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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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keWu3mRTXQE

Biden Border Crisis Media Gaslighting: It’s That Rogue Border Patrol Mistreating Illegal Immigrant Children

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on March 13, 2021 11 Comments

As the Biden administration settles into its open borders policies, even the media is starting to notice that conditions are not good for those, particularly children, crammed into substandard facilities, often with no Wuhan coronavirus testing or social distancing, masking measures. The CDC even "bent" its rules on COVID so that Biden could place as many illegals into detention facilities as possible.

MA-based Brigham’s Ice Cream Drops Term ‘Jimmies’ As Possibly Racially Insensitive, Now Using ‘Sprinkles’

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 13, 2021 19 Comments

Cancel culture has come for a New England favorite. Brigham's brand ice cream is dropping the word "jimmies" and substituting "sprinkles" because someone, somewhere has claimed that jimmies has its roots in racism. "Jimmies" is what sprinkles are commonly called in New England, particularly Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Nothing is safe anymore.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNHEJ-SlGL8

Families of Victims in 2016 Oakland ‘Ghost Ship’ Fire Outraged as Leaseholder Gets Home Confinement

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 13, 2021 14 Comments

Back in December of 2016, a building in Oakland, California burned in a massive fire. The warehouse building had been taken over by a collective of artists and musicians, some of whom were living in the building illegally. Now the main leaseholder, who has been held responsible for the blaze, has been sentenced to spend the remainder of his 12 year sentence in home confinement. Families of the victims are outraged.

https://www.nps.gov/moru/learn/photosmultimedia/index.htm

Biden’s bureaucrats nix July 4th fireworks at Mount Rushmore

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 13, 2021 29 Comments

Last year, former President Donald Trump gave an epic address for the July 4th celebration at Mt. Rushmore. While there were protesters and ginned-up COVID-drama, the event went off spectacularly.

YouGov Poll: British Public Turns Against Meghan, Harry Following Racism Allegations

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on March 13, 2021 41 Comments

Public opinion in the United Kingdom has turned against Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle after they made racism allegation against the Royal Family. The popularity of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has now dropped to their lowest level ever after their highly-publicized interview with Oprah Winfrey last weekend, the latest YouGov poll shows.

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

The Left Doubles Down Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 13, 2021 0 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

Lawsuit Alleges Anti-Asian Discrimination In Admissions Change At Top-Ranked Virginia High School

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 12, 2021 26 Comments

We have been tracking the litigation against Harvard University alleging that affirmative action admissions policies are intended to and do discriminate primarily against Asian-American applicants, but also whites. A request has been filed for the Supreme Court to take the case after both the district and appeals courts ruled that while Harvard did discriminate, such discrimination was done lawfully.

Chauvin Pre-Trial Day 5: Seventh Juror Seated

Posted by Andrew Branca on March 12, 2021 22 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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVMSzfjQ_78&rel=0&modestbranding=1&controls=0

Amazon Won’t ‘Sell Books That Frame LGBTQ+ Identity as a Mental Illness’

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 12, 2021 31 Comments

Amazon explained to Republican senators it won't sell any books framing transgender and sexual identities as mental illnesses because of company policy.

https://twitter.com/hahmad1996/status/1369786323293310985

Georgetown Law Prof Fired for Complaining About Performance of Her Black Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 12, 2021 50 Comments

Georgetown University fired law professor Sandra Sellers over comments she made about black students to a colleague during a Zoom call.

https://twitter.com/charlottecuthbo/status/1370054617309048835

Video Shows Migrants Smuggled Over the Border

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 12, 2021 5 Comments

President Joe Biden and his administration insist we do not have a border crisis. Evidence continues to refute them, but they cannot ignore this video:

The video appeared on the TikTok account of "Tripwires & Triggers," a service started by Jaeson Jones to keep the public informed about the situation at the southern border.

DOD Attacks Tucker Carlson for Criticizing Biden’s Woke Military Changes

Posted by Stacey Matthews on March 12, 2021 62 Comments

On Monday, President Biden announced the nominations of Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost and Army Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson to, respectively, lead the U.S. Transportation Command and the U.S. Southern Command.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKKIh0wM0z4

AOC, Democratic Lawmakers to Cuomo: Resign Now

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 12, 2021 17 Comments

Over 121 members of New York's legislature, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, and others called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign. Six women accused Cuomo of sexual harassment. Don't forget that a report discovered his nursing home policy during COVID probably led to the deaths of 15,000 elderly people.

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

Biden Still Taking Credit for COVID Vaccine

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 12, 2021 37 Comments

Someone, please tell President Joe Biden it's not true that if you repeat a lie enough, it becomes the truth. In his address on Thursday night, Biden once again took credit for the COVID vaccine and did not mention President Donald Trump's Operation Warp Speed. Biden also did not mention that his administration is working off contracts from Trump's administration.

VIDEO – How Critical Race Training is Harming K-12

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 11, 2021 3 Comments

On March 3, 2021, the Legal Insurrection Foundation held a Virtual Event: How Critical Race Training is Harming K-12, co-sponsored by the Texas Public Policy Foundation. The event was a follow-up to our December 2020 event on how CRT was harming higher education.

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

Chauvin Pre-Trial Day 4: Defense Burns Two More Peremptory Strikes

Posted by Andrew Branca on March 11, 2021 33 Comments