Politics
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The Liar-in-Chief Stay Lyin’
Years ago, when dinosaurs roamed free and I was in high school, there was a girl that lied so much, my friends and I jokingly began calling her “Hovercraft.” The joke was, because she lied so much, it was conceivable that she would come to school one day saying that she’d just arrived on a…
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Trump Asked Mexican President to Stop Saying He Wouldn’t Pay for the Wall so He Could Keep Lying About Mexico Paying for the Wall
President Shitty von Douche Face campaigned on a wall. He didn’t literally stand on a wall while campaigning, but he claimed that if he was elected, real Americans (read: white Americans) could sleep safe at night because the “bad hombres” would be behind the wall, and the most glorious part of all was that Mexico…
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Are We Returning to Jim Crow?
When Donald Trump campaigned on the slogan “Make America great again,” many of us saw it for what it was: coded language for taking the mask—or the hood, as it were—off of white supremacy. Since his inauguration, Trump, and those in his administration, have shown that they mean to make good on their promise to…
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Finally, a White House Press Conference Went Completely Off the Rails, and It Should’ve Happened Long Ago
The press does not work for the White House. While they are invited to be members of the White House press corps, their job is to challenge the White House when things sound batshit crazy. While news outlets have been ambitious in working behind the scenes to debunk many of the asinine comments coming from…
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Senate Confirms New FBI Director Christopher Wray
Christopher Wray, a former high-ranking official in former President George W. Bush’s Justice Department, was confirmed by the Senate Tuesday and will step into a new role as director of the FBI. Wray will replace James Comey, who was fired by Donald Trump in May in the middle of the investigation into Russia’s involvement in…
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3 Possible Reasons Anthony Scaramucci Mane Sleeps With the Fishes
It was a glorious 10 days. In only 10 days at the White House as the communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, aka Scaramucci Mane, took over for Sean “Spicy Facts” Spicer (who, assuming that big baby Jesus is listening, could be back any day); got Reince Priebus fired; and then was subsequently fired by his replacement.…
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‘Why Can’t I Be Proud to Be White?’ Punks, Policy and Praise at Politicon
Imagine a comic book convention where, instead of a panel of Avengers, you have a bunch of hosts from SiriusXM radio and MSNBC, but fans are screaming all the same. Imagine a comic convention where, instead of a room full of people screaming, “I loved you on Firefly,” they’re screaming, “Michael Steele, you’re my favorite…
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Court Rules for Redistricting in NC to Address Racial Discrimination
On Monday, three federal judges in North Carolina ordered the state Legislature to draw up new legislative-district boundaries within a month. The current boundaries drawn by Republicans are considered unacceptable, The Hill reports. The ruling, which was unanimous, affects 28 of the state’s 170 General Assembly districts. The court has ruled that the current boundaries…
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Will New Chief of Staff John Kelly Be the Next Contestant Fired on White House Apprentice?
Previously on White House Apprentice, Anthony Scaramucci’s storyline was getting all the headlines and camera time. In the weird Big Brother-Survivor-Apprentice interpolation that is Donald Trump’s administration, there is only room for one star in front of the camera—your megalomaniac president—so Scaramucci Mane was kicked out of the house. Although Attorney General Jeff Sessions has…
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What Happened to Trump’s Favorite Blacks?
During his run to the White House, President Donald Trump seemed to have an endless supply of African-American supporters whom he could rush out to sing his praises. There was the B.A.P.S-like duo of Diamond and Silk and the greasy-headed preacher Darrell Scott. And there was 2017’s real-life Stephen from Django: Milwaukee County Sheriff David…