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Donald Trump is an American businessman, media personality, and politician who served as the 45th President of the United States from 2017-2021. Known for his real estate empire, reality TV show 'The Apprentice', and controversial political career, Trump remains one of the most polarizing figures in American politics.
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Among the world's royal families, perhaps the Saudis are the most difficult to swallow. Last year, Saudi Arabia executed 150 people by beheading, many of them open for public viewing. The country's number of beheadings has swelled since 2014, around the same time that the nation opened a US-backed covert…
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In October of 2014, stand-up comedian Hannibal Buress made the joke that ultimately led to dozens of women coming forward and accusing Bill Cosby of sexual assault. In a riff about Cosby's condescending demeanor, Buress mentioned: "Yeah, but you rape women, Bill Cosby, so that takes you down a couple…
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There are few more instantly recognisable faces in the world than that of Emiem. The rapper from Detroit has become synonymous with modern culture through this dizzying array of acerbic verses and ingenious rhymes. Never one to shy away from polarising opinion and potenitally offensive subject matters of the course…
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It was perhaps the first ideological battle waged in the newly-christened Trump administration. Back in January 2017, it was the issue of the moment, the one everyone was hanging on - how big was his inauguration crowd? Trump and CNN competed for days, with then-Press Secretary Sean Spicer whipping out…
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Earlier this week, the world stood still, for a little while at least, to witness the solar eclipse. Whether you were watching along via the copious amounts live streams, participating in some sort of special eclipse activities or imitating President Trump and looking directly at the sun during the phenomenon;…
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President Donald Trump's administration has proved itself to be more divisive than ever in the aftermath of the Charlottesville protests. After asserting that "both sides" are to blame for the tragedy wherein three people were killed and 19 others injured, the 45th President of the United States has been lambasted…
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In the aftermath of the events at Charlottesville, it's clear that society needs to be paying closer attention to those who ascribe to the harmful ideology behind the far right. Organised by white supremacist groups, the Unite The Right rally was held on Saturday, August 12th to protest the removal…
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Today's eclipse provided remarkable insight into the lengths Donald Trump will go to prove fake news wrong. Don't look at the eclipse? Pffh. He'll gaze into the widening gyre, the circling drain of cosmic death, and he'll do it without silly glasses. Despite warnings from scientists, saying that the unnatural…
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Indigenous Americans have been a casualty of the machinations of history. Pundits like Christopher Hitchens have said that there is no going back, and lamenting the genocide of Native Americans is equivalent to asking for the undoing of Western civilization, and yet the wounds still run deep in modern indigenous…
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Donald Trump's controversial administration has further distanced itself from the hearts of the American people, after he stated that "both sides" are to blame for the tragedy that occurred at Charlottesville wherein three people were killed and 19 others were injured. Violent clashes broke out after a Unite The Right…
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It's remarkable that in 2017, calling out Nazis has become a controversial political stand. Everyone from Ted Cruz to Mitt Romney has come out denouncing Nazis in unambiguous terms, leaving only Donald Trump to remain obsessed with comparing Antifa to Nazi protestors. Of course, political violence leads nowhere. But we…
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If you have spent any time on Twitter following the abominable events that occurred in Charlottesville last week, you will know there's a fair amount of chaos right now. Especially after Donald Trump's widely-criticised comments on the "alt-right" at a press conference in Trump Tower, where he remarked that "there…
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Could it be you? This was the question posed to the public on the advent of a new phenomenon known as "reality television". Shows like Big Brother opened the doors to the masses and provided entertainment which was grounded in real events between real people. By allowing anyone the chance…
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Is there anything better than drinking gallons of expertly selected wine and talking about how terrible the world is? Whilst the old adage warns advises us never to talk about politics with friends and family, surely it can't be a bad idea to discuss highly divisive and controversial figures such…
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The recent violence in Charlottesville has dominated the headlines over the past week or so, with plenty of debate over the prevalence and legitimacy of white nationalist groups throughout the United States. 20-year-old James Fields has been charged with second degree murder after he drove his car into a crowd,…
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In the aftermath of the violent protests in Charlottesville this past weekend which left three dead and 33 others injured, it seems that everyone has something to say about America and its complex history with institutionalised and systematic racism. Whilst US President Donald Trump denounced the violence, he did not…
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After the tragic events that unfolded in Charlottesville last Saturday, it is more important than ever for us to band together to condemn the hateful actions of white supremacists. Violent clashes broke out after a Unite the Right rally held by white nationalists was met by thousands of counter-protestors. The…
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Last weekend, the United States was forced to contend with shocking displays of violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Ahead of the scheduled removal of a statue of Confederate leader General Robert E Lee, white nationalist campaigners clashed with counter-protesters, and a car drove into a crowd of these protesters, injuring 19…
