September 2018

Chicago Park District halts Obama Presidential Center-related construction

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 19, 2018 16 Comments

We have been following the saga of the construction of the Barack Obama Presidential Center, which has been denounced by professors at the University of Chicago and faces an environmental impact lawsuit from local citizen groups.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc_3qe9u2dA

Kavanaugh’s Accuser and the Sticky Issue of Witness and Victim Memory

Posted by New Neo on September 19, 2018 29 Comments

There are a lot of problems with the Kavanaugh accuser's story, including the fact that it's possible that she may be deliberately lying for political reasons. But even if she's not purposely lying, there are many problems connected with the phenomenon of memory itself, particularly after all these years.

Trump Lashes Out at Sessions Again: ‘I Don’t Have an Attorney General’

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 19, 2018 49 Comments

President Donald Trump spoke to The Hill today and once against attacked Attorney General Jeff Sessions. From The Hill:

“I don’t have an attorney general. It’s very sad,” Trump told Hill.TV in an extensive and freewheeling interview Tuesday from the Oval Office.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDH3ja1Nees

Sen. Sherrod Brown’s Ex-Wife Blasts Ad That Brings Up Old Domestic Abuse Allegations

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 19, 2018 16 Comments

The organization #MeTooOhio released an ad last week that targeted incumbent Ohio Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown with decades-old allegations that he abused his then-wife Larke. Larke Recchie has slammed the ad and described Republicans as "disgusting" for using her family to score political points.

Purdue Blocks Access to Streaming Sites Like Hulu and Netflix in Lecture Halls

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 19, 2018 4 Comments

"We're faced with rapid increases in traffic demands in our biggest classrooms"...

Trump Admin Sets Lowest Cap Ever on Admission of Refugees to U.S.

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 19, 2018 14 Comments

The Trump administration is capping the number of refugees which will be allowed into the U.S. at 30,000 in 2019, a record low. Liberal critics will undoubtedly cite this as evidence of xenophobia but that misses the point entirely.

Freshman Orientation at Columbia Includes Three Hour Identity Politics Workshop

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 19, 2018 2 Comments

"engaging with the social identities we all bring to campus"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zjr1CAy27s

Kavanaugh Open Thread: Grassley Threatens to Cancel Monday’s Hearing if Ford Doesn’t Show Up

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 19, 2018 126 Comments

Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who accused Brett Kavanaugh of attempting to rape her in high school, said she wanted to testify in front of the Senate. The Republicans immediately made it known they wanted to hear from her. After all, these are serious accusations and she, along with all victims, deserve to be heard. But Ford has not accepted the invite and now wants an FBI investigation before she testifies. Sen. Chuck Grassley said that if she doesn't show up on Monday, the Senate will move on and schedule a confirmation vote for Kavanaugh.

College Students Not Mailing Absentee Ballots Because They Don’t Know Where to Buy Stamps

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 19, 2018 12 Comments

“That seems to be like a hump that they can’t get across.”...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8UyX9Sb34w

Philadelphia Makes Huge Civil Asset Forfeiture Reforms, Hands Over $3 Million to Its Victims

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 19, 2018 26 Comments

Philadelphia has had atrocious civil asset forfeiture laws since 2002, which has led to legalized theft of belongings to 23,000 citizens. That practice has undergone a makeover after the city settled a lawsuit and pay victims $3 million. The case involved a family that lost their home due to "a minor drug crime committed by their son."

Confirmed: Elizabeth Warren and other Kavanaugh haters are humorless

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 18, 2018 24 Comments

MSNBC and others won't stop with the #StopKavanaugh stupid. The Las Vegas tourist commercials are something of a cultural marker: "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas":

Kavanaugh Accuser’s couples therapy records, partially leaked to WaPo, may hold the key

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 18, 2018 132 Comments

When The Washington Post broke the story that Christine Blasey Ford was the person who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of assault dating back to high school, there were several aspects of the WaPo story that struck me as particularly strange.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmMqbIuLEXY

SpaceX announces its first private passenger for a round trip to Moon

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 18, 2018 3 Comments

SpaceX, Elon Musk’s space transportation company, has officially named its first private passenger.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turnbull_selfie_with_Xi_Trump_Quang.jpg

China Fire Backs With New Tariffs on U.S. Goods Worth $60 Billion

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 18, 2018 36 Comments

On Monday evening, President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on Chinese goods worth $200 billion and threatened to add more if the Chinese do not change their trading practices. Well, that did not work because China answered with new tariffs on U.S. goods worth $60 billion.

New Q Poll Has Cruz Up 9 Points Over Beto in Texas Senate Race

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on September 18, 2018 26 Comments

A new Quinnipiac poll shows Senator Cruz up by nine points in the battle for the Texas Senate seat. Unlike previous polls which surveyed registered voters, the latest Q poll surveyed 807 likely voters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBe8R3AlD1U

Betsy DeVos Blames Moral Relativism for Campus Free Speech Crisis

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 18, 2018 2 Comments

"Our self-centered culture denies truth because acknowledging it would mean certain feelings or certain ideas could be wrong."...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch5cMHQusVQ

Chancellor Merkel to Fire Intel Chief: German Media Reports

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 18, 2018 24 Comments

Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to fire Germany's intelligence chief Hans-Georg Maassen after he refuted her claims of right-wing "mobs" chasing migrants during the late August demonstrations in the eastern German city of Chemnitz, German newspaper Die Welt reported. "We have video recordings of [people] hunting down others, of unruly assemblies, and hate in the streets, and that has nothing to do with our constitutional state," Chancellor Merkel said last month after residents in the eastern German city took to the streets in response the reported killing of a 35-year-old German by a group of migrants.

https://petapixel.com/2017/01/21/president-trumps-official-portrait/

Student Claims School Covering Up Prof Who Shot Himself to Protest Trump

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 18, 2018 10 Comments

"It was completely swept under the rug as far as I’m concerned.”...

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