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James Comey: Trump Is a Liar and Yes, We’re Looking Into Russia Ties (I’m Paraphrasing a Bit)
FBI Director James Comey came for the president with all the receipts his office carries, noting that there was “no information to support” President Donald TrumPutin’s outlandish claim that former President Barack Obama tapped his office during the 2016 election. Appearing before the House Intelligence Committee alongside National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers, both men…
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I'm Suffering From "Every Time I Hear 'First Lady' I Think 'Michelle Obama' Even Though She Aint It Anymore" Syndrome
I’ve accepted, grudgingly, that empty Miracle Whip jar filled with dead maggots with sentience Donald Trump is President of the United States. It’s a reality both horrifying (for obvious reasons) and validating, as his ascent and the support that allowed him to ascend is the best possible verification that America desperately wants to be Crash but is…
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My Black History: The Cash Money-Ruff Ryders Tour Changed Me Forever
Editor’s note: During Black History Month, the focus is usually on historical figures who loomed larger than life, paving the way for the progress we experience today. But black history isn’t just about telling stories of our past. History is being made every day and has been made throughout our lives; it’s not just in…
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Texas Man Whose Life Sentence on Drug Charges Was Commuted by Obama Caught With More Than 2 Pounds of Cocaine
A Texas man who was given a second chance after his life sentence on drug charges was commuted by then-President Barack Obama may once again be spending years behind bars after being caught with more than 2 pounds of cocaine following a high-speed chase, the New York Post reports. Robert Gill, 68, had been in…
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Obama Commuted Evans Ray’s Life Sentence; Now Ray Wants to Help Others Like Himself
Evans Ray knew he’d made a horrible mistake when he was caught distributing some 60 grams of crack cocaine. He also didn’t believe that the punishment should have been life in prison. But two prior low-level drug convictions ensured that in 2004, Ray would get the max with no possibility of parole. Even the judge…
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Ex-Gang Member Who Had His Sentence Commuted by Obama ‘Executed’ in Mich.
A man who was recently released from prison after former President Barack Obama commuted his sentence was killed Monday night when two masked gunmen entered a federal halfway house in Saginaw, Mich., and shot him execution style, police say. Demarlon C. Thomas, 31, was a former member of Saginaw’s Sunny Side Gang who had his…