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Mo. Lawmaker Wants Confederate-Monument Vandals ‘Hung,’ but He Means It in an Old Cowboy Way, Not in a Lynching Way
Nothing says Good Ole Party like the threat of a lynching, and that’s exactly what Republican Missouri Rep. Warren Love expressed what he hoped would happen after people were seen defacing a Confederate monument in his state’s Springfield National Cemetery. “This is totally against the law,” Love wrote after sharing an article indicating that paint…
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Spider-Man Helps Bring Smiles to Displaced Kids at Houston Hurricane Shelter
Residents of Houston are still grappling with the horrific devastation brought on by Hurricane Harvey last weekend, with many families being displaced and living in designated shelters in the city. But one friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is out there trying to at least comfort the kids and bring smiles back to their faces during this frightening…
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Eric Trump: My Father Has to Block Out Negative Media or He’d End Up Killing Himself
So President Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump, aka Lil’ Vampire Face, aka Third Place, aka Bronze, aka Gopher Smile, says that his father has to block out the constant, negative (yet accurate) news coverage of his dismal presidency because if he engaged it, it could lead to depression and possibly make him suicidal. I think…
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19-Year-Old Calif. Woman, ‘Mistaken’ for Bald Black Man, Files Excessive-Force Claim Against City of Bakersfield
A Bakersfield, Calif., young woman, who said she was confronted by police at gunpoint after they somehow mistook her for a larger, bald black man suspected of threatening people with a machete at a nearby grocery store, has now filed a claim against the city, claiming that her civil rights were violated and that officers…
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Los Angeles City Council Votes to Replace Columbus Day With Indigenous Peoples Day as a City Holiday
On Wednesday the Los Angeles City Council voted to eliminate the Columbus Day holiday from the city calendar in a move that sides with activists who believe the Italian pirate explorer is a symbol of genocide for Native indigenous people. The Los Angeles Times reports that although Italian-American civic groups objected to the move, the…
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NBC in ‘Total Panic’ After Megyn Kelly’s New Show Scores Really High With Old White People. What Did They Expect?
NBC decided to cast aside God’s treasure, Tamron Hall, to invest in noted deplorable Megyn Kelly, and now NBC executives are in a reported panic as Kelly seems to appeal only to old white people. And the real question here is: What did NBC expect? Before coming to NBC, Kelly was an anchor for Fox…
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In the Middle of a Devastating Hurricane, House Republicans Look to Make Cuts to Disaster-Relief Fund
This administration is exhausting. Our current Congress is exhausting. Everything about living in this country right now is exhausting, and it never seems to end. We receive daily reminders that our current government is trash, and there are no signs that there will be any change in the immediate future. The latest example of “Are…
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Houston School District Will Provide 3 Free Meals a Day to All Students in the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey
The Houston Independent School District has found a way to help all the families it serves in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey. On Wednesday the district announced that it will waive the required application process for the National School Lunch/School Breakfast Program and provide free meals to all students this school…