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Trump Breaks With Tucker: "he's not MAGA"

Trump: 'There Will be No Deal With Iran Except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!'

Trump Ousts Noem as DHS Secretary, Appoints Sen. Mullin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toaFfZ1S7UQ

Libertarian Gary Johnson Throws His Hat Into New Mexico Senate Race

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 15, 2018 9 Comments

It's happening! Former two-time New Mexico Governor and two-time presidential candidate Gary Johnson has decided to jump into the New Mexico Senate race. Ron Nielson, the man who ran Johnson's presidential campaign told Matt Welch at Reason that Johnson's candidacy is "moving forward" and "[H]e's begun the process filing."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN9yW3v8mug

Germany Creates Third Gender Option for Official Records

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on August 15, 2018 24 Comments

The science is settled! Until it comes to basic biology. Wednesday, Germany's cabinet approved a third gender option for official documents -- "diverse."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSJUmiM0Qro

Controversial Program Allowed LA Police Chief to ‘Retire,’ Collect $1.27 Million, and Get Rehired

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 15, 2018 8 Comments

Before Michael Moore, 58, became the Los Angeles police chief, he took advantage of a controversial program called Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP). This allowed Moore, a veteran of the department for the past 36 years, to briefly "retire" and collect a $1.27 million pension and then get rehired.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLMBT6zNgN8

Colorado goes after Masterpiece Cakeshop again – this time over “gender transition” cake

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 15, 2018 80 Comments

When Masterpiece Cakeshop won its case on June 4, 2018, in the U.S. Supreme Court over refusal to bake a cake celebrating a gay wedding, many people assumed it was a win for religious freedom and free speech (the right not to have government compel your speech). The cake shop did not refuse to sell cakes to gays, it simply didn't want to prepare a custom cake with a specific message on it which it believed was contrary to the owner's religious beliefs. But as we covered at the time, the Supreme Court decision was tailored to bias against the cake shop in the Colorado administrative process. Justice Kennedy authored the 7-2 opinion:

MA Mayor Boycotting Sam Adams Beer Because CEO Thanked Trump for Tax Cuts

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 15, 2018 34 Comments

Joseph Curtatone is the Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts, a densely settled community outside Boston which is home to Tufts University. It's a vibrant city with lots of great culture and nightlife.

Construction Workers Uncover Century-Old Human Remains at U. Oklahoma

Socialist and Anti-Israel Groups Lead ‘No War on Iran’ Protest at Arizona State U

U. Idaho Prof Wins $10 Million Defamation Lawsuit After False Murder Accusations

Secret Service Seizes Retired Prof's Gun After He Expressed Wish to 'Shoot the President'

Anti-Israel Protesters Who Took Over Building at U. Washington Face Charges

Cal State Bakersfield Men’s Basketball Coach Allegedly Moonlighted as a Pimp

In reaction to Women’s March leaders’ Farrakhan embrace and anti-Israel progressives, new group calls on Democrats to “Say NO to antisemitism!”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 14, 2018 11 Comments

The Women's March has been rocked by its association with anti-Israel and anti-Semitic figures almost from inception. In February 2017, we wrote how Convicted terrorist Rasmea Odeh co-organized March 8 #DayWithoutAWoman, and we followed up in January 2018, Anti-Israel activists attempt to hijack Women’s March – again:

https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1027322610114355200

New Mexico: Judge Releases 5 Suspects From Muslim Extremist Compound Who Were Allegedly Training Children for School Shootings

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on August 14, 2018 45 Comments

Against the wishes of the Taos County sheriff, undersheriff, prosecutors and the FBI, Judge Sarah Backus ordered all five suspects arrested in the raid of the New Mexico compound, released. Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, 40, Lucas Morton, 40, Jany Leveille, 35, Hujrah Wahhaj, 37, and Subhannah Wahhaj, 35 were arrested on child abuse charges. The eleven children in the compound were taken into state custody. All were substantially malnourished, kept in rags, and had no access to clean water.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmQVgVxmNJ0

Florida Democratic Voter Registrations Down Since 2016

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 14, 2018 8 Comments

Two weeks before Florida's primary day, Marc Caputo at Politico has some data that could dampen the hopes of the Democrat Party to gain wins in the swing state. The state's elections division shows Democratic voter registration in Florida fell by almost two points since 2016 while Republican voter registration remained steady.

