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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

Trump Campaign Launches Website to Help Supporters Argue With ‘Liberal Snowflakes’

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 26, 2019 16 Comments

Trump's campaign has launched a new website to help his supporters win arguments with "liberal snowflakes." This is nothing short of hilarious.

Buttigieg Answers Criticisms Over Fundraising by Holding Lowest Donation Contest

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 26, 2019 13 Comments

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg faced attacks over big-dollar donors at the last debate. Then an email came out that implied "pay-to-play." Now Buttigieg will likely face more criticism and mocking after his team revealed a contest to send his campaign the lowest donation.

Christians are being ethnically cleansed from Middle East, except in Israel

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 25, 2019 13 Comments

Christians are being ethnically cleansed throughout the Middle East, including areas under Palestinian Authority and Hamas control. A report last spring commissioned by then British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt found:

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All We Want for Christmas is More Judges: Ho, Ho, Ho

Posted by Jared Samilow on December 25, 2019 11 Comments

Appointing conservative judges is the one objective that unites the Republican Party. It is one of the few things the Senate can do without the House. And it is something that immediately impacts public policy because, during times of divided government, many political fights end up being resolved judicially.

https://twitter.com/GovernorVA/status/1091510484468146176

Virginia Election Fallout: Democrats Want To Undermine Local Zoning, Urbanize the Suburbs

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 25, 2019 56 Comments

Virginia's election fallout continues, moving from gun confiscation plans to "upzoning." Upzoning entails overriding local housing zoning at the state level to allow denser housing in the suburbs, including low-income and public housing.

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=s-Wh9-K62bQ

Democrats’ Christmas “Gift” for Trump: A Scarlet “I” for “Impeached”

Posted by New Neo on December 25, 2019 23 Comments

I've noticed that many of the articles and opinion columns in the mainstream media about impeaching Trump include the idea that now he must bear the permanent mark of having been one of the few presidents in our history who have been impeached (see this as well as this, for example). In other words, they feel that impeachment causes Trump to wear a shameful and symbolic scarlet "I" for all time.

To Democrats’ Dismay, Christmas season brings YUGE economic wins for Trump

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 25, 2019 14 Comments

Santa appears to be delivering some good economic news this Christmas season for President Donald Trump, as his economic policies seem to have created a flurry of both spending and earning.

Merry Christmas! Enjoy the Greatest Hallelujah Flash Mob of All Time!

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 25, 2019 4 Comments

Christmas flash mobs have become very popular in recent years. A simple search on YouTube yields thousands of results, but there is one that I believe is truly the best.

Christmas Day Open Thread

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 25, 2019 35 Comments

Unless Kim Jung Un launches a balllistic missile or does something else dramatic today, it's likely to be a slow news day. So use this post to wish each other well, argue, or post things of interest in the comments. As long as you keep it clean, there is nothing "off topic."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUxXp0UKfUI

No Christmas Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral for first time in 2 centuries

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 25, 2019 11 Comments

In April of this year, we followed reports about the devastating fire that destroyed the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, which destroyed the spire and the "forest" of oak roof beams supporting the lead roof. The damage is such that the cathedral will not hold Christmas services this week for the first time in over two centuries.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kxDCv85FXc

Boris Johnson’s Most-Excellent Hanukkah Message

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 24, 2019 14 Comments

Boris Johnson's sweeping win in the British elections (via his Conservative Party) was an enormous body blow not just to the socialists, but to the anti-Israel movement. Their hopes and dreams of destroying Israel rested on wrestling control of a major western democracy, and Britain was their best shot.

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/tensions-rise-as-north-korea-unveils-ballistic-missiles-during-parade

NORAD Will Track Santa & Potential ‘Christmas Gift’ From North Korea

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 24, 2019 8 Comments

This Christmas Eve, members of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will watch for any signs of a North Korea missile launch, which officials in Pyongyang have described as a “Christmas gift.”

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

Survey Finds People Consider New York City Rudest City in America

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 24, 2019 32 Comments

HOW RUDE! A Business Insider survey found that people consider New York City as the rudest city in the United States of America.

Democrats Furious With Tulsi Gabbard After ‘Present’ Vote on Trump’s Impeachment

Posted by Stacey Matthews on December 24, 2019 58 Comments

2020 Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard has proven time and time again that she is not afraid to knock over a lot of chairs and turn over some tables to shake up the Democratic establishment.

Turkey’s Erdogan: Europe ‘Will Feel’ New Migrant Wave

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on December 24, 2019 22 Comments

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened Europe with a new migrant wave if the conflict in Syria continues to escalate, German state broadcaster Deutsche Welle reported. European nations, particularly the neighboring country of Greece, "will feel" the migrant surge, the Turkish leader warned on Sunday.

Newt Gingrich: Democrats Delaying on Impeachment “to See if They can Create More Evidence”

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 24, 2019 37 Comments

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi still hasn't handed the articles of impeachment over to the Senate. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has a very credible theory to explain why the Democrats are stalling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8j0rYw2xKI

Health Officials Issue Warning for Measles Exposure at FIVE U.S. Airports

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 24, 2019 29 Comments

Public health officials are warning that five U.S. airports had travelers pass through with confirmed cases of measles this month, potentially exposing numerous other passengers to the highly infectious disease.