theroot--2020-07-01--The White House Confirms That the President Can Read and Also Make Poopies By Himself

I have two children under the age of 3 , which basically means I ’ m tired of clapping .
In my house , as with most houses with toddlers , we clap for everything .
Literally everything .
Basically my job as the father is to hype my children up like they just broke an Olympic record that ’ s been standing for hundreds of years .
And I do my job well .
In fact , the other day my 9-month-old daughter took a french fry off her brother ’ s plate , fought him off from trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took a gummy bite out of it before he stole it back .
These were my phases of cheering : Me during the fight stage : Me when she finally got to take a bite : Me when it was all over : These are my babies and I ’ m supposed to cheer for them .
That ’ s how it works .
I ’ m a dad and it ’ s my job .
Doesn ’ t mean I don ’ t get tired , but I fully understand that this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ secretary Kayleigh McEnanyOfTheState knows this pain .
I don ’ t know if she has children , but I know that her job is to continuously applaud the president ’ s stupid shit as if he ’ s done something amazing .
She ’ s a clapper .
She ’ s paid to be .
On Tuesday , McEnanyOfTheState walked out to the White House Press Briefing Room podium and said “ The President made pee pee by himself in the potty !
” and expected a room full of the finest journalists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bitch , are you serious ?
!
” McEnanyOfTheState literally held a last-minute press briefing just to defend President Trump against accusations that he doesn ’ t give a fuck about American troops since he was briefed on Russia offering bounties to Taliban for American kills .
McEnanyOfTheState basically walked out the podium and said , despite The Root ’ s Senior Writer Michael Harriot ’ s attempts to prove that the president is illiterate , he can read and he ’ s the most informed person in the entire United States .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lowest level requirements of a president , or in toddler terms , “ Did baby spit on her chin ?
Did baby spit on her chin ?
” The Secretary of Clapping for the President playing with stacking blocks held the briefing as a response to Trump ’ s rival Joe Biden , aka “ Robinette , ” blasting the commander in chief for claiming not to know about Russian bounties on American troops .
The White House has claimed that the information they received wasn ’ t verified or credible and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t a consensus about whether he would give a shit anyway .
Now reports have found that information about Russian bounties “ was included in a President ’ s Daily Brief sometime in the spring , according to a US official with direct knowledge of the latest information , ” CNN reports .
“ That assessment , the source said , was backed up by “ several pieces of information ” that supported the view that there was an effort by the Russian intelligence unit — the GRU — to pay bounties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Taliban detainees and electronic eavesdropping.
” Everyone inside the White House and out knows that Trump doesn ’ t read the brief he ’ s given every morning because he struggles with big words like “ betrayal ” and “ turncoat ” and “ Apprentice thottie.
” Instead , he asked that he be orally briefed by South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham , who heard the word “ oral ” and got all excited until he learned that it just meant reading shit the president won ’ t read .
“ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intelligence verbally , ” she said when questioned why Trump isn ’ t reading his daily briefings .
“ This President , I will tell you , is the most informed person on planet Earth when it comes to the threats we face , ” McEnany added , pointing to regular phone calls between Trump and his national security adviser Robert O ’ Brien .
“ He is constantly being informed and briefed on intelligence matters .
But I ’ m not going to allow The New York Times to dictate when we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ give top-secret information.
” Remember that the company line when the news first broke was that the president didn ’ t know .
N ow , the president did know as it was in the briefing he doesn ’ t read and he ’ s the most “ informed person on the planet.
” So which one is it ?
Did he know or nah ?
We know his ass knew and he didn ’ t care .
This is all happening as the president is working to ease sanctions on his bae @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President has been briefed on what is unfortunately in the public domain , ” McEnany said , CNN reports .
“ He has been briefed , but that does not change the fact that there is no consensus on this intelligence that still has yet to be verified.
” She added : “ Also the president make one stinky in diapey , and ate all his peas.
” OK , fine .
She didn ’ t say the last part .

