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EU Imposes First Sanctions Against China in 30 Years

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on March 23, 2021 7 Comments

In a historic shift, the European Union has imposed sanctions against Communist China for the first time in more than thirty years. Brussels froze Chinese assets and sanctioned four senior Chinese officials for their role in human rights violations inside China -- the first measure of its kind since the end of the Cold War.

Police Identify Ahmad Al-Issa as Boulder Shooting Suspect

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 23, 2021 74 Comments

Police identified Ahmad Al-Issa, 21, as the suspect in the Boulder, Colorado, grocery store shootings. Authorities charged him with 10 counts of murder.

California Counties Sue Amazon Over Alleged Misleading Pricing

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 23, 2021 6 Comments

District attorneys from six California counties have filed a lawsuit against Amazon. They claim the company falsely advertised prices to consumers through the practice of “reference pricing.”

Prosecutors allege Amazon misleads buyers by featuring "reference pricing" in its advertisements for various products. This refers to when products' current prices are compared to a former, higher price the product was previously sold at -- often called "Was" prices -- or prices the products are usually sold at by other sellers, suppliers or the manufacturer, often called "List" prices, the suit says.

Chicago Suburb of Evanston Approves Reparations Program for Black Residents

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 23, 2021 34 Comments

Evanston, a Chicago suburb, approved a $10 million reparation program for its black residents as compensation "for codified discrimination:"

“The Local Reparations Restorative Housing Program ... acknowledges the harm caused to Black/African-American Evanston residents due to discriminatory housing policies and practices and inaction on the part of the City,” the resolution reads.

Biden Admin Prepares $3 Trillion Infrastructure Bill With Climate Measures, Universal Pre-K

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 23, 2021 15 Comments

Politicians can only accomplish anything by stuffing everything into one bill. The "Covid" relief bill was the latest example. President Joe Biden's administration is toying around with a $3 trillion infrastructure bill, including a handful of non-relevant items. Granted, Biden's team described these as "human infrastructure."

Some College Students in New Hampshire Finding it Difficult to Vote Under New Rules

CUNY Hosts Anti-Israel, Former CNN Host Marc Lamont Hill

DOJ Arrests Five 'Ghost Students' Who Allegedly Stole Millions in Financial Aid

Two College Students Found Dead After Dayslong Search in Colorado Mountains

Florida College Pays Former Employee $250K After Firing Her Over Charlie Kirk Posts

Son Charged With Murder of Oberlin College Professor Father and Stepmother

Tucker Confronts Gov. Noem After She Caves to NCAA Over Bill Banning Trans Athletes From Women’s Sports

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 22, 2021 74 Comments

Tucker Carlson confronted South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) over her decision to send back a bill banning biological men from participating in women's sports. Instead, Noem wants to create "a coalition separate from the bill" after she consulted legal scholars and professors.

Biden’s HHS turns San Diego’s famed Convention Center into shelter for “unaccompanied migrant children”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 22, 2021 13 Comments

"Instead of Comic-Con, San Diego gets COVID and 'kids-in-cages'."...

Chauvin Pre-Trial Day 11: 14th Juror Selected, One More Needed

Posted by Andrew Branca on March 22, 2021 18 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.

San Diego Law School “Must Immediately Cease Its Investigation” Into Prof. Thomas Smith Over China Criticism, Demands Free Speech Group

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 22, 2021 8 Comments

In letter to Dean Robert Schapiro, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education writes: "Smith’s post on his personal blog is an exercise of extramural expression, a right USD Law expressly provides to its faculty...

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

Cuomo Accuser’s Lawyer Alleges He is Interfering in Harassment Investigation

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 22, 2021 12 Comments

Debra Katz, who is representing a woman accusing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of harassment, claimed he is interfering with the attorney general's investigation:

Ex-Cuomo aide Charlotte Bennett’s lawyer cited a recent report “that the Executive Chamber is providing staffers with in-house attorneys to meet with them in advance of their investigatory interviews…and to attend those interviews with them.”

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

Border Crisis: Smugglers, Cartels Making Millions Off of Human Trafficking

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 22, 2021 11 Comments

Retired Tucson Border Patrol Chief Roy Villareal told Fox News human "trafficking is a multi-billion-dollar industry." The data backs him up. The Sinaloa Cartel is one of the criminal organizations that have profited the most off of human trafficking.

Report: Democrats Going All In to Take Iowa House Seat They Lost by Six Votes

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 22, 2021 28 Comments

A source told Politico's Playbook the Democrats are going all in to reverse the Republican victory in Iowa's 2nd District. Mariannette Miller-Meeks defeated Rita Hart by six votes. The Democrats have not taken a hard stance publically, but the source said the top people in the House Democratic leadership "blessed" the efforts to oust Miller-Meeks.

Report: Cigna Insurance Subjects Employees to Abusive Critical Race Training

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 22, 2021 49 Comments

Cigna Insurance employees shared documents and chat logs with The Washington Examiner showing the company subjecting them to critical race theory lessons. Cigna is worth tens of billions of dollars with over 73,000 employees. It is also the largest health insurance company in America.

Photos of Overcrowded Border Patrol Tent in Texas Emerge Online

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 22, 2021 15 Comments

We all knew why President Joe Biden's administration did not want media around the border or talking to agents. But now he can no longer deny it. Axios published photos of an overcrowded border patrol tent in Donna, TX. Rep. Henry Cueller (D-TX) provided the photos to "raise awareness about the situation" after someone gave them to him over the weekend.

Branco Cartoon – Magic Carpet Ride

Posted by A.F. Branco on March 22, 2021 1 Comment

Incentives...

Feds Closing in on Andrew Cuomo Over Nursing Home Deaths

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on March 21, 2021 23 Comments

The FBI and Brooklyn federal prosecutors are reportedly getting closer to New York governor Andrew Cuomo's inner circle as they probe a possible cover-up of Wuhan coronavirus nursing home death data.