January 2024

Washington Post Criticized for Repeated Anti-Israel Bias in its Reporting

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 06, 2024 1 Comment

“I believe the egregious violations of journalistic standards I highlighted in my critique of the Nov. 17 story is regrettably not limited to this article”...

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Bill Ackman Declares Plagiarism War On MIT After Retaliatory Attacks On His Wife’s Ph.D. Thesis

Posted by Stacey Matthews on January 06, 2024 134 Comments

"We will begin with a review of the work of all current @MIT faculty members, President Kornbluth, other officers of the Corporation, and its board members for plagiarism. We will be using MIT's own plagiarism standards ...

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UC-Berkeley Builds a Wall to Keep Out Protesters Who Object to Construction of New Residence Hall

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 06, 2024 4 Comments

"The project is intended to build housing for more than 1,100 students and 125 units of permanent supportive housing"...

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Joe Biden’s Valley Forge Speech About Trump’s ‘Threat to Our Democracy’ Was as Awful as You’d Expect

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 06, 2024 50 Comments

"Biden had the nerve to say democracy is on the ballot, as his party tries to remove Trump from multiple state ballots."...

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George Washington U. Prof Accused of Anti-Semitism Leaves School, Takes New Job in Qatar

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 06, 2024 6 Comments

"now employed as an assistant professor at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies"...

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Rearranging the Deck Chairs Week in Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 06, 2024 0 Comments

Your weekly report on education news....

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Chicago Public Schools Principals Not Happy With Prospect of Removing Police Officers

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 05, 2024 17 Comments

"The reality they face – at least the 39 principals who voted to keep those SROs – the reality they face is more local, and that's not what we see on the TV. It the violence we see and hear about every single day."...

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Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Trump Challenge to Ballot Ban On Fast Track

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 05, 2024 71 Comments

Colorado ballot ban will be heard on a fast track: "The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The case is set for oral argument on Thursday, February 8, 2024."...

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Ohio Gov. DeWine Bans Child Sexual Mutilation a Week After Vetoing Similar Bill

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 05, 2024 25 Comments

“There’s a broad, broad consensus against surgeries for minors, so let’s put that into a law so we can move on and talk about other things."...

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Appeals Court Upholds Jan. 6 Defendant Conviction for ‘Disorderly Conduct’ Despite His ‘Passive, Quiet and Nonviolent Conduct’

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 05, 2024 47 Comments

Never forget that Jamaal Bowman, who just so happened to pull a fire alarm during an important House vote, never received any punishment. NONE....

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UC-Davis Group’s Free Clinics Teach Students How to Legally Change Their Name and Gender

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 05, 2024 0 Comments

“Get free support from caring lawyers and law students to change your name or gender marker on legal documents”...

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Dr. Carol Swain Demands Answers From Harvard Regarding Gay’s Alleged Plagiarism

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 05, 2024 40 Comments

"How many instances of duplicative language in a scholarly work would constitute plagiarism? Would five instances of duplicative language constitute plagiarism?"...

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Student Govt. at University of Houston Bans Plastic Bags and Straws

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 05, 2024 6 Comments

“At the request of SGA and [the Food Service Advisory Committee], effective January 1st, plastic bags will no longer be available in any campus market/convenience store”...

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NYU Professor Insists American Colleges Aren’t ‘Left-Wing Hotbeds’

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 05, 2024 39 Comments

"Our national discourse about universities tends to be focused narrowly on the Ivies, which are not representative. But even if we keep the focus there, the idea that universities are hotbeds of left-wing lunatics is just wrong."...

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University of Idaho Demolishes House Where Students Were Murdered Last Year

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 05, 2024 1 Comment

"While we appreciate the emotional connection some family members of the victims may have to this house, it is time for its removal and to allow the collective healing of our community to continue."...

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Stolen Beauty Products Worth Over $9 Million Seized During Two California Raids

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 05, 2024 29 Comments

Retail theft may inspire voters to pass tough-on-crime proposition in upcoming election....

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Ninth Circuit Now Halts California’s New Restrictive Gun Law Pending Appeal – UPDATE

Posted by James Nault on January 04, 2024 47 Comments

Ninth Circuit issues "administrative stay" blocking lower court's injunction against California's new, expansive concealed carry statute that bars carry in almost all public places...

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Eric Adams Suing Bus Companies Bringing Migrants From Texas to NYC

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 04, 2024 79 Comments

Boohoo. Cry me a river, Mayor. You wanted to be a sanctuary city. You face nothing compared to what Texas deals with on a daily basis....

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