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Harvard Republicans attack Trump & call on party to renounce him: Reagan would be ashamed of him
The Harvard Republican Club posted a “HUGE” denouncement against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on their Facebook page Wednesday night. In their public letter, the oldest college Republican organization in the country, whose mission is to... → Read More
State Rep. Curry Todd caught stealing campaign signs from opponent and that's not the best part
Yes, it actually is a crime to steal political campaign signs. And when the crime is committed by a Tennessee incumbent state representative it makes for some interesting side news—and a juicy bit of comic relief. The 95th District... → Read More
Republicans lose their minds seeing 'American Sniper' actor at the DNC. Hey—he was one of us!
Academy Award winning actor Bradley Cooper was captured on camera in the audience at the Democratic National Convention/DNC on Wednesday. His presence at the convention caused some Republicans to go bombastic on social media, predominantly Twitter,... → Read More
THIS is the world Donald Trump incites: Black woman wakes up to an American terrorist hate crime
Mia Frias-Russell posted a truly horrific—almost numbing—video on Facebook July 20, 2016. The post is going viral. This is the scene a young Black woman in Campbellsburg, Indiana, found when she woke up. The scene of Mia’s shed,... → Read More
George Harrison estate slams Trump's use of song at RNC: 'If it had been Beware of Darkness...'
After last night’s horrendous speech by Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump, and a week of hateful rhetoric, the estate for the late George Harrison immediately condemned the use of the Beatles classic. The song “Here Comes The Sun” played... → Read More
Chelsea Clinton: They 'call her things I’d never say in front of my children—let alone on live TV'
Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, sent out a message to supporters of her mother on Thursday morning via email. Here is the letter: When Republicans repeatedly get on... → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Iraq War Veteran exposes blatant FOX, Rush Limbaugh & RW brainwashing in the military
It’s not unusual these days to walk into a bar, restaurant, or public office and see FOX “News” playing on a TV. Participating companies and organizations facilitate an endless stream of conservative, often extreme right-wing perspectives for patrons.... → Read More
Delegates outraged after votes were changed to Trump at RNC—threatening to back third party
Crowds of objectors shouted out, “NO!” and “Recount!” Tuesday night at the Republican National Committee during roll call by state. First-time DC delegate Kris Hammond told ThinkProgress he felt insulted and excluded by his party and its nominee... → Read More
Trump campaign manager: Melania's plagiarism is Hillary's fault because she's threatened by females
Yes. It’s for realz. Donald Trump’s campaign manager Paul Manafort came out today with one of the lamest rationalizations for Melania Trump’s 2016 Republican National Convention plagiarism speech. The speech reportedly “mirrored” First Lady Michelle... → Read More
New 60-second Hillary Clinton ad shows Donald Trump through the eyes of children—and it's haunting
Words matter and Republican presidential presumptive nominee Donald Trump has plenty of them that can may be more damaging to our children than we know. They are messages of: Hate “You can tell them to go f--- themselves.” Violence ... → Read More
Broadcaster calls Texas Lt. Governor a 'fool' in this stunning and honest commentary—a must-see
Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick wasted no time blaming Black Lives Matter, Jesse Jackson and “social media” for the mass shooting in Dallas last week. He tells FOX “News” he thinks too many in the general public have “big mouths.” So basically, Patrick... → Read More
Over 2,000 from Trump's alma mater send scathing open letter: 'You don't represent us'
One of the most prestigious and prominent undergraduate business programs in the country is pretty upset with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. The alumni, faculty and students of Wharton School of Finance at the University... → Read More
Game change—Republican Trey Gowdy called out for questionable email/server use
Nothing — no information, no committee, not even an FBI investigation seems to be enough to convince Republicans that the Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is innocent of any crimes — or even indictable. After using $7M... → Read More
Trucker saves victim of torture at a PILOT station after recognizing the signs of sex trafficking
On January 16, 2016, a trucker noticed something odd and disturbing while at a PILOT truck stop outside of Richmond, Virginia. Kevin Kimmel said he: "Saw what looked like a young girl looking out the window, the black drapes didn't make it look... → Read More
Judge who handed Stanford rapist 6 months in county jail is now facing recall
After writing a gripping account of her experience as a rape victim, and then reading that statement to her rapist in court on Thursday, 23-year-old “Emily Doe” in California may see more justice upcoming. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron... → Read More
John Oliver buys up $15 million in medical debt, then pays off the debt for 9,000 people in hardship
On Last Week Tonight on Sunday, John Oliver discussed debt collection companies and proved how incredibly simple it is to start one up and jump right into the business of harassing the disadvantaged for money they often don’t have. Calling it,... → Read More
The burning statement that a Stanford woman reads to her rapist in court goes viral—as it should
In March, a former Stanford University student was convicted and sentenced for raping and sexually assaulting an unconscious 23-year-old woman. The rapist is a “champion swimmer,” and was an Olympian hopeful — who got off easy. The crime took place... → Read More
Two Tennessee pastors are among 32 arrested for human trafficking during undercover sting
“We want anyone responding to these ads to think there may be a TBI Agent on the other end of it.” —Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director Mark Gwyn According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), 32 people have been arrested in... → Read More
WWII veteran reunites with Holocaust survivor he rescued 71 years ago
It was a beautiful and emotional reunion. American World War II Veteran Sid Shafner, while in his early 20s, helped rescue and liberate approximately 30,000 prisoners from a Nazi concentration camp in 1945. Seventy-one years later, on an... → Read More
Cornerstone pastor (now former pastor) in Arkansas arrested on 70 counts of child porn
After receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, former Sherwood pastor David G. Reynolds, 40, was arrested Tuesday and faces 70 counts of allegedly “distributing, possessing and/or viewing of matter depicting sexually... → Read More