Politics
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Sources: George Floyd Family's Visit to White House Will Be More Than a Meet & Greet
When Joe Biden meets with the family of George Floyd on Tuesday to acknowledge the one-year anniversary of the day former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered Floyd in broad daylight, it will not be a perfunctory photo op. Instead, the president will use the visit as an opportunity to push for the passage of…
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Trump Hotel Reportedly Raised Its Rates to Keep QAnon Trump Supporters Out and…LOL!
So apparently, Washington, D.C.’s Trump International Hotel raised its prices in March in order to deter QAnon Trump supporters from visiting, and…my God, that’s hilarious. Imagine a cult leader telling his loyal cultists: “Loving me is free, but if you want to come to my house and stink up my furniture, well, that’s going to…
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White House to Host George Floyd's Family on Anniversary of His Death, but Will Miss Floyd Police Reform Bill Deadline
This Tuesday will mark the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death. Two things were supposed to happen on or by that date: Floyd’s family was to be hosted at the White House, and a federal police reform bill named for Floyd was supposed to be on President Joe Biden’s desk. Unfortunately, it looks like only…
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Remember the Guy in St. Louis Who Was Waving an AR-15 at Black Lives Matter Protesters? Well, He’s Running for Senate
Do you believe that slavery was bad and that Black people should have equal rights? No? Great! How would you like to become a congressional candidate for the GOP? That seems to be the only bar you have to clear to become a politician in the Republican party. Remember that guy who was waving an…
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Stacey Abrams Kills Any Doubts About Her Desire to Become President: 'It's Still a Job That I Want'
Stacey Abrams, who was last seen protecting our democracy from Trump’s acolytes, getting nominated for Nobel Peace Prizes, and publishing best-selling novels, might have a lot on her plate, but she still has plenty of time to chin-check Republicans and make history in the process. She also has time to appear on the podcast Skimm’d…
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Jill Biden Told Supporters on Call 'Go Fuck Yourself' After Joe's Heated Moment on Race With Kamala Harris During 2019 Debate, Book Claims
I know it’s painful to look back at 2019, but let’s take a trip down memory lane, shall we? It was the Democratic presidential debate and current Vice President Kamala Harris had decided to go for then-nominee Joe Biden’s jugular. Training her gaze directly at the former VP, Harris said: “I do not believe that…
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Report: White Supremacists Pose Greatest Threat to Domestic Security
A recently released report by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security says that racially motivated extremists (read: white supremacists) are one of the biggest threats to domestic safety. CNN reports that a joint report from both agencies found that 2019 was “the most lethal year” for domestic violent extremism since 1995. 32 people…
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Kevin McCarthy Doesn’t Want Inquiry Into the Insurrection at the Capitol Because He’s Busy Looking for Hillary’s Emails
Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has trouble sitting down with Donald Trump’s hand so far up his… Managing Editor Genetta Adams: Stephen. We talked about this. You have to start off slow and then you can go crazy. Me: Got it. Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is against a 9/11-style commission into the…