October 2020

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NY Gov. Cuomo Used 14-Year-Old Picture to Attack Orthodox Jewish Community in COVID Update

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 06, 2020 65 Comments

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo used a 14-year-old picture of an Orthodox Jewish gathering to attack the community during an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in his state.

Yale Profs Propose Methods of Screening Medical School Applicants for Racism

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 06, 2020 11 Comments

"they recommend using short questionnaires"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gguoyHTEoU

As wildfires Incinerate Four Million Acres, California Attempts to Protect Wildlife by Banning Rat Poison

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 06, 2020 30 Comments

Wildfires continue to burn throughout California. Over 4 million acres have burnt so far, and one of the blazes now exceeds 1 million acres in size.

Harvard Student Newspaper Accuses College Republicans of Supporting White Supremacy for Endorsing Trump

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 06, 2020 9 Comments

“it’s impossible not to see this endorsement as a provocation that willfully belittles other students’ identity and disregards their safety”...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bma1ezYTmyc

Chicago’s First October Weekend Saw 37 Shootings, Five Fatalities After Hitting Deadliest September Since 1993

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 06, 2020 26 Comments

Chicago saw 37 shootings and five fatalities the first weekend in October, starting on Friday and ending early Monday morning.

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

SCOTUS reinstates South Carolina witness requirement for absentee ballots

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 05, 2020 25 Comments

There have been a series of district court and appeals court decisions (plus a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision), in which the judiciary substitutes its judgment in place of state legislatures as to voting requirements for absentee and mail-in ballots. Extending ballot deadlines and waiting procedural safeguards have been part of the Democrat push to alter the rules by judicial fiat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DWt7rnDNDE

What desperate action will Democrats take to delay the Coney Barrett confirmation?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 05, 2020 48 Comments

Between the debate and Trump going to the hospital after a positive coronavirus test, the Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court nomination has been off the headlines.

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

LIVE: Trump expected to leave hospital, head back to the White House

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on October 05, 2020 21 Comments

Trump is expected to be discharged from the hospital after a brief stay at Walter Reed to treat the Wuhan Coronavirus. We'll be posting updates as we have them. Refresh often. Most recent updates will be up top.

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

Following MI Supreme Court Decision, AG Will Not Enforce Gov. Whitmer’s COVID Shutdowns

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 05, 2020 39 Comments

On Saturday, I posted that the Michigan Supreme Court found that Gov. Gretchen "Shutdown Queen" Whitmer "did not have authority after April 30, 2020, to issue or renew any executive orders related to the COVID19 pandemic under the EMA [Emergency Management Act of 1976].”

https://twitter.com/BMorgenstern45/status/1312935154374053888 - public domain govt photo

Reporter on Hot Mic After Docs Say Trump is Improving: ‘This Wasn’t as Fun as Yesterday’

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 05, 2020 26 Comments

Doctors at Walter Reed gave everyone good news on President Donald Trump's health on Sunday after he went in for treatment for COVID-19. Well, one reporter didn't think it was good news.

UC-Santa Barbara Students Demand Abolition of Campus Police With Some Backing From Faculty

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 05, 2020 7 Comments

"There is a different way to address the reasons why there are different forms of crime."...

Branco Cartoon – Blank Slate

Posted by A.F. Branco on October 05, 2020 13 Comments

Hide the ball...

Leaders at University of South Florida Taking Pay Cuts to Trim Budget

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 05, 2020 0 Comments

"The president, whose base salary is $575,000, will take a 15 percent pay cut."...

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1312872488511168516

Walter Reed Attending Physician Accuses Trump of “Putting Lives at Risk for Theater” Following Presidential Drive-by Wave, But Doctors Gave the OK

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on October 05, 2020 74 Comments

Sunday afternoon Trump waved as he drove by crowds of supporters gathered outside of Walter Reed, a move his team claims was cleared by doctors. But I guess they didn't run it by this guy. Dr. James P. Phillips is an attending physician at Walter Reed and Sunday evening, criticized the President's drive-by mere theater that put "lives at risk."

Allegheny College President Attends Off-Campus Soccer Game While Students Are Forbidden to Leave

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 05, 2020 3 Comments

"students were ordered to remain on campus, per the school's strict COVID-19 guidelines"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or2mOyfth4c&feature=youtu.be

Authorities Determine Wisconsin Hate Crime Never Occurred

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 05, 2020 53 Comments

Althea Bernstein, 18, of Madison, WI, claimed four white men spewed racial slurs at her, threw lighter fluid on her, and set her on fire. Authorities determined no such incident occurred.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fAh_Hk41Zc

Anti-Trumpers and their Festival of Hatreds

Posted by New Neo on October 05, 2020 30 Comments

When I was in college in the late 1960s, I took a course called Russian Intellectual History. I had always liked Russian literature, I'd been told the professor was good, and the course seemed an easy way to fulfill a history requirement.

AOC submits (again) to anti-Zionist demands

Posted by Samantha Mandeles on October 04, 2020 29 Comments

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—darling of the far-left and heroine of the anti-Israel lobby—recently canceled an appearance sponsored by far left 'pro-Israel' groups, and reportedly is avoiding meeting with mainstream Jewish groups. In this post, I go over the background of how we got here.

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