Politics
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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…
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With Trump Revoking Temporary Protected Status, Haitians Fear for the Future and Their Lives
Since 2010, thousands of Haitian immigrants who migrated to the United States have been allowed to stay in the country without fear because President Barack Obama granted Haiti eligibility for Temporary Protected Status. The protection is given to countries that have experienced political or environmental catastrophe such as armed conflict or natural disaster. But the…
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Trump Is Making the GOP Look Like Fake Russia Hawks
President Ronald Reagan may go down as the greatest Russia hawk in U.S. history. His tough stance against the Soviet Union’s expansionism and his efforts to support anti-Soviet movements in former communist-bloc states helped lead to the USSR’s fall in 1991. His “Tear down this wall” speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on June…
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Rep. John Conyers Paid $27,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Complaint: Report
Updated Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, 1:30 p.m. EST: Rep. John Conyers has released a full statement “expressly and vehemently” denying allegations of sexual misconduct after a BuzzFeed report found that his office had settled with a former employee who had accused of him of inappropriate advances. Conyers insisted that “it is important to recognize that…