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Taxes, criminal justice, abortion, and the environment were among the many topics addressed during Wednesday night’s vice presidential debate. But the one of the most-talked about moment was, without a doubt, the giant fly that positioned itself on Mike Pence‘s head. The fly was hard to ignore not only because of its size and stark contrast against Pence’s white […]
↵ Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien has COVID-19. Stepien, who took the role back in July and replaced Brad Parscale, is revealed in a new Politico report from Friday as having received the diagnosis that evening. At the time, according to an unnamed senior campaign official, Stepien was experiencing “mild flu-like symptoms.” He is expected to […]
“Proud Boys, stand back and stand by.” These are the words President Donald Trump proclaimed when Chris Wallace asked him to condemn right wing militias and white supremacist groups during the first presidential debate Tuesday night. An extremist group with ties to white nationalism, the Proud Boys were elated to hear the statement during the […]
Mercifully, we are getting a surprise sequel to Borat within weeks. Amazon has confirmed that Prime subscribers will have access to Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan starting Oct. 23. According to Mike Fleming of Deadline, Sacha Baron Cohen was tasked with having to rock […]
Though no one anywhere in the world should ever take seriously anything that comes out of the mouth of failed presidential candidate and vaguely convincing Count Chocula impersonator Ted Cruz, it’s always thoroughly enjoyable to watch him play a major part in his own unavoidable embarrassment and subsequent humiliation during a televised interview of the […]
Political debates, on the national level, have historically been public theater, but yesterday night introduced America to a calamity of unprecedented levels. These spectacles lean into the overblown construct of the “undecided voter” to give candidates a space to make sweeping declarations and big-tent promises that appeal to the broadest swath of people, while rousing […]
Joe Biden‘s quickly excerpted and widely shared request for Trump to simply “shut up, man” during Tuesday night’s debate has now received the inevitable merch treatment. Over on the offical site for Biden and Harris campaign merch, you’ll now find a black “Will you shut up, man” t-shirt. The shirt—which is the latest piece of campaign merch to be built […]
Chance the Rapper is getting mixed reactions for his political advice. On Tuesday afternoon, the Chicago rapper took to Twitter to suggest to his followers how they should approach the 2020 presidential election. “Ask your mom who to vote for,” he tweeted. “Vote for who she say.” Chance followed up his initial tweet by saying he doesn’t “care what […]
Kanye West‘s presidential campaign efforts—despite recently being sidelined amid discussions centered on his efforts to overhaul his current situation with regards to who controls his music catalog—remain the topic of numerous headlines during the pandemic era. Of course, given that West has zero chance of actually winning, concern surrounding his 2020 campaign is focused on any […]
Americans, unsurprisingly, are currently estimated to have $1.64 trillion dollars of student debt combined. With a presidential election on the horizon, the topic of student debt—as always—is again rising to the top for many prospective voters as we look ahead to the next four years. “For students that are looking for ways to offset debt, I think […]
