Politics
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Sonia Sotomayor Reads the Supreme Court’s Travel-Ban Decision for Filth
In a 5-4 decision delivered Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court upheld Donald Trump’s travel ban targeting Muslim-majority countries. In doing so, the majority wrote off the president’s own anti-Muslim statements—comments he’s been making since 2011, which ramped up during his presidential campaign. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing the majority opinion in Trump v. Hawaii (pdf), claimed…
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God’s Favorite Intern, the One Who Cursed at the President, Is Suspended
During President Donald Trump’s visit to the Capitol last week, an intern for Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) shouted, “Mr. President, fuck you!” and God smiled. Unfortunately, as an intern, you cannot shout such things, and Hassan’s staff has suspended the courageous young woman for a week and will limit her access in the Capitol for…
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There’s Nothing Wrong With Treating an Asshole Like an Asshole
I believe in the Golden Rule. While I am not a biblical scholar, I learned this religious lesson from the great teacher and philosopher who said unto the men who constantly chased, persecuted and tormented him simply because of who he was: It ain’t no fun when the rabbit got the gun. —Bugs Bunny Human…
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Mike Huckabee Tweets Racist Photo Associating Nancy Pelosi With MS-13 Gang
White supremacist, Christian extremist and fFormer Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee tweeted a photo suggesting that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) campaign committee to “take back” the House of Representatives is made up of MS-13 gang members. Here is the racist tweet: The tweet was a clear effort to associate Pelosi and other Democrats with…
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Melania Trump Not Only Wore a Dumb Jacket; She Had This Sage Advice for Separated Children: ‘Good Luck’
I find it rich that President Donald Trump’s mighty band of ravenous deplorables, aka Trump supporters, love to push this “Speak English” doctrine to those from other countries who communicate in their native tongues. Remember the asshat lawyer who went full “MAGA” at a New York City lunch spot because two workers were speaking Spanish?…
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Dear Melania Trump: Please Stop Trying to Be the Moral Compass for the White House—You’re Trash, Too
On Thursday, first lady Melania Trump made a surprise trip to see firsthand a border detention facility where children were being held after being separated from their parents. According to Reuters, Melania, aka Ofdonald, popped up in McAllen, Texas, so that she could see the devastation that her husband’s administration has caused. If Melania doesn’t…
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I Finally See It: Democrats Don’t Hate Trump As Much as They Love White Supremacy
I’ve never really trusted the Democratic Party. Why should I? In a political system that forces us into one of two often problematic choices, it never made sense for me as a black person to decide between Kang and Kodos; in the end, they’ll both try to enslave us. However, like most African Americans with…
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Here’s What Trump’s Executive Order to End Family Separation at the Border Really Means
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump finally decided that he’d done enough damage in embarrassing America on a global stage and signed an executive order to end the separation of migrant children from their loved ones at the U.S. border. Didn’t matter that he could have done this weeks ago or that he never had to…
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Is Michael Cohen About to Flip on Trump?
With all the theatrics surrounding Donald Trump’s signing of an executive order to end family separations at the border, you may have missed out on a pretty big news nugget earlier Wednesday. Michael Cohen—Trump’s personal attorney and longtime confidant who has become one of the bigger fish caught in the Robert Mueller investigation web—submitted a…
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Trump Administration Drafts Executive Order Ending Separation and Detainment of Migrant Children
The Associated Press is reporting that Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen has drafted an executive action that would end the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant families caught crossing the border. Nielsen was at the White House today, where Donald Trump also told reporters that he would be “signing something” on immigration soon, AP…