January 2019

Stanford University Brings ‘Therapy Llamas’ to Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 27, 2019 5 Comments

“decrease stress and promote wellness on campus”...

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Our Dishonest Media Week at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 27, 2019 3 Comments

All the news you may have missed....

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Trump’s only option: Declare a National Emergency, build the wall, and declare victory

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 26, 2019 88 Comments

Trump is widely portrayed as having suffered a devastating loss to Nancy Pelosi by agreeing to a continuing resolution without additional funding for a border wall in some form. And certainly, Pelosi is crowing about her victory. She's also emboldened, accusing Trump of being subjected to blackmail by Putin. (Exact quote: "What does Putin have on @realDonaldTrump, politically, personally or financially?").

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Left-media Layoffs Spark #LearnToCode Meme, They Are Not Amused

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 26, 2019 30 Comments

There were more than a thousand left-stream media layoffs earlier this week.  The cuts took place across the spectrum of left-stream media and included cuts at HuffPo, BuzzFeed, Yahoo News, among others. The finger-pointing has thus far been aimed at Facebook and Twitter, but wounded leftstream media warriors are irked by a reminder of their own callous response to massive Obama-era coal industry job losses.

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Report: Bernie Sanders “Set to Announce” 2020 Presidential Run

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 26, 2019 16 Comments

According to reports, socialist Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is "set to announce" his 2020 presidential run. The Democrat field will be swarming with as many as 30 candidates . . . each apparently trying to out-socialist the others.

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Texas Cemetery Calling On Public To Attend USAF Vet’s Funeral Monday

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 26, 2019 8 Comments

No one is expected to attend, so if you're near Killeen and can go . . . ....

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It wasn’t just left-media who joined in the Buzzfeed and Covington misreporting

Posted by New Neo on January 26, 2019 12 Comments

I believe the Buzzfeed Cohen/Trump story and the Covington story have a connection, even though their subject matters differ tremendously.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar Sought Leniency for Men Accused of Trying to Join ISIS

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 26, 2019 27 Comments

Ilhan Omar, the new Democrat Congresswoman from Minnesota, asked a judge to go easy on nine men on trial in 2016 for allegedly trying to join the ISIS terrorist group.  She was a state representative at that time.

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Growing Number of College Students Turning to Emotional Support Animals

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 26, 2019 9 Comments

"emotional support animals have become more of a recent phenomenon as a new way of treating mental illness"...

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Texas Estimates Some 58K Non-citizens Voted in Elections Over the Last 22 Years

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on January 26, 2019 20 Comments

An evaluation conducted by the office of the Texas Secretary of State found some 95,000 non-U.S. citizens on the voter registration roles. Of those 95K, they believe more than half voted in one or more elections over the last two decades.

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U. Wisconsin-Madison to Pay Students to Promote Social Justice on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 26, 2019 0 Comments

"would work 3-12 hours per week and be paid minimum wage at $10.50 per hour"...

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The Telegraph Issues Lengthy Apology to First Lady Melania Trump

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on January 26, 2019 27 Comments

The Telegraph issued a lengthy apology to First Lady Melania Trump, correcting numerous "false statements" printed on January 19th. In addition to the apology, they "agreed to pay Mrs Trump substantial damages."

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Shawnee State U. Prof Under Fire for Using Wrong Pronouns

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 26, 2019 3 Comments

"transgender student threatened to sue Meriwether after he proposed calling the student by surname alone"...

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Obsessed With Race Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 26, 2019 0 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

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Trump Admin seeks direct Supreme Court review of Census Citizenship Question case

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 25, 2019 78 Comments

We recently covered how a Federal judge orders citizenship question removed from 2020 Census: In the normal course, the case would go to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. But the Commerce Department has filed for a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari Before Judgment (pdf.)(full embed at bottom of post).

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REPORT: Largest Group of Illegal Immigrants Ever Successfully Tunnels Under Arizona Border Wall

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on January 25, 2019 27 Comments

Last week, a huge group of illegal immigrants, all seeking asylum, tunneled under portions of a border barrier near San Luis, Arizona. They voluntarily surrendered to Customs and Border Protection.

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The Global Failure to Teach the Truth About the Holocaust

Posted by Cameron Gray on January 25, 2019 14 Comments

For years, there has been talking and concern about the lack of factual Holocaust knowledge and education in the United States and around the world. Education systems dominated by leftist teachers often antagonistic towards Israel are sometimes loathing to bring up the subject. It's possible to also blame an easily accessible Internet that leads users down dark rabbit holes of Holocaust conspiracy theories.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar Lands Book Deal Worth $250G Despite Controversial Comments

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 25, 2019 20 Comments

Fox News has reported that freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) received a book deal worth $250,000 that will detail her move to America to Congress. However, the book deal announcement comes at a time when Omar has come under fire from numerous people over her controversial comments about Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Israel, and the Covington Catholic students.

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