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Caption This Savage G-20 Eye Roll Angela Merkel Just Gave Vladimir Putin
Angela Merkel, only the chancellor of a small Western European country called Germany—maybe you’ve heard of it—is not here for any of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “handsplaining.” Watch her deliver the most savage of eye rolls and caption below in the comments.
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Trump Continues Man Crush on Putin: ‘It’s an Honor to Be With You’
Even if President Vladimir TrumPutin doesn’t believe any of the intel suggesting that Russians hacked the U.S. election, he has to know that Russian President Vladimir Putin is not America’s friend. So in their first reported meeting (because who knows how many times the two met during TrumPutin’s trip to Russian brothels?) during the G-20…
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Okla. Man Arrested After Fight About Star Wars vs. Star Trek
An argument over Star Wars vs. Star Trek erupted into a WWE match and offered proof of why we need better police officers in this country. According to Fox 25 News, 23-year-old Jerome Dewayne Whyte (who—despite his last name—made it to the championship round of the Blackest Name Ever tournament) was arguing with another man…
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US Mint Philadelphia Worker Leaves Noose on Black Colleague’s Chair
A white U.S. Mint Philadelphia employee has been placed on leave after a noose was found at the work station of a black colleague, CBS News reports. According to the president of the Mint workers union, the employee created the noose from the rope used to seal coin bags once they are full. Around 3…
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Trump’s at G-20, so You Know That Means He’s Tweeting Again
President Donald Trump reminds me of myself when I was in junior high school and didn’t have a girlfriend. Let me explain. I’d started a new school my eighth-grade year and I didn’t want to come in single, so I would make up stories about said girlfriend—who did exist, but we weren’t dating. Trump is…
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Dear NBC: A Slave Cannot Be a ‘Mistress’
There are times when black America’s feathers are ruffled, and our reaction does not come from anger or aggravation but from wonder. Even though many of our bruises have calloused over, every now and then someone will stick us in the exact right spot, and when we feel the pinprick, instead of getting mad, we…
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Trump Administration’s Biggest Critic in the Office of Government Ethics Announces Resignation
Walter Shaub, director of the independent Office of Government Ethics, has been one of the loudest and most vocal critics of the questionable ethics of those in the Trump administration. He called for President Donald Trump to divest from his business interests, chastised a senior Trump adviser for violating ethics rules, and questioned the speed…
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Bill Cosby Will Be Retried in November for Sexual Assault Against Andrea Constand
Bill Cosby’s legal troubles stemming from the multiple allegations of sexual assault against him are far from over. On the heels of the announcement last week that he would go on trial in California in June 2018, his Philadelphia trial will get a do-over in November. Prosecutors will once again try Cosby, 79, for allegedly…
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Minn. Governor Wants to Name Police Training Fund After Philando Castile
Thursday marked the one-year anniversary of Philando Castile’s shooting death at the hands of St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez. Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton marked the occasion by recommending that the state’s Police Officer Standards and Training Board be named after Castile. The $12 million fund, which was approved by the Legislature earlier this…
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Fla. 18-Year-Old Arrested for Shouting Racist Taunts, Threatening Older Woman With Shotgun
An Ormond Beach, Fla., 18-year-old was arrested earlier this week after pulling a shotgun on an older woman on a local road while shouting racist taunts at her, the Daytona Beach, Fla., Police Department confirmed. William Ramey was pulled over by police around noon Monday and told police that he was not having a good…