January 2021

L.A. Cracks Down on Party House After Repeated Lockdown Violations, Shutting Off Its Power and Water

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 15, 2021 16 Comments

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office gave the water and power department the go-ahead to shut-off utilities to a Fairfax district home where at least three parties took place, which violated the city’s ban on large gatherings.

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University of Pennsylvania Being Urged to Revoke Trump’s College Degree

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 15, 2021 17 Comments

"calls have grown more urgent"...

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EU Study: European Firms ‘Unprepared’ for U.S.-China Decoupling

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on January 15, 2021 12 Comments

The European companies are "unprepared" to face the trade and industrial decoupling between the United States and Communist China, a new EU study finds.

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First Amendment Experts Say COVID Being Used to Stifle Free Speech on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 15, 2021 2 Comments

"The threat to students’ free speech, freedom of association, and privacy on college campuses has never been greater than it is today"...

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Politico Employees, Leftists Whine Because Ben Shapiro Guest Edited the Politico Newsletter

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 15, 2021 40 Comments

In today's outrage, Ben Shapiro managed to light the internet on fire because he guest-edited the Politico newsletter. Did any of them actually read the newsletter or did they lose their minds because his name sets off a trigger?

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Penn State Prof Implies Young America’s Foundation Somehow Responsible for Capitol Riots

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 15, 2021 1 Comment

"I question if your national organization has some responsibility for recent actions."...

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Chapman U. Law Prof John Eastman Resigns After Pressure Campaign Over Trump Rally Appearance

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 15, 2021 22 Comments

Professor John Eastman attended the Trump rally last week but did not participate in the Capitol Hill riot. The school faced tremendous pressure from its faculty to fire him for this. The university president refused to fire him. Eastman has now resigned.

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“Leave Democrats to their own devices, and they will screw themselves politically, just when they are at the height of power”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 14, 2021 112 Comments

I think it's worth reposting this excerpt from my post on April 29, 2009, reacting the news that PA Senator Arlen Specter had left the Republican Party and become a Democrat, securing a filibuster proof Senate majority for Democrats, Relax, The Dems Will Screw Up:

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Twitter Insider Video Shows Jack Dorsey Admitting Political Censorship Won’t End Soon

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 14, 2021 32 Comments

A Twitter insider gave James O'Keefe's Project Veritas a video of CEO Jack Dorsey admitting that more political censorship is coming. He is not talking about the left.

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Biden Pick for DOJ Civil Rights Division Wrote Blacks Are Superior Due to Melanin

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 14, 2021 87 Comments

Kristen Clarke is an attorney who Joe Biden wants to run the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice. While Clarke was at Harvard, she wrote some things about race that would disturb many Americans. Tucker Carlson has done two reports about Clarke over the last two days.

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Country’s Worst Mayor Bill de Blasio Looking to Terminate NYC Contracts With Trump

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 14, 2021 44 Comments

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to terminate the city's contracts with the Trump Organization due to the Capitol Hill riots. New York is in the midst of unprecedented health and economic crisis, much of it due to de Blasio's ineptness as mayor. He is using this situation to deflect and virtue signal to the left.

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Unemployment Claims Jumped to 965,000 Last Week

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 14, 2021 14 Comments

Last week's unemployment claims went up by 181,000 to 965,000, which is another sign the economy is having a tough time with COVID-19 spikes. This is the biggest jump since August.

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U. Michigan Regent Faces Demands to Resign for Not Denouncing Capitol Riot Fast Enough

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 14, 2021 1 Comment

"Over 4,000 University of Michigan community members called for administrators to recall Ron Weiser"...

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Iran Holds Missile Drill As Tensions Rise Over Nuclear Program

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on January 14, 2021 18 Comments

Iran is holding a series of military drills in the Arab Gulf region as President Donald Trump's term comes to an end.

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Former Harvard-Affiliated Researcher Caught Allegedly Trying to Smuggle Cancer Research to China

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 14, 2021 2 Comments

"could have been fined up to $500,000 and sentenced to 15 years in prison"...

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Hard-Hitting Journalism: Media Slams Vogue Magazine Over ‘Disrespectful’ Kamala Harris Cover

Posted by Stacey Matthews on January 14, 2021 36 Comments

Anyone wondering if the MSM would go soft on the incoming Biden-Harris administration should fret no more. Just this week, reporters and anchors alike have spent a considerable amount of time reporting not just on the fallout from the Capitol riots but also on the "outrage" surrounding Vogue's Kamala Harris cover.

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Duke University Profs Want Joe Biden to Create a ‘Misinformation Commission’

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 14, 2021 8 Comments

"In other words, let no crisis go to waste."...

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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Now Threatens to Build More Nukes and Bring U.S. to Its ‘Knees’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 14, 2021 18 Comments

Just as President Donald Trump prepares to leave office, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un now refers to the U.S. as an "arch-enemy" and threatens to expand its nuclear arsenal.

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