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The Friend of My Enemy Is … Van Jones?
I like Van Jones. I like Van Jones in the same way I like Cardi B, Barack Obama and grits, which is to say I like the idea of Van Jones. I’ve agreed with a lot of his commentary on CNN, and I support his efforts on criminal justice reform, most recently as CEO of…
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Otto Warmbier's Family and Even Republican Senators are Fuming Over Trump's Remarks Over Student's Death
Otto Warmbier’s family has come out to publicly shame President Donald Trump for siding with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who claimed he didn’t know their son was being mistreated during his incarceration. “We have been respectful during this summit process. Now we must speak out. Kim and his evil regime are responsible for…
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All-White Wisconsin GOP Decide Colin Kaepernick Is 'Too Controversial' to be Included in Black Caucus' Resolution to Honor Black History Month
A group of white Wisconsin Republicans have decided that former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick was too controversial to be included in a resolution to recognize Black History Month, so they took him off a list of influential black leaders. As the story goes, the legislature’s black caucus had proposed a resolution honoring black leaders. The…
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Rep. Steve King Being Pressured to Resign for Being Rep. Steve King
Rep. Steve King, a Republican from Iowa, has broken down the fourth wall of Republicanism, which states: never, ever, under any circumstances go full white nationalist. Never. Once the hatred, bigotry, and racism seeps out, it becomes hard to try and put it back in the can. It’s not like anyone hasn’t known that King…
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Nancy Pelosi Are on the Same Page About Trump’s ‘Border Wall’
As the government shutdown begins its second week and federal employees and members of the armed forces await final word about paychecks and benefits, New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) found the time to call a thing a thing. In the aftermath of the Super Saiyan Tangerine’s decision to begin a partial government shutdown after…
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Trump Tells Republicans to Go ‘Nuclear’ for Border Wall, GOP Tells Crazy Old Man to Go Sit Down
Senate Republicans have kindly told President “Boarder” Wall to go fuck himself over his claims that they should change Senate rules to bully funding for his dumb as Lego Wall along the Mexican border. “I’ve long said that eliminating the legislative filibuster would be a mistake,” said outgoing Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)…
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Racism Works
“Yet the harsh fact is that in many places in this country men and women are kept from voting simply because they are Negroes. Every device of which human ingenuity is capable has been used to deny this right. The Negro citizen may go to register only to be told that the day is wrong,…
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Definitive Proof That Republicans Don’t Want You to Vote
Republicans support voter suppression. While that might be evident to many people, some are not convinced by anecdotal evidence, such as Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s efforts to purge black voters from the rolls. Even testimonials from Republican advisers who say long lines are part of his party’s toolkit; academic studies showing people in…
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Republicans Control the Poorest States, Democrats Control States With Highest Earners: Report
As if we didn’t know already, it turns out that Republicans might keep people poor. A new report reveals that almost all of the states where people earn the least are controlled by Republicans, while the states where people make the most money are almost exclusively led by Democratic politicians. USA Today recently ranked the…
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Hall of Fame Quarterback John Elway Is Dropping Major Money on Republican Candidates
Former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway was a great football player. Full stop. Since retiring from his position on the field and landing in the front office of the team he once played for, he’s proven himself to be a spineless GOP barnacle complicit in the whiteballing of Colin Kaepernick and one of the largest…