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Team Trump Threatens to Yank Billions in Fed Cash From California for Not Cutting Air Pollutionâbut Wonât Let the State Cut Air Pollution
Does Donald Trump want California to battle air pollution, or not? Thatâs a question lawmakers there likely have on their minds with the Trump administrationâs latest salvo against the politically liberal state. Last week, Trumpâs Environmental Protection Agency and Transportation Department revoked Californiaâs right to set higher emissions standards in the stateâs longstanding bid to…
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Heâs Just a Good Olâ Boy: Fired Michigan Copâs Excuse for Having a KKK Application in His Home
If you grew up during the â80s when The Dukes of Hazzard ruled the TV airwaves, then youâre probably familiar with the opening lines from its Waylon Jennings-penned theme song: âJustâa good olâ boys, Never meaning no harm …â And that, in a nutshell, is the excuse being offered up by a Michigan cop fired…
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âHot Girl Summerâ Officially Belongs to Megan Thee Stallion
Just in time for summerâs end, âHot Girlâ Megan Thee Stallion got her wish and was awarded a trademark for the song title and phrase she made go viral, âHot Girl Summer.â Citing information from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office database, Complex reports that Theory Entertainment LLC (the legal name for Meganâs label, 300…
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Olympics to Finally Give Sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos Their Props by Inducting Them Into Hall of Fame
Decades before Colin Kaepernick was taking a knee on the football gridiron to protest racial injustice, Olympic sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos were raising a fist on the winnersâ stand at the 1968 Olympics. Much like Kaepernick, Smith and Carlos were expelled for their actions. Now, it looks like the Olympics is prepared to…
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Dallas Cop Who Got Fired After Killing a Black Man Minding His Own Business in His Own Home Cries Self-Defense as Murder Trial Begins
The Dallas cop who got fired after she shot and killed a black man in his own home, saying she mistook his apartment door for her own, is claiming self-defense as her murder trial gets underway. Amber Guyger had been on the Dallas police force for about five years when she fatally fired on 26-year-old…
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Angelica Ross of Pose Fame Speaks Truth to Power, Riling Bernie Bros and Trump Twitter Trolls
Angelica Ross gained the attention of a flood of Bernie Sanders supporters and enraged Trump Twitter trolls after the transgender actress and activistâs hot take on Trump policies impacting trans folks and Sandersâ decision to skip an LGBTQ presidential candidatesâ forum she hosted. Ross (âCandy Ferocityâ on FXâs hit series Pose) told Out she would…
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Pelosi Backs Passing Laws to Make It Easier to Indict Tru …, Uhm, Any Sitting President
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi remains on the fence about impeaching the current occupant of the Oval Office, but she says Congress should make it clear that bringing criminal charges against a crooked commander in chief is absolutely lawful. In an interview with NPR on Friday, Pelosi said Congress should pass laws to clarify that a…
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Candace Owens Is At It Again, Coming Out Her Black Face to Whitesplain Away the Impact of White Supremacy
And sheâs back. Auntie Ruckus, aka black conservative commentator Candace Owens, was back on the Hill Friday in her role as white-nationalist-denier, telling a House committee that white supremacy is simply ânot a problemâ for black folks. For some reason, Owens was invited by Republicans to appear before a House Joint Oversight Subcommittee on combating…
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The New England Patriots Boot Antonio Brown Amid Accusations of Sexual Violence and Intimidation
To coin terminology from another sport, looks like it was three strikes and Antonio Brown was out. The embattled wide receiver got cut by the New England Patriots Friday days after being accused of sexual misconduct by two women, including one who also said he sent her threatening text messages after her story was reported.…
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Ben Carson Reportedly Speaks of âBig, Hairy Menâ Entering Womenâs Bathrooms in Comments Called Transphobic
Ben Carson invoked tropes of âbig, hairy menâ invading womenâs bathrooms in shelters and mourned a past when there were âjust women and just menâ in comments at least three staffers found to be transphobic. Thatâs according to the Washington Post, which reports that the three staffers requested anonymity fearing retaliation. An official with the…
