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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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3kcupCzUWM

Shaun King Wants Depictions of White Jesus Torn Down: ‘They are a Gross Form of White Supremacy’

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 23, 2020 59 Comments

I thought all of this was just about Confederate statues? Far-left activist Shaun King tweeted that statues and stained glass windows portraying Jesus as white should come down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olx9pib7FRs

Report: Popular Video Game Fortnite Removed Police Cars

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 23, 2020 21 Comments

A source at Epic Games Inc. told The Wall Street Journal that they removed police cars from the popular video game Fortnite:

“Fortnite” is one of the most popular games in the world, with more than 350 million players as of May, according to its creator, closely held Epic Games Inc. The shooter-survival game, which normally features police cars and other vehicles, launched a new season last week that introduced a new map for gameplay. Many vehicles remained after the update, but not police cars, according to a person familiar with the game’s development.

Andrew Cuomo Calls Criticism of Deadly Nursing Home Policy a ‘Political Charade’

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 23, 2020 44 Comments

Governor Andrew Cuomo's decision to put people infected with Coronavirus into nursing homes caused thousands of deaths. It will be remembered as one of the worst decisions made during this pandemic. It's shocking that he would brush this off as politics, but that's just what he's done.

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

Roger Waters Falsely Claims Israel Taught U.S. Police the Maneuver Used on George Floyd

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 23, 2020 31 Comments

We all know Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters hates Jews and Israel. He doesn't hide his anti-Semitism. Now he is spreadling the falsehood that Israel taught U.S. police the tactic used on George Floyd. We have covered extensively this blood libel being spread by anti-Israel groups, including our recent Investigation: Anti-Israel Activists Falsely Blame Israel for George Floyd’s Death, Stoke Anti-Jewish Violence. Some senior U.S. police travel to Israel for anti-terrorism training, but not day-to-day policing, almost all of which is done at hundreds of police academies in the U.S.

That Time Jimmy Kimmel Imitated a Black Comedian and Used the “N” Word Repeatedly

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 22, 2020 29 Comments

So here's the thing. If you want to criticize someone, it's probably best if you yourself have not done the exact same thing for which you're criticizing someone else. Continuing to criticize someone for something you yourself have also done makes you a hypocrite. That used to matter. It no longer does.

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

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1248019305368862720

Trump Signs Executive Order Restricting Some Work Visas

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 22, 2020 15 Comments

Monday, President Trump signed an executive order, restriction renewal of some work-based visa programs in order to protect American workers as the post-pandemic economy finds its footing. The executive order will not impact those who currently carry certain valid work visas, but applies to new applications.

Family of Woman Who Portrayed Aunt Jemima Does Not Want the Brand to Change

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 22, 2020 37 Comments

The family of the woman who portrayed Aunt Jemima has asked Quaker Oats to reconsider changing the brand in response to the rage after George Floyd's death.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6D857aVRwk

Italian Infectious Disease Doctor Believes COVID-19 Could Possibly Die Out on Its Own

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 22, 2020 22 Comments

In an interview with The Telegraph, an Italian infectious disease doctor said he believes the coronavirus could die out on its own without a vaccine:

Prof Matteo Bassetti, head of the infectious diseases clinic at the Policlinico San Martino hospital in Italy, told The Telegraph that Covid-19 has been losing its virulence in the last month and patients who would have previously died are now recovering.

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

Germany: Mobs Chant ‘Allahu Akbar,’ Attack Police in Stuttgart

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on June 22, 2020 64 Comments

Migrant mobs turned the German city of Stuttgart into a "war zone" as they attacked police and went on a looting spree on Sunday, German media reports. Rioters injured nineteen police officers as they yelled "Allahu Akbar" and pelted stones and smashed police vehicles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyI1ynxDrT4

NYC American Museum of Natural History Removing Teddy Roosevelt Statue

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 22, 2020 57 Comments

If you're going to remove statues then put them in museums. The Teddy Roosevelt statue is outside of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, but still. The museum has decided to remove the statue.

Branco Cartoon – Hide and Seek

Posted by A.F. Branco on June 22, 2020 12 Comments

They only come out at night...

Report: Shootings “Unexpectedly” Rise As NYC Eliminates Anti-Crime Units

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on June 21, 2020 38 Comments

As Kemberlee blogged earlier this week, New York City decided to eliminate its plain clothes anti-crime units. To no one's surprise, the effort is already a disaster as shootings in the city have surged.

Student Newspaper at Syracuse U. Fires Columnist for Calling Institutional Racism a Myth

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 21, 2020 47 Comments

The Daily Orange has confirmed that it fired a student for publishing the column at LifeZette. The left is enforcing ideological purity. No dissenting opinion is allowed.

Mike Pence Refuses Bait During Biased Interview, Affirms ‘All Lives Matter’

Posted by Stacey Matthews on June 21, 2020 25 Comments

Vice President Mike Pence sat down Friday for an interview with 6ABC Action News anchor Brian Taff about police reform efforts in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd. What he got instead were biased questions that sounded like they came straight out of the radical Black Lives Matter group's playbook.

China to Set Up ‘National Security Bureau’ to Crush Dissent in Hong Kong

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on June 21, 2020 11 Comments

Communist China is setting up a new security apparatus in Hong Kong to crush the pro-democracy movement, Chinese state media on Saturday revealed. The planned "special bureau" will "investigate and prosecute crimes considered threatening to national security," the Associated Press reported.