May 2021

U. San Diego Law Prof. Tom Smith Vindicated: Blog Criticising Chinese Government Held Protected By Academic Freedom

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 04, 2021 17 Comments

University of San Diego Provost: "we sought to determine whether the blog post at issue was protected by our policy on academic freedom. After a thorough legal review, it was determined that the expression was protected by that policy....

Woman Attacks Asian Woman With Hammer in NYC Over a Mask

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 04, 2021 29 Comments

Manhattan police have begun a manhunt for a woman who attacked an Asian woman with a hammer in Times Square on Sunday.

Chinese Communist Party Mocks India’s Coronavirus Deaths

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on May 04, 2021 17 Comments

The official Chinese social media accounts are reportedly mocking India over the surging death toll and upheaval caused by the resurgence of the Wuhan coronavirus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xzNyrFhzew

Nikole Hannah-Jones Claims A First Amendment Right To Teach 1619 Project in Schools

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 04, 2021 62 Comments

Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell has sent a letter to the Department of Education, objecting to the implementation of the 1619 Project in American schools. The project's author, Nikole Hannah-Jones recently appeared on CNN to object, and laughably framed this as a free speech issue. Hannah-Jones herself has admitted that the 1619 Project is really all about controlling the narrative.

Black Law Students at Rutgers Outraged After White Student Uses Racial Slur While Quoting Legal Case

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 04, 2021 16 Comments

“At the height of a ‘racial reckoning,’ a responsible adult should know not to use a racial slur regardless of its use in a 1993 opinion”...

At Least Three Drown Off San Diego Coast When Smuggling Boat Capsizes

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 04, 2021 5 Comments

The rapidly expanding border crisis has now hit the beaches of San Diego, California.

Student Leaders at Hamilton College Work to Defund Police, Claim White Supremacists Are on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 04, 2021 1 Comment

"We believe in a better world where community safety means community, rehabilitation, and restorative justice."...

Chauvin Juror Admits Participating In Pre-Trial Protest, Photographed In “Knee Off Our Necks” T-Shirt

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 04, 2021 107 Comments

Juror No. 52, Brandon Mitchell, answered "no" to two questions in the juror questionnaire that asked about participation in demonstrations....

College Warns Students and Offers Psychological Help Ahead of Conservative Speaker’s Event on Transgenderism

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 04, 2021 1 Comment

"Some individuals find the topic of transgender identity a sensitive one and may not want to attend this virtual event or engage in communication that may include trigger words."...

Bronx Judge Releases Man Allegedly Responsible for Numerous Jewish Hate Crimes

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 04, 2021 27 Comments

The New York Post reported a Bronx judge released the man accused of committing numerous Jewish hate crimes because of New York's awful bail-reform laws:

The suspect, 29-year-old Jordan Burnette, was granted supervised release by Judge Tara Collins in Bronx Criminal Court — hours after he was ordered held on bail on 42 charges stemming from his alleged 11-day crime spree, said Patrice O’Shaughnessy, a spokeswoman for the Bronx District Attorney’s Office.

Blue Texas? Not if Hispanic Republicans in South Texas Keep Winning Elections

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 03, 2021 14 Comments

The Democrats and the left try to make people believe they will flip Texas. They make gains in Houston, Dallas, and Austin, but not in the place most think would vote Democrat. Props to The New York Times for casting a spotlight on the Hispanic Republicans in south Texas, who took everyone by surprise in November.

Idaho Governor Signs Law Banning Aspects of Critical Race Theory in Public Schools

Posted by Jeff Reynolds on May 03, 2021 13 Comments

Law seeks to insure "dignity and nondiscrimination in public education"...

DeSantis Ends Public COVID Rules, Bans Vaccine Passports

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 03, 2021 15 Comments

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill officially banning vaccine passports and ending public COVID-19 rules. It goes into effect on July 1. Private businesses can still implement their own mask and social distancing rules.

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

NASA Tells Elon Musk’s SpaceX to Stop Work on Lunar Landing After Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origins Protested Contract

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 03, 2021 27 Comments

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has suspended its contract with Elon Musk's SpaceX for the landing system to take astronauts to and from the lunar surface.

Candidates Against Critical Race Theory Elected to Dallas Area School Board

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 03, 2021 22 Comments

Two candidates who oppose racist Critical Race Theory (CRT) won spots on the Carroll Independent School District (CISD) school board in Southlake, Texas, the state's top school district. The mainstream media describes them as racist, but the two people won with 70% of the vote.

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