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Remember when everyone questioned President Joe Biden’s mental fitness? It looks like the real person who’s going senile is none other than the orange menace himself, Donald Trump.
Donald Trump continues to make a complete a** of himself as he rambles toward the upcoming Presidential election. On Saturday, Orange Mussolini added to his greatest hits of stupid moments during a Pennsylvania rally when he kicked things off with a story about legendary late golfer Arnold Palmer’s manhood.
I wished we were joking.
Trump spent more than 10 minutes at the beginning of his rally speaking about Palmer, who passed away in 2016. According to Raw Story, Trump has been accused of embellishing his relationship with the legendary golfer, who allegedly thought Trump was “disgusting.”
Per Raw Story:
“Arnold Palmer was all man and I say that in all due respect to women, and I love women, but this guy — this is a guy that was all man. This man was strong and tough,” Trump said, adding, “And I refuse to say it, but when he took showers with the other pros, they came out of there, they said, ‘Oh my God. That’s unbelievable.’ I had to say it. We have women who are highly sophisticated here…”
Palmer’s daughter, Peg Palmer Wears, responded to Trump’s lewd comments about her late father, telling the Associated Press she was “not really upset” by them, adding that “there’s nothing much to say” regarding him opening his Saturday rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania talking about her late father’s manhood.
The Harris/Walz campaign, which has been making sure to capitalize on all of the ridiculousness Trump says at his rallies, which is happening almost daily, wasted no time reacting, writing on the Kamala HQ profile on X, formerly Twitter, “Trump goes on long confused ramble,” before quoting the former disgraced president.
In a press release, the Harris/Walz campaign said, “Trump’s Pennsylvania Closing Argument Is Literal Junk,” a clever play on the moment.
Social media is also clowning Trump, which has become the norm. You can see those reactions in the gallery below.
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Drake is still very much going through some thangs following his battle with Kendrick Lamar.
Drizzy’s style has changed many times throughout his career, but recently, many people have wondered if the Canadian-born musician is having a mid-life crisis.
The “God’s Plan” crafter has been getting trolled on X, formerly Twitter, after sharing another duck lip face selfie to his Instagram Story Tuesday night.
The Six God tried to take a page from West Coast legend Snoop Dogg’s book by rocking sleek pigtails with baby blue bubble barrettes and his hair parted down the middle.
The fit wasn’t any better, with Drake wearing a baggy-ass Canadian tuxedo (all denim for those who don’t know), an oversized leather bomber jacket that would make the Dipset proud, and white-on-white Air Force 1s.
Unfortunately for Drake, he didn’t look as cool as Uncle Snoop, and X didn’t hold back on the jokes.
Another user on X wrote, “Drake going thru [sic] his mid life crisis..what the hell possessed him to go put his hair in pigtails and pose with duck lips lol..just give us the slaps my boy.”
Speaking about the hair, another user on X wrote, “Drake with those f–king pigtails, EIGHT DAYS away from being THIRTY EIGHT years old is pissing me off so bad.”
Bruh.
We are sure Drake could care less about what people think about his style or infamous duck lip selfies; in fact, we think he’s doing this to keep his “haters” talking.
Well, if he thinks he looks cool, that’s on him.
But one thing is sure: he will keep getting these jokes after dropping these photos.
You can see more reactions in the gallery below.
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Donald Trump has often touted his ability to campaign nonstop while claiming that despite his age, his energy is at an optimal level. However, that didn’t seem to be the case when Donald Trump reportedly backed out of an interview with The Shade Room platform with his aides citing exhaustion as the reason.
With Vice President Kamala Harris wading into hostile waters by appearing on Fox News and employing a strategy of visiting non-traditional media platforms, including The Shade Room, Donald Trump has played it relatively safe.
Trump did have some interesting showings this week on the campaign trail, most especially a discussion with John Micklethwait, editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News, which devolved into testy exchanges and avoided answers on tough subjects. That followed a Monday town hall event that took a bizarre turn after it morphed into an all-out dance party after two attendees had a medical emergency.
According to POLITICO, Trump’s appearance on The Shade Room would’ve placed the former president squarely in the sights of a largely young Black audience, a demographic both camps are framing as important to winning the election in November. Vice President Harris, as part of her ongoing media blitz, has appeared on the platform along with podcasts and meeting with media figures such as Charlamagne Tha God among others.
