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Obama Administration Spent Record Millions in 2016 Fighting Freedom of Information Act Requests
In its final year, the Obama administration spent a record $36.2 million on legal costs defending its refusal to turn over federal records requested under the Freedom of Information Act, according to an analysis of U.S. data conducted by the Associated Press. AP reports that for the second year in a row, the Obama administration…
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‘America Is a White Nation’: White Supremacist Posters Put Up Across DC’s George Washington University
Once again the white supremacists are trying to ruin school for everyone, this time putting up signs promoting America as “a white nation” on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, D.C.,, sparking outcry. According to the Washington Post, the signs depicted white people with slogans about uniting. One notice encouraged “all white Americans”…
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Rep. Steve King Is Starting to Sound Like a Damn Nazi
It’s becoming very difficult to report on Republican Rep. Steve King of Iowa because half the time, I don’t know what the hell he’s talking about. On Sunday he tweeted, “We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies.” What the hell does that even mean? Looking at King’s sketchy-ass past, one can assume that…
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SC Library Named for Charleston Church-Massacre Victim Is Vandalized
Police in Charleston, S.C., are investigating several vandalism cases that took place over the weekend, including the vandalism of the library that was dedicated to Cynthia Hurd, one of nine people murdered in the shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church carried out by white supremacist Dylann Roof in 2015. Sometimes victims cannot rest, even…
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Rex Tillerson or Is It Wayne Tracker? Secretary of State Used Fake Name to Send Emails When He Was Exxon Mobil CEO: Report
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says that while U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was the CEO of Exxon Mobile Corp., he used an email alias to discuss the risks that climate change posed. Tillerson, whose middle name is Wayne, used the email alias and unimaginative faux porn name “Wayne Tracker” from 2008 to…
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Black Men Seen as Larger, More Threatening Than White Men of Similar Size: Study
This probably comes as no surprise to some of you given how, in general, black men are portrayed in media as violent and threatening. However, a new study published by the American Psychological Association Monday is adding credibility to the claim, noting that people do indeed have a tendency to perceive black men as larger…
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US Border Agents Can Search Your Cellphone; New Senate Bill Would Require Warrant 1st
The Department of Homeland Security has reported that searches of cellphones by border agents increased fivefold in just one year, and despite protections under the Fourth Amendment against unlawful search and seizure, the practice is completely legal. Searches of cellphones increased from fewer than 5,000 in 2015 to nearly 25,000 in 2016, and according to…