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Julian Assange Kicked Out Embassy for Smearing Feces on the Wall, Bad Hygiene and Skateboarding Indoors: Report
I guess Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, forgot that he was a houseguest while living inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and didn’t realize that he could only smear the walls with feces in the home where he pays rent. Apparently, Assange is a really shitty houseguest. See what I did there? According to Vice…
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Julian Assange Arrested in London: Here Are 5 Facts About Wikileaks' White Walker
Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange was arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Thursday. Assange had been living in the embassy for the past seven years to avoid being extradited to Sweden, where he was once facing a sexual assault case that has since been dropped. Before we go any further, how does one live…
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WikiLeaks, Donald Trump Jr., Drama, Lies and Deception
Previously on White House Apprentice, Congress continued its many different investigations into just how the Russians interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. As part of those investigations, attorneys for Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son, were required to turn over to congressional investigators secret direct messages that were passed back and forth on…
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Sean Hannity Is a Lying, Sick Sack of Stupid
Of all the reasons to loathe that noxious loudmouth Sean Hannity, my top choice is that the Fox News host consistently has the nerve to serve his lavish amount of stupidity with sides of hubris and sanctimony. Shortly before going on vacation, Hannity did an interview with the Huffington Post and pretended that his peddling…
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Report: Chelsea Manning on Obama’s Short List for Commutation
Former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning, who is serving a 35-year sentence for leaking classified material, has been put on President Barack Obama’s short list for a possible commutation. “I have more hope right now than I have the entire time since she was sentenced,” Manning’s aunt, Deborah Manning, told NBC News. “I do…
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Trust but Don’t Verify: How WikiLeaks Became the World’s Pawnshop
After a slow trickle of stories over the better part of 2016, the CIA has released a statement claiming that the Russians used cyberwarfare to attack the U.S. election. Russian agents spread disinformation through “fake news” and pro-Donald Trump Twitter bots, attacked Democratic congressional candidates, attempted to hack voter information in various states, and funneled information from hacked emails…
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Really, CNN? You're Hot With Donna Brazile, but Cool With Corey Lewandowski Being on Trump's Payroll?
Donna Brazile responded to headlines regarding her resignation from CNN—in light of leaked emails showing her providing the Hillary Clinton campaign with debate questions—in familiar, black-auntie fashion. Brazile quoted Michelle Obama’s “When they go low, we go high.” She invoked Martin Luther King Jr. She thanked people for their prayers, in some instances, in a…
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Erica Garner Slams Clinton Campaign Over WikiLeaks Emails About Using Her Father’s Death
The daughter of Eric Garner slammed Hillary Clinton’s campaign Thursday after WikiLeaks released email conversations showing that the campaign discussed using her father’s death to protest gun violence, CNN reports. “I’m troubled by the revelation that you and this campaign actually discussed ‘using’ Eric Garner … Why would you want to ‘use’ my dad?” Erica…
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Who's Running the DNC? Black Women
Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) took her place as chair of the Democratic National Convention, and although the role was unexpected, NBCBLK notes, the Ohio congresswoman made a point to open with a call for unity and respect. “We’re all Democrats and we need to act like it,” Fudge said Monday, vowing a “different kind of convention than…