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Was Ted Cruz on Late-Night Twitter Liking Porn?
I never thought that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and I had anything in common, and we still don’t, but old freak-ass Cruz has made himself more human by liking a porn video on Twitter. On Monday, Cruz’s official Twitter account was caught “liking” an X-rated porn video. In truth, I don’t know if Cruz or…
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Vandalism of Statue of the World’s Most Notorious Colonizer Will Be Investigated as a Hate Crime
A statue of Christopher Columbus in New York City’s Central Park was vandalized early this morning—an act that the New York City Police Department says it’s investigating as a hate crime, according to the New York City Alerts Twitter account. A statue depicting the Italian explorer, who has been credited in this country with “discovering”…
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Hope Hicks Officially Named White House Communications Director; Here’s Why She Won’t Get Fired
It’s official: Hope Hicks, the interim White House communications director following the ouster of Anthony Scaramucci, aka Scaramucci Mane, has officially been given the position, and I think she might be in it for the long haul. According to Politico, Hicks, 28, was initially hesitant to take the position permanently and demanded that “interim” be…
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Iraqi-American Family Arrested After Going to the Bank to Deposit Large Check From Home Sale
Another day, another person of color arrested for going about regular-day activities … like banking, because why the hell not? An Iraqi-American family is outraged after three members were detained by police, all because they were attempting to deposit a large check that was acquired through the sale of their home. Something that should have…
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Pizza Hut to Employees: Who Else Is Gonna Serve These Garlic Knots if You Evacuate for Irma?
On Friday, Jacksonville, Fla., Mayor Lenny Curry ordered a mandatory evacuation for certain parts of the city in anticipation of Hurricane Irma. One Jacksonville Pizza Hut manager, however, was not having it. Time magazine and CNN report that one local Pizza Hut restaurant warned its employees they would face consequences if they evacuated Friday—per the…
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Wash. State Sheriff Apologizes After His County Facebook Page Posts ‘All Lives Splatter’ Meme Showing Car Running Over Protesters
Another day, another classy post made by law-enforcement officials and (alleged) professionals. This time, a sheriff in Washington state is attempting to apologize after a horrifying meme was posted Monday to his county’s Facebook page, showing protesters being run over by a vehicle with the caption, “All Lives Splatter.” Like I said, really classy, especially…
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Ga. Teacher Who Compared Trump Campaign T-Shirts to Swastikas No Longer Teaching Students
A Cherokee County, Ga., high school teacher who told two students that their “Make America Great Again” T-shirts were akin to wearing swastikas and, thus, were not allowed in class has been removed from the classroom, the school principal confirmed Friday. The math teacher, identified as Lyn Orletsky, was seen on a viral video telling…
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How This Country’s Historical Efforts to Prevent the Education of Black People Have Continued Into the 21st Century
As we all know, it was illegal for slaves to learn to read and write during slavery. Even free blacks living in the North before the Civil War were forced to walk long distances from their homes, often passing white schools along the way, to attend the one school designated to educate blacks. These were…
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White People Commit Welfare Fraud, State Creates Amnesty Program so They Won’t Go to Jail
Contrary to popular belief, white people do, in fact, receive welfare benefits. What may also come as a surprise is that some of them even cheat to get it, and sometimes when that happens, a local or state government may come up with a plan that will make it so the white people who commit…