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Morning Joe Co-Host Mika Brzezinski Claps Back at Trump’s Mean Tweet
One of the two is paid to talk politics, and the other is an Orange Ass Clown. The two don’t like each other very much, except that one of them isn’t supposed to be talking about the other on social media because he’s the leader of the free world—except when that leader paints his skin…
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Hero Army Veteran Beaten to Death After Saving 2 Young Teens From Brutal Attack
A 62-year-old Army veteran is being honored as a hero after he died saving two teenagers from a brutal attack in Denver. According to CNN, James Farmer Jr. was sleeping in his car in downtown Denver on June 16 when he woke up and saw a homeless man attacking two teens. And so Farmer did…
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A Tale of 2 Brothers: 1 Destined for the NBA, the Other a Hater
Mohamed Bamba is the type of player college coaches drool over. He’s a 7-foot-tall big man with a 7-foot-9 wingspan who was ranked No. 3 in the ESPN 100 rankings of players for 2017. He’s a McDonald’s All-American, and the type of player who can single-handedly change a program’s charted course. In fact, ESPN wrote…
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Providence, RI, Firefighter Fired Over Racist Fried-Chicken Remark to Black Woman
Andre Ferro, a Rhode Island firefighter, has been fired for making racist remarks to an elderly black woman after responding to a medical call. The Providence Journal reports that Ferro was responding to a call to assist an elderly African-American woman suffering from consistent nosebleeds. While the other firefighters attended to the nosebleed, Ferro made…
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Trump Goes on Twitter Rampage, Claims Morning Joe Host ‘Was Bleeding Badly From a Face-Lift’
Donald Trump is a messy bitch. Full stop. Wait, I just got a video message from the president: On Thursday mooring, instead of focusing his energy on his Trumpcare bill, which is suffering from severe chest pains and shortness of breath, the dictator-in-chief waded into the petty waters to attack Morning Joe co-hosts Joe Scarborough…
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Becky of the Year Candidate: White Woman Says Sexism in Hollywood Is Like Racism
May I present to you the latest nominee for The Root’s annual Wypipo Awards, in the category of Becky of the Year: Emilia Clarke. Please don’t hate me for reducing a human being to the title of “white woman.” This story is about the woman who plays Daenerys Targaryen. Even though I am the biggest…
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Off-Duty Ill. Cop ‘Detained’ Black Teen for Not Following Orders, Lansing Police Say
The Lansing, Ill., Police Department is claiming that a white off-duty officer “detained” a black teen on the officer’s property after the boy and another juvenile refused to follow his orders to remain there. According to the Chicago Tribune, the Police Department issued the statement Tuesday after video of the black teen, identified as 15-year-old…
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Minn. Man Arrested Despite Carrying ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card
A Minnesota man apparently likes to keep all his bases covered, carrying around a “Get out of jail free” card in the event he ever ran into a law-enforcement officer. … Unfortunately, it did not work out for him over the weekend. According to KARE, Deputy Mike Vai pulled over a car registered to someone…
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Ohio Town Considers Imposing a 3-Strike Policy on Heroin Overdoses
If you are a heroin addict in Middletown, Ohio, the city is considering a controversial proposal that could have an impact on whether or not you get help the next time you overdose on your drug of choice—and if it has its way, three strikes means you’re dead. WLWT reports that Middletown is considering whether…