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Sean ‘Spicy Facts’ Spicer Is Reportedly Stepping Out of the Spotlight, and Why This Is Bad for America
If recent reports are correct, we may have seen the last of Sean “Spicy Facts” Spicer, and if this is so, then it sucks for America. Spicy Facts was a weekly dose of comic relief in a White House so absurd that it tipped over the line of tragic comedy and now currently lives in…
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Ala. Mayor Wants New Orleans’ Recently Disassembled Confederate Monuments for Display in His City’s Memorial Park, Because of Course He Does
Seems like one Alabama mayor wants to collect all the white supremacist last-place trophies, including those that have already been discarded by states that either know or are learning to do better. In this case, Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail claims he’s gotten nothing but a thumbs-up from his constituents after reaching out to New Orleans…
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The Ku Klux Klan’s Big Recruiting Weekend
As neo-Nazis, Confederate leagues, “alt-right” fight clubs and emo, lone-wolf white boys compete in the crowded arena for the white supremacist world championship, everyone seems to have forgotten about the old-school, perennial powerhouse that has reigned supreme since the Civil War. The Ku Klux Klan are the New York Yankees of white supremacy; the Alabama…
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Texas Woman Stabs Elderly Hispanic Woman on Bus for Not Speaking English: Report
A San Antonio woman is facing charges of aggravated assault after police say she stabbed an 80-year-old woman on a Greyhound bus for not speaking English. According to KCEN, Reshunda Denise Pickens, 32, is currently being held on $10,000 bond. According to authorities, at around 12:30 a.m. June 12, Pickens was sitting next to the…
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NYC Father Accused of Badly Beating 16-Month-Old Daughter on Father’s Day
A young Brooklyn, N.Y., father is facing charges of assault and endangering the welfare of a child after being accused of brutally beating his 16-month-old daughter, leaving the infant in critical condition. According to the New York Post, little Nylah Lewis is not expected to survive after authorities say she was attacked by her father,…
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White Liberal Tears and Racism From Parents in Response to Seattle Teachers Wearing ‘Black Lives Matter’ T-Shirts
Last October, teachers in the Seattle Public Schools district planned a Black Lives Matter in the Seattle Public Schools event that consisted of wearing T-shirts with the slogan printed on them, despite the fact that a similar effort at Seattle’s John Muir Elementary in September was met with criticism, hate mail and threats of violence.…
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Report: Kevin Durant Will Decline Player Option, Re-Sign With Golden State Warriors
Kevin Durant is reportedly planning to turn down his player option with the Golden State Warriors for the 2017-2018 season and become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, but he will still sign and stay on with the team with whom he won his first-ever NBA championship. Durant, who was the 2017 NBA Finals…
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US Supreme Court Ruling on Offensive Trademarks Means Washington Redskins Will Likely Keep Their Name
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that the government cannot refuse to register a trademark because some may find the trademarked words offensive, saying that the disparagement clause of the copyright law is not an anti-discrimination clause but, rather, a “happy-talk” clause. The 39-page opinion (pdf) in Matal v. Tam ruled in favor of…
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Va. Man, 22, Charged With Murder in Attack on Muslim Teen After She Left Mosque; Authorities Say Case Isn’t Being Investigated as Hate Crime
Updated Monday, June 19, 2017, 4:15 p.m. EDT: The Fairfax County, Va., Police Department tweeted Monday afternoon that the case of Nabra Hassanen, a Muslim teen who was killed while walking back to her mosque in Virginia, is now believed to be related to a road rage incident. A news conference about the incident is…
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Audio Released of Pregnant Woman Killed After Calling Police
Updated Monday, June 19, 2017, 12:47 p.m. EDT: Seattle police have released audio of the police shooting that ended with Charleena Lyles dead in front of her children. The audio, linked to dashboard cameras in the two patrol cars responding to the initial call, is redacted in certain areas, according to the Seattle Times. The…