Ben Carson to Tackle Burdensome Zoning Regulations That “stymie” Development in Areas Most in Need

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 14, 2018 10 Comments

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Ben Carson announced on Monday that he wants to revise housing regulations from President Barack Obama's administration to address zoning regulations. Burdensome zoning laws have caused housing costs to skyrocket in many parts of the country.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVedSqCIe1g

Amid Turkey’s Economic Meltdown, Erdogan Announces Boycott of US Goods

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on August 14, 2018 29 Comments

With the Turkish currency in free fall, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced a boycott of US-made electronic goods. Showing defiance in the wake of the recent US sanctions imposed in a dispute over the detention of an American pastor, Erdogan accused US President Donald Trump of waging "economic warfare" against the country.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC6Gd-EmW7k

UK Authorities Arrest Man on Suspicion of Terror Offenses After Car Drives Into Pedestrians Near Parliament

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 14, 2018 5 Comments

UK authorities have arrested a man on suspicion of terror offenses after a car drove into pedestrians outside of Parliament in Westminster on Tuesday morning. From The London Times:

The silver hatchback careered into a barrier just after 7.30am at what witnesses said looked to be about 40mph, hitting two people. Witnesses described flames and smoke coming from the car. The driver was dragged out of the vehicle by armed police. A black man in jeans and a puffa jacket was seen being held by about a dozen officers as emergency services rushed to the scene and police put a “terrorism act cordon” in place around Parliament Square, extending down Whitehall.

Sad Little Protest Held Outside of Houston Restaurant Where Jeff Sessions Ate Last Week

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on August 13, 2018 21 Comments

GAWD. To use millennial speak -- I seriously can't even with this.

POLL: Democrats More Positive About Socialism Than Capitalism

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on August 13, 2018 18 Comments

A new poll released by Gallup shows that for the first time in over a decade, Democrats are more passionate about socialism, viewing it more positively than capitalism.

Dem Rep. Keith Ellison Accused of Emotionally and Physically Abusing Ex-Girlfriend

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on August 13, 2018 21 Comments

Minnesota Democrat Rep. Keith Ellison has been accused of emotionally and physically abusing his ex-girlfriend, Karen Monahan. Over the weekend, Austin Monahan, Karen Monahan's son, wrote on Facebook that he found a video on his mom's computer of Ellison dragging his mom off of a bed while yelling profanities.

https://player.vimeo.com/video/281013501

Manslaughter Charges Filed in Florida Handicap Parking Spot Shooting

Posted by Andrew Branca on August 13, 2018 140 Comments

Michael Drejka, the 47-year old shooter of 28-year-old Markeis McGlockton over a July 19 dispute about a handicap parking spot, has been arrested and charged with manslaughter, reports the Tampa Bay Times and other news sources. He is being held on $100,000 bail in Pinellas County Jail.

[AFB: Update, just reading the charging document closely now, and see Drejka was charged under Florida Statute §775.087(1)), Florida's so-called "10-20-Life" mandatory minimum sentencing law, the one that caught up Marissa Alexander. I'll discuss the details of this in more detail in a future post, but in effect it means that if convicted under that provision of the law Drejka is looking at life in prison, even though charged "merely" with manslaughter rather than murder, because manslaughter is a first degree felony and this killing involved the use of a firearm.]

We previously covered this case immediately after it occurred here:

https://twitter.com/ProPublica/status/1028986531984408577

Stalking Brett Kavanaugh

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 13, 2018 37 Comments

Unfortunately for the press, there's not enough dirt on Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, which means journalists have to scrape at the bottom of the barrel. That's where we enter the creepy level and ProPublica has embraced it because the publication wants to know exactly who went to Washington Nationals baseball games with the judge and pictures of him at the games. Yes, the publication is still probing this disturbing development from July even though Kavanaugh bought those tickets with his personal credit card and his friends paid him back.