politicians
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Biden to Sign Executive Orders for His Racial Equity Agenda. So Can We Still Talk About the Crime Bill or Nah?
In 1993, Joe Biden took to the Senate floor to warn of predators in society that needed to be taken out. “We have predators on our streets that society has in fact, in part because of its neglect, created,” Biden said. “They are beyond the pale many of those people, beyond the pale,” Biden continued.…
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New Book Highlights How Joe Biden Almost Lost the Presidency by Ignoring a Black King Maker’s Request
Jim Clyburn is South Carolina politics. You don’t get shit done down South or on a national political level without speaking with Clyburn first. The majority whip and third-ranking Democrat in the House is the closest thing to a political godfather that Democrats have and then-Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden knew that when Clyburn made…
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One Moment in Time: Black Excellence, Joy and Honor at the 59th Presidential Inauguration
We did it, y’all. We half-survived. On Wednesday, Joe Biden was sworn into office as the 46th President of the United States, swiftly and effectively removing the orange dictator out of that undeserved position of power. But I’m not here to recap the rollercoaster that was the last four years. No, I’m here to revisit…
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Golden State Warriors Honor 'Oakland's Own' Madam Vice President With Signed Jersey, Video Presentation
In case you somehow missed the memo, on Wednesday, Kamala Harris became the first Black woman in the history of ever to be sworn in as vice president. It was kind of a big deal. There were marching bands and stray J. Lo vocals and even Jordan 1 Diors. You should’ve been there. And while…
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Celebrating America: Let’s Talk About the 2021 Inauguration Celebration, Shall We?
I know what the headline says, but we’re not actually gonna talk about the inauguration today—at least not the formalities of it. Why? Because by most accounts, it was a regular degular ceremony and went off without a hitch. I’m sorry—what was that? Oh, it wasn’t a regular degular ceremony? Because everyone was donning masks…
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Biden Is Already Draining the Swamp, Fires 3 of Trump’s Worst Appointees
One of former President Shitbag Von Nunu’s best traits was that he was notoriously bad at the mundane shit. Instead of hiring people who were qualified in their respective fields, Von Nunu placed an emphasis on loyalty over everything. In turn, he put people who didn’t know what the fuck they were doing into powerful…
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The Return to Boredom America Deserves
The past four years of Trump’s presidency have been like living with a drug addict who is deep in their addiction. Anyone who has endured this unfortunate cohabitation knows that each day brings with it a certain unsteadiness that creates its own kind of frantic normalcy. It’s toxic and exhausting and if you stay in…
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Kamala Harris To Be Sworn in as VP on Thurgood Marshall's Bible by Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be making more than one symbolic statement at her inauguration on Wednesday. According to ABC News, Harris will mark her historic inauguration as vice president by swearing-in on a bible that belonged to civil rights icon Thurgood Marshall, who was the first Black Supreme Court justice. Harris will be sworn…
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NY Rep. Eliot Engel Caught on Hot Mic at George Floyd Press Conference: ‘If I Didn’t Have a Primary, I Wouldn’t Care’
This has been a rough time for politicians. Most of the time they can be their usual wicked selves and it doesn’t upset the way the wind blows, but that was before we all saw a Minneapolis cop kneel on a man’s neck until life was slowly and painfully drained from his body. Requiring politicians…
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Time to Trash Virginia Politicos and Start Over as Another Senator Was Editor of Yearbook Filled With Racist Images
Either all of Virginia politicians need to resign or all of them need to collect all of the yearbooks from every school they ever attended and have a big ass bonfire to burn the evidence since all of them seem to be racist AF. As a student at the Virginia Military Institute, State Senate Majority…