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Cut the Cord

08/14/2019 Ms. G 66

As you should all know by now, Disqus will shutter, as in nuke, ALL channels on 9-1-2019; no one is exempt. I’m sure some of you have noticed that either Fork or I have closed MORE

Police responding to a shooting in Philadelphia where several officers have been injured

08/14/2019 Rachel Kennedy 139

Philadelphia police swarmed the area near a shooting in the Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood where several officers have been injured, Sgt. Eric Gripp said Wednesday via Twitter. Three police officers have been shot, a federal law enforcement MORE

ABC News finds 36 cases invoking ‘Trump’ in connection with violence, threats, alleged assaults.

08/14/2019 Ms. G 38

A few days after the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, Trump lied, once again, by claiming his rhetoric brings people together. MORE

Jail Administrator’s wife allegedly holds four African-American kids selling cards at gun point

08/14/2019 Ms. G 31

In Wynne, Arkansas, four African American teenagers went door-to- door selling discount cards for their football program. Two of the teenagers actually wore school jerseys to help identify their mission. However, things didn’t go too MORE

Dow tumbles 400 points after bond market flashes a recession warning

08/14/2019 forkless 53

New York (CNN Business) The Dow slid more than 400 points Wednesday after the bond market, for the first time in over a decade, flashed a warning signal that has an eerily accurate track record MORE

SC deputy caught in child sex sting by his own department

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A South Carolina sheriff’s department says it caught one of its own deputies last week in a child sex sting that netted over a dozen other people. The State reports Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott MORE

Trump gives a speech on energy: “I love cranes. I love trucks of all types.

08/14/2019 Ms. G 80

Trump delivered a speech at the Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex in Monaca, Pennsylvania. Shell Oil owns the company, which plans to turn natural gas into plastic pellets. The plant is currently under construction and employs roughly MORE

“Beto, come home. Texas needs you.”

08/14/2019 Ms. G 14

The Houston Chronicle editorial board published a plea, asking their native son Beto O’Rourke to come home The OpEd was in response to how Beto handled and responded to the recent mass shooting in El MORE

National Review’s ugly attack on me reflects the Trumpification of conservatism

08/14/2019 Rachel Kennedy 69

Columnist and CNN Analyst Max Boot discusses the issues of white victimhood as it relates to racism, Trump and the right.

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Dolemite is My Name

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Flight attendant dies after contracting measles on plane from New York

08/14/2019 forkless 20

A flight attendant on Israel’s national carrier who fell ill with measles on a plane she was working on five months ago, has died. MORE

Warden at Metropolitan Correctional Center reassigned

08/13/2019 Ms. G 24

Shirley Skipper-Scott, the warden at Metropolitan Correctional Center (MMC) that held Jeffrey Epstein, has been temporally reassigned under a directive from AG Barr to the Bureau of Prisons. Two staff members have also been placed MORE

Little Women

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Make Australia Crate Again

08/13/2019 forkless 33

Heroic citizens and officers chased down a stabbing rampage suspect in Sydney, Australia in a dramatic video that shows one citizen approaching the man with a chair. At the end of the video, the suspect MORE

Energy Policy: Who Needs It?

08/13/2019 forkless 24

From our friends at DemocraticUnderground comes this apt comparison between sane energy/infrastructure policy and bull-goose looney. No extra credit for figuring out which is which. MORE

Woman awarded over 750K in suit against the Daily Stormer

08/13/2019 Ms. G 31

On Friday, Taylor Dumpson, the first black woman to serve as American University’s student government president, was “awarded more than $725,000 after ”The DailyStormer founder Andrew Anglin and a follower failed to respond to her MORE

Feds charge Ohio man with making online threats against law enforcement

08/13/2019 Ms. G 60

Federal prosecutors have charged eighteen year-old, Justin Olsen of Boardman, (Youngstown) Ohio, with making threats against law enforcement following an investigation that focused on his online support for mass shootings, assault, and targeting Planned Parenthood. MORE

New Zealand’s successful gun buyback program.

08/13/2019 Ms. G 36

After a mass shoot at a mosque in Christchurch that claimed the lives of 51 people and injured 49, New Zealand acted immediately on “the worst domestic attack in modern history.” “Within days, lawmakers vow MORE

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative scales back some Chinese goods subject to tariffs

08/13/2019 Ms. G 26

Realizing fears of a recession and the state of the global economy, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced it will delay some Chinese products subject to tariffs until mid-December. Most of the MORE

States Sue Trump Administration Over Rollback of Obama-Era Climate Rule

08/13/2019 forkless 6

A coalition of 29 states and cities on Tuesday sued to block the Trump administration from easing restrictions on coal-burning power plants. The move could ultimately limit how much leverage MORE

Chris Cuomo: “I’ll wreck your shit!”

08/13/2019 Ms. G 94

A man in NY yesterday approached CNN's Chris Cuomo and called him "Fredo" Cuomo: "You're going to have a problem" Man: "What are you going to do about it?" Cuomo: "I'll fuckin ruin your shit. MORE

Most Americans favor allowing undocumented immigrants to stay versus mass deportations

08/13/2019 Ms. G 52

A recent Pew Research poll shows most Americans think the federal government has done a poor job handling “the increased number of people seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.” Those polled suggest the government increase the MORE

Biden mangles his words — and undercuts his message

08/13/2019 Rachel Kennedy 4

After three months of campaigning, Joe Biden is making gaffes in speeches, most recently when campaigning in Iowa. Should we be concerned?
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A brutal dinner: celebrities talk about meeting Donald Trump

08/13/2019 Community 42

If you think it’s bad enough sharing a planet with Donald Trump, spare a thought for poor Woody Harrelson. Because according to the man himself, Harrelson once shared a dinner table with the president, and it went just as well as you would expect. In a recent Esquire interview , Harrelson deployed a Trump anecdote for the ages. MORE

Recession warnings pose 2020 threat to Trump

08/13/2019 Community 28

Fears that a recession could hit the U.S. next year are growing on Wall Street, creating a potential headache for President Trump as he seeks to highlight the economy in his bid for a second MORE