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Drug Policy Alliance Calls Out NYC Mayor de Blasio for Attempting to Spin Marijuana-Arrests Record [Retracted]
RETRACTED (6/12/18): This story has been removed because we have discovered it was in breach of our editorial standards. If you’d like to know more, you can read an editor’s note here. A cached version of the story is available here for transparency.
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In Water-Is-Wet News, Trump Supporters Have a Change of Heart
You can’t make this stuff up, folks. It’s just too good. It was 304 Electoral College votes that allowed Donald Trump to become the president of the United States of America, and now all of those (white) people are changing their minds. I don’t understand what those supporters saw in a candidate or even a…
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Jeff ‘King Keebler’ Sessions Wants to Get Tough on Leaks Now That the President Hates Him
Attorney General Jeff “King Keebler” Sessions announced Friday that he’s going to assist in the this Milli Vanilli-ass administration’s attempts to stop leaks from the Justice Department and intelligence community to the media. “I have this message for our friends in the intelligence community. The Department of Justice is open for business and I have,…
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The Baltimore Ravens Asked Fans Who Supported Colin Kaepernick to Show It; Now They Aren’t Taking Any Comments
When news broke that the Baltimore Ravens were considering bringing in quarterback and black activist Colin Kaepernick to back up current quarterback Joe Flacco, fans on both side of the controversy took up arms. Those who opposed Kaepernick’s kneeling protest against the killing of unarmed black men, women and children threatened to boycott games. Now,…
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2nd Verse Same as the 1st! Former Mexican President on Trump’s Wall: ‘We’ll Never Pay for That Fucking Wall’
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox might be the only politician not named Maxine Waters who warms my heart. That’s because Fox is not here for any of President Donald Trump’s fuck shit. None of it. During an interview with CNN, Fox repeated his refrain that has now become a sound bite for anyone wondering whether…
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Wash. Man Arrested After Texting About Sexually Abusing Children During Southwest Flight: Report
A Southwest passenger is being applauded for her keen eye after she alerted the flight crew about a man sitting next to her who was texting about sexually abusing children, authorities say. Michael Kellar, 56, of Tacoma, Wash., was arrested after his flight from Seattle landed in San Jose, Calif., Monday. During his flight, according…
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Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against Off-Duty Ill. Cop Seen Threatening Black Teen in Facebook Video
A civil rights lawsuit has been filed against a Lansing, Ill., police officer who was caught on video threatening a young black teen and holding him pinned on the ground back in June, just because the boy was on his property. The lawsuit, which was filed Thursday in federal court in Chicago, alleges that Jordan…
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8-Year-Old Fla. Girl Dies After Dare to Drink Boiling Water
An 8-year-old Boynton Beach, Fla., girl is dead after injuries she suffered earlier this year from drinking boiling water through a straw as part of a sick dare. According to the Palm Beach Post, the little girl, identified as Ki’ari Pope, complained to her mother’s boyfriend late Sunday that she couldn’t breathe. Within minutes she…
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#Flint: An Update and a Reminder That It Has Been 1,196 Days Since the Mich. City Had Clean Drinking Water
The people of Flint, Mich., still do not have clean water in their taps, but what they do have is a three-and-a-half-year legacy of bureaucratic bullshit and red tape, lead poisoning, outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease, sick babies and children, and a whole lot of back-and-forth between the city and the state over who is going…
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Dun Dun Dun! Grand Jury Impaneled by Special Counsel in Russia Investigation
Robert Mueller, the special counsel appointed to oversee the investigation into possible Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, has impaneled a grand jury in Washington, D.C., a clear indication that the investigation may, in fact, be yielding fruit and is moving full speed ahead. The Wall Street Journal reports that the grand jury began…