Tag Archives: racism

“Karma’s a bitch.” Via Mediaite: This morning, Leslie Jones‘ was violated when her personal website was hacked. The hackers leaked her license and passport as well as nude photos. Jones is no stranger to cyber bullying. When Ghostbusters was released, she received so many racist and hateful comments on her Twitter account that she temporarily “quit” the platform. Breitbart writer …

As you might have guessed, this is all being done in the name of Jesus. Hawaii Civil Beat reports: The chair of the Hawaii Republican Party is urging party members to disavow the candidacy of the GOP nominee for the 2nd Congressional District, which represents the neighbor islands and rural Oahu. “I want it understood by the general public and …

The Associated Press reports: Donald Trump’s paid campaign staffers have declared on their personal social media accounts that Muslims are unfit to be U.S. citizens, mocked how Mexicans talk, called for Secretary of State John Kerry to be hanged and stated their readiness for a possible civil war, according to a review by The Associated Press of their postings. The …

Via Mediaite: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump rocked the political media world this week by hiring Breitbart.com honcho Stephen K. Bannon to be his campaign CEO, and while the move has mainstream pundits scratching their heads, its meaning appears to be crystal clear to David Duke and his followers. The former Klan leader and current U.S. Senate candidate closed out …

Earlier this year, former Breitbart editor Ben Shapiro was part of a mass exodus of staffers after the site refused to denounce the alleged physical assault of one of their reporters by then-Trump campaign chairman Corey Lewandowski, who now works for CNN. Today Shapiro unloads on his former boss, Breitbart chairman Stephen Bannon, who was just named to run the …

The Raleigh News & Observer reports: Gov. Pat McCrory wants the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate North Carolina’s voter ID law for the November election. The law, which requires voters to bring a photo ID to the polls, was thrown out by a federal appeals court ruling. Late Monday, McCrory announced that he has sent a formal request to Supreme …

Today friend-to-the gays Donald Trump will keynote an Orlando convention hosted by the Liberty Counsel. And next month he’ll do the same for the KKK-affiliated Family Research Council. Via press release: Donald Trump will address the 11th annual gathering of the Values Voter Summit, an event that draws thousands of grassroots activists to the nation’s capital. Trump is scheduled to …

Buzzfeed reports: The chairman of the American Nazi Party, Rocky Suhayda, declared on his radio program last month that a Donald Trump victory would present a great opportunity for white nationalists to build pro-white coalitions. “I’m gonna project that I believe that Trump is going to win the election this November, for various reasons which I don’t want to go …

Next stop, SCOTUS. Reuters reports: A U.S. appeals court issued an order on Thursday denying North Carolina’s motion to stay the court’s decision last week striking down the state’s voter ID law. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said staying its ruling now “would only undermine the integrity and efficiency of the upcoming election.” On Friday, the court ruled …

From the New York Times: “Kill her.” “Trump that bitch!” “Build a wall — kill them all.” New York Times reporters have spent over a year covering Donald J. Trump’s rallies, witnessing so many provocations and heated confrontations at them that the cumulative effect can be numbing: A sharp sting that quickly dulls from repetition. But what struck us was …

The Raleigh News & Observer reports: Gov. Pat McCrory on Tuesday called a news conference to announce that the attorney general will not appeal last week’s ruling by three federal judges throwing out the state’s requirement that voters produce photo identification, along with other changes to election law. The governor said the state would appeal the ruling without help from …

As you can see, North Carolina Pat McCrory has a case of the raging sadz over today’s overturn of his state’s voter ID law, which a federal appeals court declared was a “surgically precise” attack on black citizens. McCrory has vowed to “immediately appeal.” He writes: Roy Cooper opposes Voter ID. Yet photo IDs are required to purchase Sudafed, cash …

Politico reports: When Donald Trump used his presidential campaign announcement speech to rail against Mexican immigrants as rapists and sources of other crimes, he’d planned the verbal fusillade in advance but hadn’t discussed it with anyone, the GOP nominee testified in a closed-door deposition last month. Trump’s reflections on his anti-immigrant rant came as he was pulled off the campaign …

We’re just surprised the GOP didn’t give her a medal. From the Chicago Sun-Times: The Illinois Republican Party on Wednesday revoked the convention credentials of a Donald Trump delegate from Chicago “for publicly-made racist comments and threats of violence” on a Facebook posting. Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider told the Sun-Times the party, “has zero tolerance for racism of …

Yesterday Twitter finally permanently banned Breitbart homocon Milo Yiannopoulos after his army of racist followers taunted Ghostbusters actress and SNL cast member Leslie Jones with racist and misogynist messages. Today the #FreeMilo hashtag continues to trend as the alt-right screams that Twitter has magically violated Yiannopoulos’ First Amendment rights. But today Mediaite smartly points to just four years ago when …

Buzzfeed reports: After years of provocation, Twitter has permanently banned Milo Yiannopoulos from its service. Yiannopoulos, who currently serves as Breitbart.com’s tech editor, has been hailed as a voice of the new “alt-right” movement. As such, he has made a living as a provocateur, continually inflaming tensions between progressive branches of the internet focused on identity politics and the fervently …

CNN reports: Donald Trump is suing a former campaign aide for $10 million, alleging a breach of a confidentiality agreement the aide signed. Sam Nunberg, who was fired late last summer from the campaign after racially charged Facebook posts of his surfaced, said he is the former aide who is being sued. Nunberg referred further questions to his attorney. Trump …

Via press release: Today, a group of gay Republicans and supporters announced that they are hosting a party at the GOP convention called “Wake Up.” The party will occur at the Wolstein Center Ballroom on the campus of Cleveland State University from 10 PM to 1 AM on Tuesday July 19th. The party is headlined by Milo Yiannopoulos, the outspoken …

ESPN reports: A member of a Canadian singing quartet changed a lyric in his country’s national anthem and held up a sign proclaiming “All Lives Matter” during a pregame performance at baseball’s 87th All-Star Game on Tuesday. The Tenors, a group based in British Columbia, caused a stir at Petco Park with Remigio Pereira’s actions while singing “O Canada.” In …

The Daily Beast reports: David Duke says he is getting ready to run for Congress. The former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and ex-candidate for Louisiana governor told The Daily Beast he is heavily leaning towards challenging Rep. Steve Scalise. Scalise is the No. 3 Republican in the House who reportedly once called himself “David Duke without the …