As the 60 Minutes interview with adult film star Stormy Daniels approaches and President Trump’s legal team attempts to block it from airing, some have expected the president’s evangelical support base to wane. But just the opposite has happened. Trump is accused of having an affair with Daniels in 2006–just four months after the birth […]
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Anti-Abortion Centers Posing as Clinics Don’t Want You to Abort Your IUD
Congratulations, ma’am. It’s a beautiful baby ParaGard. flocu / Getty Today, in eyeroll emojis: ThinkProgress reports on a 19-year-old woman who visited anti-abortion centers that pose as clinics and lure women in with the promise of free pregnancy testing, then try to coerce them into staying pregnant with misinformation about abortion. This isn’t a new […]
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The First Junk: We’re Going to See Those Pics
Every Trump supporter who calls Stormy Daniels a “scank” (sic) on Twitter brings us one step closer to seeing our first (but not our last) presidential dick pic. Because with each passing day/each insulting tweet, Daniels seems more determined to show-and-tell all. NBCNews: Adult film star Stormy Daniels is offering to give back the $130,000 […]
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Comedian Kathy Griffin Reminds Us What the Right Really Thinks of Free Speech
The Department of Justice investigated comic Kathy Griffin for two months. FREDERICK M. BROWN/GETTY IMAGES With much of the left currently arguing over whether or not America’s college youth have abandoned free speech while the right has inexplicably poised itself as the party of free thought, it’s worth reminding ourselves what government conservatives actually think […]
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Puzzle Time: Robert Mueller’s Russia Probe Word Search!
PHOTO BY ALEX WONG / GETTY IMAGES AND ILLUSTRATION BY SHANNON KIDD HEY, KIDS! Where’s the best place to hide a criminal? Among a lot of other criminals! That’s why I, Robert Mueller, need your help to find the Russia probe’s suspected criminals and conspirators who are hiding in the word search puzzle below! Remember: […]
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The First Junk: Donald Trump’s Dick Could Be the First Presidential Dick We All Get to See (But It Won’t Be the Last)
CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY I apologize for being the bearer of terrible, horrible, no good, very bad news… but there might be Donald Trump dick pics out there and if Stormy Daniels prevails in court… we all might “get to” see them. WaPo: Days before the 2016 election, Daniels agreed to remain silent about the […]
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One Day at a Time: Hope Hicks’ Clone
ATTACK OF THE CLONES UROS LUNJA / GETTY IMAGES SATURDAY, MARCH 3 And now, the story you’ve been begging to hear, “Barbra Streisand Cloned Her Dog”… right after this quick word about Stormy Daniels’ vagina and Donald Trump’s penis. According to the Washington Post, Stormy’s scandalous affair with Trump was almost revealed days before the […]
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When It Comes to #MeToo and Misogyny, Stop Asking Us If It’s “Really That Bad” and Start Doing Something About It
ILLUSTRATIONS BY KATHLEEN MARIE One year ago, we published an issue of the Mercury for International Women’s Day with only women and nonbinary contributors. This year, we’ve been asked again and again if it’s “really that bad” and what men can do to help. There are a lot of things that would help—keeping guns out […]
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Robert Mueller’s Russia Probe Word Search!
HEY, KIDS! Where’s the best place to hide a criminal? Among a lot of other criminals! That’s why I need your help to find the Russia probe’s suspected criminals and conspirators who are hiding in the word search puzzle below! Remember: The following suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law! […]
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Just a Reminder that Flags Are at Half-Staff Today in Honor of a Homophobe and Bigot
YouTube Today President Trump—who lost the popular vote by 2,864,974 votes, and has the lowest approval rating of any president in the history of modern polling—declared that flags will be flown at half-staff today at all public buildings (including those in Oregon) in honor of Rev. Billy Graham. Presidential Proclamation on the Death of Billy […]
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Happy First Day of School!
A Reminder to Newly-Armed Teachers from Principal Drew
Dear Teachers at Andrew Jackson High, Welcome back to school! We’re hoping the 2018-2019 school year will be our best yet. Here’s some info you may need to start the year off on the right foot!!! Remember your parking lot! Last year there were multiple teachers who parked in Lot D. Remember that teachers are […]
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Things That Are More Inappropriate Than Asking Ivanka Trump About the Allegations Against Her Father
For one, nepotism. Carl Court / Getty Here are some things that are more inappropriate than asking Ivanka Trump about the abuse allegations against her father, who is the president and also her employer: • Claiming to care about women’s issues but somehow not knowing how Planned Parenthood works.• Ruining center parts for the rest […]