhelming evidence” that Kelly—who was a close friend…