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Melania Trump Arrives in Texas to Visit Border Facilities

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 21, 2018 2 Comments

First Lady Melania Trump has arrived in Texas to visit border facilities. From CNN:

“This was her decision. She told her staff she wanted to go and we made that happen. He (President Trump) is supportive of that, but she told him, ‘I’m heading down to Texas,’” her spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham told reporters on the flight to McAllen.

USC Study Finds Film Critics Are Too White and Male

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 21, 2018 1 Comment

"study looked at reviews from the site Rotten Tomatoes"...

NYU Prof Allegedly Doxxing ICE Employees

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 21, 2018 6 Comments

"created a database of 1,595 ICE employees using their LinkedIn profiles and shared it to his 3,600 followers on Twitter"...

Gettysburg College Adopts New ‘Freedom of Expression’ Policy to Protect Speech

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 21, 2018 0 Comments

"FIRE applauds this comprehensive approach"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LypcnDZs0DA

Trump Trolls Obama and Other Democrats Who’ve Changed Their Tune on Illegal immigration

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 20, 2018 0 Comments

Chuckle-worthy...

USC Prof Claims Google Algorithms ‘Discriminate Against People of Color’

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 20, 2018 6 Comments

"inquiries can sometimes yield content that perpetuates stereotypes against women and women of color"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6T_Iy2p0jc

James Mattis Tells Merchant Marine Grads ‘Do Not Celebrate Victimhood’

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 20, 2018 1 Comment

"I want you to take good responsibility, full responsibility for your reaction to adversity."...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPq42OZ3Bpg

Houston Mayor Pushes Back Against Plans for Immigrant Child Detention Center

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 19, 2018 2 Comments

Houston's Mayor Sylvester Turner held a press conference with local community leaders Monday to push back against plans to use a former warehouse located just outside of downtown Houston as an immigrant child holding facility. Turner, "said he is in no rush to issue city permits at the site, and called on the state not to issue a childcare license to the 54,000-square-foot facility," reports the Houston Chronicle.