From POLITICO:
The Trump campaign had been in conversations for weeks with The Shade Room about a sit-down interview. The site, which draws an audience that is largely young and Black, hosted an interview with Harris just last week.
But as no interview materialized, Shade Room staff began feeling that feet were being dragged inside Trump’s campaign. No date was ever set, we’re told, but the intention was to try and work toward a sit-down.
In a conversation earlier this week, when describing why an interview hadn’t come together just yet, a Trump adviser told The Shade Room producers that Trump was “exhausted and refusing [some] interviews but that could change” at any time, according to two people familiar with the conversations.
As the outlet notes, this shows a pattern of Trump backing out of scheduled interviews but also shared a statement from Trump’s spokesperson that the news of him being exhausted stating that the news is false.
On X, formerly Twitter, people are sharing their thoughts about Donald Trump and his current campaign media appearance schedules.
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Disgraced Former President Donald Trump participated in a Univision town hall on Wednesday, addressing an audience of undecided Latino voters. Spoiler alert: Trump didn’t do so well.
While Vice President Kamala Harris is out here killing every damn interview and town hall she has participated in, her opponent, Donald The Orange Menace Trump, is trying to keep pace with the MVP, and while doing so, he’s making a fantastic case why everyone should vote for VP Harris and not him.
During the real town hall event not moderated by a Trump loyalist, the former president was put on the spot when asked questions about the Jan.6 insurrection, climate change, reproductive rights, immigration, and the cost of living.
So, of course, instead of being able to spout nonsense to a bunch of loyal deplorables, his greatest hits of nonsense landed with a thud.
Trump Doubled Down On Haitian Immigrants Eating Pets
When given a chance to back down from the ridiculous claims of Haitian Immigrants eating neighbor’s pets in Springfield, Ohio, Trump defended the claims he made during the only debate he had with Vice President Harris.
“I was just saying what was reported,” Trump said. “That’s been reported, and eating other things, too, that they’re not supposed to be.” He added that “newspapers” reported on the ridiculous claim but could not back them up with sources. No surprise.
According to Donald Trump, Jan.6 Was A “Day of Love” Where “Nobody Died”
Ramiro Gonzalez, a self-proclaimed Republican who wanted to give Trump a chance to win back his support, told Orange Mussolini he was alarmed about the Trump administration’s delayed response during the Jan 6. insurrection and COVID-19 pandemic, which led to the deaths of many Americans.
“Hundreds of thousands of people come to Washington,” Trump said in a lengthy, nonsensical response. “They didn’t come because of me. They came because of the election. They thought the election was a rigged election. That’s why they came.”
“I said ‘peacefully and patriotically.’ Nothing done wrong at all,” Trump said. He added, “That was a day of love from the standpoint of the millions.”
Gonzalez was asked if he would vote for Trump after hearing the response to his question, and he said that he was not.
Bruh.
Users on X, formerly Twitter, began clowning Trump for his responses during the town hall.
“Ashli Babbitt was killed, nobody was killed” Special. Needs,” one user said in a post on X.
Lol, unbelievable.
You can see more reactions in the gallery below.
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5. The looks on these people’s faces. LOL
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Angie Martinez went on social media to shut down rumors about the death of DJ Clark Kent, which were hastily published by outlets including The Source.
On Wednesday (Oct. 16), the Hip-Hop website The Source reported that the legendary DJ Clark Kent had passed away suddenly due to an undisclosed illness. Other outlets began to follow suit and report the claim, which would be swiftly debunked by the legendary radio personality Angie Martinez.
“The article that The Source Mag & others have posted about the passing of DJ Clark Kent is false. Clark is home with his family. Please refrain from sharing any other false information. It is hurtful, deeply irresponsible, and untrue,” she wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
Martinez’s post was quickly responded to by The Source, who quoted her post in their own, writing: “The Source was contacted by a family member who brought that information to us as it was reported on other outlets. We are pleased to hear of the well-being of DJ Clark Kent and apologize to the family for reporting the false information.” To that, Martinez responded: “I assure you, it was not a credible source. Let’s all do better.” Angie Martinez is currently serving as an executive producer on a documentary on the DJ’s life, entitled God’s Favorite DJ: The Story of DJ Clark Kent, and would confirm that she was with the family at the time of the false claim’s publication. Mage, a producer and DJ Clark Kent’s son, also spoke to TMZ Hip-Hop and stated that the news was false.
