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  • The Supreme Court Case That Could End Political Gerrymandering for Good

    The Supreme Court will hear arguments today on whether Wisconsin’s legislative maps are so extremely partisan that they are, in fact, unconstitutional. It’s a case that could fundamentally reshape the way politics is practiced in America. As The Nation reports, legal scholars and voting rights activists claim that in 2010, Wisconsin’s Republican Legislature sought to…

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  • The Obamas May Be in a New York State of Mind

    Page Six is reporting that former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle have been shopping around New York City’s Upper East Side for some new digs. Citing multiple sources, Page Six reports that the first couple of our hearts is checking out 10 Gracie Square, a “white glove, full-service” apartment complex not too far…

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  • Mother Desperate to Find Son in Puerto Rico Begs Trump to Stop Talking About Football and Help

    It’s been over a week since Jacqui Gormley has heard from her son, who was in Puerto Rico with his grandmother when Hurricane Maria hit. Desperate and running out of options, Gormley had a strong message for President Donald Trump during an interview with CNN’s Brooke Baldwin. “I really don’t need to hear about who’s…

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  • So-Called Patriots Stoke Hate by Photoshopping NFL Players With Burning Flag

    Today in politricks: Conservative social media accounts are pushing a fake image of the Seattle Seahawks burning the star-spangled banner in their locker room in an attempt to stoke more anger toward the NFL. And it seems to be working. The photoshopped image shows Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett in the center of a…

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  • Ohio, a Union State, Will Reinstall Confederate Monument for Some Reason

    When you try to be better about racism but decide you’re not really about that life: an American story. In today’s chapter, we go to Franklin Township in Ohio. Now, if you consult your history books, you’ll find that Ohio was a Union state during the Civil War. Which makes the fact that the township…

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  • Feds in the DMs: DHS Now Wants to Collect Social Media Info From All US Immigrants

    Federal officials have set in motion a new rule that allows the government to collect social media from all immigrants—including people who are already permanent residents and naturalized citizens. The regulation was published in the Federal Register last week by the Department of Homeland Security and was first reported by BuzzFeed News. The guidelines state…

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  • Racist Ex-Convict Pledges to Investigate Barack Obama’s Birth Certificate: ‘Biggest Cover-Up’ in American History

    Thanks to a pardon from President Donald Trump, Sheriff Joe Arpaio is now a free man. And in a recent interview given to the San Jose Mercury News, Arpaio has pledged to keep up the fight for one of Trump’s old pet causes: searching for former President Barack Obama’s birth certificate. The former sheriff and…

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  • O.J. Simpson’s Record of Domestic Abuse Not Considered in Nev. Parole Hearing

    When O.J. Simpson was granted parole this past July, the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners, which considered his case, didn’t take into consideration his 1989 conviction for beating his then-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson. The reason? It apparently wasn’t listed in a national FBI crime database, according to the New York Post. The paper reports that…

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  • Black Chicago Cops Will Be Reprimanded for Taking a Knee, Chicago Mayor Issues Statement

    Updated Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, 4:29 p.m. EDT: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel backed the Chicago Police Department’s decision to reprimand two black cops for taking a knee while in uniform this past weekend. The mayor voiced support for the athletes who chose to kneel in protest during the national anthem, though, and called Donald Trump’s…

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  • SC Restaurant: We’re Banning NFL Games Until Players Stand During Anthem, but Serving Trash Crab Legs Is OK

    Looks like another bum is uninviting people from a place no one was going to anyway. This particular idiot is David McCraw, owner of the Palmetto Restaurant & Ale House in Greenville, S.C. According to the Associated Press, McCraw is banning NFL games from being played at his sports bar until all players stand for…

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