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Head of L.A.’s Top Homeless Agency Resigns After Homelessness Numbers Explode

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 04, 2019 24 Comments

The man in charge of the top homeless services agency in Los Angeles is stepping down after five years in the role which has seen the number of homeless explode, and Medieval era diseases hit the city.

In Interview, Hillary Clinton Still Refuses to Rule out Possible 2020 Presidential Run

Posted by Stacey Matthews on December 04, 2019 46 Comments

Here we are in December, just two months away from the 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses. Seeing no hope of their presidential campaigns catching fire, several candidates from the crowded field have dropped out, most recently Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA).

Pete Buttigieg Nods Along as Pastor Claims Mexican Illegals are Reclaiming Stolen Land

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 03, 2019 24 Comments

Given how completely out of left field the leading 2020 Democrat presidential contenders are, it's become somewhat common to see Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, as a moderate. Perhaps when compared to socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and fringe leftist Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), he is a moderate. But that's still miles from the center where ordinary Americans tend to reside.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9H0yON1Xf0

Investigation Reveals California DMV Sells Drivers’ Personal Data, Earning $50 Million Annually

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 03, 2019 11 Comments

A new investigative report by Vice shows the California Department of Motor Vehicles is selling drivers’ personal information, earning tens of millions of dollars.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnN2TlNu3CI

House Democrats Conclude in Impeachment Report Trump Abused His Power

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 03, 2019 34 Comments

The Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee released its impeachment report after a few weeks of hearings. It comes a day before more hearings will take place in the House Judiciary Committee. Chairman Adam Schiff attempted to make the case against President Donald Trump, insisting the hearings uncovered evidence to impeach him over alleged threats to withhold aid to Ukraine. The Republicans published their own report on Monday, which stated Trump did nothing wrong.

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=_tTDq-LGYYQ

Though Her District is an Environmental Disaster, Pelosi Heads to a Climate Change Junket in Spain

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 03, 2019 9 Comments

Legal Insurrection readers will recall that President Donald Trump's EPA has slammed San Francisco, which includes the 12th District of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, with potential environmental violations over its handling of sewage and wastewater. However, instead of cleaning up the mess in her district, Pelosi is heading off to Spain for a climate change junket.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKBs2GQNlGw

Kamala Harris Dropping Out of 2020 Presidential Race

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 03, 2019 35 Comments

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) will end her presidential ambitions after she has plummeted from the top tier. Harris wrote a post explaining the suspension while taking shots at billionaires.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKNlJQr36TY#action=share

Report: Schiff Hired Former Colleague of Alleged Whistleblower Day After Trump-Ukraine Call in July

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 03, 2019 4 Comments

The Washington Examiner reported House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff hired a former colleague of alleged whistleblower Eric Ciaramella on July 26, the day after President Donald Trump spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Obsessed Yale Psychiatrist Leads Effort to Declare Trump ‘Dangerous’ as Part of Impeachment Record

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 03, 2019 57 Comments

Yale psychiatrist Bandy Lee and others are trying yet again to use their influence to damage Trump. Lee began accusing Trump of being unfit for office back in May of 2017, then again in January of 2018, and a third time in June of 2019. Now she is trying to pin her group's opinion to the Democrat impeachment inquiry.

International Criminal Court Declines to Prosecute Israel Over 2010 Gaza Flotilla Incident

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on December 03, 2019 5 Comments

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has declined to open an investigation against Israel over the 2010 Gaza flotilla incident. The decision came after the ICC appeals judges ordered their chief prosecutor to reconsider her previous rejection of calls for probe into the 2010 raid. In May 2013, Comoros, a small Muslim-majority Indian Ocean island country, approached the Hague-based tribunal to launch "war crimes" proceedings against Israel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bma1ezYTmyc

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Fires Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson After IG Report Reveals Lies

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 03, 2019 25 Comments

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired Chicago Police Department Superintendent Eddie Johnson after an inspector general report revealed numerous lies and distortions with his story about him sleeping at the wheel of his car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Jm5V1KzbN8&t=6s

Gibson’s Bakery alleges Cleveland media collaborating with Oberlin College to unseal store clerk’s Facebook records

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 02, 2019 21 Comments

On November 8, 2019, I noted a strange twist in the Gibson's Bakery v. Oberlin College case. Several months after the verdicts, and a month after the court denied a nearly identical motion by Oberlin College, two Cleveland media outlets plus an Ohio media non-profit group sought to unseal the Facebook records of Allyn D. Gibson.

https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1201364350436593664

Elizabeth Warren: “I plan to be the last American president to be elected by the Electoral College”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 02, 2019 37 Comments

Perhaps attempting to distract from her tanking poll numbers and Medicare for All disaster, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is again calling for an end to the Electoral College. She floated this non-starter back in March.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po08dp0uIjk

San Francisco 49ers Star Richard Sherman Gives $27K to Pay Off School Lunch Debt

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 02, 2019 21 Comments

San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman is known for lending a helping hand to those in need. He has done it again. Sherman gave $7,491.27 to Cabrillo Middle School in Santa Clara, CA, and $20,000 to the Tacoma Public Schools in Tacoma, WA, to pay off school lunch debts. He also used to play for the Seattle Seahawks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwIBGdYM8jg&t=203s

‘Highly Contagious’ Urine Sent to Wrong Address Forces Evacuation of Movie Theater Showing ‘Frozen 2’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 02, 2019 13 Comments

During the Thankgiving weekend, a Washington state theater had to evacuate during the hit sequel "Frozen 2" due to a package of human urine marked “highly contagious” sent to the wrong address.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBT8fYk7f3E

Lisa Page Whines to Daily Beast One Week Before DOJ IG Report Release

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 02, 2019 30 Comments

The Daily Beast sat down with Lisa Page, the former FBI lawyer and mistress of former FBI agent Peter Strzok, a week before the Department of Justice will release its inspector general report into FBI misconduct. Page claimed she came forward now because President Donald Trump mocked her, but the sympathetic piece seems more like a way to get ahead of any damning information in the IG report.

Baby Walt Update

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on December 02, 2019 27 Comments

The last several days have been the hardest I’ve faced; we’ve faced. Ever. Yet through it all, the Lord has been faithful in ways I never imagined possible. Baby Walt was born November 24 via emergency c-section. Shortly after his birth, he was diagnosed with a rare heart condition and life lifted to Houston's Medical Center where he's been since.