The Source would later state a retraction, writing: “As we aimed to inform, we also apologize for any discomfort to his family and loved ones and for any inaccurate information relayed from sources we reasonably relied upon. We certainly hope and pray that brother Clark Kent is doing well.”
The vaunted publication caught heavy flack from many notable figures in Hip-Hop, including DJ Scratch and Pete Rock on social media. D-Nice would express his dismay in an eloquent post on Instagram as well, writing: “It’s essential to think twice before posting, as our words can hurt more than we realize. Let’s promote kindness and responsibility online.”
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It’s been years since the popularity of Popeye’s signature Chicken Sandwich led to all kinds of hype and violence out in these streets and though things have calmed down since then, some people still don’t know how to act when stepping into the fried chicken establishment.
According to USA Today, a Popeyes employee fought off and stabbed an unruly customer after they got into a dispute over said customers order and it had nothing to do with the infamous Chicken Sandwich. The incident took place a little after 11:00 p.m. at a Popeyes restaurant in Philadelphia where police say a 28-year-old man was stabbed after he began attacking one of the employees at the fast food chain over his order. Unfortunately for the aggressor turned victim, he messed around and found out.
USA Today reports:
According to the report, several Popeyes employees were present and attempted to help their coworker during the confrontation, which was captured on security video obtained by police.
“Other employees intervened and tried to push this 28-year-old back out from the front door,” Small said to the news station. “That’s when the 34-year-old employee getting assaulted and attacked pulled a knife and stabbed the 28-year-old.”
The man was struck in the torso and head, per the official. He fled the scene, but officers found him due to a blood trail that led them to a residence in the area, NBC Philadelphia reported. It’s unclear if he is facing any charges at this time.
Unless there was a deep fried rat in his three-piece meal, we don’t see any reason to attack a fast food worker on their turf. Imagine that man would’ve brought that nonsense to Beanie Sigel’s food truck Grab & Roll, Wings & Bowls? We would’ve been writing about his obituary. Just sayin.’
Police Chief Inspector Scott Small says that they’re still investigating the cause of the fight but added that the 34-year-old employee was indeed acting out of self-defense.
That man got the Popeyes Hawaii juice now.
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Earlier this year, Donald Trump was found guilty in a criminal hush money case for paying off porn star Stormy Daniels to silence her during his 2016 presidential campaign. Now, we’ve learned that the adulterer-in-chief once again tried to give her another payout to keep her from speaking about their relationship during his 2024 presidential run.
Last night (Oct. 16), MSNBC journalist Rachel Maddow revealed that a lawyer for Donald J. Trump tried to pay off Stormy Daniels again to not only keep her silent about her affair with Cheeto Jesus and eventual hush money payment, but so that Trump could flat out deny ever sleeping with her without any rebuttal from the former porn star.
Speaking to her fellow MSNBC colleague, Chris Hayes, Maddow explained that Trump and his legal team are once again trying to purchase Daniels’ silence in the waning days of the 2024 presidential election but apparently to no avail saying, “Trump’s lawyer basically offered to take it off the bottom line. They would pretend that Stormy Daniels owed less money to Trump than they actually believed she owed if she also signed an agreement to not talk about Trump.”
For a man in obvious cognitive decline, Trump sure knows he doesn’t want his disturbing sexual history to once again impact his presidential hopes as he knows that if he doesn’t win he’ll more than likely be sentenced to some kind of prison time in one or more of his multiple court cases across the country.
While most people would just call this hearsay as Trump supporters refuse to believe their “Savior” has any kind of dirt on his hands, Stormy actually recorded her lawyer filling her in on Trump’s legal team wanting to once again pay her to keep quiet. A surprised Stormy replied, “Don’t they know that sh*t don’t work?!” to which her lawyer replied, “It’s not gonna happen.”
In any other election this would’ve been major news, but this is Donald Trump. Given his history of fraud, sexual depravity and denial, it’s just on par for the course in today’s political landscape.
So sad.
Check out Rachel Maddow expose Donald Trump’s latest scheme, and let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
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Sometimes the only people who are as obnoxious as Donald Trump are his supporters. Specifically, Forgiato Blow, the face-tatted MAGA rapper who turns stale Republican talking points into the wackest of wack “bars,” proving one can fit all of his political knowledge into a thimble with room to spare.
