June 2020

Popular Mechanics Publishes Instructions on How to Take Down Statues ‘Using Science’

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 17, 2020 18 Comments

Last week, a man was injured when a statue hit him on the head as he participated with a Black Lives Matter group to remove it. Popular Mechanics decided to publish an article with instructions on how to topple these statues so you don't get hurt. The magazine claims the article is not an encouragement for people to tear down the statues, though!

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“It hurts my soul”: Sen. Tim Scott after Sen. Dick Durbin calls his police reform bill a “token process”

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 17, 2020 24 Comments

Democrats can't help themselves when it comes to Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC). Last week, I blogged about police training reform bill, the Justice Act, headed up by Sen. Tim Scott and the fact that because he was manning the reform bill, he was under constant assault by detractors calling him a "token" face of the bill.

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Anti-intellectualism at Cornell Law School: Student groups organize boycott of my course

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 17, 2020 136 Comments

I have been chronicling the saga of efforts to get me fired and denounced at Cornell Law School because of blog posts I wrote critical of the Black Lives Matter Movement as it originated, developed, and plays out now:

• There’s an effort to get me fired at Cornell for criticizing the Black Lives Matter Movement
• Cornell campus climate “so far beyond political correctness”
• Jonathan Turley rips Cornell Law faculty letter against me: “It is the antipathy of the intellectual foundations for higher education”
• Thank you for your support in this time of cultural purge

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Man Accused of Shoving Elderly Woman in NYC has Been Arrested Over 100 Times Since 2005

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 17, 2020 31 Comments

Police told many New York media outlets that Rashid Brimmage, the man accused of shoving an elderly woman into a fire hydrant in NYC, has been arrested more than 100 times.

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Quaker Oats Renaming Aunt Jemima Brand Since the ‘Origins are Based on a Racial Stereotype’

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 17, 2020 64 Comments

Quaker Oats, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, decided to change the name and image of its popular brand Aunt Jemima. The company said that "Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype."

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Officials at Bucknell University Say More Must be Done on Social Justice Issues

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 17, 2020 1 Comment

"announced the creation of a fund by reallocating existing resources to support campus-wide anti-racism and anti-bias efforts"...

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#NeverTrump and Lincoln Project Leader Rick Wilson Called out for Confederate Paraphernalia

Posted by Stacey Matthews on June 17, 2020 25 Comments

Rick Wilson is not having a terrific week. Because Democrats and the mainstream media are steady trying to cancel people and companies for WrongThink in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd, apparently #NeverTrump grifter Wilson thought he’d get in on the action, too.

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North Korea Detonates Its Liaison Office With South Korea

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 17, 2020 9 Comments

The situation on the Korean Peninsula took a troubling turn, as North Korea blew up its liaison office with South Korea in a powerful detonation.

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University of California Board of Regents Votes to Restore Affirmative Action

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 17, 2020 7 Comments

"There is amazing momentum for righting the wrongs caused by centuries of systemic racism in our country."...

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Vermont School Principal Placed on Leave for Criticism of Black Lives Matter

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 17, 2020 87 Comments

Tiffany Riley, the principal of Windsor High School in Vermont, has been laced on leave for a comment she made on social media about the Black Lives Matter movement. Riley's Facebook post prompted an emergency meeting of the local school board which was "uniformly appalled."

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At Top 100 Schools, Only One Will Feature Commencement Speech From a Republican

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 17, 2020 5 Comments

"Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s scheduled address to Miami University-Ohio students is the only one representing any conservative view"...

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Low-Dose Steroid Hailed as Highly Effective Treatment for COVID-19

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 17, 2020 35 Comments

One of the observations that came out about Wuhan Coronavirus infections is that they lead to inflammation of various tissues. Therefore, low-dose steroid treatment has been utilized and is now hailed as a highly effective treatment for COVOD-19.

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Retail Sales Hit Record 17.7% in May in Another Sign the Economy is Recovering

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 16, 2020 19 Comments

America saw a decline in unemployment claims and decent jobs report in May. The Commerce Department revealed another sign the economy is recovering from the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. Retail sales hit a record of 17.7% in May.

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Google Threatens Two Right-Leaning Blogs With Loss of Ad Revenue After NBC Complains of “Racist” Content (UPDATE: Google says that because the comment section has been removed, the matter is resolved)

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 16, 2020 75 Comments

According to NBC's News Verification Center (what?), two right-leaning blogs, ZeroHedge and The Federalist, have been threatened with prohibition from the Google Ad platform.

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Rolling Stone Contributing Editor on the Media: “the American left has lost its mind”

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 16, 2020 30 Comments

Down is up and up is down and everything is crazy now. Which might explain why Matt Taibbi, long-time Rolling Stone contributing editor, is now publicly criticizing the American left and in particular, the media.

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Orthodox Jews and Catholic Priests Sue Cuomo and de Blasio Over Double Standard on Protests and Worship

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 16, 2020 19 Comments

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio have taken a hard line on people gathering for religious purposes while cheering on protests for the last two weeks. Some people have had it with the double standard. Now a coalition of Catholic priests and Orthodox Jews has launched a lawsuit.

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Dartmouth College to Remove Weather Vane With Image of Native American

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 16, 2020 8 Comments

"It is clear that the images portrayed on the weather vane do not reflect Dartmouth's values"...

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At Least 20 Indian Soldiers Killed in Border Clashes with China (Update)

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on June 16, 2020 48 Comments

The ongoing India-China border dispute turned deadly on Tuesday after 20 Indian soldiers, including a senior army officer, were killed by Chinese troops in the Himalayan region, the Indian army confirmed. Indian "Army has lost one officer and 19 soldiers in a violent face off, newspaper Indian Express reported on Tuesday.

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