Politics
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President Twitter Fingers Is Mad at Nordstrom for Dropping Ivanka’s Lame Clothes
We all knew this was coming. President Twitter Fingers is doing what he does best: trolling on Twitter. On Wednesday, Donald Trump called out Nordstrom for dropping his daughter’s hideous line of basics and cruise-director casual clothing. Last week the #GrabYourWallet social media movement—in which people vowed not to shop at Nordstrom as long as…
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Warren Tries to Read Coretta Scott King’s Letter About Sessions on Senate Floor; McConnell Silences Her
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) proved himself to be a coward Tuesday night when he stopped Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) from reading a 1986 letter penned by Coretta Scott King about Jeff Sessions, now the U.S. attorney general nominee. Warren was in the process of reading the scathing letter—which was written by the widow…
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Trump Called Out on Lack of Diversity
“In his first two weeks, President Trump has sought to project the image of a new leader moving quickly to enact his agenda,” David Nakamura and Abby Phillip reported Sunday for the Washington Post. “He has surrounded himself in photo ops with his most trusted senior aides as he signs a flurry of executive orders,…
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Public Education Is Doomed: VP Mike Pence Casts Tiebreaking Vote to Confirm Betsy DeVos
Betsy DeVos, the woman who has no connection to public schooling or experience running a multimillion-dollar anything, was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday as U.S. education secretary. The vote went to a 50-50 split after two Republican senators—Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska—went against their party and voted with their heads…
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Trump’s Labor Pick Is a Mess: Hired Undocumented Worker; Ex-Wife Claimed Abuse
Andrew Puzder, the head of the parent company that owns Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr., paid an undocumented immigrant to work as his housekeeper for years, and of course, he’s Donald Trump’s pick to head the Labor Department. According to CNN, Puzder released a statement Monday admitting that he and his wife had employed the woman,…
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How to Write a Donald Trump Speech
President Asshat has never been an orator. In fact, aside from his popular catchphrase “You’re fired” “Grab ’em by the pussy,” I don’t know if he’s ever said anything remotely memorable. Most of his public appearances in his first two weeks in office have appeared to be off-the-cuff. But besides the universal connection of hate…
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Here’s Why Trump’s Rhetoric Is Dangerous for Black People
In a so-called listening session last week to kick off Black History Month, some African Americans surrounded President Donald Trump at the White House, including former Apprentice contestant Omarosa Manigault and GOP political commentator Paris Dennard. Peppered with numerous racial missteps and misplaced critiques of the press, Trump’s breakfast-meeting remarks included an acknowledgment of Dr.…
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Claims He Always Wins—but at What Cost?
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel spoke Monday at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and laid out his thoughts on the Democratic Party and its prospects for taking back national power again, saying that it needs to take a “chill pill” because the return to power won’t happen anytime soon. “It ain’t gonna happen in 2018,” Emanuel…
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Trump Accuses Media of Covering Up Terrorist Attacks
The presidential hyperbole train continued its run through America Monday when President Donald Trump, speaking to the U.S. Central Command, claimed that the media was intentionally covering up reports of terrorist attacks. According to the Washington Post, Trump went off his prepared remarks to make his claim. “You’ve seen what happened in Paris and Nice.…
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Maxine Waters Says Trump Is Leading Himself to Impeachment
After tweeting last week that her “greatest desire was to lead Donald Trump right into impeachment,” Maxine Waters said Monday that Trump’s actions are leading him to possible impeachment. CNN reports that the California Democrat made her remarks to reporters at a news conference. “I have not called for the impeachment yet. He’s doing it…