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Andre Iguodala to Warriors Fans Anxious About His Free Agency: Calm the Eff Down
Golden State Warriors player Andre Iguodala took to the airwaves of a San Francisco Bay Area radio station Tuesday morning to calm down fans who are worried about his impending free agency, which begins July 1. Iguodala called in to KBLX, which he says he listens to each morning on the way to yoga, and…
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Eric Holder May Run for the White House in 2020
First, a prayer. Dear Black Jesus, If you are listening. I apologize for the chewing gum I stole from Mrs. Jefferson’s purse when I was in third grade. I was selfish back then. Also, I want to be clear that I forgive you for allowing one of Satan’s babies to govern the continental United States.…
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Dashcam Footage of Philando Castile Shooting Released
Police dashcam footage of the fatal shooting of Philando Castile by St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez has been released to the public. According to Patch.com, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension made its case file, which included the footage, public Tuesday. And quite frankly, it’s fucking hard to watch. In the video, it…
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President’s Pick to Head FBI Scrubbed Russian-Government-Related Case From Résumé
So the president’s pick to head the FBI scrubbed “an energy company president in a criminal investigation by Russian authorities” from a list of clients on his law firm bio, CNN reports. Shocked? Of course you aren’t. According to the news station, the president gushed about Christopher Wray only a few days after firing FBI…
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Detroit Mom Shot in Front of 4-Year-Old Daughter Dies in 14-Year-Old Son’s Arms; Ex-Boyfriend Named Person of Interest in Her Death
Updated Tuesday, June 20, 2017, 3:30 p.m. EDT: Earl Maxwell, a Detroit man who police named a “person of interest” in the shooting death of a young mother of three, has been captured, police say. According to Fox 2, Maxwell was taken into custody Tuesday in connection with the death of Latrese Morris Dorsey, who…
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Trevor Noah Slams NRA Hypocrisy in the Police Shooting of Philando Castile
On Monday night, Daily Show host Trevor Noah took some time out to blast the National Rifle Association for its deafening silence over the recent verdict regarding the police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile—a legal gun owner—during a traffic stop. Last week’s verdict acquitted the officer, Jeronimo Yanez, of all charges in the fatal…
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Little Marco Rubio Goes In for the Hug, and Ivanka Trump Isn’t Here for It
They were supposed to be meeting to work on a bill about paid family leave; good thing they were both acting like kids. Republican Florida Sen. Little Marco Rubio and Ivanka “Lil’ Trumpet” Trump met at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday morning. See, Lil’ Trumpet is big on being an advocate for white…
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Canadian Woman Caught on Camera Demanding a ‘White Doctor’ for Her Son at Ontario Clinic
Seems our neighbors to the north have their own share of racists who aren’t afraid to spew their hatred in public, even in this, the cellphone age, in which you are guaranteed to be uploaded to one social media site or another within minutes. One Canadian man videotaped a woman at a walk-in clinic in…
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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…