Again, some people are unkind.
Australian politician Sam Dastyari, who is of Iranian descent, was confronted by men at a Melbourne pub on Wednesday. The men claimed to be from a far-right group called Patriot Blue, and continually harassed Dastyari, …
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Trump Twitter notifications have completely ruined my year
On Nov. 8, 2016, Donald Trump was elected president of the United States and I made the horrible mistake of turning on mobile notifications for his Twitter account.
It seemed like a logical decision for any human that works in media, or simply …
LGBTQ election victories finally give progressives something to celebrate
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A glimmer of progressive hope has risen out of the Trump-inspired darkness. In Tuesday’s off-year elections, LGBTQ candidates — particularly transgender candidates — received historic victories across the country.
“The biggest story out last night is that 2017 is the year of the transgender candidate,” said Elliot Imse, director of communications for the Victory Fund and Victory Institute, an organization promoting LGBTQ representation in government.
LGBTQ candidates were part of a larger trend of Democratic wins across the country. Democratic governors were elected in New Jersey and Virginia, and democrats made significant gains in the Virginia House of Delegates. Read more…
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View More LGBTQ election victories finally give progressives something to celebratePolitician who made fun of Women’s March defeated by fed-up woman he insulted
Tuesday night was a historic night if you’re the type of person who likes to watch politicians eat sh*t.
One such dirt-eater was John Carman, a soon-to-be-former Republican member on the Atlantic County Board of Chosen Freeholders. In January, Carman…
Turns out Barack Obama can make even jury duty look fun
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Barack Obama has done the unthinkable: given millions of people FOMO over not serving jury duty.
Former President Barack Obama was at Chicago’s Richard J. Daley Center on Wednesday to perform his civic responsibility and show up for jury duty. And even though everything about jury duty — from the boring AF intro video to the hours of waiting in uncomfortable folding chairs surrounded by strangers — is often dreaded, TBH, jury duty looked totally lit with Obama there.
Obama was reportedly called to serve in late October at Cook County, where he’s registered to vote. It’s impeccable timing considering he and Michelle recently hosted The Obama Foundation Summit in the good old windy city. Read more…
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View More Turns out Barack Obama can make even jury duty look funTrump’s pick for NASA chief faces an unusually tough confirmation fight
Oklahoma Rep. Jim Bridenstine’s bid to become President Donald Trump’s NASA chief lives to see another day… barely.
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to advance Bridenstine’s nomination to the full Senate on …
Colbert got to rinse Donald Jr. once again for telling people to vote on the wrong day
That’s right, Donald Trump Jr. messed up on Twitter again and Colbert got to lampoon him… again.
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On Tuesday night Stephen Colbert ripped into “spare Trump an…
Welp, Trump has embraced Twitter’s new 280-character limit
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President Donald Trump took advantage of Twitter’s expanded character count on Tuesday — but the excess words didn’t really add much.
He used 216 characters to let everyone know he was about to make a speech in South Korea and then travel to China. Riveting stuff.
Getting ready to make a major speech to the National Assembly here in South Korea, then will be headed to China where I very much look forward to meeting with President Xi who is just off his great political victory.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 8, 2017
But the old 140-character Twitter would’ve worked just fine to get his pretty boring point across. Here’s what his tweet should’ve looked like: Read more…
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View More Welp, Trump has embraced Twitter’s new 280-character limitComparing yourself on Election Day 2016 vs. today is the internet’s best new meme
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Whether or not you were surprised by the results of the 2016 election, it’s likely that a year out, you’re a little worse for wear.
Case in point: a meme cropping up on Twitter just in time for election day 2017, and almost a year to the day from last year’s vote.
An example:
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Me on election day in 2016 v. Me on election day in 2017 pic.twitter.com/VhEJD7468n
— lyz lenz (@lyzl) November 7, 2017
Looking to share your own? The options are truly endless, but here’s some of the best the hashtag has given us today: Read more…
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A checklist of 75 things we are willing to predict Trump will do in the near future
President Trump is no longer surprising. In fact, he has very likely exhausted the concept of surprise for a number of years.
This is a man who stared directly at the eclipse. A man who simultaneously calls white nationalists “very fine people” and e…
Stephen Colbert has a powerful message about the Sutherland Springs shooting
Once again Stephen Colbert has addressed a mass shooting in America.
SEE ALSO: Stephen Colbert imagines a world where Obama acted like Donald Trump and it’s terrifying
On Monday night Colbert gave his response to the shooting in Sutherland Spring…
So, Trump actually met the ‘Pen Pineapple Apple Pen’ guy in Japan
Trump hasn’t been that much of a philistine during his Japan trip, despite ordering a well-done burger and dumping a whole box of fish food into a koi pond.
After all, he made time to get a photo with Japanese sensation Piko-Taro, who you might know …