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Category: POLITICS
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The Kiffining of Mr. Priebus
This is a piece of fiction about where college football and the White House meet. -ed. Reince Priebus and Lane Kiffin go into an airport bar. “We’re a walking joke.” Reince sighed, sliding into a booth with a view overlooking beautiful Concourse D. Lane snapped the fingers of his hand, lifted vaguely in the direction […]
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Feminism Could Save the World
My body is my own. I do not have a choice but to live here, thus I must do what I understand to be best. So, when a controlling jerk (like Mike Pence, one of endless examples) who would limit women’s rights to do that is described as compassionate or “a decent person,” it hits […]
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Sean Hannity Forgot the First Rule of the Internet: Don’t Trust Anyone on the Internet
It’s appealing to embrace things you see on the internet that seem too good to be true.
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How Raúl Labrador got elected – History, Timing, and Nonsense
(Note: Congressman Raúl Labrador announced on May 9 that he would not be seeking re-election to the US House and instead would be running for Governor of Idaho.) Congrats @Raul_Labrador on the dumbest comment on pre-existing conditions all week! Remind me how idiots like him get elected? https://t.co/33iwR34kmu — Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) May 7, 2017 How, […]
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The next 100 days for the Trump Administration: A Wishlist
Next week, The Trump administration will reach the 100 day mark. It’s a totally arbitrary timeline, but they’re the ones that made the promise to do a bunch of stuff in the first place. I don’t feel like putting myself through the ridiculousness of rehashing the last 100 days, many people better informed than I […]
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Flashbangs in the digital age
“We see these beautiful pictures at night from the decks of these two U.S. Navy vessels in the eastern Mediterranean,” [Brian] Williams said. “I am tempted to quote the great Leonard Cohen: ‘I am guided by the beauty of our weapons.’” “They are beautiful pictures of fearsome armaments making what is for them what […]
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The loud race to the bottom
Civil discourse as taken a turn for the worst in the time leading up to and after the 2016 Election. This race to the bottom must be fixed for the sake of American civility and sanity.
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United’s bad policy getting well-deserved criticism
Here’s the thing: a bad policy is a bad policy. No amount of “well, that’s the policy” or “because I said so” will change the fact that a bad policy is a bad policy. On Sunday morning, social media blew up with the story of the three girls who were barred from boarding a United […]
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An open letter to Tomi Lahren
Dear Tomi, Having a rough week? Sorry that your boss is a misogynist jerk and suspended you or whatever. I have no doubt of your ability to bounce away from Glenn Beck’s vortex of bullshit and land on your impeccably shod and pedicured feet. Look, we need to have a talk. Sit down, I’ll go […]
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What’s the Deal with Israel?
If you follow the news, one of the topics that has come up quite a bit recently has been (among other things) the state of Israel.
Jennifer Fox
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