I have two children under the age of 3, which basically means I’m tired of clapping.
In my house, as with most houses with toddlers, we clap for everything. Literally everything.
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Basically my job as the father is to hype my children up like they just broke an Olympic record that’s been standing for hundreds of years. And I do my job well. In fact, the other day my 9-month-old daughter took a french fry off her brother’s plate, fought him off from trying to take it from her and then took a gummy bite out of it before he stole it back.
These were my phases of cheering:
Me during the fight stage:
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Me when she finally got to take a bite:
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Me when it was all over:
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These are my babies and I’m supposed to cheer for them. That’s how it works. I’m a dad and it’s my job. Doesn’t mean I don’t get tired, but I fully understand that this is my role.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnanyOfTheState knows this pain. I don’t know if she has children, but I know that her job is to continuously applaud the president’s stupid shit as if he’s done something amazing. She’s a clapper. She’s paid to be.
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On Tuesday, McEnanyOfTheState walked out to the White House Press Briefing Room podium and said “The President made pee pee by himself in the potty!” and expected a room full of the finest journalists not to look at her like “Bitch, are you serious?!”
McEnanyOfTheState literally held a last-minute press briefing just to defend President Trump against accusations that he doesn’t give a fuck about American troops since he was briefed on Russia offering bounties to Taliban for American kills. McEnanyOfTheState basically walked out the podium and said, despite The Root’s Senior Writer Michael Harriot’s attempts to prove that the president is illiterate, he can read and he’s the most informed person in the entire United States. Yep, both of these are basically the lowest level requirements of a president, or in toddler terms, “Did baby spit on her chin? Did baby spit on her chin?”
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The Secretary of Clapping for the President playing with stacking blocks held the briefing as a response to Trump’s rival Joe Biden, aka “Robinette,” blasting the commander in chief for claiming not to know about Russian bounties on American troops. The White House has claimed that the information they received wasn’t verified or credible and it never reached Trump because there wasn’t a consensus about whether he would give a shit anyway.
Now reports have found that information about Russian bounties “was included in a President’s Daily Brief sometime in the spring, according to a US official with direct knowledge of the latest information,” CNN reports. “That assessment, the source said, was backed up by “several pieces of information” that supported the view that there was an effort by the Russian intelligence unit — the GRU — to pay bounties to kill US soldiers, including interrogation of Taliban detainees and electronic eavesdropping.”
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Everyone inside the White House and out knows that Trump doesn’t read the brief he’s given every morning because he struggles with big words like “betrayal” and “turncoat” and “Apprentice thottie.” Instead, he asked that he be orally briefed by South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who heard the word “oral” and got all excited until he learned that it just meant reading shit the president won’t read.
“The President does read and he also consumes intelligence verbally,” she said when questioned why Trump isn’t reading his daily briefings.
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“This President, I will tell you, is the most informed person on planet Earth when it comes to the threats we face,” McEnany added, pointing to regular phone calls between Trump and his national security adviser Robert O’Brien. “He is constantly being informed and briefed on intelligence matters. But I’m not going to allow The New York Times to dictate when we give top-secret information and don’t give top-secret information.”
Remember that the company line when the news first broke was that the president didn’t know. N ow, the president did know as it was in the briefing he doesn’t read and he’s the most “informed person on the planet.” So which one is it? Did he know or nah? We know his ass knew and he didn’t care. This is all happening as the president is working to ease sanctions on his bae, Russian President Vladimir Putin.”The President has been briefed on what is unfortunately in the public domain,” McEnany said, CNN reports. “He has been briefed, but that does not change the fact that there is no consensus on this intelligence that still has yet to be verified.”
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She added: “Also the president make one stinky in diapey, and ate all his peas.”
OK, fine. She didn’t say the last part.


theroot--2020-07-01--Chicago Police Announce Plans to Make Mass Street Arrests, Ask Courts to Hold People in Jail Over Ju

Chicago Police Announce Plans to Make Mass Street Arrests, Ask Courts to Hold People in Jail Over July 4th Weekend

Putting Black faces in high places will not be the solution to structural racism in the United States .
And while drug-fueled gun violence in the oft-maligned city of Chicago is an objectively horrifying problem , violating the constitutional rights of young Black men isn ’ t the way to address it , either .
Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown apparently feels differently .
On Monday , he announced the CPD ’ s plan to sweep street corners for young people this week , reports WBEZ .
According to the superintendent , teens in Chicago are often paid to hold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they can face lighter penalties .
That ’ s why he ’ s asking the city ’ s judges to keep them in jail throughout the July 4th holiday weekend after his cops nab them .
“ Our endgame is arrests for the precursors to violence , ” he said at a press conference .
“ Every day we ’ re going to be clearing drug corners to protect these young people from the violence.
” “ If we make an arrest Monday , Tuesday , Wednesday , Thursday , we ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] through the weekend , at least , ” Brown added .
“ Let ’ s protect these young people , who are a victim of their circumstances in many cases .
They have no other opportunity .
They ’ re there on that corner but for mentoring , job , education—some are personally responsible for that decision , but many are being manipulated.
” Speaking of manipulation , civil rights advocates in Chicago have pointed out the flaws in the superintendent ’ s claim that jailing people is for their own protection—especially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jail an epicenter of infections .
Karen Sheley , an attorney with the ACLU of Illinois , said Brown ’ s plan resembles the summer holiday approaches of past superintendents : “ We have heard this all before—that young men should be in jail for their own safety.
” “ This is a terrible idea in the best of times , ” Sheley said , referring to COVID-19 ’ s spread in Cook County Jail this spring .
“ In the midst of a pandemic , it could be a death sentence for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family on release.
” A study published last week found that nearly one in six cases of COVID-19 in Chicago and Illinois can be traced to people moving through the Cook County Jail .
Meanwhile , Cook County State ’ s Attorney Kim Foxx says Illinois law does not allow prosecutors to request that judges hold people in jail just because police desire it .
Even if it was legal , experts say such a move won ’ t do anything meaningful to address the violence in Chicago “ If criminalization and incarceration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be the safest country in the world , ” Chicago Community Bond Fund Executive Director Sharlyn Grace told WBEZ .
“ The communities most impacted by gun violence need resources and investment , not more policing and jailing.
” The CPD ’ s budget is $ 1.78 billion , which will be used to deploy an additional 1,200 cops to the streets of Chicago this weekend .
Chicago ’ s Mayor Lori Lightfoot , who is also Black , did not immediately say whether she backs Brown ’ s plan to sweep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holiday .
Lightfoot has come out against recent calls to defund the police , telling the New York Times that this would be “ eliminating one of the few tools that the city has to create middle-class incomes for Black and Brown folks .
”

