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Republicans Wake Up to an Electoral Bloodbath

'Lawyer Up': Democrats Declare War on Trump Administration

2026 Midterms Results: Democrats Win the House and Senate

Biden Chief of Staff, Who Admitted Obama Failure in 2009 Swine Flu Response, Claims They’re Inheriting ‘Huge Mess’ on the COVID Vaccine

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 18, 2021 21 Comments

Joe Biden has reportedly chosen Ron Klain to be his chief of staff. Klain is already claiming that the Biden team is inheriting a "huge mess" from the Trump administration on the COVID vaccine. That's rich considering the fact that we probably wouldn't even have a COVID vaccine now without the efforts of the Trump administration.

Leading Netanyahu Opponent Hires Advisers From Lincoln Project For Upcoming Israeli Election

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on January 18, 2021 15 Comments

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main rival, Gideon Sa’ar, has hired several advisors from the Lincoln Project, the U.S.-based anti-Trump group, as Israel heads for an early election in two months.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC0gww2yznI

State Dept. Claims New Information Shows COVID-19 Originally Came From Wuhan Lab

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 18, 2021 27 Comments

The U.S. State Department has reported that it has new information indicating the pathogen behind the COVID-19 pandemic could have emerged from a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan.

Branco Cartoon – Red Scare

Posted by A.F. Branco on January 18, 2021 5 Comments

Un-American...

https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1350864541333262340

CNN Trying To Deplatform OAN and Newsmax

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 17, 2021 58 Comments

Last weekend, I blogged about CNN targeting cable providers in an effort to get Fox News removed from those services. They've now apparently added One America News (OAN) and Newsmax to their cable provider hit list.

American Association of University Professors Backed Only Democrats in Midterms

U. Michigan Student Faces Assault, Battery Charges After Attacking Jewish Activist

Washington State U. Bans Fall Rush for Fraternities, Sororities Starting in 2027

Illinois Teacher Union Boss Gets Substantial Pay Raise Despite Low State Reading Scores

Faculty Senate at Northwestern Calls for Restrictions on ICE Access to Campus

Oregon State Instructor Reports Student for Arguing There are Only Two Sexes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m20JngeQ9Kc

Parler CEO John Matze Posts Message At Parler.com: “We will not let civil discourse perish!”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 17, 2021 24 Comments

Parler's app was pulled from both the Apple and Google app stores and could well have survived, but then it was shut down by Amazon Web Services. It has been dark ever since . . . until this weekend.

Using The Power of State Government To Address Big Tech Censorship

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 17, 2021 25 Comments

As center and right-leaning voices attempt to navigate the Big Tech purge, we are seeing a great many articles discussing what can be done to counter the systematic silencing of anyone who disagrees with Democrats, their media activist arm, and Big Tech.

Iran Fires Ballistic Missiles at Simulated Targets in Indian Ocean

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on January 17, 2021 27 Comments

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday fired long-range ballistic missiles at simulated targets in the Indian Ocean. The missiles landed "roughly 100 miles from the Nimitz aircraft carrier, hitting close to a commercial ship in the Indian Ocean," UK's Daily Mail reported.

Loews Hotels Cancels Sen. Josh Hawley Fundraiser, Falsely Alleging ‘Incitement’ of Capitol Riots

Posted by Stacey Matthews on January 17, 2021 61 Comments

Apparently, voicing objections to electoral votes, as Democrats have repeatedly done, now equates to "incitement" and "sedition."

CNN Reports Man Arrested Trying to Enter DC With Gun, Turns Out He is a Security Guard

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 17, 2021 21 Comments

Amid the massive security in Washington, DC, ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration, CNN reported that a man was arrested trying to cross a checkpoint with a gun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. Sounds scary doesn't it? It's a pity that CNN couldn't wait for the whole story.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7wRbUbkWHw&t

Delusions of Unity Week at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 17, 2021 6 Comments

All the news you may have missed....

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In Memory of Petra Marquardt-Bigman

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2021 12 Comments

Dr. Petra Marquardt-Bigman has passed away. Petra was a dear friend, and a researcher and writer for Legal Insurrection and many other outlets.

Impeachment Problem? Chief Justice Roberts May Not Have Constitutional Authority To Preside At Trial Of FORMER President

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2021 108 Comments

Donald Trump no longer will be president as of noon on January 20, 2021, when Joe Biden is sworn in. At some point after that, possibly just hours, the Senate under control of Democrats will initiate an impeachment trial of the then-former president.

NJ Gym Owner Who Defied Lockdown Orders Says Bank Account “Emptied” By State

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 16, 2021 29 Comments

Atilis Gym in New Jersey has repeatedly defied the state's lockdown orders, insisting on staying open throughout the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. One of the gym's owners appeared on Tucker Carlson's show to discuss the state allegedly 'emptying' the gym's bank account to the tune of $173,613.60.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu22-qcKx1A

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Joins NY Gov. Cuomo on “Reopen Economy” Bandwagon

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 16, 2021 17 Comments

It appears that Biden's teleprompter requires a new script. At a Delaware event on Friday, Biden says the U.S. is in the middle of a very dark winter due to the coronavirus pandemic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_CTLkpUr5g

China Security Chief Predicts “Long Protracted Battle” With U.S.

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on January 16, 2021 12 Comments

With Joe Biden set to assume the U.S. presidency next week, a senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) functionary declared that the time for China's rise as the world's number one superpower has finally arrived. The "changes of the international landscape are in our favour," Chen Yixin, China's top security official told the country's law enforcers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTdGNWn8eug

Military Buildup In D.C. Makes No Sense, Unless They Know Something We Don’t

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 16, 2021 157 Comments

You don't need 25,000 armed National Guard troops to protect an inauguration, and you certainly don't need that and more to protect a mostly virtual inauguration.