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Charges Dropped Against Only Officer to Face Criminal Charges Related to Sandra Bland’s Death
Former Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia, who arrested motorist Sandra Bland two years ago, was the only officer to face criminal charges in connection with her mysterious death in a Texas jail, but as of Wednesday, the criminal charges against him have been dropped. Encinia pulled Bland over in Prairie View, Texas, on July 10,…
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Black Man Takes Miss. Flag to Supreme Court Because … Look at It
A black Mississippi man who argues that the state’s flag is a symbol of white supremacy is taking his fight to the Supreme Court of the United States, setting the stage for the possibility that SCOTUS could ban all official use of Confederate imagery. According to an Associated Press report, in February 2016, Carlos Moore…
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Facebook Will Ban You for Talking About White Men. Black Children and Muslims? Not So Much
Pop quiz: Which group is protected by Facebook’s secret censorship algorithm? a. Female drivers b. Black children c. White men The correct answer is c. That’s not hyperbolic conjecture meant to incite a reactionary response. These are actual choices Facebook used to train the thousands of censors responsible for regulating hate speech on the site.…
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Watch the President Sexually Harass a Female Reporter
President Pussy Grabber is at it again. During a call with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, in which journalists were present, Donald Trump thought it was appropriate to call out a female Irish reporter and compliment her smile, adding, “I bet she treats you well.” The creepy old man, who happens to run the country…
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‘Form NBA Voltron!’ Chris Paul Headed to Houston Rockets
This NBA season and the next could see the making of the mega-teams. In a blockbuster trade announced Wednesday, Chris Paul is leaving the Los Angeles Clippers to join forces with James Harden and the Houston Rockets. According to ESPN, the Rockets will send Sam Dekker, Patrick Beverley and Lou Williams to the Clippers for…
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Trinity College Suspends Professor After He Is Forced to Flee the State for Scaring the Whites
Trinity College placed a college professor on leave after his social media posts caused an uproar that shut down the bucolic Hartford, Conn., campus last week. There are only two rules by which every American must abide: Don’t fry bacon in the nude. Don’t scare the whites. If you ever want to be marginalized, ridiculed…
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A White House Reporter Grew Tired of the ‘Fake News’ Narrative, so He Fought Back
On Tuesday, White House deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, aka Suckabee, was doing her usual “Aw, shucks, golly gee” bullshit that eventually leads into an assault on the media and what this administration pushes as fake news. Keep in mind that this was the first time in weeks that the White House had allowed…
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NRA Recruitment Video Basically Labels the Left Violent Snowflakes
The National Rifle Association has proved once again that it’s not only gun-crazed but also contradictory when it comes to talking about those who oppose its views: the “left.” In a recent video posted to the NRA’s official Facebook page as a recruitment tool, the group references “they” quite often while never really saying who…
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Man Jailed in Rikers Island for 5 Months With $2 of Bail Files Lawsuit
In 2014, Aitabdel Salem, 41, was arrested for allegedly attacking a police officer after officers said he was stealing a coat. Salem was then sent to the Rikers Island jail in New York City with a $25,000 bail. Eventually the charges against Salem were dropped after prosecutors were unable to get an indictment on the…
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United Airlines Issues Apology to Mother After Infant Overheats Aboard Delayed Flight
Imagine sitting on a tarmac for two hours and complaining about your baby getting sick because he started to overheat: That’s exactly what happened to a Colorado mother on a United Airlines flight on her way to Texas last week. Emily France and her 4-month-old son, Owen, were on United Airlines Flight 4644 around 1:20…