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In an open letter shared on Monday, more than 300 historians and constitutional scholars called for Donald Trump’s impeachment and removal from office. The letter argues that Trump poses “a clear and present danger to American democracy and the national security of the United States” as long as he remains in office. “Since November 2020, […]
At one point or another, we’ve all been a disgruntled staffer. On Monday, one hero identified as exactly that edited the U.S. State Department’s website to say that both Donald Trump and Mike Pence’s last day in office was Jan. 11. “Donald J. Trump’s term ended on 2021-01-11 19:49:00,” the site read, prompting rumors that […]
The FBI is warning officials in all 50 states of planned armed riots at state capitol buildings and the U.S. Capitol. According to an FBI bulletin obtained by ABC News, the numerous protests start this week and continue until at least Inauguration Day. “The FBI received information about an identified armed group intending to travel […]
A police officer is being hailed as a hero for diverting a pro-Trump mob away from the Senate chamber during Wednesday’s attack on the Capitol building. CNN reporter Kristin Wilson identified Capitol police officer Eugene Goodman, who was spotted in video from Wednesday confronting a crowd of rioters after they first stormed the building. In […]
If a person tries to stage a coup of the American government, then that instigator shouldn’t be able to have a public platform again. However, it appears Keri Hilson doesn’t agree with this seemingly logical consequence. While social media was celebrating Donald Trump’s Twitter ban, Hilson took to Instagram where she questioned if it was […]
As if we needed anymore proof that Donald Trump’s claims of election fraud were totally bogus, an additional call has surfaced via the Washington Post where the president told a chief investigator in Georgia to “find the fraud.” This call precedes his call to Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger, who Trump pressured to “find” […]
In a statement released early Thursday, shared to Twitter by aide Dan Scavino, Donald Trump said there will be an “orderly transition” to Joe Biden’s presidency. Trump has refused to concede since the results of the election were verified, and has been fighting to overturn the results in his favor ever since. It all reached a boiling […]
Nearly every player and coach on the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics took a knee during the playing of the national anthem prior to Wednesday’s game. The protest was in response to the announcement that Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey would not face charges for shooting Jacob Blake seven times in the back, and leaving him paralyzed from the […]
Democratic challenger Rev. Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler in Georgia‘s extremely close and expensive Senate runoffs, according to the Associated Press. Rev. Warnock, a senior pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, the same church that Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached at, has made history with his election victory as he will become the state’s first Black senator. Warnock has previously said […]
At least $36 billion in fraudulent unemployment benefits have been stolen from the U.S., according to analysis from the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Labor. As CNBC reports, 10 percent of the $360 billion Congress allotted for unemployment benefits in the Cares Act have been improperly distributed, mostly due to scams […]
