On Race and White America’s sickening obsession with dehumanizing the dead. “He’s got a gun!” a Baton Rouge officer says, prompting his partner into an all-too-familiar position. “You f*****g move, I swear to God,” says the second officer. It’s been less than twenty-four hours since 37-year-old Alton Sterling, a …
Read More »“Do you really think you’re a champion of the gay community?” Anderson Cooper Mercilessly Grills Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi
She previously led charge against gay marriage in Florida and now claims she’s an “ally.” The aftermath of the Orlando Terror Attack, which left 49 dead and wounded 53 at Pulse Nightclub, has left the country reeling, searching for answers in a time of senseless tragedy. In particular, it has …
Read More »Two Prominent Fox News Hosts Just Called For Reinstating Assault Weapons Ban In 24 Hours
Bill O’Reilly now joining growing chorus of conservatives demanding common sense change. Doth your eyes deceive you, dear reader? Did a second Fox News host just call for common sense gun regulation reforming how disturbingly easy it is to buy high powered semi-automatic rifles? No, no they don’t, and yes, …
Read More »Things I Want To Say To Sanders Supporters Now That He’s Lost (And Yes, He Has Lost)
Confessions from a political junkie equally ambivalent to both candidates. At the moment I was typing this yesterday, Bernie Sanders was meeting with President Obama, effectively plotting out an exit strategy which deservedly ends on HIS terms while simultaneously NOT damaging party unity or disenfranchising his energetic base, nearly all of …
Read More »Less Than A Week After His Outburst Over “Mexican Judges,” Top Surrogate Says Trump Has Never Said Anything Racist
Jeffrey Lord, CNN’s favorite Trump defender and “colorblind” ideologue, says Trump has never said anything racist. You have to give Donald Trump a small measure of credit: No matter what he says, no matter the reaches of its vulgarity, he has found a small army of opportunistic attack dogs …
Read More »Hundreds of Thousands Call for Oust of Lenient Stanford Rape Case Judge: Here’s Why You Should, Too
By now, you’ve probably heard of the Stanford Rape Case, but in case you haven’t, here’s a refresher: In January, 2015, former Stanford student Brock Allen Turner severely sexually assaulted an unconscious woman, who was on campus visiting her sister. Two passing men on bikes happened to see the assault …
Read More »Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin: The Real Racist Is Obama, Not Trump
“You can easily argue that the president of the United States is a racist with his policies and his rhetoric” During a conference call Monday, Donald Trump allegedly encouraged his campaign staff and surrogates to continue their aggressive insistence that Judge Gonzalo Curiel – the federal judge overseeing the …
Read More »School To Prison Pipeline Thriving: Study Finds That Students Of Color As Young As Preschool Are Consistently Suspended More Than Their White Classmates For Similar Offenses
Civil Rights Data Collection released grim findings Tuesday morning showing a clear racial gap in how disciplinary measures are enforced in public schools nationwide. New findings from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) shows that the America’s public schools suspended significantly fewer students in 2014 than they did in 2012, however …
Read More »Trump Doubles Down On Racist Attacks Against Judge, Overrules Directive Sent From His Campaign
“Take that order and throw it the hell out,” Trump bellows in response to campaign memo asking surrogates to stop talking about the lawsuit Donald Trump is continuing to maintain his attacks on Gonzalo Curiel, the federal judge overseeing one of two Trump University lawsuits pending against the GOP …
Read More »Texas Congressman Filemon Vela Pens Blistering Letter To Trump: ‘Take Your Border Wall And Shove It Up Your Ass.’
“Before you dismiss me as just another ‘Mexican,’ let me point out that my great-great grandfather came to this country in 1857, well before your own grandfather.” A U.S. Congressman from Texas of Mexican-American descent has penned a mercilessly unapologetic response to Donald Trump‘s overt racism toward Latinos this morning …
Read More »#TryBeatingMeLightly: Pakistani Women’s Powerful Response To Bill That Allows Men To Beat Their Wives
Women respond to the recent recommendation from the Council of Islamic Ideology to the Pakistani government that husbands should be allowed to ‘lightly beat’ their wives. Following an absurd law proposed to the Pakistani Government by the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) that men should be able to “lightly …
Read More »Trump Defends Fraudulent University By Claiming That Those Who Were Lied To Simply Didn’t “Go Out And Make It Happen”
Seeking to stop the bleeding, sketchy video of happy Trump University customers is released. Donald Trump is reeling after a federal judge in California ordered internal Trump University documents and sales “playbooks” to be released over the weekend, as part of an ongoing investigation related to multiple class action …
Read More »AirbnbWhileBlack: NC Host Rejects And Harasses Black Businesswoman, Says “I Hate N***ers So I’m Going To Cancel’
“This is the south darling, find another place to rest your n***er head.” Airbnb, the popular lodging website that allows users to rent out available space in their domain and subsequently find similar rentals on the consumer side, is coming under fire after a racist host in North Carolina …
Read More »South Carolina Signs 20-Week Abortion Ban Into Law
Earlier this week, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley signed a bill banning abortions after 19 weeks, with the sole exception of pregnancies in which a woman’s life is physically at risk. The Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act passed through the state’s Republican controlled legislature only after the ban was …
Read More »California Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren Has No Tolerance For Transphobia, Dismisses “Witness” In Epic Takedown
“You’re just a bigot lady, I think you are an ignorant bigot.” In the wake of yesterday’s news that eleven states would be suing the Obama administration following it’s directive ordering public schools to allow transgender students access to restrooms corresponding with their gender identity, it is refreshing to …
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