This past weekend, dozens of Arizonans shut down a major highway leading to a Donald Trump rally in political protest of his divisive stances, blocking supporters for several hours from attending his event. The direct action was coordinated in conjunction with a protest in New York City outside Trump Towers …
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Rudy Ravindra, a resident of Wilmington, North Carolina has penned an op-ed piece in the Raleigh News and Observer graphically detailing his experience of racial profiling in the North Carolina primaries. “I gave my driver’s license to a poll worker, HW,” writes Ravindra. “He kept it face down and ordered me …
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The Cumberland County Sheriff’s office announced that five deputies have been disciplined after their actions at a Donald Trump rally in Fayetteville, N.C. The rally on March 9 received attention by the national media after a 78-year-old man was recorded on video sucker-punching a black male who was being escorted …
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“His job was basically to act as a clown to attract more voters’ attention to the GOP” Calls Trumps campaign and rhetoric “abusively racist and extremist” A popular talking point throughout Donald Trump’s unorthodox campaign has been his talk of being an “expert negotiator” and his ability to apply these …
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During Democratic primaries on Tuesday, voters sent a strong message to the prosecutors responsible in the cases of Laquan McDonald and Tamir Rice. Both the Cook County State’s Attorney in Illinois, Anita Alvarez and Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty in Ohio were defeated by opponents in the democratic party. The downfall …
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President Obama announced on Wednesday that he will nominate Merrick B. Garland as the nation’s 113th justice, according to White House officials. Garland is a centrist Federal Appeals Court judge widely respected on both sides of the aisle. .@POTUS, @VP and @SCOTUSnom Garland. Obama says his pick is "uniquely prepared …
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I got registered & voted against Alvarez today because @AssataDaughters are fighting for their future. #ByeAnita pic.twitter.com/GsTx5APszY — Rachael Perrotta (@plussone) March 15, 2016 On Monday grassroots activists in Chicago bandaged the ailing city in paper banners to remind voters in Tuesday’s primary election to dump their top prosecutor, Anita …
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Many eyebrows were raised when Dr. Ben Carson endorsed Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy on Friday, however it was quickly overshadowed by the weekend of Anti-Trump protests that took took place. However, on Monday Carson seemed less than enthusiastic about his decision to back the GOP front-runner, telling conservative online site …
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A group of Donald Trump supporters over the weekend has started calling for volunteers to join a militia named Lion’s Guard, whose aim is to protect voters against “violent far-left agitators.” The rallying cry comes following mass demonstrations in Chicago which forced Trump to cancel his rally Friday, and tense …
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A 78-year-old local man was arrested by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office for assaulting a protester at a Fayetteville, N.C. rally for presidential-hopeful Donald Trump. Using cell phone video recorded at the rally, authorities were able to identify John Franklin McGraw. McGraw was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault and …
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Violent incidents at rallies for GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump have become so commonplace that Slate is now keeping a running tally of violent altercations between supporters, protesters, campaign security, police, members of the media and campaign staffers. Last week in Louisville, KY several Trump supporters including known-white supremacist Matthew Heimbach …
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The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), the organization responsible for ensuring Republican candidates’ election to the Senate, is coming under fire for an extremely distasteful tweet that claimed Democratic Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth “has a sad record of not standing up for our veterans.” Duckworth, challenging Republican incumbent Mark Kirk (R-Il), …
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This Thursday, the University of Miami will play host to what is sure to be another raucous GOP Presidential Debate. To date, between Donald Trump defending the size of his manhood, Ben Carson questioning if this is even America anymore, and Jeb Bush praising Rick Snyder’s handling of the Flint …
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Utah residents are being bombarded by anti-Romney robocalls from a locally well known white supremacist who has become irate following the former Massachusetts governor’s attacks on GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump. As first reported by KUTV, the caller identifies himself as William Johnson, a white supremacist advocating for Trump on …
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A New Hampshire Republican lawmaker is behind bars after he was arrested over allegations that he tried to lure a 14-year old girl for sex and possessed a stash of drugs he intended to distribute. Kyle Tasker, 30, was arraigned Wednesday in Candia Circuit Court on four felony charges after …
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