May 2020

Wuhan Virus Watch: Tesla prepared to move out of California amid fight over lockdown

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 10, 2020 33 Comments

Today's update will start with an intriguing development related to California's continuing pandemic work restrictions. Unhappy with the shuttering of his plant, Tesla CEO Elon Musk indicates that the company is preparing to file a lawsuit against Alameda County and will move its headquarters and future operations out of California.

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Ohio State to Pay Over $40 Million to Settle Suits From Students Who Claimed Abuse by School Doctor

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 10, 2020 4 Comments

"The university of decades ago failed these individuals — our students, alumni and members of the Buckeye community"...

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Tucker Carlson: ‘Sociopath’ Adam Schiff Should Resign Over Russia Hoax

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 10, 2020 32 Comments

The release of the Russia investigation transcripts reinforce the fact that the investigation and everything that went with it amounted to little more than a colossal waste of the nation's time. Tucker Carlson made this point fiercely in his monologue on Friday night.

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University of California May Not ‘Fully’ Reopen in the Fall

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 10, 2020 2 Comments

"The keys to this will be the availability of widespread testing"...

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Joe Biden’s Awful No Good Very Bad Week at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 10, 2020 6 Comments

All the news you may have missed....

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Oberlin College male student tries, and fails, to obtain injunction halting allegedly biased sexual assault hearing

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 09, 2020 24 Comments

Gibson's Bakery v. Oberlin College has received enormous media attention, and even *a few* posts here. Another Oberlin College case we have followed involved an expelled Oberlin College male student (we'll call him "John Doe No. 1") who alleged that the Oberlin College sexual assault hearing process was so rigged against men that it had a 100% conviction rate for cases that went to hearing, at least during the period of time relevant to that case. Now there is another lawsuit by a different student raising similar issues of an allegedly biased campus process.

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Ballot Harvesting Heaven: Gov. Newsom orders mail-in ballots for all California voters

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 09, 2020 55 Comments

Democrats won't let any crisis go to waste, and their use of the Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic certainly demonstrates their ability to manipulate responses to ensure their continued hold on power.

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Compare and Contrast: Media Coverage of Andrew Cuomo’s Coronavirus Failure vs. Ron DeSantis’ Success

Posted by Stacey Matthews on May 09, 2020 17 Comments

As both a media critic and a follower of all things political, it has been both fascinating and maddening at the same time to compare the media's coverage of NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo's handling of the Wuhan Coronavirus outbreak in his state to their coverage of FL Gov. Ron DeSantis's handling of the outbreak in his state.

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Evelyn Farkas, Obama Official Who Falsely Claimed Knowledge Of Russia Collusion on MSNBC, Running For Congress in NY

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 09, 2020 25 Comments

Evelyn Farkas was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense under Obama. In March of 2017, she appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe, and lied about the incoming Trump staff's "dealing with Russians." Shortly after that, she testified before Congress and admitted to then Congressman Trey Gowdy that she didn't know anything.

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Iran-Linked Hackers Target U.S. Manufacturer of Coronavirus Therapeutic

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on May 09, 2020 25 Comments

Hackers with links to Iran have targeted a U.S. drugmaker working on a potential coronavirus treatment, Reuters news agency reported on Friday. The US drugmaker Gilead Sciences, whose antiviral drug remdesivir has shown promising results in treating coronavirus patients, came repeatedly under cyber attack from servers based in Iran in recent weeks, media reports reveal.

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Northeastern University Plans to Reopen for On-Campus Classes in the Fall

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 09, 2020 2 Comments

"It is our intention to reopen our campuses this fall and offer on-site instruction and a residential experience for our students"...

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Democrats Increasingly Anxious Over Joe Biden’s Basement Campaign

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 09, 2020 35 Comments

In addition to the growing controversy over the allegations from Tara Reade, the Joe Biden campaign is facing increasing scrutiny from Democrats over the awful optics from his basement approach. Concerns over Coronavirus have relegated Biden to campaigning from his home, but his team's technical broadcasting skills aren't making the cut.

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Harvard Medical School Blog Suggests LGBT Students at Greater Risk of Stress in Pandemic

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 09, 2020 2 Comments

“COVID-19 and the LGBTQ+ community: Rising to unique challenges”...

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Texas, California, and Iowa among states lifting lockdown rules

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 09, 2020 24 Comments

On Friday afternoon, my company discussed the development of recommissioning plans.

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Wells College Warns it May Have to Close if Students Don’t Return in Fall 2020

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 09, 2020 2 Comments

"If New York State continues its mandate that our campus remain closed through all or part of the fall semester, Wells simply will not receive enough revenue to continue operations"...

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Banish Wrong Thoughts In Higher Ed Week At Legal Insurrection

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on May 09, 2020 2 Comments

All the higher ed news you might have missed...

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Megyn Kelly’s full Tara Reade interview – Do you believe her? (Reader Poll)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 08, 2020 54 Comments

Megyn Kelly released on YouTube a 42-minute interview with Tara Reade, who has accused Joe Biden of sexual assault in 1993. While Team Biden has gone after Reade for inconsistencies in her story over time, there also have been corroborating witnesses and documents that show she told others about the assault, or at least problems with Biden, at the time and in the early years after that.

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Feminist Author: Electing Biden Is Worth ‘Weakening the Voices of Future Survivors’ of Sexual Assault

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 08, 2020 28 Comments

Feminist author Linda Hirshman believes Tara Reade when she alleges Joe Biden sexually assaulted her in 1993. But Hirshman is still going to vote for Biden to "take one for the team." Hirshman laments, "So what's a girl to do?" Give me a break.

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