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Today in White Nonsense: Woman Claims Sheâs âTransracial,â Identifies as Filipino
Dear white people: Why are you like this? A white transgender woman from New Orleans has come out to a Tampa Bay TV station to claim that she is âtransracial.â Ja Du says she now considers herself to be a Filipino. Ahhh, right, because thatâs what 2017 needed: more shades of white nonsense. And why…
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Whitefish, Candidates for the Scammer Hall of Fame, Billed Puerto Rico More Than 7 Times What They Actually Paid Their Workers: Report
A new report from the New York Times has uncovered the startling gap between what Whitefish Energy, the small energy company that was charged with rebuilding Puerto Ricoâs devastated power grid, charged for its workers and what it actually paid. The Times spoke to six electrical workers from Kissimmee, Fla., who are currently working on…
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Keith Ellison, the Man Who Saw Trumpâs Presidency Coming, Has Some Bold Predictions for Democrats in 2018
In 2015, when Donald Trumpâs presidency was punchline and not reality, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) warned a panel on ABCâs This Week that Trump could very well be president. âAll I want to say is that anybody … whoâs terrified of the possibility of President Trump better vote, better get active, better get involved, because…
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Federal Court Orders Md. to Fix Its Lack of Investment in HBCUsÂ
This week a federal judge ruled in favor of Marylandâs historically black colleges and universities in a decadeslong legal battle over disparities in higher education in the state. As the Washington Post reports, Judge Catherine C. Blake ordered Maryland to address its historic lack of investment in the stateâs HBCUs. In her injunction, Blake barred…
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âThese Stories Are Trueâ: Louis C.K. Responds to Reports of Sexual Abuse
Comedian Louis C.K. has released a statement confirming reports that he has sexually abused multiple women he worked with during his career. âI want to address the stories told to the New York Times by five women named Abby, Rebecca, Dana, Julia who felt able to name themselves and one who did not,â C.K. wrote…
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Puerto Rico Suffers Major Blackout as Power Line Fails
After weeks of repairs, Puerto Rico was hit Thursday night with a major power outage that has thrown a substantial portion of the island back into darkness. As the New York Times reports, a major power line serving the northern half of Puerto Rico failed Thursday night, knocking out electricity to seven cities, including the…
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Nazi Meet Ya: Fox News Hires Former Trump Deputy Assistant Sebastian Gorka
At this point, it surprises no one that Fox News continues to hire a veritable all-star team of racists. Recent additions include Laura Ingraham, a woman who thinks undocumented immigrants who want to re-enter the country should be shot, and Tomi Lahren, whoâs likened Black Lives Matter to the new Ku Klux Klan. Well, take…
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Itâs Time to Reclaim âIdentity Politicsâ
Itâs tempting to write off critiques of identity politics the same way you would ironic tattoos or Taylor Swift as a âwhite-people thing,â but the term has become so hotly debated and so misunderstood that an increasing number of young people of color feel put off by it. Recently, one Bernie Sanders supporter, provoked by…
