January 2021

Even More COVID-19 Narratives Shift as New Administration Takes Charge

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 22, 2021 58 Comments

We reported on several COVID-19 narrative-shifting stories that were now being published in the American media, putting an entirely new emphasis on returning to normal.

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Report: Senate Republicans Negotiating Terms of Unconstitutional Post-Departure Trump Impeachment Trial

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 21, 2021 149 Comments

The Democrats plan to put Donald Trump on trial even though he no longer is in office. It's plainly unconstitutional, for reasons explained in prior posts:

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Biden’s Pentagon Nominee Vows To Purge Ideological “Enemies … Within Our Own Ranks”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 21, 2021 57 Comments

The radical left has long eyed our military with suspicion, revulsion, and disdain. So much so that during his presidency, Obama did everything he could to shrink the military to pre-WWII levels, purge military leadership of all who were not 'progressive' sycophants, and chip away at the rank and file's ideological and religious liberty.

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Biden’s Transgender Executive Order Could Doom Women’s Sports

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 21, 2021 88 Comments

President Joe Biden's transgender executive order pushes females a few steps back since it requires everyone to allow males who identify as females to participate in female sports.

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Court denies Parler request for injunction against Amazon Web Services

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 21, 2021 53 Comments

Amazon Web Services took down Parler from its cloud service, allegedly based on threats on the Parler platform, mirroring simultaneous actions by Google and Apple to remove the Parler App.

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Legal Network Forming to Stop Critical Race Theory Training Across the Country

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 21, 2021 22 Comments

Chris Rufo of the Discovery Institute has been a leading voice against Critical Race Theory Training. You might recognize him from his numerous appearances on the Tucker Carlson show. He is now forming a network of lawyers to stop CRT training all over the country.

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Rep. Liz Cheney Gets Primary Challenger After Voting to Impeach Trump

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 21, 2021 44 Comments

Trump-supporting Republicans are tired of being sold out by members of their own party. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) voted with the Democrats to impeach Trump last week and already has a primary challenger as a result. Expect more of this.

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Students Sue Rice University Claiming They Didn’t Get the Experience They Paid For

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 21, 2021 5 Comments

"I feel like students should get their money’s worth"...

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Mexican President Says Trump Helped Mexico: ‘We had a Good Relationship’

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on January 21, 2021 12 Comments

President Donald Trump "helped" Mexico during his four-year term in office, Mexican President Andrés López Obrador said as he bade farewell to the outgoing U.S. head of state.

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Stanford Prof Advising Biden on Climate is Not a Big Fan of Fracking

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 21, 2021 2 Comments

“For our planet and the people who live here, the peril of the climate crisis is already evident”...

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Trust in Traditional Media Hits 46%, a New Low

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 21, 2021 63 Comments

Axios reported that Edelman's annual trust barometer showed a major drop in Americans trusting traditional media and social media.

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Women and Gender Studies Prof Says ‘Nazis’ Not Strong Enough to Describe Trump Supporters

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 21, 2021 12 Comments

“American Nazis who adapted the playbook of the Third Reich”...

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Branco Cartoon – Torquemada

Posted by A.F. Branco on January 21, 2021 7 Comments

NEW! A.F. Branco coffee table book “Keep America Laughing (at the left)” pre-order HERE For more A.F.Branco cartoons at Legal Insurrection click here....

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Prof. Charles Negy: Investigative Report is “UCF’s attempt to justify getting rid of me because I have become a political liability”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 20, 2021 38 Comments

We previously reported on the targeting of University of Central Florida Professor Charles Negy over his tweets in early June 2020 questioning claims of ‘systemic racism’ and asserting ‘black privilege is real.’ That targeting by students, alumni, and other activists, was joined by the UCF administration, including newly-installed President Alexander Cartwright, who participated in the protests against Prof. Negy.

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Biden Administration Adds, Then Quickly Deletes ‘West Bank and Gaza’ From U.S. Ambassador to Israel Twitter Account

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 20, 2021 24 Comments

President Joe Biden's administration immediately changed the U.S. Ambassador to Israel's Twitter account to reflect the West Bank and Gaza. Moments later, the administration removed West Bank and Gaza from the account.

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Failed Democrat Candidate Says NC Republican Madison Cawthorn Worse Than 95% of Gitmo Detainees

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 20, 2021 51 Comments

In November, Republican Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina became the youngest member of Congress. You may remember the inspiring speech he gave at the Republican National Convention, where he explained that a car accident left him paralyzed from the waist down. His Democrat opponent just proved that North Carolina voters made the right choice.

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Chris Wallace: Biden gave “a great speech … this was the best inaugural address I have ever heard”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 20, 2021 108 Comments

He had a thrill running up his leg:

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Germany: Merkel Extends Coronavirus Lockdown Amid Discovery of New Variant in Bavaria

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on January 20, 2021 10 Comments

On Tuesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel extended the nationwide coronavirus lockdown amid reports of a new variant of the Chinese contagion appearing in Bavaria.

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