February 2021

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Tufts U Anti-Israel Group Launches Intimidation Vendetta Against Jewish Student Government Officer (UPDATE: Anti-Israel Students Retract Complaints After Widespread Backlash)

Posted by Samantha Mandeles on February 25, 2021 7 Comments

Over the years, Legal Insurrection has covered Tufts University and its many controversies time and time again. This time, Tufts' radical anti-Israel student group, Students for Justice in Palestine, may have outdone them all— with its jaw-dropping, months-long campaign to rid Tufts student government of an elected officer for the simple fact of his Jewish Zionist identity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD8un1BzoSU

Over 30 House Dems Ask Biden to Give Up Sole Control of Nuclear Authority

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 25, 2021 61 Comments

Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), the son of former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, and Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) asked President Joe Biden to share the nuclear codes with those in the presidential order because a single person "should have the ability to start a nuclear war."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJAcXkcZJ8U

Woke Is Stupid: Hasbro Neuters Mr. Potato Head, Drops ‘Mister’

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 25, 2021 49 Comments

Well, earlier, the Associated Press reported Mr. Potato Head no longer exists:

Hasbro, the company that makes the potato-shaped plastic toy, is giving the spud a gender neutral new name: Potato Head. The change will appear on boxes this year.

University of Missouri Rejects Student Demands to Remove Thomas Jefferson Statue

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 25, 2021 3 Comments

“we don’t remove history” ...

Black Lives Matters Brought in $90 Million in 2020, but Local Chapters See Little of That Money

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 25, 2021 24 Comments

The Black Lives Matters Global Network Foundation finally revealed its finances for the first time since its inception eight years ago. The nonprofit raised $90 million in 2020. However, it faces a revolt from local chapters because they claim they see little of that money.

Activists Claim Minorities Underrepresented at Yale Law Journal But Truth is Exact Opposite

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 25, 2021 6 Comments

"blacks and other minority groups are overrepresented on the prestigious journal"...

House Committee Considering Measures That Would Reverse Iowa Race and Unseat Republican

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 25, 2021 75 Comments

Questioning the outcome of the 2020 election is forbidden unless you're a Democrat. Just six votes decided the race for Iowa's 2nd District, and Republican Marianette Miller-Meeks won. Democrat candidate Rita Hart appealed directly to the Democrat-controlled House, and now, weeks later, they are actually considering measures that would reverse the outcome.

New York University Launching ‘Center for Psychedelic Medicine’

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 25, 2021 5 Comments

“ensure that the momentum created by the modern psychedelic renaissance is sustained”...

Branco Cartoon – Pyromaniacs

Posted by A.F. Branco on February 25, 2021 3 Comments

Scorched Earth...

https://cornellsun.com/2021/02/24/students-weigh-in-on-critical-race-theory-database-launched-by-law-school-professor/

Cornell Daily Sun Interviews Professor William Jacobson Re Critical Race Training Database

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 24, 2021 26 Comments

The Cornell Daily Sun student newspaper asked to interview me about our new website, criticalrace.org, which has received enormous media attention and well over a million page views since launch on February 2, 2021.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrk6B3LhE9g

Mother of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick Believes He Died From Stroke, but She Still Can’t Get Answers

Posted by Stacey Matthews on February 24, 2021 55 Comments

The tragic death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick in the aftermath of the Capitol riots triggered frenzied reporting from mainstream media outlets like the New York Times, which reported on January 8th that Sicknick died "from injuries in pro-Trump rampage." Though the Times updated its report, it initially reported that "At some point in the chaos ... [Sicknick] was struck with a fire extinguisher, according to two law enforcement officials."

https://twitter.com/dcexaminer/status/1361416177449373697

Former Cuomo Aide Accuses Him of Sexual Harassment, Alleges His Female Staffers Normalized His Behavior

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 24, 2021 29 Comments

Lindsey Boylan, a former aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has accused him of sexual harassment during her time in his office between 2015 and 2018. Boylan's post comes out as a former employee to Cuomo, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio wrote about her time with the two men.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTus5FevWhM&t=5s

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