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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

Hezbollah attacks near Avivim, Israel, scene of notorious 1970 school bus rocket attack

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 01, 2019 1 Comment

Israeli raids on Iranian bases in Syria killed two Hezbollah operatives working with the Iranians to launch drone attacks on Israel. That same day, Israel reportedly destroyed key Iranian missile manufacturing equipment in the heart of Hezbollah's Beirut stronghold, using small copter-drones.

#NC09 Special Election Touted as “Bellwether” for Trump in 2020

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on September 01, 2019 15 Comments

The upcoming Special Election in North Carolina's 9th district is being touted as a "bellwether" for the 2020 presidential election. Indeed, NBC News claims President Trump "faces more 2020 danger" if there's an upset and the Democrat pulls off a win. Trump won the district in 2016 by double digits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CwUOVz0GlM

Trump slams ‘Will & Grace’ stars after they called for blacklisting of his Hollywood donors

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 01, 2019 17 Comments

I assert that Trump Derangement Syndrome is like syphilis, inasmuch as the longer someone is infected, the more likely the mind will be affected. Today's case study features two B-list celebrities.

SHOOT OR NO SHOOT: Knife Attack on Children

Posted by Andrew Branca on September 01, 2019 51 Comments

Today’s post is prompted by a strange and horrifying knife attack—strange because it happened on a public street, and horrifying because it involved slashing attacks to the faces of two small children. As you might imagine I’ve been inundated with a single question: would deadly defensive force be lawful against such an attack. Naturally, the answer is both “yes” and ‘no.”

Russiagate Fallout: Damaged respect for many government institutions

Posted by New Neo on September 01, 2019 158 Comments

The revelations in the report by IG Horowitz released this past Thursday are disturbing on many levels, but one of the deepest and most basic is of the power of institutions such as the FBI if they become corrupted and corrupt.

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=deRWEjfJMhQ&amp=&t=21s

Greece to Boost Border Patrols, Deportations to Stop Surging Migrant Influx

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 01, 2019 4 Comments

Greece is increasing border patrols and speeding up deportations to combat the rising tide of illegal immigrants coming in from Turkey, country's center-right government said on Saturday. The measures were announced after a group of more than 500 Afghan and Syrian migrants landed on the Greek island of Lesbos earlier this week.

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

California Gov. Gavin Newsom seeks statewide “rent cap”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 01, 2019 30 Comments

As I have posted often, the only law that is truly sacred in California is the one related to unintended consequences.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wirfLxHup0g

Scoundrel, Liar, Leaker Week at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on September 01, 2019 1 Comment

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James Comey “was shown to be a scoundrel, a liar, a leaker, all of these things”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 31, 2019 44 Comments

In the aftermath of the Department of Justice Investigator General Report on James Comey, I commented that James Comey was the Bad Guy in the ‘Russia Collusion’ story I had a chance to expand on that concept during a radio interview with Jack Riccardi on KTSA, San Antonio:

https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1167489709020450827

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Releases Green New Deal Posters That Look Like Soviet Propaganda

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on August 31, 2019 25 Comments

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has launched a bizarre poster campaign in support of her Green New Deal. You may recall that the Green New Deal is a laughable disaster that was first formulated simply as a means to "change the entire economy."

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

Tennessee Man Sues Popeyes for Running Out of Its New Chicken Sandwich

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 31, 2019 22 Comments

The drama continues within the chicken sandwich wars! A Tennessee man sued Popeyes for running out of its popular new chicken sandwich. He accused the fast-food restaurant of false advertising and deceptive business practice. He complained the shortage caused him to waste his time because he had to drive around Chattanooga.

Trump trolls Iran: U.S. “was not involved” in satellite launch explosion

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 31, 2019 14 Comments

Iran has had a few critical setbacks on their quest for regional domination recently. As Professor Jacobson reported, small Israeli copter-drones blew up key Iranian missile equipment in heart of Hezbollah stronghold.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt6loCoNM0s&t=80s

France’s Macron: EU ‘Ready to Scrap’ Deadline to Avoid No-Deal Brexit

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on August 31, 2019 31 Comments

The European Union is ready to withdraw the October 31 deadline in a bid to prevent a no-deal Brexit, French President Emmanuel Macron said. The French announcement, reported by the British newspaper Daily Telegraph, comes days after Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to suspend the nation's parliament for five weeks, a step likely to curb lawmakers' ability to pass resolutions challenging a possible no-deal Brexit.

NBC posts major correction to story about citizenship for military families

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 31, 2019 23 Comments

There has been another walk-back of shame for our press this week. Earlier this week, social media was breathlessly spreading NBC's report that new Trump administration guidelines could potentially deny “birthright citizenship” to the children of American military members abroad.

Rival Campaigns Signal That It’s Elizabeth Warren’s Turn in the Democratic Debate Hot Seat

Posted by Stacey Matthews on August 31, 2019 18 Comments

With the frontrunner status in political campaigns comes more scrutiny and attacks from rivals looking to make inroads with voters, as Joe Biden has experienced since he officially declared his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination back in April.

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on Electoral College: “if it wasn’t specifically in the Constitution … it would be unconstitutional”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on August 31, 2019 52 Comments

I've never watched Chris Hayes' show on MSNBC, and if this is any indication of its quality, I never will. In Friday's show, Hayes declared, in all seriousness, that the Electoral College would be unconstitutional if it weren't specifically in the Constitution.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eOzK9BtqXQ

Tolerance on Campus Week at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on August 31, 2019 0 Comments

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