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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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU1QPtOZQZU

NASA emails reveal a very near-miss from a “city-killer” asteroid

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 29, 2019 33 Comments

Climate change prodigy Greta Thunberg spent the better portion of a week recounting her fears of mass extinction to the U.S. Congress and the United Nations.

Mark Levin to Ed Henry: It’s “not honest” to claim Trump asked Ukraine to “dig up dirt” on Biden

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on September 29, 2019 30 Comments

Mark Levin was on a roll Sunday when faced with a claim from Fox & Friends co-host Ed Henry about Trump supposedly asking Ukraine to "dig up dirt" on Joe Biden. In a video that is quickly going viral, Henry badgers Levin about whether or not he's "okay with the president asking another president to dig up dirt on a candidate." Levin disputed that such a request was made and called the framing of the question "not honest."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGfwGDTU7uM

While Congress goes impeachment crazy, Trump makes significant deals with Poland

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 29, 2019 10 Comments

While the U.S. Congress used recently altered whistle-blower rules and parody conversations to work itself into a fevered frenzy over impeachment, President Donald Trump made some significant deals with Poland's President Andrzej Duda.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBq8Le7290Y&t=4s

Who said this, Iran or Democrats? We “Will Catch Trump, Put Him on Trial”

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 29, 2019 6 Comments

Echoing the sentiments of Democrats, a top Iranian official has threatened to "catch" President Donald Trump and "put him on trial" for unspecified actions against Iran and others. The threat was made by Mohsen Rezaei, the former chief of the regime's military arm, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

https://twitter.com/HananyaNaftali/status/1163073057675776000

Maher on Biden-Ukraine: “if Don Jr. did it, it would be all Rachel Maddow was talking about”

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 29, 2019 8 Comments

Bill Maher is a figure of the far left, but every once in a while he calls out his own side for their dishonesty. On his HBO program this weekend, he made a very accurate point about the left's double standard on Hunter Biden and Ukraine.

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=xFdz3u7DIG4

Democrat Impeachment Theater Week at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 29, 2019 4 Comments

All the news you may have missed....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn48UP4hx3Q

The “Whistleblower Complaint” is the real 2020 election interference

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 28, 2019 66 Comments

A plain reading of the so-called Whistleblower Complaint supports the reporting by the New York Times and others that the complainant is in the intelligence community, likely the CIA. It's not so much a whistleblower complaint as a closing argument crafted by lawyers based on information the complainant never witnessed in order to create a pretext for impeachment, or at a minimum to damage Trump's 2020 prospects.

Flashback: Maxine Waters Wants to Impeach Trump, Then “Go After” Pence

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on September 28, 2019 16 Comments

One of the many admirable precepts of America's system of government has been the peaceful transfer of executive power, a transfer that hinges on the acceptance of election results and all parties working together for the good of the country. In four years, there's another election and the losing party tries again.

California savors the unintended consequences of reducing penalties for theft

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 28, 2019 57 Comments

Astute Legal Insurrection readers may recall that in 2014, nearly 60% of California voters approved Proposition 47—ironically known as the "Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act." The measure reduced the classification of most nonviolent property and drug crimes—including theft and fraud for amounts up to $950—from a felony to a misdemeanor.

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

Trump begins impeachment counterattack against hypocrites, spies, and Democrats

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on September 28, 2019 41 Comments

It seems House Democrats are dead set on impeaching our duly elected president and that extraordinary measures were taken to ensure there’s the smoke-and-mirrors appearance of a there there. They are not going to have an easy time of it, however, because President Trump and his team are coming out swinging.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cih68fCoDc

FDA: Drug Used as Puberty Blocker for Transgender Youth Linked to Thousands of Deaths

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on September 28, 2019 22 Comments

According to the FDA, Lupron, a drug created in the 80s to treat prostate cancer, has been linked to thousands of deaths. Lupron was later approved via prescription to treat endometriosis in women. Now, Lupron is prescribed to children who have been diagnosed (accurately or not) with gender dysphoria as a hormone blocker.

College Republicans in Connecticut Raise Alarm on Campus Harassment Over Political Views

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 28, 2019 2 Comments

The Connecticut Federation of College Republicans held a press conference on Thursday, during which they claimed conservative students are being singled out on Connecticut campuses over their political views.

Political Football Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 28, 2019 2 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

Intelligence Community Removed Requirement That Whistleblower Info Had to be First-Hand Knowledge (Update)

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 27, 2019 80 Comments

I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but this seems a little odd. Sean Davis at The Federalist reported that the intelligence community removed an important requirement when it comes to whistleblower information:

Between May 2018 and August 2019, the intelligence community secretly eliminated a requirement that whistleblowers provide direct, first-hand knowledge of alleged wrongdoings. This raises questions about the intelligence community’s behavior regarding the August submission of a whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump. The new complaint document no longer requires potential whistleblowers who wish to have their concerns expedited to Congress to have direct, first-hand knowledge of the alleged wrongdoing that they are reporting.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hillary-rodham-clinton-trump-is-a-corrupt-human-tornado/

Hillary still incredibly bitter, says 2016 was “like … losing to a corrupt human tornado”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 27, 2019 59 Comments

Do you think Hillary is thinking about running again in 2020. OF COURSE she's thinking about it. Whether she will act on those thoughts is another thing.

Report: Former Ukrainian Prosecutor Viktor Shokin Swore Biden’s Pressure Led to His Firing

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 27, 2019 18 Comments

John Solomon, the executive VP at The Hill, downloaded explosive documents on Thursday that contradict Vide President Joe Biden's story on Ukraine. Biden insists he pressured then-Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to fire top prosecutor Viktor Shokin because of allegations of corruption. However, Shokin swore in a statement that Biden's true motive lied in his investigation into Burisma Holdings. Biden's son Hunter sat on the company's board.

Prof. William A. Jacobson named to Algemeiner’s “Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life 2019”

Posted by Samantha Mandeles on September 27, 2019 46 Comments

Congratulations to Prof. William A. Jacobson for being named to The Algemeiner's Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life 2019. Today, September 27, 2019, The Algemeiner published its sixth annual list, saying: