December 2018

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Saudi Arabia and UAE sending troops to help Kurds in Syria

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 23, 2018 18 Comments

There have been some intriguing developments related to Syria that are now being reported in the wake of President Trump's announcement of the withdrawal of U.S. troops.

UCLA Prof Thinks There Are Too Many Male Firefighters

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 23, 2018 9 Comments

“Many fire departments recognize that their lack of diversity as a problem"...

Social Justice Warrior Privilege? David Hogg accepted to Harvard

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 23, 2018 48 Comments

In April of this year, Parkland student-turned-activist David Hogg complained after not being accepted to some colleges in California. Now he has been accepted to Harvard. What a difference the TV spotlight can make.

Penn State Now Offering ‘Gender Fellow’ Position in Agriculture Program

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 23, 2018 1 Comment

"Gender fellows will examine the role of women and men in global food systems"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZtCfBR8ZZQ

Build the Wall Week at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 23, 2018 3 Comments

All the news you may have missed....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB2XO3DE5ks

Israel begins destroying Hezbollah attack tunnels

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 22, 2018 8 Comments

Hezbollah has constructed numerous attack tunnels from civilian villages in southern Lebanon across the border into Israel. The purpose of the tunnels was to provide a way to surprise Israel in the next war by quickly infiltrating large numbers of terrorists to capture Israeli towns near the border. This would serve both as a diversion and also a huge propaganda win, even if the towns were retaken quickly.

https://twitter.com/emmamurphyitv/status/1066772298068357121

Government Remains Partially Shutdown As Senate Adjourns Until Dec. 27th

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 22, 2018 20 Comments

Yesterday, Kemberlee blogged about the partial government shutdown, and today, the Senate adjourned until December 27, 2018. The partial government shutdown will not be resolved until they return. Meanwhile, recent polls show that 81% of Americans believe that border security is "an important issue," and Republican support for the wall, specifically, is on the increase.

Widows: Urban Blight and Hopeless Chicago

Posted by Tyler Hummel on December 22, 2018 9 Comments

Fans of British writer-director Steve McQueen's long overdue follow-up to 12 Years a Slave have had half a decade to muse over the now acclaimed director’s short career beginning with the brutal and unsettling Hunger, followed by his second team-up with actor Michael Fassbinder in Shame. Given the high regard his previous trilogy has garnered, Widows is a rather conventional career pivot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj4gKoUNqVE

Otto Warmbier’s family seeks over $1 billion from North Korea

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 22, 2018 8 Comments

The parents of Otto Warmbier, the college student who died after a year of North Korean imprisonment and torture over a stolen propaganda poster, are seeking more than $1 billion in damages from the rogue nation.

College Republicans at U. Maine Apologize for ‘Deck the Wall’ Party

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 22, 2018 4 Comments

“were told by the administration that people had called the school complaining about the event"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cfhcw0XWoFk

‘CNN Journalist of the Year’ Fired for Faking News Stories

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on December 22, 2018 19 Comments

German weekly Der Spiegel has fired an award-winning journalist for faking news stories for years, the publication said Wednesday. "Claas Relotius, a reporter and editor, falsified his articles on a grand scale and even invented characters, deceiving both readers and his colleagues," Der Spiegel disclosed.