Politics
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Ryan Coogler Isn't Boycotting Georgia, but He's Raising Awareness about SB202 and Its 'Shameful Roots in Jim Crow'
Ryan Coogler is starting production for Black Panther 2, and he’s decided to film in Georgia again, following the first film in the franchise. In an op-ed he shared with select outlets, Coogler discussed what went into his decision to continue filming in Georgia after the passing of voter suppression bill SB202, which has led…
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Ted Cruz Says Maxine Waters is 'Encouraging Riots & Violence' by Telling Protesters to 'Stay in the Streets.' Does He Not Remember Trump?
Ted Cruz, the Texas senator with the Dollar Store version of Wolverine’s facial hair, must have left the part of him that even bothers hiding his hypocrisy in Cancun when he went on his short-lived vacation from being a piss-poor elected official earlier this year. Because I know that Senator Somebody-PLEASE-Shape-Up-My-Salt-and-Pepper isn’t actually out here…
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Surprise, Surprise: Facebook Groups for Elite Military Members Become Platforms for Racism, QAnon-sense and Election Fraud Propaganda
It should surprise absolutely no one that some elite members of the U.S. armed forces are QAnon-following MAGAts who are gullible enough to buy into ex-y’all’s-president’s “stop the steal” propaganda and racist enough to believe that Black Lives Matter is an evil that should be punished. It’s also not surprising that these military veterans had…
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Auntie Maxine Snatches Jim Jordan’s Baby Hair, Tells the Ohio Rep ‘Shut Your Mouth’
If only Rep. Jim Jordan, a former assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State, had something to say when wrestlers were being sexually abused by their team doctor. Instead, Jordan has claimed he had no knowledge of the incidents despite several wrestlers claiming he not only knew but was aware of the running “joke” that if…
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Arkansas Republicans Are Set to Make Voting in the State Much More Challenging (for Black People)
Republicans in Arkansas are following the lead of their pals in Georgia, Texas, Michigan and other GOP-controlled state legislatures in advancing laws that would make it harder for people to vote, CNN reports. One of the harsher bills Arkansas lawmakers are pushing prevents people who are not voting from entering polling locations unless they are casting…
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Oklahoma Senate Passes Bill Allowing Drivers to Hit Protesters Without Being Charged
Oklahoma lawmakers have passed a bill that they’re pretending is about protecting citizens when it’s really about their contempt for anti-racism protesters. The legislation that passed in the Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday increases penalties for protesters who block streets while granting blanket immunity for drivers who injure or even kill protesters. To the GOP legislators…
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In Historic Move, House Panel Advances Reparations Legislation to Study Impact of Slavery and Racism
After decades of trying to get America to start the process of reckoning with its history of slavery and its contemporary effects, a House panel advanced legislation that would support a study to figure out how to address the issue. This is the first time that the House Judiciary Committee has acted on the legislation,…
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Florida Governor Wants Tighter Restrictions on Mail-In Ballots Despite His Ballot Being Tossed in 2016
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is the Cliff Clavin of Michael Scotts. He’s your favorite idiot’s favorite idiot. He is literally one of the dumbest men in the world, which is Republican for “He may be president someday.” DeSantis, more like DeGoFuckYourself, is one of a few Republican governors who wants to put tighter restrictions on…