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Administration at Williams College Goes Around Student Government to Recognize Pro-Israel Group

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 17, 2019 10 Comments

A pro-Israel student group at Williams College called 'Williams Initiative for Israel' or WIFI, has struggled to gain recognition on campus. Until now. The student government at the Massachusetts school blocked WIFI, but the administration went around them in order to provide recognition for them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1tEpjmFH9g

UK Police: Proposed Islamophobia Definition to ‘Undermine Counter-Terror Operations’

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on May 17, 2019 16 Comments

The new Islamophobia definition proposed by an all-party British parliamentary group could undermine police efforts in countering Islamic terrorism, the UK police warned. The legal adoption of the term could hamper law enforcement officers from going after terrorists and those spreading jihadist propaganda, UK's National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC), a body representing country's police chiefs, said.

Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College – Trial Day 5 – 90-year-old Allyn W. Gibson testifies “some threats made to us”

Posted by Daniel McGraw on May 16, 2019 28 Comments

Today was Day 5 of witness testimony in Gibson Bros. v. Oberlin College. The events giving rise to the lawsuit have been said to represent “the worst of identity politics.” You can read about some of the background on this case here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m10xalHbaCA

Tom Steyer to Dems: See, I told you not to wait on Mueller to impeach Trump

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 16, 2019 33 Comments

Billionare Tom Steyer has a fever, and that fever is to impeach Trump. Steyer started Need to Impeach to push Democrats to impeach Trump. Steyer's obsession annoyed the Democrat establishment leaders, who feared it would damage Democrats.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiTZq6ADLqo

US ignores North Korea’s demand for seized ship’s return

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 16, 2019 16 Comments

The last time we checked on North Korea, the joint military remains recovery effort had been ended and the Asian nation was shooting missiles into the ocean.

TPUSA Members: UT Tyler Attack Reflects Growing Campus Hostility Toward Conservatives

UT Austin Funds Graduate Student Research on ‘Reproductive Justice’

Texas Tech Regents Eliminate Several Race, Gender Studies Courses

Ransomware Gang Claims Credit for Vanderbilt Cyberattack

Occidental College Hosts Transgender Event That Mocks Trump

Franklin & Marshall College Drops Plan to Adopt 'Gender Neutral' Mascot

College Student Shocked to be Arrested for Stealing Pro-Life Sign

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 16, 2019 79 Comments

Last week, a young woman was arrested on the campus of UNC Chapel Hill for allegedly punching a pro-life advocate. Now there has been a second arrest after another young woman stole a pro-life sign.

https://twitter.com/CalebJHull/status/1090657473218920448

Democrats Upped the Abortion Ante When They Defended Murdering a Baby Born Alive

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on May 16, 2019 69 Comments

Yesterday, Alabama blew up the internet by passing and then signing into law a heartbeat law, making it possible to prosecute abortion providers who perform abortions after a baby's heartbeat is detected. Despite the minuscule number of abortions performed in the case of rape or incest (which make up an estimated 1.5% of all abortions -- and that's a high estimate), Alabama's bill made no such concessions, leaving one exception only -- the life of the mother.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l-254XnpkA

Elizabeth Warren’s attack on Fox News parroted Media Matters talking points

Posted by Stacey Matthews on May 16, 2019 17 Comments

Elizabeth Warren's polling numbers have been mostly in the single digits for months now, with just a momentary upward blip. She's even failed to poll well in her home state of Massachusetts and in neighboring states.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Jumps Into Democratic Primary Using Same Old Rhetoric

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 16, 2019 28 Comments

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his candidacy for the 2020 Democratic primary with a video that contains all the popular rhetoric and buzzwords leftists love to use. From The Washington Examiner (emphasis mine):

“As president I will take on the wealthy, I will take on the big corporations, and I will not rest until this government serves working people,” he said in an announcement video released Thursday called “Working People First.”

Branco Cartoon – Creepy Joe

Posted by A.F. Branco on May 16, 2019 5 Comments

Foreign Affairs...

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Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College – Trial Day 4 – As protests grew, Mrs. Gibson was “very nervous and afraid”

Posted by Daniel McGraw on May 15, 2019 43 Comments

Today was Day 4 of witness testimony in Gibson Bros. v. Oberlin College. The events giving rise to the lawsuit have been said to represent “the worst of identity politics.” You can read about some of the background on this case here.

Who’s going to cut a deal first in Spygate?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 15, 2019 85 Comments

Who is going to cop a plea first? That might be the question lawyers are asking as the probe by John Durham, a U.S. attorney in Connecticut, into the origins of the spying-not-spying on the Trump campaign moves forward.

https://wjla.com/news/nation-world/no-more-valedictorians-at-ohio-high-school-because-of-student-mental-health-concerns?fbclid=IwAR3RwBoBBDUSKGw4hweHY6lKRG4TkBjaRrGzxWTL3Lfnq62zNjDFQo1tz1U

Ohio High School Nixes Valedictorians to Reduce Stress and Anxiety Among Students

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on May 15, 2019 41 Comments

Citing concerns about student mental health, a high school in Ohio decided to do away with valedictorian and salutatorians. "The class of 2020 at Mason High School will not have a valedictorian or salutatorian and will move to the Latin Honors System in an effort to reduce stress and anxiety among students, school officials announced this week," reports WJLA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cjrngf9ezf0

PBS’s Arthur Character Mr. Ratburn Has Surprise Gay Wedding

Posted by Tyler Hummel on May 15, 2019 17 Comments

The PBS cartoon Arthur is shockingly entering its 22nd season as one of the longest continuously running children's shows on television. For those of you who didn't grow up with it or aren't being forced to watch PBS Kids regularly, the show is effectively a series of moral lessons about a group of kids growing up and handling different life events such as bullying, medical problems, friends moving away and how to deal with them. It's a very gentle show and appropriate viewing material for young children.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKPozXzLyTU&t=1s

U.S. Birth Rate Plummets to Lowest Level in 32 Years

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 15, 2019 13 Comments

A study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics found that women only gave birth to 3.79 million babies in 2018, which is a dip of 2%. We have not seen that low of a birth rate since the 1980s. The fertility rate, which they measure by "the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44," went down to 59%. That is the lowest percentage ever since the federal government began to keep track of those births.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiMNw7S_GyY

Alabama Senate Passes Abortion Law With Only Exception for the Mother’s Life

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 15, 2019 49 Comments

Alabama's Senate passed one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the nation, 25-6. It now heads to Republican Gov. Kay Ivey. The bill makes it a felony for doctors to perform an abortion. Usually, states have exceptions in cases of rape, incest, and if the mother's life is in danger. Alabama's bill only allows an abortion if the mother is in danger.

Alan Dershowitz Slams ‘McCarthyism’ Behind Removal of Harvard Law Prof Ron Sullivan as Residential Dean

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 15, 2019 28 Comments

The removal of Harvard Law School professor Ron Sullivan as dean of Winthrop House for joining the defense team of Harvey Weinstein has sent shock waves through the legal academic community.