January 2024

Disney First Amendment Lawsuit Against DeSantis Thrown Out By Federal Judge

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 31, 2024 40 Comments

Disney challenged legislation taking over Reedy Creek District, claiming retaliation for Disney exercising First Amendment rights. Judge quoting binding precedent: “when a statute is facially constitutional, a plaintiff cannot bring a free-speech challenge by claiming that the lawmakers who passed it acted with a...

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‘Reprehensible’: NYPD Lashes Out After Four Illegals Accused of Beating Cops are Released Without Bail

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 31, 2024 83 Comments

The NYPD is still seeking three more suspects. All eight suspects are Venezuelan "asylum-seekers" who arrived in NYC last year....

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Florida Will No Longer Allow Transgender People to Change the Sex on Their Driver’s License

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 31, 2024 26 Comments

"a driver license is an identification document and, as such, serves a critical role in assisting public and private entities in correctly establishing the identity of a person presenting the license"...

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Drugmakers Hike Prices on Hundreds of Brand-Name Drugs

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 31, 2024 34 Comments

Starting Thursday, the government will begin negotiations on 10 drugs covered by Medicare this week. But those new prices won't go into effect until 2026....

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Six Pro-Life Activists Face Over 10 Years in Prison for Violating FACE Act in Tennessee

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 31, 2024 42 Comments

How about those who have vandalized pregnancy centers and churches? How about those threatening Jews, blocking roads and runways? Those aren't FACE Act related but still illegal....

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‘Cornell Has One Administrator for Every Two Undergrads’

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 31, 2024 8 Comments

"Cornell created more than 1,100 new positions in a decade, going from 6,619 administrative and support staff in 2013-14 to 7,764 in 2022-23, according to the data."...

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Northern California Poultry Industry Slammed Hard by Avian Flu Outbreak

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 31, 2024 10 Comments

Elephant seal pup population in Venezuela wiped out, first penguin infections reported, and two people seriously infected by H5N1 in Cambodia. Research indicates the virus has mutated to target the brains of mammals....

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U. Texas at Austin Stops Funding Cultural Graduation Ceremonies

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 31, 2024 17 Comments

"Public relations sophomore Vashéd Thompson said Black Graduation was a reason she chose to attend the University."...

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Biden Finally Visiting East Palestine, OH, a Year After Devastating Train Derailment

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 31, 2024 30 Comments

East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway: "My personal opinion the best time for him to come would be February of 2025 when he is on his book tour."...

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Father in Newton, MA, Writes Open Letter to Schools Calling for the Suspension of All DEI Policies

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 31, 2024 2 Comments

"Those defending or celebrating the Oct. 7 massacre frequently frame the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in terms straight out of DEI jargon."...

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Southern Illinois U Med School Scholarship Discriminating Against Non-LGBTQI+ White and Asian Students Challenged By Equal Protection Project

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 31, 2024 10 Comments

Short version: White and Asian (non-Pacific Islander) students cannot apply for the Meares scholarship unless they are "LGBTQI+".  So your straight White or Asian student whose "gender identity" aligns with their biological sex cannot apply....

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Biden Administration Dials Way Back on Its Gas Stove Crackdown

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 30, 2024 69 Comments

The Energy Department said 97 percent of gas stoves and 77 percent of electric stoves on the market already meet the requirements it is proposing. This is down from the 50 percent impacted by the last year 's proposed rule....

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Elon Musk Announces First Human Patient Received His Firm’s Neuralink Brain Implant

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 30, 2024 35 Comments

Neuralink is intended to allow paralyzed people to control movement by thought....

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DOJ Investigating Squad Member Cori Bush for Allegedly Misusing Security Funds

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 30, 2024 29 Comments

The DOJ: "See!! We're not weaponizing against Republicans! Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!"...

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Republicans Demand Ilhan Omar Resign Over ‘Somalian First’ Speech

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 30, 2024 94 Comments

DeSantis: "Expel from Congress, denaturalize and deport!"...

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Israel Eliminates Hamas Terrorists Plotting October 7-Style Attack While Hiding Inside a West Bank Hospital

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on January 30, 2024 21 Comments

"CCTV footage, reportedly from the operation, showed the Israeli security forces disguised as doctors and nurses with silencers equipped on their guns."...

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Illinois Elections Board Keeps Trump on the Ballot

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 30, 2024 22 Comments

The Board said the decision should go through the courts "because of the complicated constitutional issues involved."...

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Duke Divinity School Retreat Taught Attendees ‘How to Use Their Faith Traditions’ to Fight Climate Change

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 30, 2024 4 Comments

"Through a series of individual and group activities, more than two dozen fellows from around the world shared their thoughts and their sacred texts"...

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