During a Tuesday Trump rally in Atlanta — where the ex-president declared that Black and Latino voters who are planning to vote for Kamala Harris “gotta have your head examined” — Blow told reporters that women who won’t vote for Trump are “Trump bigots” after offering his Caucasian opinion that “most African American men hate Kamala,” Raw Story reported.
Dumpfuck Maga rapper Forgiato Blow says a lot of women won’t vote for Donald Trump because they are
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“I know one thing, I know most African American men hate Kamala,” the white supremcee said. “You know, there’s a lot of women out here that just think Trump’s this and that. They’re just Trump haters, Trump bigots.”
First, let’s address Blow’s bloviating nonsense about how “most African American men hate Kamala.” White MAGA supporters have gotten themselves all in a Miss Millie frenzy over a single New York Times poll that suggests around 20% of Black male voters will vote for Trump. Even if one were to believe that singular poll and ignore the various polls that suggest otherwise, it would still leave around 80% of Black men who will cast their ballots for Harris. We certainly don’t need white men like Blow to whitesplain who we do and don’t hate, especially when his math doesn’t come anywhere near mathing.
As for the female Harris supporters Blow laughably calls “Trump bigots,” maybe the Republican nominee would be doing better with women if he weren’t an accused rapist who pays hush money to prostitutes and has bragged about grabbing random women by the genitals — all while boasting about giving the states control over women’s reproductive rights. That doesn’t make them “bigots,” it makes them voters who don’t vote against their own interests. Hell, Blow once wrote and performed a whole rap song to “show love” to Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who, lest we forget, was under DOJ investigation over allegations of sex trafficking and having sex with minors. Maybe he’s not the one to speak on women and their reluctance to vote for accused predators.
It’s bad enough that Blow is appropriating Black culture while whitesplaining to Black people that we should hate Harris and love his white nationalist MAGA messiah, now he’s mansplaining to women that they’re bigots if they don’t vote for his favorite demonstrable bigot. Make it make sense.
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Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory, a founder of the infamous Black Mafia Family, is out of prison.
TMZ reports that Big Meech was transferred from FCI Coleman Low in Wildwood to halfway house that is supervised by the BOP’s Miami Residential Reentry Management Office. Meaning, Big Meech is in Florida.
Back in 2005, Big Meech and BMF, which was co-founded by his brother Terry Lee “Southwest Tee” Flenory, were both indicted under the Continuing Criminal Enterprise Statute and each was sentenced to 30 years in prison. They were accused of making $270 million from drug trafficking during their run.
Southwest T was reportedly released in 2020.
In June 2021, Big Meech was granted an earlier release date by U.S. District Judge David M. Lawson, who shaved off three years from his sentence. He was originally scheduled to be released in 2028.
The question now is, will Big Meech make a cameo in the fourth season of hit Starz series BMF?
The story is developing.
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This year’s edition of the BET Hip-Hop Awards showcased the genre’s best, with Kendrick Lamar showing out as the top winner.
On Tuesday (October 15), the 2024 BET Hip-Hop Awards was aired on the network, with Fat Joe serving as the host. The event took place at Drai’s Las Vegas, and it was the scene for some of Hip-Hop’s notable stars to walk away with coveted awards including the night’s top winners, Kendrick Lamar and Megan Thee Stallion. Kendrick Lamar, who wasn’t in attendance, snagged eight awards including Hip-Hop Artist of The Year, Song of The Year, and Best Hip-Hop Video of The Year for his smash hit “Not Like Us”. His 12 nominations were tied only by Megan Thee Stallion.
Travis Scott received the “I Am Hip-Hop” Award and was on hand to accept his trophy. “I always had this vision, to this day, to take the sound to the next level,” he said in his speech, emphasizing how much the award meant to him and his career.
The award for Album of The Year went to Nicki Minaj for Pink Friday 2, making her the first female artist to secure that victory. She wasn’t present at the event, in part due to her contentious history with the network over a since-deleted post mocking her after a Grammy win by her rival Cardi B on X, formerly Twitter back in 2019. Nicki Minaj did share a meme after her win was announced, showing Chucky from the Child’s Play movies biting on a woman’s arm.
Other winners of the night included Future and Metro Boomin, who won Best Duo or Group and also for Best Collaboration for the “Like That” track featuring Kendrick Lamar. The Alchemist took home the honors for Producer of The Year and DJ of The Year, while the legendary Missy Elliott won the award for Best Live Performer. Sexxy Red won the award for Best Breakthrough Hip-Hop Artist and Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay snagged the Best Podcast Award.