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Lucy Diavolo

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Politics

A Gender Reveal Party Sparked a California Wildfire

Evacuation orders have been issued.
Politics

Trump Reportedly Called Dead Soldiers "Losers" and "Suckers"

A new report details several remarks Trump has made about dead soldiers.
Politics

D.C. Is Protesting the Police Shooting of 18-Year-Old Deon Kay

“They took my baby, they just took my baby from me."
Government

Ed Markey Thanked Young People for Helping Him Beat Joe Kennedy

“Our movement is fueled by young people.”
Politics

Trump Compared Police Violence to Golf

“Just like in a golf tournament, they miss a three-foot putt.”
Politics

The President’s Vigilante Forces Mean Fascism Is Surging, Not Creeping

This has been a long time coming.
Politics

Players in Major Sports Leagues Went on Strike

“What was most important was the solidarity, the unity, the collectiveness.”
Politics

The RNC Dropped a Speaker Who Boosted Anti-Semitic QAnon Theories

Mary Ann Mendoza was dropped from the Republican National Convention.
Politics

Protests Sparked by Police Shootings of Jacob Blake and Trayford Pellerin

In Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Lafayette, Louisiana, people took to the streets.
Politics

AOC Slammed NBC News for Misconstruing Her DNC Speech

“You waited several hours to correct your obvious and blatantly misleading tweet.”
Politics

Trump Tried to Come for Michelle Obama's DNC Speech

She said Trump's White House offers only "chaos, division, and a total and utter lack of empathy."
Politics

Cardi B Asked Joe Biden About Free College and Free Health Care

Cardi talked about her college struggles in a vulnerable moment with the candidate.
Government

Democrats Are Playing the Same Old Game in a Whole New World

Another world is coming, but who’s building it?
Politics

Ilhan Omar's Win Means the Whole Squad Is Likely Headed Back to Congress

Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley are all poised to return to D.C.
Politics

Charlottesville Residents Are Suing Neo-Nazis, KKK Members, and Alt-Right Extremists

Three years after Unite the Right, their case is moving forward.
Politics

Over 100 Students Asked to Quarantine in Mississippi School District

The district has 7 confirmed cases and asked 116 students to quarantine as a result.
Government

If Congress Fails, Mutual Aid Organizers Are Still Ready to Step Up

"Are our representatives waking up in a panic about the impending mass evictions too?”
Politics

A White Supremacist Statue May Be Replaced With Billy Graham

A monument on Capitol Hill of a North Carolina governor may be replaced with one for Graham.
Politics

Trump’s TikTok Tirade Advances His Economic Beef With China

Microsoft might now buy the U.S. operations for ByteDance as the White House continues to exert pressure.
Government

I'm Proud to Be a F*cking B*tch

When they call you names, it usually just means they’re afraid of you.
Justice

Trump Is Deploying Feds in More Cities with Operation LeGend

"We will also soon send federal law enforcement to other cities."
Politics

Trump’s Administration Doesn’t Want Trans People to Feel Safe Anywhere

A proposed new HUD rule is the latest sign they’re still on the attack.