Walter Einenkel
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Oakland, CA, United States
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George Zimmerman reportedly punched in the face for bragging about killing Trayvon Martin
Right-wing sociopath George Zimmerman is back in the news after he called 911 to report being assaulted by a man at a restaurant in Sanford, Florida. 911 dispatcher: “What started the argument?” Zimmerman: “He recognized me. He told me he was... → Read More
VP Joe Biden wishes President Obama happy birthday on Twitter and wins the internet
It’s President Barack Obama’s 55th birthday today. Vice President Joe Biden has been dropping love bombs everywhere lately and decided he would blow our collective minds with this, what may be the best birthday wish that two middle-aged men have ever... → Read More
Michigan Republican primary winner plans to be representative and still wrestle full-time
On Tuesday, Terrance Gerin won the Republican Primary in the 15th District State House race. He will be facing the Democratic primary winner, Abdullah Hammond. Terrance Gerin is known as Rhyno (like rhinoceros!) to professional wrestling fans. ... → Read More
Vice President Joe Biden continues being awesome and marries same-sex White House staffers
Vice President Joe Biden is riding out this last year of office in style. Yesterday, he tweeted this out. According to Buzzfeed, Biden performed the wedding at his Washington, D.C. residence and was able to secure a temporary certification to... → Read More
Silicon Valley workers are getting no-money-down loans on speculation
I live in the Bay Area. That’s San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Berkeley and more! The housing crisis out here is only rivaled by New York City, with median rents for two-bedroom apartments hovering around $5,000, and the median home value in San... → Read More
The Simpsons comes down pretty hard on the Donald—see Hitler
Since I was but a weak young man, The Simpsons has been a comedy institution. Somewhere after season six, I left for college and shortly thereafter, lost touch with the show. Occasionally, I will check in and realize that I too am getting old. The... → Read More
Bobby Jindal is being exposed by his old friend's 21-year-old son—over and over and over again
21-year-old Zack Kopplin is free of Bobby Jindal's hypocrisy Mother Jones has a fun piece on 21-year-old Zack Kopplin. He's a senior at Rice University. Mr. Kopplin is also one of the more visible ... → Read More
Audio emerges of policeman being berated by commanding officer for not stopping more black men
Back in January, The Daily News reported about a lawsuit filed by veteran police officer Michael Birch against the New York Police Department (NYPD). Birch claimed that he was punished by his superiors for not racially profiling more efficiently. ... → Read More
The most well-known astrophysicist of our time discusses a dozen times he's been racially profiled
With the exception of creationists and other anti-science groups, Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of the most recognizable and well-liked people on the planet. He has discussed race in America sparingly, mentioning the need for equal opportunities for women... → Read More
Law students write letter complaining about prof's Black Lives Matter shirt—get utterly schooled
Regardless of what your feelings are about the practice of law and lawyers in our country, you must always be willing to admit one thing: a good lawyer can make a very powerful argument. Never has that been more apparent than in a recent exchange that... → Read More
This Dallas surgeon's response to last week's shooting is utterly profound
A press conference is being held in Dallas with some law enforcement and surgeons and staff of the Parkland hospital. These are the men and women who dealt more intimately with the victims of the shooting this week. During the press conference, a... → Read More
Iraqi man hugged suicide bomber and sacrificed himself to save hundreds of lives
A heroic gesture and sacrifice was reportedly made over the weekend in Iraq, as a man was able to stifle the magnitude of a suicide bomber’s terror attack on a shrine. An Iraqi man stopped a would-be suicide bomber from the Islamic State of Iraq... → Read More
Mike Huckabee just called for a 'Male Lives Matter' movement—for real
When Mike Huckabee isn’t being a racist, or racist, or a sexist, he’s being a racist-chauvinist. After saying, “More white people have been shot by police officers this past year than minorities” on Fox News the other day, the Washington Post wanted to... → Read More
Kansas police officer fired for threatening 5-year-old black girl on Facebook
An Overland Park, Kansas police officer has been fired after an investigation revealed that he threatened the life of a 5-year-old girl via her mother’s Facebook page. This happened a few hours after the police shootings in Dallas this past week. ... → Read More
Texas Lt. Gov. blames BLM and Social Media for Dallas shooting: Too many have a ‘big mouth’
When Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick isn’t saying that the Orlando mass shooting at the club Pulse, is condoned by the Bible’s homophobia, he’s usually saying some other blither blather about all kinds of idiotic things God has “inspired” him to do. As... → Read More
Former congressman calls for revenge against Obama and Black Lives Matter for Dallas shooting
In case you missed it, some didn’t waste any time to use the tragedy in Dallas to peddle hate. Former Tea Party congressman, Joe Walsh has been pretty actively a terrible person for many years now. He’s a deadbeat dad, and a racist, and everything... → Read More
This open letter from a ‘very tired Christian’ is sensational
John Pavlovitz is a Christian blogger. You can read his work here. A couple of weeks ago he wrote an open letter that began: Dear Offended Christian, I’m terribly sorry that your feelings are hurt again. I feel badly about that. None of us... → Read More
Guess how many people have tested positive in Michigan's drug-testing welfare program? Zero.
Right now the only thing that people applying for public assistance in Michigan are testing positive for is high levels of lead. Governor Rick Snyder, who should probably be in jail, had a Republican pilot program going that forced drug testing on... → Read More
Every politician who voted against gun control should see and read this mother's Facebook post
Yesterday’s cowardly showing by Senate Republicans is distressing for so many reasons. It’s hard to wrap one’s mind around how tragic gun violence truly is. It is so prevalent in our society that the sheer mass of the problem can disconnect any of us... → Read More
You have to read this account of New York City commuters coming to the aid of two Muslim women
Early Monday morning, Amaira Hasan was going to work. Packed into a New York City subway train, an unhinged man got on yelling and berating two Muslim women. Hasan wrote a Facebook post about the experience. The feeling: Proud. Just now, on my way... → Read More