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Let's All Celebrate These College Graduates Raining Boos Upon Betsy DeVos<em></em>
Education Secretary and billionaire school-privatization huckster Betsy DeVos, who is going to be very bad for the state of American education, was invited to speak a graduation ceremony today. That’s inexplicable. That it was at historically black Bethune-Cookman University—after DeVos idiotically ...
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Education Secretary DeVos: [Sound Of Me Spitting Out Coffee, Falling Out Of Chair]
Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are “real pioneers when it comes to school choice,” according to a statement by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Also, I’m going to pull my head off and punt it into a bog....
Betsy DeVos Is Coming For Your Children
Even among all the billionaires, ideologues, and straight-up racist goons Donald Trump has nominated for his cabinet, Betsy DeVos, who was confirmed earlier this week as the Secretary of Education, stands out for how seemingly unqualified she is. As the doomed critics of her nomination were quick to...
Trump's Education Secretary Pick On Guns In Schools: "What About Grizzly Bears?"
Betsy DeVos, a galactically rich and galactically evil anti-public school, anti-gay rights donor appointed by Donald Trump to be our country’s next Education Secretary, is going through confirmation hearings tonight (sports angle: her shitty father owns the Orlando Magic). She was asked about guns i...
Poker Player Disqualified From Tournament For Peeing At The Table
Professional poker player Antonio Esfandiari was recently disqualified from a tournament and forced to forfeit his $110,000 stack because he tried to pee into a container while sitting at the table. ...
Congressman Reluctantly Sings "Meet The Mets" On House Floor To Settle A Bet
Here’s U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff of California, paying up after an NLDS bet with Rep. Steve Israel from New York. Schiff had the Dodgers, you see. His punishment is this rendition of “Meet The Mets,” and Schiff makes it sound like he’d rather have his toenails pulled out....
Tell Us About The Craziest Dare You Ever Accepted
Sometimes it’s hard to refuse a bet or a dare, especially when your pride is at stake, and all your friends are watching, and how could you not? What are you, chicken? So I double-dog-dare you to tell us about the most ridiculous dare you ever agreed to. Come to think of it, I triple-dog-dare you. ...
The-Dream's <i>Jewel</i> EP Is Gonna Be Great
Man, R&B producer/singer/songwriter/legend Terius Nash, better known as The-Dream, is so, so good, even if his last full-length album, 2014’s IV Play, was not. But this year has brought us the old Radio Killa we know and love. Last month, he dropped the excellent six-song Crown EP; on July 10, he’ll...
Ross, Be A Man Of Your Word And Eat Your Own Shit Now
A story in five tweets (context here):...
Oregon Fan Gets Ohio State Tattoo To Settle Bet; Looks Sad About It
I want to call this dude a poor, unlucky bastard, but he didn't have to go and make that bet. Maintained his honor, though:...
Man Loses Fantasy Football Bet, Does Worst Al Pacino Impression
This reenactment of Al Pacino's famous Any Given Sunday speech has no business being funny, but it is, somehow. The reader who sent it along says the guy half-heartedly playing Tony D'Amato lost a fantasy football bet, and had to make this video as punishment....
Michael Sam Bailed A Fan Out On An Unpayable Twitter Bet
Michael Sam sacked Johnny Manziel on Saturday. It was all very exciting. Sam did the "money" thing and everything. And, through a roundabout fashion, a bad-idea Twitter bet turned into a donation to a good charity. Everybody won....
Roddy White Finally Made Good On That Twitter Bet
Back in March, Falcons wide receiver Roddy White got on Twitter and made a foolish bet with a guy named Brian Hoyt on the Duke-Mercer game. White told Hoyt that he'd give him Falcons season tickets if Mercer beat Duke. Of course, Mercer went on to win. Oops....
Luis Suárez Bites A Guy And Gamblers Rejoice
A reputation is firmly in place when you can place a bet based on it. Luis Suárez is now a more notorious biter than Mike Tyson, and before he was even able to snack on Giorgio Chiellini, people with serious gambling problems could wager whether or not he would bite someone in this World Cup. Severa...
Kevin Durant And The Game Have Settled Their Beef
It looks like Kevin Durant is back to feuding with just one rapper. The Game has taken to his Instagram page and explained that it was just a simple miscommunication that led him to call out Durant for ducking a $20,000 bet, thus starting the hottest beef of the week. (This beef was real hot)....
Here Are Some Fun Ways To Lose Money Betting On The World Cup
The FIFA World Cup is Earth's single greatest sporting event. It also happens to be Earth's best excuse to gamble at noon on a weekday for no reason passing degeneracy. And given that the World Cup is the rest of the world's Super Bowl, and any Super Bowl-level event is at its heart a chance to make...
Kevin Durant Now Feuding With Rappers Full-Time
Still reeling from the effects of the Based God's curse, you would think Kevin Durant would know better than to go around drawing the ire of hip-hop provocateurs. That's what he appears to have done, though, after allegedly refusing to honor a $20,000 bet with The Game....
This Is Betsy Ross Doing The Nae Nae
The Philadelphia 76ers are currently holding some kind of event in downtown Philly. Attending this event are oversized mascots that are supposed to be famous American patriots. One of these mascots is Betsy Ross. Betsy Ross did the Nae Nae....
Roddy White Promised A Fan Season Tickets If Duke Lost. Uh, Roddy?
Roddy White had Duke going all the way in this year's NCAA Tournament. Dylan Hoyt begged to differ. White tweeted something he probably regrets....
McQueary Gambling Allegations Put 19-Year-Old Game In New Light
In 1995, Mike McQueary threw a touchdown late in garbage time of a Penn State blowout over Rutgers. Then-Rutgers coach Doug Graber and Joe Paterno got into a shouting match after the game because Graber thought Paterno was running up the score. The touchdown put the 20-point-favorite Nittany Lions ...