July 2020

Executive Board of College Democrats at American U. Resigns Over Complaints About Lack of Diversity

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 08, 2020 4 Comments

"BIPOC [Black, Indigenous and people of color] voices must be amplified in leadership, and that must start from the top"...

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Chinese Envoy Threatens UK over Huawei 5G Ban

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on July 08, 2020 18 Comments

China has threatened the United Kingdom with "consequences" if it were to ban the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei from the 5G roll-out, the next generation of wireless networks. Beijing's ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming, warned Prime Boris Johnson that “you cannot have a golden era if you treat China as an enemy." Britain will "bear the consequences" for proposed blacklisting of the Chinese company from its critical telecommunications network, the Chinese envoy declared.

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Liberal and Leftist Writers Condemn Cancel Culture (With Obligatory Anti-Trump Nod)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 07, 2020 64 Comments

Harper's Magazine has A Letter on Justice and Open Debate signed by a lot of famous names (and many non-famous) mostly from the left. The letter starts with pathetic Trump Derangement Syndrome, as if Trump and the "right" are the original great threat to free speech (emphasis added):

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Seattle Council Member Calls for Overthrow of ‘Racist, Sexist, Violent, Utterly Bankrupt System of Capitalism’

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 07, 2020 74 Comments

Seattle Councilwoman Ksghama Sawant, socialist, went on a crazy rant against Amazon after the council passed a payroll tax on big businesses. Sawant is basically a female Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). No private businesses, housing, etc.

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Conversation Around the Musical Hamilton Reveals the Hypocrisy of the Cancel Culture

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 07, 2020 38 Comments

The conversation around the musical, and now film, Hamilton proves consistency does not exist. The musical Hamilton, based on Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, found fame and popularity on Broadway. They decided to debut the musical on Disney+ right when racism makes its way to the headlines.

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Eagles Star DeSean Jackson Accused of Anti-Semitism After Promoting Farrakhan, Posting Quotes Supposedly From Hitler

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 07, 2020 24 Comments

Philadelphia Eagles star DeSean Jackson found himself in quite a controversy after a slew of Instagram posts showed him promoting notorious anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan and posting a quote attributed to Adolf Hitler.

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Authors of Study on Race and Police Killings Seek Retraction Because Conservatives Cite It

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 07, 2020 73 Comments

An academic paper from 2019 defies the current progressive narrative about police targeting minorities. The paper has been cited by right leaning scholars, such as Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute. Now the authors of the paper are seeking to retract it.

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CUNY Lays Off 2,800 Adjunct Professors and Staff, Prompting Lawsuit From Union

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 07, 2020 5 Comments

"CUNY said the cuts were necessitated by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic."...

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Andrew Cuomo’s NY Health Dept Clears Andrew Cuomo Of Responsibility For Nursing Home Deaths

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 07, 2020 36 Comments

The New York Health Department's report cleared Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his policies on the 6,300 coronavirus nursing home deaths blamed hospitals.

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Harvard Slammed for Charging Full Tuition for Online Instruction This Year

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 07, 2020 7 Comments

"keeping its annual tuition prices of $49,653 per year despite the Ivy League institution's decision to continue with online coursework"...

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Crazy Woke: “It hurts people when they see a white man bouncing a brown baby on their lap”

Posted by Elizabeth Bauer on July 07, 2020 129 Comments

Over the holiday weekend, I was alerted, via the Conor Friedersdorf twitter feed, to the a meeting that took place on Zoom and was recorded for posterity, of an advisory local school council in Manhattan:

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Faculty at Princeton Accuse School of Anti-Blackness, Issue List of Demands

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 07, 2020 10 Comments

"We call upon the administration to block the mechanisms that have allowed systemic racism to work, visibly and invisibly, in Princeton’s operations"...

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Mongolia Quarantines Region Next to China’s Border After Outbreak of Bubonic Plague

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 07, 2020 20 Comments

Mongolia has quarantined a region n bordering China after an outbreak of the bubonic plague, an infamous disease better known by many as the "Black Death" that killed millions in Europe through the Middle Ages.

Two suspected cases of the plague - which is linked to the consumption of marmot meat - have been identified, health experts announced on Wednesday.

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Book Review: Red November by Joel B. Pollak

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 06, 2020 15 Comments

Amid continuing civil unrest, social justice antics, and pandemic coverage, it may be hard to recall the Democratic Party's primary season and the impeachment process that occurred in the early months of this apocalyptic year.

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Woman Who Called Police on Black Man in Central Park Faces Misdemeanor

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 06, 2020 45 Comments

Amy Cooper went viral on Memorial Day after bird watcher Christian Cooper filmed her freaking out on him because he caught her with her dog unleashed. She called the police and told them an African-American male was threatening her and her dog.

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‘The Hill’ Runs False ‘Confederate Statues’ Headline on Kristi Noem’s Mount Rushmore Speech

Posted by Stacey Matthews on July 06, 2020 27 Comments

As Fuzzy reported Sunday, the mainstream media ran wild over the weekend with blatantly biased articles and tweets on the speech President Trump gave Friday night at Mount Rushmore on the eve of Independence Day.

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Reward Offered for Info on Shooting Death of 8-Year-Old Girl in Atlanta

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 06, 2020 32 Comments

Crime Stoppers announced a $10,000 reward for information regarding the murder of 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in Atlanta, GA, over the weekend.

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Kaepernick Scorched After Describing Fourth of July as a ‘Celebration of White Supremacy’

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 06, 2020 69 Comments

Quarterback Colin Kaepernick confirmed him kneeling during the national anthem is hatred for this country that gave him an opportunity to become a star and millionaire. Kaepernick bashed Independence Day, calling it a "celebration of white supremacy." What changed? He sent out happy messages on Independence Day when President Barack Obama was in office.

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