Politics
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Trump, the Walking Internet Comments Section, Taps Racist Blogger for Federal Job
William Otis, a former special counsel to President George H.W. Bush and a current professor at Georgetown University Law Center, was nominated by President Donald Trump this week to sit on a federal commission that sets policy on how to punish criminals. It would come as no surprise that Otis is a staunch supporter of…
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Armed Teachers in Classrooms One Step Closer to Being the Law in Florida
As teachers, parents, students and Parkland residents voiced their opposition, Florida lawmakers advanced legislation Tuesday that would create a statewide program to put armed teachers in classrooms. The Miami Herald reports that the state House Appropriations Committee voted to approve a measure that would see teachers trained to carry guns in the classroom under the…
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No Good Deed: Legally Blind White Man Attacks Black Politician for Trying to Help Him
Sometimes it just doesn’t matter how much good you want to do for the world; people are going to hate and fear you anyway. This doesn’t just apply to the X-Men, dentists and high school grammar teachers; it also applies to politicians. While much of the public likes to criticize “Washington” and “the government” for…
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Congratulations, Georgia Has Practically Elected the 1st Black Woman as Governor in America!
I never thought it would happen, but Georgia has virtually become the first state to elect a black woman as governor. It was one thing for Barack Obama to get elected president. He ran for office while America was in ruins after George W. Bush’s ragged economy and costly financial wars. Sarah Palin’s candidacy for…
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Meet the Mayor of Miami Gardens, Fla., One of the Largest Black-Run Cities in the Country
“Every night in my sleep, I need you beside me.” Imagine this line sung in the style of Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On,” off-key but with the same amount of confidence that Dion’s golden vocals boast. That’s how Miami Gardens, Fla., Mayor Oliver Gilbert started our interview. Clearly, I was in for a…
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Either Melania Trump Is the Slovenian Rain Man or She Finessed Her ‘Einstein Visa’
Until I see Melania Trump do anything other than wave and steal speeches from the most extraordinary first lady ever to grace the White House with her presence, then I have a hard time believing that she can do anything other than look like a vaguely alive corpse. So how in all the heat in…
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Donald Trump Bullies Jeff Sessions, and Robert Mueller Wants to Know Why: Report
Donald Trump picked Jeff Sessions to be the attorney general of the United States, but he quickly turned on him when Sessions recused himself from the Russia investigation. Since that time, Trump has openly antagonized, insulted and bullied Sessions, both in conversation and on social media. Sources have told the Washington Post that special counsel…
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Georgia Lawmakers Prove They Work for the NRA and Not the People in Their State
Delta Airlines is one of the biggest employers in the state of Georgia. It has a hub at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. You’d think that state legislators would want to protect and nurture that relationship, but you’d be wrong. Delta was one of many companies to end their business relationship with the National Rifle Association…
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For the Descendants of South Africa’s Colonizers, ‘the Time for Reconciliation Is Over’
On Tuesday, South Africa’s Parliament voted to move forward a potential constitutional amendment that would allow the government to confiscate white-owned land without offering any form of compensation in return. Frequently referred to as “land expropriation without compensation,” the motion was brought forward by Julius Malema, according to the Australian news site news.com.au. Malema heads…
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Ben Carson Ain’t Slick. Don’t Let His Backpedaling Fool You
So remember how it came out that Ben Carson’s wife, Candy, had bullied staff at the Department of Housing and Urban Development into purchasing a $31,000 dining set? And remember how, when he was asked about it, Carson said he didn’t see the problem and he wasn’t going to return it? Well, it turns out…