September 2019

Prof. William A. Jacobson named to Algemeiner’s “Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life 2019”

Posted by Samantha Mandeles on September 27, 2019 46 Comments

Congratulations to Prof. William A. Jacobson for being named to The Algemeiner's Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life 2019. Today, September 27, 2019, The Algemeiner published its sixth annual list, saying:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88aXr3za02E

Rep. Will Hurd is Considering Running for President in 2024

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on September 27, 2019 11 Comments

Last we heard from Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX), he announced he was not seeking re-election in 2020.

Yale Students Stage Walkout to Demand Divestment From Fossil Fuels

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 27, 2019 8 Comments

"One participant in the Yale protests estimated upwards of 1,500 people in attendance."...

Tulsi Gabbard: Voters Should Decide President Trump’s Political Fate, Not Congress (Updated)

Posted by Stacey Matthews on September 27, 2019 37 Comments

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) is back and she's got a lot to say. Though the Hawaii Congresswoman didn't qualify for the September Democratic presidential debate, she found out this week that her polling and campaign fundraising numbers for the month were good enough to put her back on the debate stage in October for the fourth round:

Bulletin Boards at Michigan State Warn of ‘Harmful Language’ of Microaggressions

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 27, 2019 0 Comments

“everyday encounters of subtle discrimination that people of various marginalized groups experience throughout their lives”...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwPugDL9XY4

Trump’s EPA Threatens to Slash California Highway Funds Over ‘Air Quality’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 27, 2019 22 Comments

Legal Insurrection readers will recall that President Donald Trump's administration has become the target of at least 50 lawsuits initiated by California and its Attorney General Xavier Becerra. Additionally, Becerra recently threatened to sue the federal government for the recent roll-back of Obama-era coal-burning power plant restrictions.

Gender Neutral Fashion Show Causes Stir at Duquesne University

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 27, 2019 2 Comments

"co-hosted by the Gender Forum and Department of Women and Gender Studies (WGS)"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l-254XnpkA

Wall Street Democrats Warn They’ll Sit Out 2020 Presidential Election or Support Trump if Warren is Nominee

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 27, 2019 22 Comments

Some Democrats who work on Wall Street said they will sit out the 2020 election if the Democrats nominate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). They even threatened to help reelect Donald Trump if the person who "created much of the intellectual foundation" of Occupy Wall Street is the party's standard bearer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNDIOd4Dqa4

The “Whistleblower Complaint” isn’t a whistleblower complaint, it’s a closing argument

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 26, 2019 161 Comments

When the so-called Whistleblower Complaint was released this morning, my first impression was that this was a very professionally-done document, likely crafted by a lawyer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFdz3u7DIG4

The Trump Impeachment Conundrum Democrats Don’t Want to Talk About

Posted by New Neo on September 26, 2019 65 Comments

One thing we can safely conclude at this point is that the current impeachment push is not about the content of Trump's phone conversation with Ukraine's president Zelensky or the "whistleblower" report, although the Democrats and NeverTrumpers will probably continue to pretend it is, at least for a while.

Former Rep. Darrell Issa Running for Congress in California’s 50th District

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on September 26, 2019 16 Comments

Former Congressman Darrell Issa officially tossed his hat into the 2020 ring Thursday.

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

RNC, Trump Campaign Raise $5 Million Since Pelosi Announced Impeachment Inquiry

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 26, 2019 8 Comments

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D) announced the launch of an official impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Tuesday. One day later, the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Trump's campaign reported they raised $5 million from small dollar donations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q9X5mi9fHw#action=share

DNI Director Maguire Denies WaPo Report That He Threatened to Resign

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 26, 2019 18 Comments

Drama. Drama everywhere! The Washington Post reported on Wednesday that acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire threatened to resign if the White House tried to influence his testimony in front of the House Intelligence Committee. Maguire denied the report to Congress this morning.

“Behind the Mask” — Israeli Report On How the BDS Movement “Desensitizing West to Antisemitism”

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 26, 2019 6 Comments

Israel's Ministry of Strategic Affairs has released a report exposing the antisemitic agenda being the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement (BDS). The anti-Israel boycott campaign now direct "classic antisemitic tropes and motifs once directed at “the Jew” at “the Jew among the nations,” the State of Israel," the reported said. Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan released the report titled Behind The Mask: The Anti-Semitic Nature of BDS Exposed at the European Parliament building in Brussels. The minister urged the European Union and Western governments to stop funding organizations promoting the antisemitic BDS movement.

https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1177211952344510465

Adam Schiff Started Hearing With Fake Quotes From Trump, Ukrainian Transcript

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 26, 2019 49 Comments

As if we did not need more proof that the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump is insincere from the Democrats. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, the king of hyperbole, began the hearing with DNI Director Joseph Maguire with fake quotes from the phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

1
2
of 19
4
5
6