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'They Could Say Whatever They Wanted': Michelle Obama's Secret Service Couldn't Protect Her From Racist 'Hecklers'
If you thought the onslaught of racist vitriol directed at former first lady Michelle Obama was difficult to read and hear about, imagine how it felt to be helpless when tasked with protecting her. This week, excerpts from former Secret Service agent Evy Poumpouras’ 2020 memoir Becoming Bulletproof resurfaced, detailing how Poumpouras felt “outraged” but…
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Since Leaving Office, Trump Has Charged the Secret Service $40,000 for a Single Room at Mar-a-Lago
The current president of Florida just can’t stop the grift. According to the Washington Post, the current president of white supremacy charged the Secret Service (read American taxpayers) some $40,000 for a single room at his Mar-a-Lago Club. Records viewed by the Post show that Trump’s club charged the Secret Service $396.15 a night from…
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Kevin McCarthy Doesn’t Want Inquiry Into the Insurrection at the Capitol Because He’s Busy Looking for Hillary’s Emails
Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has trouble sitting down with Donald Trump’s hand so far up his… Managing Editor Genetta Adams: Stephen. We talked about this. You have to start off slow and then you can go crazy. Me: Got it. Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is against a 9/11-style commission into the…
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'You Left Us': Another Proud Boy Turns Out To Be Not So Proud of His Former Cult Leader Donald Trump
Here’s a question: Why are the Proud Boys still a thing? I’m not asking why the organization still exists—clearly, Black Jesus lost a bet against Hueless Lucifer to make that happen—I’m asking why they still call themselves “Proud Boys.” TF do they have to be proud of? They couldn’t be proud of their leadership choices.…
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Citizen’s Arrest Law Repealed in Georgia Ahead of First Federal Hearing in Ahmaud Arbery Case
The shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery stood out last year because unlike so many instances of an unarmed Black man being shot, it wasn’t by a cop; it was by a group of white men who grabbed their guns and wanted to play cop. Arbery’s tragic death has led to the state of Georgia repealing…
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The Risky Business of the Golden Globes—HFPA Makes Statement Following NBC Canceling 2022 Ceremony
Hollywood is known as the place where the streets are paved with gold. However, the Golden Globe has been quite tarnished in the past several weeks. It definitely doesn’t shine the way it did back in the day—or perhaps its shine was always an illusion. The HFPA came under fire right before it was to…
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Kansas Baseball Coach Suspended, Facing Termination Over Allegations That He Told a Black Student to Turn Off His 'N-Word Music'
Another day, another mediocre white man joins the “You Bout to Lose Your Job” chorus line because he couldn’t keep his racism to himself. A high school baseball coach in Kansas has been placed on administrative leave and is facing the possibility of losing his job after he was accused of telling the only Black…