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Vermont School Principal Placed on Leave for Criticism of Black Lives Matter

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 17, 2020 87 Comments

Tiffany Riley, the principal of Windsor High School in Vermont, has been laced on leave for a comment she made on social media about the Black Lives Matter movement. Riley's Facebook post prompted an emergency meeting of the local school board which was "uniformly appalled."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tm-B2BBYMA

Low-Dose Steroid Hailed as Highly Effective Treatment for COVID-19

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 17, 2020 35 Comments

One of the observations that came out about Wuhan Coronavirus infections is that they lead to inflammation of various tissues. Therefore, low-dose steroid treatment has been utilized and is now hailed as a highly effective treatment for COVOD-19.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qma8LHQlrA

Retail Sales Hit Record 17.7% in May in Another Sign the Economy is Recovering

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 16, 2020 19 Comments

America saw a decline in unemployment claims and decent jobs report in May. The Commerce Department revealed another sign the economy is recovering from the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. Retail sales hit a record of 17.7% in May.

Google Threatens Two Right-Leaning Blogs With Loss of Ad Revenue After NBC Complains of “Racist” Content (UPDATE: Google says that because the comment section has been removed, the matter is resolved)

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 16, 2020 75 Comments

According to NBC's News Verification Center (what?), two right-leaning blogs, ZeroHedge and The Federalist, have been threatened with prohibition from the Google Ad platform.

Rolling Stone Contributing Editor on the Media: “the American left has lost its mind”

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 16, 2020 30 Comments

Down is up and up is down and everything is crazy now. Which might explain why Matt Taibbi, long-time Rolling Stone contributing editor, is now publicly criticizing the American left and in particular, the media.

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

Orthodox Jews and Catholic Priests Sue Cuomo and de Blasio Over Double Standard on Protests and Worship

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 16, 2020 19 Comments

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio have taken a hard line on people gathering for religious purposes while cheering on protests for the last two weeks. Some people have had it with the double standard. Now a coalition of Catholic priests and Orthodox Jews has launched a lawsuit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn_7__RX-2Q&t=512s

At Least 20 Indian Soldiers Killed in Border Clashes with China (Update)

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on June 16, 2020 48 Comments

The ongoing India-China border dispute turned deadly on Tuesday after 20 Indian soldiers, including a senior army officer, were killed by Chinese troops in the Himalayan region, the Indian army confirmed. Indian "Army has lost one officer and 19 soldiers in a violent face off, newspaper Indian Express reported on Tuesday.

Nashville Holocaust Memorial Vandalized With Anti-Semitic Messages

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 16, 2020 24 Comments

Samantha wrote about the spike in anti-Jewish violence in the wake of George Floyd's death. It has not stopped. Someone sprayed anti-Semitic messages on a bedsheet and spread it over the Nashville Holocaust Memorial at the Gordon Jewish Community Center on Saturday during the Jewish Sabbath.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-6xvujQTZU

Following a Significant Coronavirus Outbreak, Beijing Shuts Down Its Seafood Market

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 16, 2020 6 Comments

We first reported on the Wuhan Coronavirus in January, indicating that it was thought to have come from the city's seafood market. Six months later, a significant outbreak of the virus in China's capital city has resulted in shutting down Beijing's seafood market.

Media Silence On Armed Anti-Police Protestors And Private Guards Is Deafening

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on June 16, 2020 27 Comments

I'm so old I remember when the media would flop onto the nearest fainting couch at the sight of a protester exercising his or her Second Amendment rights. Remember the wails of horror, fear, and outrage we were treated to when Tea Party activists and, more recently, anti-lockdown protesters were shown lawfully openly carrying perfectly lawful firearms at protests?

Thank you for your support in this time of cultural purge

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2020 113 Comments

So there I was, minding my own business, enjoying my newborn second grandaughter (did I mention that?), when shit rolled downhill at me in the form of fury from some Cornell Law School faculty, alumni, and students, because I told some hard truths and expressed some tough opinions about the start of the organized Black Lives Matter Movement and the recent rioting and looting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I26neBjcs8M

NYPD to Eliminate Plainclothes Anti-Crime Units

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 15, 2020 35 Comments

Monday, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea announced that plainclothes crime units will be disbanded and all officers will be reassigned.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh_qG76hvV0

Kim Jong Un’s sister threatens South Korea with military action

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 15, 2020 18 Comments

This weekend we reported that tensions were escalating on the Korean peninsula, two years after the conclusion of the historic peace summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

De Blasio Instructs Tracers Not to Ask New Coronavirus Patients if They Attended Protests

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 15, 2020 32 Comments

The City reported that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio instructed "test and tracers" not to ask anyone who tests positive for the Wuhan coronavirus if they attended any of the protests or riots in response to the death of George Floyd.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA6jjuIHx3Y

George Floyd’s Brother Comes Out Against Defund the Police Movement

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 15, 2020 54 Comments

Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, and family attorney Benjamin Crump came out against the #DefundThePolice movement on Fox News on Sunday.

https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/justices.aspx

SCOTUS Rules 6-3 to Protect LGBT From Job Discrimination

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 15, 2020 94 Comments

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in a decision that protects LGBT people from job discrimination. They decided "that an employer who fires a worker for being gay or transgender violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which already protected people from sex discrimination."