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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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John ‘I’m Not Cut Out to be a Senator’ Hickenlooper Launches Senate Campaign

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 22, 2019 22 Comments

Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper dropped out the presidential race on August 15 after failing to make an impact. Rumors swirled the day before that he considered dropping out to run for the Senate even though he often stressed he is "not cut out to be a senator." That stance officially changed on Thursday. Hickenlooper announced his Senate campaign to unseat Republican Sen. Cory Gardner in 2020.

Trump Executive Order Cancels Student Loan Debt for Disabled Veterans

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 22, 2019 27 Comments

Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are pushing the idea of student loan debt cancellation for everyone. Trump has now delivered on this issue for one specific and deserving group. Disabled veterans.

Branco Cartoon – Creeping Up On Him

Posted by A.F. Branco on August 22, 2019 8 Comments

What goes around, comes around...

Rashida Tlaib forgot to mention Palestinian Suicide Bombers in teary statement about checkpoints

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 21, 2019 31 Comments

Rep. Rashida Tlaib gave a teary-eyed statement about her experiences at Israeli checkpoints. It's unclear of the time frame. First she said it was when she was a young child and visiting her grandmother, and then she mentioned her American mother going through a checkpoint, and her "then husband" being searched after a bus was stopped.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/parkland-survivor-david-hogg-calls-advertiser-boycott-laura-060711852.html?.tsrc=fauxdal

Parkland Students Roll Out Gun Control Proposal in the Hopes of Energizing the Youth Vote Ahead of 2020

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on August 21, 2019 48 Comments

I have to preface this by saying I feel for these kids. Rather than receive the help and healing they deserve, their trauma was exploited by partisan factions for political purposes and it's so gross.

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=aa8nyraJQA4

Ocasio-Cortez: The Electoral College a ‘Scam,’ Prefers White Voters Over Those of Color

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 21, 2019 72 Comments

It's weird how the Democrats complain about the Electoral College when their person does not win. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) not only described the Electoral College as a scam but screamed RACISM.

RNC Sets New Fundraising Records, Almost Tripling DNC Donations in July

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on August 21, 2019 20 Comments

According to the Republican National Committee, July was another banner fundraising month, making July their "best off-cycle July in party history."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsl3eVjD-Lo

Buttigieg’s Event in Chicago Black Neighborhood Drew in Mostly White Voters

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 21, 2019 16 Comments

Legal Insurrection has documented South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg's inability to draw in the black voters since he announced his presidential candidacy. Buttigieg still has a problem with black voters. He held an event in a historically black neighborhood in Chicago, but white people made up the majority of the audience.

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

China Admits to Holding Employee From UK’s Hong Kong Consulate

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 21, 2019 5 Comments

The tension between China and Hong Kong have not died down. Now it may extend to other countries after China admitted it detained an employee from the British consulate in Hong Kong.

https://www.nps.gov/moru/learn/photosmultimedia/index.htm

Minnesota Star Tribune Editorial Paints Mt. Rushmore as Monument to White Supremacy

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 21, 2019 36 Comments

Last Friday, Professor Jacobson blogged about New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet revealing plans to shift its focus after the Russian collusion failed. Now the publication will focus on portraying President Donald Trump as racist.

Joe Biden 2020: Totally Not Senile or Too Old

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 21, 2019 27 Comments

The argument for Joe Biden's candidacy for president is coming into focus. His mind is adequate. He's 76 years young. You have nothing to worry about, America. Really.

Trump postpones meeting with Danish PM after refusal to discuss selling Greenland

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 20, 2019 76 Comments

Donald Trump has considered buying Greenland. There are all sorts of things we could do with Greenland.

http://www.fox26houston.com/news/federal-energy-program-suggests-keeping-thermostat-set-at-78-degrees-82-while-you-sleep?fbclid=IwAR1pU88AP3CxBT1QMDsUn_Z0wjQ0sJn16vD8sjLfVufA0nHzjx2m9gsoZF4

Federal Energy Program Suggests Keeping Thermostat at 78, Clearly Never Having Experienced a Summer in the South

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on August 20, 2019 63 Comments

There's more than one reason people hate the federal government. Suggesting optimum thermostat temperature is between 78 and 85 during the worst heat of the summer easily cracks the top 5.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oupOzud3A-k

Italian PM Conte Resigns, Paving Way for Matteo Salvini to Take Over

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 20, 2019 11 Comments

Italy's government has collapsed as Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigned after Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini tabled a no-confidence vote. Conte unloaded on Salvini in a speech to the Senate, accusing him of putting his individual wants ahead of the country. Salvini has demanded snap elections since opinion polls have shown that his Northern League as the most popular party in Italy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1vnTuVxwV4

April Ryan’s Bodyguard Charged With Assault on New Jersey Reporter

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 20, 2019 28 Comments

Officials charged CNN political analyst April Ryan's bodyguard with assault after he allegedly physically removed a local journalist from an event that featured Ryan. Ryan has not spoken about the incident. She has become one of the loudest voices to bash President Donald Trump over his words against the media. She has also contributed to the hyperbole that Trump's administration presents a danger to the free press.

Stacey Abrams Says Conceding the Georgia Gubernatorial Race Would Make Her “Complicit” in an Unfair System

Posted by Stacey Matthews on August 20, 2019 59 Comments

It has been nine months almost to the day since Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams ended her run for governor. On the night she acknowledged to Brian Kemp "will be certified as the victor," she is still refusing to concede that election.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/democratic-debate-july-31-2019/index.html

New CNN Poll: 12-Point Decline for Harris, Biden Regains Double Digit Lead

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 20, 2019 23 Comments

A new CNN/SSRS poll has some disappointing news for 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful California Sen. Kamala Harris. Harris dropped to fourth place with only 5%, down from 17% in June. Former Vice President Joe Biden received a huge bump and regained his double-digit lead.