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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

Group behind ‘Occupy Wall Street’ planning 50-day ‘White House Siege’ through Election Day

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 09, 2020 101 Comments

Adbusters was the group credited with creating the Occupy Wall Street movement that 'occupied' not only Zuccotti Park in downtown Manhattan, but much of our news coverage in 2011.

Massachusetts: Accused Rapist Bailed Out of Jail by Liberal Bail Fund Group Charged With Raping Again

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on August 09, 2020 40 Comments

A pro-bail reform group in Massachusetts posted bail for a twice-convicted rapist who has now been charged with yet another rape. The group called "Massachusetts Bail Fund" has as its slogan, “Free Them All.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8Oel5lVQAE

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Might Not Get a Speaking Slot at Democratic National Convention

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 09, 2020 26 Comments

The Democratic National Convention is happening in a little over a week, and it's still not clear if progressive darling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will have a speaking role. Former Ohio Governor John Kasich, a Republican, is confirmed but not AOC. That's hilarious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxcKqxzK5OY

India Starts Building Temple on Hindu Site Destroyed by Muslim Invaders in 16th Century

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on August 09, 2020 21 Comments

While most Western leaders silently watched the conversion of Hagia Sophia, one of Christianity's holiest churches, into a mosque, India's Hindus seem to have bucked the trend. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for a temple on the holy Hindu site destroyed by the Muslim invaders in the sixteenth century.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-UtUIY38_c

After initiating much sea-borne chaos, China now wants a seat in an international tribunal for maritime disputes

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 09, 2020 19 Comments

Between island-building to control the South China Seas and sending an armada of fishing boats to net the ecological treasures off the Galapagos Island, it is quite clear that China's actions to exert regional influence and address potential economic issues at home are causing chaos on the high seas.

Northwestern Food Fest Cancels Event After Pro-Israel Group Registers

Member of Largest Teachers Union Says They Abandoned Education in Pursuit of Political Power

Columbia to Host Discussion of American Genocide, Colonialism, and Racial Oppression

LGBT Student Group at Florida State U. Requests $58K for Drag Shows

U. Oregon Gives $27K to Study ‘White Supremacy’ in Medicine

Anti-Israel Faculty Group at American U. Demands School Cut Ties With Anti-Defamation League

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEikmxEdI-w

Study Finds DC Journalists Are Living in a Bubble, Only Talking to Each Other

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 09, 2020 33 Comments

During the 2008 presidential election, a journalist-only list serve called 'Journolist' was exposed. In this online environment, left-leaning journalists were discussing the formation of narratives which supported Democrats and damaged Republicans. A new study has found that little has changed since then, and it seems Twitter is the new Journolist.

Biden Goes Beyond Gaffes Week at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 09, 2020 3 Comments

All the news you may have missed....

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

Trump Takes Executive Action On Unemployment and Other Relief, Dares Dems to Sue

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 08, 2020 59 Comments

Donald Trump announced several stimulus items taken by executive action after Democrats -- as they did in the spring -- held financial stimulus hostage to their grab bag of goodies unrelated to the virus.

Gallup: Blacks Overwhelmingly Favor Maintaining Or Increasing Police Presence

Posted by Stacey Matthews on August 08, 2020 16 Comments

Results from a new comprehensive Gallup Center on Black Voices poll show that 4 in 5 black Americans support police either maintaining the same presence they have in local communities or increasing it.

Media Melts Down Over Sturgis Bike Week, Forgets They Gave BLM and Antifa a Virus Pass

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on August 08, 2020 28 Comments

There they go again. The leftwing, its media and social media activists, are melting down over this week's annual Sturgis bike rally. Wuhan coronavirus, they alarm—completely aware that they have been excusing BLM and antifa riots, looting, vandalism, arson, murder, and mayhem for months now—is suddenly a huge threat to public health. Rallies for me, but not for thee.

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

Bernie Sanders Now Pushing ‘Make Billionaires Pay’ Act to Fund Healthcare for One Year

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 08, 2020 41 Comments

Bernie Sanders is using the Coronavirus crisis to push a massive one-time tax on billionaires, dubbed the 'Make Billionaires Pay' act. His socialist instincts never fail him.

https://twitter.com/JTHVerhovek/status/1292130789052887041

Biden says he has picked a running mate, his campaign says no he hasn’t

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 08, 2020 20 Comments

Joe Biden said on video this morning that he had picked a running mate. When asked, as a follow up, who it was, Biden joked to the reporter "you," then pedaled away.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_8NMLhWENM

California has gone Covid-crazy

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 08, 2020 25 Comments

Recent research has shown that the response to the Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic has led to adverse mental health effects in some suffering from the consequences of ill-conceived pandemic policies.

Iran Accidentally Sinks Replica of U.S. Aircraft Carrier, Blocking Key Waterway

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on August 08, 2020 34 Comments

A propaganda stunt turned into a major embarrassment for Iranian military after it accidentally sunk a fake U.S. aircraft carrier, blocking the country's main waterway, satellite imagery shows. "A replica US aircraft carrier that Iran struck with a barrage of missiles in a propaganda video less than a month and a half ago appears to have capsized in the Strait of Hormuz," Times of Israel reported on Friday.

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

Lockdown Queen Gretchen Whitmer reportedly interviewed by Biden for VP slot

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 08, 2020 52 Comments

In a nation filled with petty government tyrants and bullies empowered by coronavirus panic, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer stands out as possibly the most petty and most tyranical of the bunch. Whitmer has shown such a unique combination of fanatical self-righteousness and psychopathic vindictiveness that most people wrote off her vice-presidential prospects.

Illiberal Arts Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 08, 2020 2 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53z6uZxffjA

Durham Investigation Into Origins of Russia Probe Reportedly Nearing Conclusion

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 07, 2020 56 Comments

The Durham investigation has been going on quietly for months now, but may be coming to a close. Democrats and their media allies have worked very hard to discredit Attorney General Barr, who ordered the investigation. Could this end up being an early October surprise?