Politics
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Using ‘Pocahontas’ as a Slur Could Become an Article of Impeachment Against Trump
Previously on White House Apprentice, Donald Trump showed once again that he is a bumbling idiot. While honoring Navajo veterans at a White House event Monday, he referred to Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts as “Pocahontas.” In doing so, he may have provided yet another way for Congress to impeach him. As Newsweek reminds…
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‘Chuck and Nancy’ Cancel Meeting With Trump Because He’s an Asshole
Democratic leaders Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York and Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California are getting tired of President Donald Trump’s shit. Fine, I don’t know if they are, but we, the collective millions of us who didn’t vote for him, are. Nevertheless, Schumer and Pelosi were supposed to meet Tuesday afternoon to prevent a government…
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Why Calling Elizabeth Warren ‘Pocahontas’ Is Racist, Explained
When Don “Puffy” Comb-Over took the opportunity during a White House ceremony honoring the Native American code talkers to call Elizabeth Warren “Pocahontas,” the collective response from most nonracist Americans was, “Oh no, he didn’t!” But there were many people—including conservatives, people profiled in the New York Times and original-recipe white people—who didn’t find anything…
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Is Michael Flynn Preparing to Testify Against the President?
The lawyer who represents former national security adviser Michael Flynn met with members of special counsel Robert Mueller’s team Monday morning— further fueling speculation that Flynn may be about to take a plea deal in the Russia investigation. Robert Kelner, Flynn’s attorney, informed Donald Trump’s legal team late last week that he could no longer…
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An Undercover Sting Operation to Discredit Journalists Reporting on Roy Moore Targets the Washington Post
To what lengths will supporters of Roy Moore go in order to discredit journalists who are reporting on all the allegations made against Moore by women who say he pursued relationships with them when they were just teenagers and he was a man in his 30s? Apparently, far enough to try to plant a fake…
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Roy Moore Will Win Alabama’s Senate Seat Because Southern Folks Don’t Like Being Told What to Do
Let’s be clear: Nobody likes being told what to do. I hate it when my mortgage company sends me an email letting me know my payment is due on the first of each month. It’s set to autopay, but I ALWAYS consider disabling that option and paying it on, like, the 14th JUST because they’re…
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A 2nd Woman Accused Rep. John Conyers of Sexual Misconduct Earlier This Year
On Monday it was revealed that Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) paid a former employee $27,000 to settle a wrongful-termination complaint in which she alleged that she was fired because she would not succumb to Conyers’ sexual advances. On Wednesday a new report surfaced that Conyers was accused of sexual misconduct by a second woman earlier…
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Et Tu, Ceasar? Ceasar Mitchell’s Endorsement of White Mayoral Candidate Could End Black Power in Atlanta
The story of Julius Caesar is the ancient tale of former close political friendships gone bad. Julius Caesar, Pompey the Great and Marcus Licinius Crassus formed the triumvirate whose #SquadGoals were to expand the Roman empire and rule the world. Unfortunately, Caesar became more powerful than his partners and began running Rome like an empire,…
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Thank Gawd LaVar Ball Told Trump to Kiss His Black Ass
LaVar Ball doesn’t give a fuck. The sooner you understand that, the sooner you will grow accustomed to him not giving a fuck about what Donald Trump—or anyone else, for that matter—says about him. Giving a fuck is not how LaVar Ball became LaVar Ball. He is on everyone’s radar because he is the antithesis…
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FCC’s Plan to Repeal Net Neutrality Will Silence Black Voices
From #BlackGirlsCode and #BlackMenSmile to #BlackLivesMatter and #BlackTwitter, the black internet is part of the 21st-century movement for dignity, rights and freedom—and it’s under attack. Since the Trump administration seems hell-bent on silencing black voices in the United States, it shouldn’t come as a big surprise that Trump’s Federal Communications Commission Chairman and former Verizon…