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Here’s What ‘Make America Great Again’ Looks Like
Look at all that diversity surrounding President Donald Trump! There are some short white guys and tall white guys. Some of them have blue ties and some of them have red ties, and if you look really, really closely, there’s a white woman. Yep, one white woman. So, I don’t want to hear anymore that…
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Even a Fox News Anchor Can’t Deal With Trump’s Bullshit
When a Fox News anchor is piping hot over the president, then you know Donald Trump is messed up. Trump gave a horrible, impromptu press conference Thursday that left even Fox News anchor Shepard Smith tight. “It’s crazy what we’re watching every day,” Smith said after Trump’s news conference. “It’s absolutely crazy. He keeps repeating…
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Report: Either Jets Cornerback Darrelle Revis Was Attacked or He Beat Up 2 Guys—or Both
This story is all over the place, but here is what I know: New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis was involved in an altercation over the weekend in Pittsburgh. While that sounds tame enough, here is what I also know: Revis is being charged with robbery, terroristic threats, conspiracy and aggravated assault, according to the…
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NYT Columnist Charles Blow Is Not Your Negro and He’s Not Here for Trump Shade, Ever
If you are unfamiliar with Charles Blow, let me speed you up: He’s never here for the fuckshit. He’s educated, informed and opinionated and isn’t willing to “play nice” during Donald Trump’s dictatorship. During a late-night CNN panel, conservative Trump supporter Kayleigh McEnany thought she was going to throw shade at Mr. Blow, and she…
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Sean ‘Spicy Facts’ Spicer Is Getting Some Help, so Maybe He’ll Calm His Ass Down
Looks like Sean “Spicy Facts” Spicer is finally going to get some relief, with reports coming from the White House that a new communications director is expected to be announced Friday. And who is the White House going with? Some dude, Mike Dubke, the founder of Crossroads Media, two administration officials told CNN. Not everyone…
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‘You’re Gonna Burn’: Notes With Swastikas Left at Homes, Jewish Center in Calif. Neighborhood
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office in California has created a task force to look into anti-Semitic notes found at homes and a Jewish center in an Oak Park, Calif., neighborhood over the weekend. The handwritten notes were discovered outside seven homes and the Chabad of Oak Park by residents in the Oak Park community, the…
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University of Wis.-Madison Student Government Demands Free Tuition for Black Students
The University of Wisconsin-Madison student government is pushing forward the idea that black students should be offered free tuition and free housing at the school because of the nation’s troubling history that legally barred black people from receiving an education during slavery. According to the Associated Press, the Associated Students of Madison believe that the…
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Hampton University President Pens Letter to BET Slamming The Quad for Its Depiction of HBCUs
Since its debut, BET’s The Quad has been the topic of debate for both fans and critics alike. The show, which focuses on life at the fictional Georgia A&M University, seemingly offers a glimpse into life on the campus of an HBCU, but many have said that its portrayals grossly exaggerate what HBCU life is…
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Man With White Supremacist Connections Accused of Plotting Attack ‘In the Spirit of Dylann Roof’
A South Carolina man with white supremacist connections who expressed admiration for Charleston, S.C., church shooter Dylann Roof was arrested Wednesday and accused of plotting an attack after unknowingly discussing his plans with an undercover FBI employee. The Washington Post reports that 29-year-old Benjamin Thomas Samuel McDowell told an FBI employee that he wanted to…
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Report: Trump Will Issue New Executive Order on Immigration Next Week Instead of Fighting Court Case
On the same day the Justice Department told a federal court there would be no point in further court battles over President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, the president himself said that he will issue a new executive order on immigration by next week. According to NBC News, in a filing submitted to the…