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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://twitter.com/TruthHammer888/status/1266561844648394752

ANTIFA National Mobilization? Riots Across Country Raise Questions About Coordination

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on May 30, 2020 71 Comments

The four officers allegedly involved in the death of George Floyd lost their jobs, while the one seen in the video kneeling on Floyd's neck has been arrested and charged with third-degree murder. The system, in other words, is working.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc4l3Bj54Gc&t=316s

Wuhan Virus Watch: Trump axes WHO support in the wake of its China virus deceptions

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 30, 2020 11 Comments

Today's coronavirus update starts with news that President Donald Trump slammed the Chinese Communist Party for its deception on the coronavirus pandemic and its continuing interference with Hong Kong.

Criminal Justice Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 30, 2020 1 Comment

Your weekly report on campus news....

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SCOTUS: Roberts Joins Liberals To Reject Injunction in California Religious Discrimination Lockdown

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 30, 2020 86 Comments

The Supreme Court has handed petty tyrants throughout the land license to discriminate against religious groups in ordering pandemic lockdowns and restrictions. From this point forward an argument that had succeeded in many lower courts will hold no sway.

George Floyd Autopsy: “no physical findings that support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 29, 2020 138 Comments

The video of George Floyd pinned down on his stomach, hands cuffed behind him, with Officer Derek Chauvin pinning him down with a knee to the neck, is hard to watch. Among other things, Floyd pleads with the officers that he can't breath.

Iranian Refugee Warns America That Universities are Becoming Radicalized

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW1r1PISJW8

SCOTUS Denies Emergency Injunction After Illinois Agrees “Religious Gatherings will no Longer be Subject to Mandatory Restrictions”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 29, 2020 15 Comments

On May 27, 2020, we noted that two Religious Liberty Lockdown Cases Reach SCOTUS, one from Illinois and one from California. That post has links and excerpts from the respective cases.

New Speed Limit Turns DC Into Giant School Zone

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on May 29, 2020 37 Comments

Cash-starved DC has come up with another boneheaded revenue scheme -- set the city speed limit to 20 miles per hour. Which is practically cruising speed.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/05/29/van_jones_its_not_the_racist_white_person_we_have_to_worry_about_its_the_white_liberal_hillary_clinton_supporter.html?jwsource=cl

Van Jones: Blacks need to worry more about the “white liberal Hillary Clinton supporter”

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on May 29, 2020 20 Comments

In a CNN segment discussing the riots in Minneapolis over George Floyd's death, Obama administration alum Van Jones, said, "It's not the racist white person who is in the Ku Klux Klan that we have to worry about," Jones said. "It's the white liberal Hillary Clinton supporter walking her dog in Central Park."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UWVO0Trd1c

In Joe Biden Veepstakes, Elizabeth Warren is the New Flavor of the Week

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 29, 2020 27 Comments

When it comes to Joe Biden's choice of a running mate, the odds keep changing. Two weeks ago, everyone was betting on Kamala Harris. Then attention shifted to Amy Klobuchar. Now all the buzz is about Elizabeth Warren. It's almost like each potential candidate is being systematically tested for market reaction.

https://twitter.com/CalebJHull/status/1266222112458629120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

MSNBC Reporter Describes Minneapolis “Protest” as “Not, Generally Speaking, Unruly” as He Stands in Front of Burning Building

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 29, 2020 48 Comments

MSNBC is so laughable. Reporter Ali Velshi said on air that the Minneapolis protests in response to the George Floyd killing are generally "unruly." Velshi said this as he stood in front of a burning building.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWHtmJ5RIhw

Dem Anger Grows at Klobuchar Earlier Failure to Prosecute Cop Involved in George Floyd Killing

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 29, 2020 27 Comments

Sen. Amy Klobuchar came under fire on Wednesday when a report revealed that back in 2006 she did not prosecute the policeman who allegedly murdered George Floyd. Kemberlee noted that she blew her chance to become Biden's VP. But the left and right came out in full force on social media, dragging Klobuchar through the burning coals for her horrible decision.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWDnslV6mhg

Gov Apologizes After Minneapolis Police Arrest CNN Crew Live On Air

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 29, 2020 49 Comments

Minneapolis police arrested a CNN crew, including reporter Omar Jimenez, who is black and Latino, early this morning. CNN's Josh Campbell said he was also confronted by the police, but after he identified himself, the cops let him stay.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7G7GcOgB_o

Wuhan Virus Watch: The Walls Are Closing In on Andrew Cuomo

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 29, 2020 23 Comments

New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo is trying so hard to deflect blame away from him after so many elderly people died in nursing homes from the Wuhan coronavirus. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator (CMS) Seema Verma said Cuomo cannot blame Trump for forcing nursing homes to take in coronavirus patients because it goes against federal guidelines.

As Trump runs out of appeals court vacancies to fill, Lindsey Graham calls for ‘originalist’ judges to take Senior Status

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 28, 2020 24 Comments

Last we reported, while you were focused on the pandemic, Mitch McConnell kept moving judicial nominees through the Senate confirmation process, with an eye on filling every vacancy by November. If Republicans lose the presidency or the Senate, the ability to transform the judiciary for a generation will be lost notwithstanding substantial success in the first term confirming judges. Appeals courts arguably are the most important because the Supreme Court takes so few cases, and Trump is about to run out of appeals court vacancies. CBS News reports:

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

Kiss Amy Klobuchar’s VP chances goodbye after revelation she once failed to prosecute cop involved in George Floyd killing

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on May 28, 2020 29 Comments

Sen. Amy Klobuchar can kiss her VP chances good-bye.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2l_eabATCE

Grenell Reminds Rep. Swalwell That Democrats Spent Millions to Weaponize Govt, Lied About Collusion

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 28, 2020 24 Comments

You come at former DNI Director Richard Grenell you better be prepared. Arrogant and self-righteous Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell thought he could take down Grenell, who calmly reminded the pretentious congressman that transparency is key and important to America.