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"Intersectionality" Ideology Is Driving People To Lose Their Minds

Democrats Apoplectic Over 'Sickening' Virginia Supreme Court Ruling

Cornell Anti-Israel Activists Use "Decision Dilemma" Tactic To Confront and Trap University President

Kevin McCarthy Vindicated: Four Arrested at Border Since October on FBI Terrorist Watchlist

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 17, 2021 14 Comments

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters the border patrol agents he met warned him about "suspected terrorists are trying to cross into the United States via Mexico." The left went crazy, calling McCarthy a liar or laughing at him. Rep. Reuben Gallego (D-AZ) tweeted that as the chairman of the subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations he never heard of this news.

Chicago Mayor Gave Okay to Dye River Green for St. Patrick’s Day to Lift Morale

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 17, 2021 8 Comments

Chicago’s mayor Lori Lightfoot approved dyeing the river that runs through the city into green, renewing a tradition she nixed last year because of COVID-19.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot had canceled the annual dyeing in 2020 — and vowed to do the same this year — because of the coronavirus, citing social-distancing concerns over the crowds it typically draws.

Guam National Guard Chief: Our Soldiers Are “Non-Partisan” Despite Marching In Protest On Republican Rep’s Office

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 16, 2021 57 Comments

The Guam National Guard apparently has soldiers stationed in D.C. as part of the charade that the Capitol remains under some dire threat requiring troops from around the nation to encamp in the nation's capitol in a show of force for months.

Chauvin Pre-trial Day 7: Defense Burns Two More Strikes

Posted by Andrew Branca on March 16, 2021 12 Comments

Welcome to our ongoing coverage of the Minnesota murder trial of Derek Chauvin, over the in-custody death of George Floyd. I am Attorney Andrew Branca for Law of Self Defense, providing guest commentary and analysis of this trial for Legal Insurrection.

Report: 13,000 Unaccompanied Children in U.S. Custody

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 16, 2021 5 Comments

CBS News reported the Border Patrol's backlog has 4,200 children and has held 3,000 of them past the legal limit. About 9,000 unaccompanied children are at the Department of Health and Human Services facilities. These 4,200 children at border patrol facilities means the U.S. has over 13,000 children in custody.

U. Washington Student Found Stabbed to Death in Campus Housing Building

UNC Charlotte Drops ‘Gender-Affirming Housing,’ Citing Federal Guidance

PA Supreme Court Justice Changes Affiliation From Democrat to Independent

Jonathan Turley Dunks on Democrats Over VA Supreme Court Gerrymander Ruling

Texas Tech Activists Stage Funeral Over Cuts to Gender Ideology Program

UC-Law San Francisco Students Can Order ‘Graduation Keffiyehs’ This Year

Notorious Farrakhan Fan Tamika Mallory Promoted At Grammys — Issues “Demand” for “Equity”

Posted by Samantha Mandeles on March 16, 2021 12 Comments

This past Sunday, March 14, 2021, marked the 2021 Grammys award ceremony. Usually, I pay exactly zero attention to celebrity awards shows, but this year's event deserves a mention. After a year marked by ever-increasing anti-Semitic incidents and the continued normalization of leftist Jew-hate, the Recording Academy decided that what the show really needed was a special performance by disgraced former Women's March leader, Louis Farrakhan-supporter, and (as far as I can tell) non-musician Tamika Mallory.

Twitter Purged Over 150,000 Accounts Associated With QAnon

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 16, 2021 31 Comments

CBS News found out Twitter purged over 150,000 associated with QAnon since the January 6th Capitol Hill riots. Previous reports indicated the social media platform only eliminated 70,000 accounts.

Chauvin Pre-trial Day 7 Midday: Motion Over Floyd’s Year-Prior Drug Ingestion

Posted by Andrew Branca on March 16, 2021 11 Comments

White Supremacy, Trump Not Connected to Death of Elderly Asian Man in California

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 16, 2021 25 Comments

Police arrested and charged two men in connection to the death of 75-year-old Pak Ho in Oakland, CA. People blamed President Donald Trump and white supremacy on the death because everything is Trump's fault. Except the two men are black and have lengthy rap sheets.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qlQs2gyYpM

CA Gov. Newsom Blames Upcoming Recall Vote on ‘Anti-Mask and Anti-Vax Extremists’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 16, 2021 14 Comments

Legal Insurrection readers who have been following the political drama is playing out in California remember the drive to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom accelerated tremendously in the wake of the French Laundry controversy.

https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1370188126459719684

Biden Wants to Pay for Future Spending Sprees With First Big Tax Hike Since 1993

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 16, 2021 25 Comments

Bloomberg News learned President Joe Biden wants to include the first big federal tax hike since 1993 to pay for future "projects" he has planned for his administration. Biden and the Democrats also want to raise taxes in the name of fairness.

Congressman Brings National Guard To Confront Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Over Guam Status Gaffe

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 15, 2021 144 Comments

Uniformed National Guard engaging in a political protest directed at a Congressman, in the halls of the Capitol no less, is another sign the military is being politicized....

https://www.courttv.com/title/court-tv-live-stream-web/

Chauvin Pre-trial Day 6: Defense Argues Settlement Prejudice

Posted by Andrew Branca on March 15, 2021 11 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgfumenJbXE&feature=emb_title

Democrats Shift From ‘Coronavirus’ To ‘Climate Change’ For Power Grabs

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 15, 2021 46 Comments

The news on the coronavirus front continues to trend in a positive direction, as long as you don't cherry-pick the facts to promote a pandemic-restriction agenda.

https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/01/no-were-not-going-to-cover-trumps-call-to-georgia-secretary-of-state/

WaPo Issues Correction on Phone Call Between Trump, Georgia Elections Investigator

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 15, 2021 29 Comments

The Washington Post corrected its story about a phone call between President Donald Trump and Georgia Election Investigator Frances Watson. They claimed he demanded Watson "find the fraud" in the presidential election. The Democrats used "find the fraud" in their argument to impeach Trump a second time. It was all false.

Chauvin Pre-trial Day 6 Midday: Civil Settlement Becomes An Issue, As Ninth Juror Seated

Posted by Andrew Branca on March 15, 2021 16 Comments