Putting Black faces in high places will not be the solution to structural racism in the United States. And while drug-fueled gun violence in the oft-maligned city of Chicago is an objectively horrifying problem, violating the constitutional rights of young Black men isn’t the way to address it, either.
Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown apparently feels differently. On Monday, he announced the CPD’s plan to sweep street corners for young people this week, reports WBEZ.
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According to the superintendent, teens in Chicago are often paid to hold guns where drugs are being sold because they can face lighter penalties. That’s why he’s asking the city’s judges to keep them in jail throughout the July 4th holiday weekend after his cops nab them.
“Our endgame is arrests for the precursors to violence,” he said at a press conference. “Every day we’re going to be clearing drug corners to protect these young people from the violence.”
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“If we make an arrest Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, we’re pleading [for them to be held] through the weekend, at least,” Brown added. “Let’s protect these young people, who are a victim of their circumstances in many cases. They have no other opportunity. They’re there on that corner but for mentoring, job, education—some are personally responsible for that decision, but many are being manipulated.”
Speaking of manipulation, civil rights advocates in Chicago have pointed out the flaws in the superintendent’s claim that jailing people is for their own protection—especially when COVID-19 has made the Cook County Jail an epicenter of infections.
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From WBEZ:
Karen Sheley, an attorney with the ACLU of Illinois, said Brown’s plan resembles the summer holiday approaches of past superintendents: “We have heard this all before—that young men should be in jail for their own safety.” “This is a terrible idea in the best of times,” Sheley said, referring to COVID-19’s spread in Cook County Jail this spring. “In the midst of a pandemic, it could be a death sentence for these young men or members of their family on release.”
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A study published last week found that nearly one in six cases of COVID-19 in Chicago and Illinois can be traced to people moving through the Cook County Jail.
Meanwhile, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx says Illinois law does not allow prosecutors to request that judges hold people in jail just because police desire it.
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Even if it was legal, experts say such a move won’t do anything meaningful to address the violence in Chicago
“If criminalization and incarceration made communities safer, the United States would be the safest country in the world,” Chicago Community Bond Fund Executive Director Sharlyn Grace told WBEZ. “The communities most impacted by gun violence need resources and investment, not more policing and jailing.”
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The CPD’s budget is $1.78 billion, which will be used to deploy an additional 1,200 cops to the streets of Chicago this weekend.
Chicago’s Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who is also Black, did not immediately say whether she backs Brown’s plan to sweep up teens and jail them over the holiday. Lightfoot has come out against recent calls to defund the police, telling the New York Times that this would be “eliminating one of the few tools that the city has to create middle-class incomes for Black and Brown folks.”


theroot--2020-07-01--Wigging Out During the Pandemic

Wigging Out During the Pandemic

I have very nice hair .
Coveted hair sometimes !
Hair that people make a “ big deal ” about .
Once , when my hair was down my back , all black and very long , a woman stopped her car mid-traffic in downtown Washington , D.C. to ask me what products I used .
I told her whatever my stylist uses because I ’ m too lazy to do my own very thick , very “ I do what I want to do ” frizzy hair .
The early days of the pandemic really brought out my inner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ above , where I lazily throw together my morning routine— which includes face-washing and spot correctors , but also , you know , cosplay wigs , because I couldn ’ t see my stylist in New York ’ s Flatiron District .
( What an appropriate place to get a blowout . )
Since I shot this pandemic beauty diary , I ’ ve cleaned up a little and pulled it together and started doing my own hair again , meaning all my wigs are presently chillin ’ and not on my head @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fun distraction in the early days , as I needed one , badly .
Watch as I try on my many colorful wigs and talk about beauty above .

Danielle C. Belton on Jezebel, shared by Maiysha Kai to The Root

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