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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

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Executive Actions Week at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 12, 2020 1 Comment

All the news you may have missed....

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Democrats’ November Strategy: Worry, Don’t Be Happy

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 11, 2020 19 Comments

On June 29, 2020, I urged people Don’t fall for Operation Demoralize:

We are in the middle of another Operation Demoralize. It happens every national election. This time it’s early, only June. The media swarms and lies. Tells you it’s over, wants you to give up. Happens every single time.

Trump Admin Denies Minneapolis $500m Riot Damage Bailout Request

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on July 11, 2020 67 Comments

Begun as a truly peaceful protest against the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the protests quickly devolved into riots, looting, arson . . . and, eventually, perhaps inevitably, murder. This conflagration of lawlessness quickly morphed into a nation-wide push by various aligned Marxist and anarchist groups to destroy America, capitalism, history, our very culture and our heritage. Minnesota was ground zero for the rampaging rioting, looting, arson, vandalism, and murder spree that is still engulfing parts of our great nation.

AP misleadingly claims Catholic Church used “unprecedented exemption … to amass at least $1.4 billion” from PPP

Posted by Elizabeth Bauer on July 11, 2020 8 Comments

Here's an AP tweet from last Friday:

The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus aid, @AP exclusive finds.

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California plans on releasing 8,000 prisoners, in effort to stop coronavirus spread

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 11, 2020 27 Comments

Great news for California! There are now plans to release 8,000 California prisoners ahead of schedule in an unprecedented attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19 inside state prisons.

Africana Studies Department at Oberlin College Offers Courses on Marxism

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

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Turkey’s Erdogan Signs Decree Turning Hagia Sophia into a Mosque

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on July 11, 2020 35 Comments

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered the conversion of Istanbul's Hagia Sophia into a mosque. The 1,500-year-old cathedral would open to Muslim worship later this month. The announcement was met with the cries of 'Allahu akbar' by a crowd gathered outside Hagia Sophia, media reports said on Friday.

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Vermont Bans Plastic Bags, Mandates Composting Instead of Throwing Out Food Scraps

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 11, 2020 49 Comments

Back in 2012, Vermont passed a law that banned people from throwing out food scraps, forcing people to throw them in the compost. That law went into effect on July 1 along with a statewide ban on plastic bags.

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Trump Directs Treasury to Review Tax-Exempt Status of Colleges and Universities

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 11, 2020 66 Comments

President Trump revealed Friday in a pair of tweets that he has directed the Treasury Department to review the tax-exempt status of colleges and universities, saying many of them are "about Radical Left Indoctrination, not Education." He is correct, they are.

https://twitter.com/robbystarbuck/status/1280909990975414272

Canceled on Campus Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 11, 2020 1 Comment

Your weekly report on campus news....

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Trump Commutes Roger Stone Sentence

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 10, 2020 40 Comments

Donald Trump has commuted the 40-month prison sentence given to Roger Stone.

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Appeals Court Order To Dismiss Flynn Case Stayed Pending Ruling On Judge Sullivan Petition for Rehearing

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 10, 2020 38 Comments

On June 24, 2020, a panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Judge Emmet Sullivan to grant the government's motion to dismiss the criminal case against Michael Flynn. That Order would have become effective, requiring Sullivan's compliance, 21 days after that date (July 15). In an attempt to forestall compliance, on July 9, Sullivan filed a Petition for Rehearing En Banc, seeking a ruling by all 11 active judges on the appeals court.

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Sen. Josh Hawley cursed out by ESPN insider after calling out NBA China hypocrisy (UPDATE)

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on July 10, 2020 23 Comments

Friday, Sen. Hawley’s office sent a press release blasting the NBA for their support of China and lack of support for law enforcement and our armed services.

Despite Coronavirus Missteps, Cuomo Experiences Polling Surge

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on July 10, 2020 39 Comments

Despite record high deaths attributed to COVID-19 and the nursing home scandal that followed, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is experiencing a major boost in the polls.

Goya Foods Faces Boycott After CEO Praises Trump, Supporters Respond With #BuycottGoya

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 10, 2020 61 Comments

Goya Foods CEO Bob Unanue was at the White House this week with other Latino business leaders, as part of the 'Hispanic Prosperity Initiative.' Unanue offered some praise to President Trump and the unhinged left, including certain members of Congress, immediately called for a boycott of his company.

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WHO Forms Independent Panel to Evaluate Global Response to Coronavirus

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 10, 2020 25 Comments

The World Health Organization formed a panel to evaluate and assess how the world responded to the coronavirus pandemic. Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will lead the panel.

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Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon Dead From Apparent Suicide

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 10, 2020 13 Comments

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon went missing on Thursday before they found his body on a mountain. Police found a suicide note:

"I send my apologies to everyone. I thank everyone who shared my life. I am so sorry to my family to whom I only gave pain," read the apparent suicide note left on the desk of his official residence and released by the city government with the permission of his family.

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De Blasio Bans Large Gatherings After He Helps Paint Black Lives Matter in Front of Trump Tower

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 10, 2020 35 Comments

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio banned large gatherings through September 30 after he, with a large group of people, painted Black Lives Matter in front of Trump Tower.