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    Extra Extra: Ta-Nehisi Coates Rebukes Mitch McConnell Over Reparations

    by Ben Yakas
    Published June 19, 2019
    Modified June 19, 2019
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    • Ta-Nehisi Coates appeared before the House Judiciary Committee today and responded to Mitch McConnell's remarks pooh-poohing reparations: "For a century after the Civil War, black people were subjected to a relentless campaign of terror, a campaign that extended well into the lifetime of Majority Leader McConnell."
    • Joe Biden cited his relationships with segregationist senators as examples of "civility," and Democrats were not happy.
    • Romance author Sherrilyn Kenyon accused her husband of poisoning her—but did she make it up?
    • A more than 20-year-old proposal to construct an above-ground rail line connecting Brooklyn, Queens and The Bronx is getting renewed attention in Albany.
    • Does anybody actually want Slack to replace email?
    • Vanity Fair got the first look at Greta Gerwig's upcoming adaptation of Little Women.
    • Joy Harjo, an Oklahoma-born writer and member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, was named Poet Laureate.
    • You have some good car ideas: Netflix has renewed the hilarious sketch show I Think You Should Leave.
    • Five people in New Jersey have been treated over the past two years for a flesh-eating bacteria, so that sounds terrifying.
    • Can we save french fries from the tyranny of food delivery?
    • This is not a drill: GIANT SPIDER EATS POSSUM.
    • Pixar's big movie next year will be Soul, which takes place between New York City and the cosmic realms.
    • The spirit of Saltie is alive with a new Saltie-inspired sandwich menu at Williamsburg grocer and butcher shop Marlow & Daughters.
    • And finally, nothing tastes better than shoe:

    shoes are like dessert, there's always room for one more
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    — Humor And Animals (@humorandanimals) June 19, 2019

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