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Thursday, September 16, 2021

Legally Wrong? Nicki Minaj Perpetuates #BallGate, Claims White House Invite While Berating Those Challenging Her Misinformation

You know when would be a good time to stop doubling down on some unmitigated (and easily disproven) mess? The minute you have to pull out Tucker Carlson in your defense, because—girl, no. Nevertheless, that’s what Nicki Minaj did on Wednesday, following mass pushback to her online claims that the COVID vaccine had…

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Aurora Police Helped Kill Elijah McClain. Turns Out They Have History of Racial Bias and Excessive Force, Colorado AG Says

In August 2019, Elijah McClain, 23, was killed after he was put in a chokehold by police and injected with a sedative by paramedics. His crime: Being a Black man in Aurora, Colo.

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A Look at the Legal Machine That Worked to Keep R. Kelly's Accusers Silent

As with almost any time a person speaks out after many years and accuses someone—particularly a prominent someone—of abuse (verbal, physical, sexual or otherwise), a question that seems to always creep up is: Why are they just now talking? Why didn’t they say something sooner? In essence, if that situation was as…

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Rally Planned to Support Whiteghanistan and the Failed Jan. 6 Coup

White people love to support losers. Don’t believe me? Just look at those who get dressed up to reenact the Civil War. How about those who root for the Washington Football Team? Donald Trump supporters?

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'The Scars...Continue to Live With All of Us': Simone Biles and Fellow US Gymnasts Give Congressional Testimony on FBI Mishandling of Nassar Case

Disgraced former U.S. Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar is currently serving up to 175 years in prison for sexual abuse and assaults upon hundreds of girls and women placed in his care. But as Simone Biles told Congress: “The scars of this horrific abuse continue to live with all of us.”

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