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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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Rose McGowan Tweets ‘Tara Reade is Telling the Truth,’ Demands Biden Drops Out

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 27, 2020 31 Comments

Actress Rose McGowan has been one of the most consistent humans when it comes to sexual assault allegations. When she says #BelieveAllWomen she means all women. McGowan once again showed politics will not influence who she believes on this topic. She tweeted that she believes Tara Reade, who accused presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden of sexual assault in 1993. McGowan also demanded Biden drop out of the race.

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Steven Mnuchin Says Economy Will Rebound Over the Summer

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 27, 2020 26 Comments

Let's start this week's updates with some hopeful news. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin believes the American economy will "bounce back" quickly from the coronavirus crisis over the summer.

Branco Cartoon – Curveball

Posted by A.F. Branco on April 27, 2020 13 Comments

Lube job...

VIDEO: Constitutional Rights in the Age of Government Overreach

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on April 26, 2020 31 Comments

Howdy! We're super excited about our first ever live (online) event. The discussion was hosted by moi, Legal Insurrection's Senior Contributing Editor and the Director of Operations and Editorial Development for the Legal Insurrection Foundation, Kemberlee Kaye. Legal Insurrection publisher and Cornell Law Professor, William Jacobson headed up the discussion.

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Media Hoaxes: No, Trump does not owe $200 million to Bank of China (UPDATE: Politico issues statement noting other reporting errors)

Posted by Stacey Matthews on April 26, 2020 33 Comments

*Please scroll to the bottom for an update to this story* Earlier this month, the Trump campaign released a hard-hitting ad criticizing Joe and Hunter Biden's China ties. It's an ad that set the stage for the US-China relationship as *the* major campaign issue in the months to come, thanks in large part to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.

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

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Andrew Cuomo’s Star Falling: Questions arise about NY forcing nursing homes to admit infected patients

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 26, 2020 50 Comments

As of today, nearly 55,000 Americans are reported to have died because of COVID-19. It is well known that the elderly and frail are more susceptible to the Wuhan Coronavirus. As a result, almost one of five COVID-19 deaths have occurred among those who live in nursing homes or other long-term care institutions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC0gww2yznI

U.S. intelligence community investigating possibility that adversaries could use coronavirus as bioweapon

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 26, 2020 32 Comments

Legal Insurrection has been following reports that the Wuhan Coronavirus spread from a research laboratory in the capital city of Hubei Province in central China, noting that one China expert indicated that Chinese Communist Party officials could have allowed its citizens to travel the globe and spread the contagion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV2S60z3GCg

Germans Demonstrate Against Coronavirus Restrictions in Berlin, Stuttgart

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on April 26, 2020 5 Comments

Protests were held in Berlin and other German cities against the lockdown measures imposed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic. On Saturday, around 1000 protesters came out in German capital Berlin and hundreds in the southern German cities of Stuttgart and Würzburg against restrictions in place since March 22, German newspapers reported.

New Revelations About Biden Accuser Tara Reade Causes #BidenDropOut to Trend

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 26, 2020 38 Comments

The media did its best to ignore the assault allegations against Joe Biden, but the video of the mother of accuser Tara Reade calling the Larry King Live show in 1993 has changed things.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA1hBTpXvb4&t=200s

Wuhan Virus Watch: Dr. Birx says media is “slicey and dicey” in how it creates coronavirus headlines

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 26, 2020 19 Comments

Today's updaate will start with a look at Saturday's interview of Coronavirus Task Force member Dr. Deborah Birx on Watters' World.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcvIQJ-QurQ

Media Malpractice Week at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 26, 2020 2 Comments

All the news you may have missed....

We interrupt this pandemic to update you on Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College case

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2020 53 Comments

It has been a while since we've covered the ongoing legal developments in Gibson's Bakery v. Oberlin College. Our last post was on February 15, 2020, right before all hell broke loose with the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic, To Dox The Store Clerk or Not, That Remains The Question In Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College.

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Media Hoaxes: No, There Has Not Been A Spike In Calls To Poison Control Because Of Trump’s Recent Comments

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on April 25, 2020 22 Comments

There they go again. The media has completely abrogated any semblance of journalistic integrity since President Trump was elected. Further evidence occurred this week after Trump engaged in some characteristic thinking out loud during a coronavirus briefing; the media rushed to spread as widely as possible their—wildly inaccurate—interpretation of his comments.

https://www.mrctv.org/videos/video-joe-bidens-accusers-mother-talking-cnn-1993

1993 Larry King Segment May Lend Credence to Tara Reade’s Sexual Assault Claim Against Joe Biden

Posted by Stacey Matthews on April 25, 2020 12 Comments

Unlike old guard media outlets who have made it more than clear their only interest in Tara Reade's sexual assault claim against Joe Biden is to make it go away, alternative news sources continue to pursue the story instead of allowing it to fade into the woodwork.

VIDEO: Tucker Carlson Interviews Man Berated by Chris Cuomo While Breaking Quarantine

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 25, 2020 6 Comments

In a recent post, I pointed out that while CNN staged Chris Cuomo emerging from quarantine for Coronavirus, a man on a bicycle saw Cuomo out in public on Long Island with his family on Easter Sunday.

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UK Intel Tells Government Officials Not to Use Zoom Citing China Fears

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on April 25, 2020 8 Comments

British lawmakers and government officials have been told not to use the video conferencing platform Zoom due to concerns over Chinese surveillance, the London-based newspaper Guardian reported on Friday. The UK intelligence agency, Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), cautioned them against using the web-based service for official or confidential matters -- especially if they relate to China. The top British Intelligence service specifically warned the senior Members of Parliament "not use it to talk about things detrimental to the interests of China," the daily added.

Joe Biden Pushes Conspiracy Theory That Trump Will Postpone November Election

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 25, 2020 29 Comments

Over the last few years, the media has gotten into the habit of lazily dismissing things as conspiracy theories and accusing people they don't like of being conspiracy theorists. They have done this to Trump repeatedly. Now Joe Biden is actively pushing an actual conspiracy theory, and the accusations are nowhere to be found.